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“Nicholas Senn High School is a diverse learning community that develops motivated, creative and critical thinkers who are actively responsible globally minded citizens.”
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Winter break is upon us and as we put 2016 in our rear-view mirror we wanted to dedicate this edition to the student success we have had in the last few months. Our #SENNsational students are continuing to achieve both academic and extracurricular success of which we are so proud. Please see below for the exciting updates.
See you in 2017!
Mary P. Beck
Principal
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Monday, December 26 to Friday, January 7 - No School Winter Break
Monday, January 9 - Students return to school
Wednesday, January 11- Progress Reports sent home
Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Day - No School
Tuesday, January 17 - LSC Meeting
6:30 pm in rm. 115
Friday, January 20 - Coffee with the Principal 8:00 a.m. (Room 115)
Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31 - Semester 1 Final Exams
Thursday, February 2
- End of Semester - Grades Finalized
Friday, February
3
- School Improvement Day - No School for Students
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POSSE and QuestBridge Scholarship Winners
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This year we are very proud to announce that we have three winners of the Posse scholarship - the most we have had in one graduating class.
- Isabel Izquierdo—Cornell University
- Hillary Tun—Connecticut College
- Mohmadmoin Vahora—Denison University
These students went through a rigorous nomination and interview process which now guarantees full tuition at the chosen universities. Nationally, Posse Scholars have won $932 million in scholarships and graduating at a rate of 90 percent—significantly above the national average.
Jennifer Rufino is the winner of QuestBridge Scholarship. Only 650 students in the United States are given admission and a full scholarship to attend a QuestBridge school. The scholarships covers the full cost of attendance. Jennifer will be attending Pomona College in the fall of 2017.
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Dancers Perform in the Giordano Holiday Concert
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The Senn Arts Dancers recently performed in the Giordano Holiday Concert. This concert, performed alongside the Giordano Youth Company, was a lovely holiday success! Senior dancers performed a hip hop piece and a ballet piece choreographed by Ms. Laura Migas. Ms. Kelly Hume-Geremia also choreographed a jazz piece.
Come see these pieces and much more at the Senn Arts Winter Dance Concert on
January 26th and 27th
at
7:00
in Senn Hall!
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Senn Arts Freshman Theatre Ensemble Performs
Waiting for a Dream Deferred
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Senn Arts Freshman Theatre Ensemble presented their showcase performance of
Waiting for a Dream Deferred
on December 13 at Raven Theatre. This performance is the first for the Senn Arts Theatre Class of 2020 and was the culmination of an in-school residency with the Raven Take Flight Program. Directed by Senn Arts Theatre teacher, Rob Schroeder, and Raven Teaching Artist, Dana Murphy, the show featured scenes from Clifford Odets'
Waiting for Lefty
and
Paradise Lost
, Lorraine Hansberry's
A Raisin in the Sun
, and poetry by Langston Hughes.
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The Senn Music Department Performs in the Annual Holiday Concert
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The Senn High School Music Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who attended our winter concert. This was the first concert under the direction of our new music faculty and we are proud of a successful event where our talented students shined. Their ability to work as professional artists and support each other is truly outstanding. This is definitely a reflection of the dedication and passion that our students have for their craft. We are excited about the continued growth and bright future of our performing ensembles. In recent weeks, the ensembles have been hard at work preparing for upcoming performances.
The band will be hitting the road in early January. On Sunday Jan 17, 2017, the band will be playing at Loyola University as the Ramblers face off against Missouri State. The game will take place at 3:00PM. Please consider coming out to cheer on the Ramblers and support the Bulldog Band. In addition, the band will be in concert at Peirce Elementary School to support their efforts in developing quality instrumental programming at the elementary level. Please consider joining us on Monday Jan 30, 2017 at 7:00PM.
The choir program is looking forward to collaboration and performances with Loyola University. In addition, the choir will be performing in Evanston in collaboration with the Lakeside Singers. The orchestra is working on new, more challenging music to prepare for the upcoming concerts and chamber performances in 2017. Continue to check the website for updates!
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Sophomore Drawing and Painting:
Chalk Figure Drawings
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Portrait of Caitlin Barlow by Elise Geer
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Artwork incorporating every day objects by Senn Arts sophomore Yungchen Palden.
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Artwork incorporating every day objects by Senn Arts sophomore Judy Kao.
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Senn Arts sophomores working hard on their mixed media accumulative sculptures.
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Student Council Hosts the 3rd Annual Pasta Dinner
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On Saturday, December 10 many people braved the elements to attend the student council-sponsored pasta dinner. Senn Arts students provided fantastic entertainment. The cafeteria was transformed into an Italian restaurant for the supportive crowd and the food, donated by Mark Waarnar, was delicious. We raised over $1500 for the undocumented student scholarship.
Check out the
DNAinfo article published on December 14.
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Senn JROTC Competes at the CPS City Wide Drill Competition
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Senn High School JROTC participated in the Chicago Public Schools City Wide Drill Competition on December 10, 2016. Senn participated in the Masters Division competition which included the best 24 High School JROTC Programs in the city of Chicago. All four branches of the military were represented and approximately 600 JROTC cadets participated. It is the best experience our JROTC cadets had as competitors in the Masers Division rankings.
This was an unparalleled weekend of military experience. Although the scores are still being tallied, our own Christian Saavedra won 4th place in the overall standing of Individual Drill Rifle throughout the entire program. We congratulate Cadet Saavedra for this accomplishment.
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Bulldog Wrestling Mid-Season Update
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Bulldogs Wrestling is currently mid-season. We have had some notable meets this year - we tied DePaul College Prep and defeated Luther North last week and swept against Von Steuben, Kelvyn Park, and Lake View this past week.
Our powerhouse Varsity Captain, 160lb Nelson DeLaCruz (8-3) is favored to place at City and we're hoping for a good showing at State.
For more information about Bulldogs Wrestling, please check out our Facebook page (@sennbulldogswrestling) and our Twitter (@sennwrestling) for live coverage from meets and tournaments, up-to-date stats on individual wrestlers, and information on upcoming events.
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Girl's Basketball Heading to the Little Village Holiday Tournment
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The varsity girl's basketball team is currently 5-1 in conference and 5-4 overall. JV is currently 2-5 overall.
On December 27th-28th the girls will be making their 5th appearance at the annual Little Village Holiday Tournament and hoping to have a repeat of last year's 1st place win.
Deriniece Moton, is averaging around 20 points per game and Victoria Arevalo is averaging 10 points per game. The Bulldogs have 3 games in January and then are heading to the state playoffs. Check out the Athletics calendar on the Senn website for the schedule.
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