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Message from the Superintendent
H-F Parents & Students -
We have had a busy quarter filled with student achievements, athletic contests, performances and special events. We have celebrated Homecoming, honored our Students of the Quarter and National Merit students, and enjoyed many opportunities to come together to cheer on our students on the field and stage. Parents and community members came together at facility planning meetings, and many of our students will gather together at this weekend's Operation Snowball retreat, where they will have a chance to meet new lifelong friends.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you - our H-F families - for your continued commitment and support of our school. It is with your help and encouragement that our students can continue to reach their full potential and continue to grow as individuals. A special thank you to those who took a few minutes to complete the Fine Arts Facility Expansion Survey; if you haven't yet had a chance to provide your input, the survey will be open until Friday, Nov. 17. Please click here...
As the second quarter rolls along, we are preparing for next week's holiday: Thanksgiving. School will start and finish regular times on Monday and Tuesday, and begin at the regular time on Wednesday, then we will dismiss students early that day (1:20 p.m.) for the holiday. To help celebrate Thanksgiving, our talented Viking Choir will be performing for the greater H-F community during the annual Community Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Infant Jesus of Prague Church - all are welcome.
From our H-F family to yours, have a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday!
- Superintendent Dr. Von Mansfield
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Student-directed play performed tonight, Nov. 15
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The student-directed play, 14 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview, by Ian McWethy, is a fun-filled show that will make you laugh until the end! Every minute is filled with exciting and hilarious characters. Go through the painstakingly tedious process of college interviews with the seniors of H-F Theatre one night only on
Wednesday, Nov. 15,
beginning at
7 p.m.
in South Building Room E1. Admission is free!
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Grade 9-11 Yearbook Pictures: Nov. 22
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Underclassmen yearbook pictures - including Grade 9-11 retakes - will be offered on Wednesday, Nov. 22, from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Fieldhouse and the South Building Gym during PE/Health/Driver Education classes. Students with academic, graduation, PE or sports waivers should report to either location when it's convenient in their schedule. If you are interested in a retake, be sure to bring your original pictures. New pictures will be able to be ordered
at this website.
For more information, please contact
Ms. Smith, Activities Director, at 708-335-5525.
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Coming Up: Voyage to Excellence Open House - Nov. 29
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Next week: Turkey with a side of hoops
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Our Boys' Varsity Basketball team will play next week at Marian Catholic High School in the 2017 Aurelio's Pizza Chicago Heights Classic Basketball Tournament. Cheer on the Vikings as they try for a three-peat! Scheduled round-robin matches are:
- Monday, Nov. 20, vs. TF South at 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 21, vs. Chicago Vocational at 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 22, vs. Marian Catholic at 7 p.m.
Final rounds for the classic tournament are set for Friday, Nov. 24, Noon-5 p.m. at Marian.
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At last Wednesday's
Word of Mouth event in the South Building Room E1, students shared an original piece of writing with an audience of their peers and family members. Word of Mouth also serves as a fundraiser for
Edda, H-F's art & literary magazine. The next Word of Mouth will be held in February.
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Congratulations, Students of the 1st Quarter!
Joined by their parents and nominating teachers, the following students were honored at a celebratory breakfast for their efforts in the classroom during the 1st quarter:
- Emmett Agting (Reading)
- Juliette Benjamin (English)
- Ni'Kyla Causey-Seymour (World Language)
- Audrey Faris (Science)
- KaNiyah Gill (Family & Consumer Science)
- Khadijah Harris (Reading)
- Aisha Ibrahim (Social Science)
- Geena Melone (Business Education)
- Jeff Ordonez (PE/Health/DE)
- Claire Pina (Career & Technical Education)
- Lia Sidberry (Guidance)
- Margaret Sullivan (Fine Arts - Theatre)
- Dahjae Wheaton (Guidance)
- Lailah Williams (Math)
- Alexandria Wilson (Fine Arts - Visual Arts)
- Rickey Young (Guidance)
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Sophomore Swimmer heads to State
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Congratulations to the H-F Girls Swim team for finishing in 3rd Place at IHSA Sectionals at home this weekend, and good luck to sophomore
Evelyn Perl -
Sectional Champion in 200 Freestyle & 500 Freestyle - as she heads to IHSA State this weekend at New Trier! All of our Vikings swam their best times of the year to finish the season on a high note, and
Coach Mr. Olson was named Sectional Swim Coach of the Year!
More individual results:
- Megan Bolling - 2nd in 200 IM & 7th in 100 Breaststroke
- Naje Chambers - 3rd in 100 Freestyle & 9th in 50 Freestyle
- Julia Koyn - 4th in 100 Butterfly & 7th in 200 IM
- Ella Bolling - 5th in 200 Freestyle & 7th in 500 Freestyle
- Morgan Jennings - 6th in 1 M Diving
- Jacquelyn Klupchak - 7th in 100 Freestyle
- Ellery Homrich - 7th in 100 Backstroke & 10th in 50 Freestyle
- ZiOnay Walker - 9th in 1 M Diving
- Kylie Andersen - 10th in 100 Butterfly
- Briana Jackson - 12th in 100 Backstroke
- Kora McMillin - 13th in 100 Breaststroke
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Vikings to compete nationally this spring
The H-F Scholastic Bowl team qualified for the National History Bowl (April 2018 in D.C.), based on its performance at a tournament Saturday at Stevenson H.S.! Team members were seniors
Declan Cawley &
Teddy Komorowski and juniors
Jimmy Humphrey &
Myles Walker. Two individual competitors -
Declan &
Myles - also qualified for the National History Bee.
Also, a Viking Debate Team member, junior
Tiana Sharpe, qualified for the CFL National Debate Tournament (May 2018 in D.C.) in the Lincoln-Douglas category for the second consecutive year! Senior
Lindsay Garrett & junior
Taylor Nash qualified as alternates for Nationals in the Public Forum category
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H-F Speech takes on two tournaments
H-F took trimmed-down teams to Downers Grove South and Marian Catholic this past Saturday. Congratulations to the following students who won tournament honors:
- Vicky Olaleye - 2nd Prose Reading
- Mark Cruse - 3rd Original Comedy & 5th Impromptu Speaking
- Starr Hollis - 3rd Special Occasion Speaking
- Sarah Skorupa - 3rd Prose Reading
- Jonathan Kriarakis - 4th Original Oratory
- Camille Willis - 5th Radio Speaking
- Chloe Nesbit - 5th Radio Speaking
- Siara Carpenter - 5th Special Occasion Speaking
- Adeera Harris - 6th Dramatic Interpretation
- Kieran Hanley - 6th Extemporaneous Speaking
- Kennedy Dames - 6th Radio Speaking
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10 Vikings invited to ILMEA
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Congratulations to the following student-musicians, who will be participating at the ILMEA Music Festival this Saturday, Nov. 18, at Elmhurst College:
- Ethan Bosch - Jazz
- Sam Calhoon - Orchestra
- Margaret Doran - Band
- Jalen Duffin - Jazz
- Alannah Hill - Orchestra
- Perry Hoag - Orchestra
- Allie Mangel - Orchestra
- Nacyla Mitchell - Chorus
- Kensuke Nakamura - Band
- Tara Thrall - Orchestra
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5 Vikings recognized for Viking Values
Congratulations to the following students for recently exhibiting Viking Values:
- Jackie Anderson, a junior nominated for compassion by Mrs. Brown
- Kaila Chambliss, a junior nominated for empathy, awareness & compassion by Mr. Booth
- Jordan Johnson, a freshman nominated for awareness and compassion by Mrs. Brown
- Madeline Moxley, a senior nominated for perseverance, empathy, compassion & effort by Mrs. Bonavia-Galligani
- Kayla Walz, a junior nominated for perseverance by Mrs. Pesha
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Student-artists recognized in 4-x-5 Show
Congratulations to the following Vikings for receiving Honorable Mention awards at the Chicagoland 4-x-5 Show last week:
Taylor Ausley (Relief);
Elise Banuelos (Mixed Media);
Amya Jaimes (Mixed Media);
Audrey McKillip (Painting);
Samone Moreland (Digital Photography);
Emma Novak (Drawing); and
Tegan Todd (Digital Photography).
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Fall Athletic Awards, Part 2
Congratulations to the following individual student-athletes, who were recognized on Monday night for their efforts this season:
Most Valuable Players
Ti'Ana Crider (Girls Volleyball)
Evelyn Perl (Girls Swimming)
Most Improved Players
Briana Jackson (Girls Swimming)
Omar Khalyfa (Football)
Zoe Weaver (Girls Volleyball)
Sportsmanship Award
Kylie Andersen (Girls Swimming)
Journey Barsh (Girls Volleyball)
Kellyn Gerenstein (Football)
Lia Sidberry (Girls Volleyball)
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RECENT COLLEGE SIGNINGS
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, three Viking Baseball players signed National Letters of Intent to play at colleges next school year. Congratulations to: (left to right) Tylon Ross (Purdue. U.); Zaid Walker (Michigan State U.); & Kyle Salley (Duke U.)! |
The following day, Nov. 9, Andrew Sline signed to play lacrosse next year at the U. of Tampa. Congratulations! |
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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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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 -
Block 2 Day
- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Soccer, 3:30-5:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Open Gym - Softball, 5:30-7 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Open Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Student Play: 14 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview, 7 p.m. @ South Building E1
THURSDAY, NOV. 16 -
Block 3 Day
- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym - Swimming, 6-7:10 a.m. @ Natatorium
- International Relations Simulation with Ian Solomon, 7:30-10 a.m. @ North Building Weight Room Classroom
- Meet with the U. of Findlay, 8:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Orchestra Trip Fundraising, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. @ Upsadaisy Boutique
- Viking Orchestra Rehearsal with IPO Conductor Maestro Stilian Kirov, 1:30 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Baseball, 3:30-5 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Open Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Operation Snowball Check In, 6 p.m. @ Camp Manitoqua
FRIDAY, NOV. 17 - PLC DAY -
50-min. periods
- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Meet with the U. of Alabama, 8:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Community Open Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Ice Hockey vs. De La Salle, 6:35 p.m. @ H-F Ice Arena
SATURDAY, NOV. 18
- Math & Science Tutoring, 9 a.m.-Noon @ TLC
- Scholastic Bowl Invitational, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. @ South Building
SUNDAY, NOV. 19
- Snowball Pick Up / Parent Meeting, Noon @ Camp Manitoqua
- Math & Science Tutoring, 2-5 p.m. @ TLC
- Open Swim ($3), 3-4:15 p.m. @ Natatorium
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- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Meet with Purdue U. - Northwest, 11:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Cooks' Day Off: Orchestra Trip Fundraising, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. @ Aurelio's Pizza
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Tryouts: Boys Swimming, 3:20 p.m. @ Natatorium
- Open Gym - Soccer, 3:30-5:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Open Gym - Softball, 5:30-7 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Open Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Meet with the U. of Wisconsin - Parkside, 10:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Contest Play/GI Audition Info Meeting, 3:15 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Baseball, 3:30-5 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Open Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- District 233 Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ H-F Library
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 -
Early Dismissal Day
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Community Open Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
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District 233 Board of Education Planning Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m. @ Superintendent's Conference Room
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Grades 9-11 Yearbook Photos & Retakes, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse & South Gym
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Student Dismissal
, 1:20 p.m.
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Wrestling vs. Eisenhower, 4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Viking Choir at Community Thanksgiving Service, 7:30 p.m. @ IJP Church
THURSDAY, NOV. 23 -
Thanksgiving Holiday - No classes; offices are closed
FRIDAY, NOV. 24
- Thanksgiving Holiday - No classes; offices are closed
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