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H-F Unifed Basketball: IHSA State Champions!
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Congratulations to our H-F Viking Unified Basketball team for winning its second consecutive IHSA State title on Saturday, March 17, in Peoria! The team topped Limestone H.S. on Saturday (44-20), after first topping local rival Thornton H.S. on Friday (63-60). The team was coached this year by Mr. Dore and Mr. McLaughlin, Special Education teachers. Congratulations to: Antonio Brown, Tyron Carr, Patrice Desronvil, Judah Epperson, Jalen Fair, Maurey Garrett, Jaeon Golston, Joseph Incardella, Caleb Izenbart, Jorge Santos, Tyler Schlaffer, Kobe Sharp & Ward Watson, Jr.
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Spring Recess: March 26-April 2
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Spring Recess is nearly here! There will be no classes held for students and teachers Monday, March 26-Monday, April 2. The Campus Store will be closed. District offices will be open, however, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., except on Good Friday, March 30, when offices are closed all day.
Safe travels to all during this break, including to our Viking Orchestra members who are leaving today (Thursday) for a performance tour of Germany with Mr. Engrav; our Spanish language students who are heading to Spain with our World Language teachers; and to our Varsity Softball and Boys Track & Field teams, who will be competing in Tennessee and California, respectively. If you are staying in town, check out a Viking spring athletic game (see calendar below), including this weekend's Boys Varsity Volleyball Tournament in the Fieldhouse.
Also, be sure to stop in the
Christopher Art Gallery
before April 18 for the Prairie State College High School Juried Art Exhibit. The exhibit features student artwork from area high schools, including works by 15 H-F student-artists (Taylor Ausley, Lauryn Castagna, Yanah Collins, Nyela Cowan, Victoria Craig, Anna Gsell, Brianna Harris, Alix Lowry, Natalia Ojeda, Rachael Rusek, Jeremiah Shipp, Maddie Vargo, Jayla Watkins, Jvonn Williams & Katelyn Zalewski). Hours are Mondays & Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Wednesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5-7 p.m.
Classes will resume for all students & teachers on Tuesday, April 3!
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Apply Now: H-F Foundation Scholarships
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Spring Recess is an ideal time for H-F seniors to work on applications for the 2018 H-F Foundation Scholarships, which will be due by April 9. All applications will be accessible and completed through Naviance. There will be no paper or hard copies available in the Guidance Office. After logging into Naviance, scholarships can be found under "HFHS Foundation Scholarship Program," located in the "About Me" tab.
For more information on this great opportunity, please contact the Guidance Office at 708-335-5612...
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Now available: Prom 2018 Information Packet!
Prom 2018: Crystal Ball
is set for Saturday, May 19, at
Revel Fulton Market
in Chicago! Tickets ($135/person) will be sale right after Spring Recess on Tuesday, April 3, through Friday, May 11, in the Campus Store. Your ticket price includes admission, passed hors d'ouevres, buffet dinner (featuring sliced petite tenderloin of beef and herbs de Provence chicken), dessert table, refreshments, music, valet parking and a gift, which will be a professional video montage of the evening.
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While teachers and staff worked at an Institute Day on Friday, several of our students used their day off to spread kindness to younger students at neighboring Western Avenue School. They read stories, played games and created paper kindness quilts, and even got into the grade-school spirit by participating in Western's Pajama Day. Juniors
Josie Bachus and
Lexie VanVoorhees helped recruit volunteers and organized the event with staff at Western.
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Students of the 3rd Quarter
Congratulations to our Students of the 3rd Quarter, who were celebrated at a breakfast with their parents and teachers on Tuesday morning in the TLC. They are:
- Taylor Ausley - Fine Arts: Visual Arts (pictured above right with Ms. Wargo)
- Jakhari Johnson - World Language
- Olivia Marcano - Guidance
- Lauren Matthews - Career & Technical Education
- Emma Novak - Social Science
- Michael Rorer - PE/Health/Driver Education
- Jon Rusek - Guidance (pictured above left with Mr. Dore & Mrs. Veal)
- Noor Ryan - Reading
- Sarah Skorupa - Family & Consumer Science
- Daphnee Smith - Reading
- Kevin Thompson - Fine Arts: Theatre
- Tawni Weather - Science
- Hailey Weishaar - English
- Alexandria Wilson - Mathematics
- Devin Winston - Business Education
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Vikings Special Olympics Basketball: 3rd in State
Congratulations to our Special Olympics Basketball team for finishing in 3rd Place at the IHSA State Tournament on Friday, March 16, in Bloomington!
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Contest Play & Group Interpretation: Heading to IHSA State!
Congratulations to the casts and crews of this year's H-F
Group Interpretation and Contest Play performances! Both productions are now on their way to IHSA State in Peoria, after amazing finishes at the IHSA Sectional last weekend,
held at Thornton Township H.S. Of the 75 schools entered this year, only 18 Group Interpretations and 12 Contest Plays are advancing to State and H-F will be there!
At Sectionals, our Contest Play, Ernest and the Pale Moon, directed by Mr. Rose, took the championship title, edging out Thornton by a single score. Our
Group Interpretation
, A Head Full of Dreams: The Life of John Merrick, took a close second, missing the championship title by one point! The story was
adapted and directed by Ms. Stroemer and assisted by
Nate Aikens, Jr., H-F alumnus. The
technical direction for both productions is under the leadership of Mr. Bowden.
Congratulations to all of the students nominated to the All-Sectional Cast and Crew:
- Group Interpretation: Michael Kennedy, Joey Cipriano, Joy Woods & Andronicus Marati
- Contest Play: Kevin Thompson, Ava Jones, Johnny Kriarakis, Barbara Burns, Adeera Harris, Sherri Tarrer & Makalyn Powell
- Technical Crew: Stephen Morrow, Kortni Robinson (Light Board Operators) & Sophie Kapica (Sound Operator)
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H-F Debate: IHSA State Results
The H-F Debate team traveled to the
U. of Illinois - Springfield last weekend to compete in the IHSA State Debate Tournament. Seventeen Vikings competed in three different styles of debate.
Junior Tiana Sharpe made her 2nd appearance in the IHSA Octafinal round. She finished with a 6-4 record and had a very tough round debating against the 1st Place team in the bracket (Evanston) who had a 9-1 record. She will now compete at the NCFL Nationals in Washington, D.C., in late May with alternates senior Lindsay Garrett & junior Taylor Nash. Senior
Breana Spight and junior Audrey McKillip (pictured) created some H-F Debate history as they became the very first Public Forum team from H-F to ever qualify for the elimination rounds at IHSA State! They were Octafinalists, as well, falling to the No. 3 team in the bracket (Fremd). They will conclude their season at the National Debate Coaches Association tournament in Atlanta, Ga., in April. Also attending this tournament were IHSA participants Nala King and George Waddell in the Policy Debate division. The students are coached by Mrs. Cole, English teacher.
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Eight Vikings earn Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
Congratulations to Mrs. Alexander's Advanced Computer Applications class for passing the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam for PowerPoint 2016. Microsoft Office Specialist Certification is the premier credential chosen by individuals seeking to validate their skills and advance their careers. The MOS Certification shows that the students have the skills to tap the full features and functionality of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft PowerPoint. Certification requires individuals to demonstrate their ability to create, edit and enhance professional-grade presentations and slideshows. Congratulations to: Justin Burns; Octavius Bellamy; Alan Ferreira; Tyler Kane; Andrew Leonard; Charles Strawder, Jr.; Mia Villamor Thompkins; and Joshua Wallace.
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Viking Values Recognition
Congratulatio
ns to sophomore
Abria Smith, who was recognized last week for exhibiting the Viking Value of compassion!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please note: Only home games & playoffs are listed. For a complete list of athletic events, click here...
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22 -
Block 3 Day
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North & South Weight Rooms
- Baseball (V) vs. Joliet Catholic, 4:30 p.m. @ Varsity Field
- Badminton (F) vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Prairie State College High School Art Exhibition Awards Reception, 5-7 p.m. @ Christopher Art Gallery, PSC
FRIDAY, MARCH 23 - 50-min. classes
- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Visit with the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, 11:30 a.m. @ College Room
- IHSA State: Group Interpretation Performance, 1 p.m. @ Peoria Civic Center
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North & South Weight Rooms
- Baseball (F & S) vs. Oak Forest, 4:30 p.m. @ Varsity Field
- Boys Volleyball (V) Tournament, 5 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
SATURDAY, MARCH 24 - Spring Recess
- Boys Volleyball (V) Tournament, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- IHSA State: Contest Play Performance, 9:45 a.m. @ Peoria Civic Center
- Softball (F) vs. L-W West - Double Header!, 10 a.m. @ Fresh. Field
- Baseball (V) vs. Richards, 11 a.m. @ Varsity Field
SUNDAY, MARCH 25 -
Spring Recess
MONDAY, MARCH 26 - Spring Recess -
- Office hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 27
- Spring Recess -
- Office hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Softball (JV) vs. Manteno, 11 a.m. @ Varsity Field
- Badminton (JV) Quad Invitational, 4:30-8 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
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Spring Recess - Office Hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Baseball (F & S) vs. Thornwood, 11 a.m. @ Fresh. & Varsity Fields
- Softball (F & JV) vs. L-W West, 11 a.m. @ Fresh. & Varsity Fields
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
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Spring Recess - Office Hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Softball (V) vs. Thornton, 11 a.m. @ Varsity Field
- Baseball (V) vs. Thornridge, 11 a.m. @ Varsity Field
FRIDAY, MARCH 30 - Spring Recess
Good Friday - Offices Closed
SATURDAY, MARCH 31 - Spring Recess
- Baseball (F & S) vs. TF South, 10 a.m. @ Fresh. & Varsity Fields
- Girls Soccer (F) vs. Bolingbrook, 10 a.m. @ Fresh. Field
MONDAY, APRIL 2 -
Spring Recess - Office Hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Girls Soccer (F) vs. Eisenhower, 4:30 p.m. @ Fresh. Field
- Softball (F & JV) vs. Andrew, 4:30 p.m. @ Fresh. & Varsity Fields
- Baseball (F & S) vs. L-W West, 4:30 p.m. @ Fresh. & Varsity Fields
TUESDAY, APRIL 3 - Classes resume! Block 1 Day
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Orchestra Auditions, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. @ South Room M2
- Viking Choir Auditions, 3:15-9 p.m. @ South Room M1
- Girls Soccer (V & JV) vs. Andrew, 4:30 p.m. @ North & JV Fields
- Badminton (F) vs. L-W Central, 4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Girls Track & Field vs. Thornton, L-W West & Thornridge, 4:30 p.m. @ H-F Stadium
- Boys Water Polo (V & JV) vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais, 5 p.m. @ Natatorium
- District 233 Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ H-F Library
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