From the desk of Principal Kathryn Anderson
Issue 27, March 10, 2022
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Three things you need to know:
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Next week's schedule: Monday - LS day, Tuesday - 78 day, Wednesday - 56 Day, Thursday - 34 day , Friday - 12 day
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Check out the extraordinary accomplishments of our staff and students in Academic Challenge, Basketball, DECA, Mathletes, & Theatre in the Academics and Student Life sections.
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Parents/guardians are encouraged to take the 5Essentials survey, due tomorrow, March 11. See the District News section for more details.
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Message from the Principal |
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Dear DHS staff, students, and families,
We're one week away from Spring Break! Before we head off to break, since we are mid-way through the semester, I'd like to encourage families to check Schoology to monitor student progress. While Schoology grades are always accessible to students and families, this may be a good time to discuss goals for the remainder of the semester. Let's make this next week a good one!
Sincerely,
Principal Kathryn Anderson
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March 14-18
Monday: LS day
Tuesday: 78 day
Wednesday: 56 day
Thursday: 34 day
Friday: 12 day
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Jaime Stasiorowski, Science Teacher, Named Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator National Semi-Finalist |
Congratulations to Jaime Stasiorowski, Science Teacher, who was named 1 of 30 national semi-finalists for the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship program! The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 STEM educators to apply their extensive classroom knowledge and experiences to their host offices to inform Federal STEM education efforts. |
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Nikki Kerstein Takes 3rd Place at the IHSA Girls Basketball State 3-Point Competition |
Congratulations to Nikki Kerstein for her 3rd place finish at the IHSA Girls Basketball State Class 3A 3-point competition. Way to go, Nikki!
(Pictured from right to left)
🥇 Faith Feurbach, Sycamore
🥈 Josie Larson, Plano
🥉 Nikki Kerstein, Deerfield
🏅 Megan Williams, Normal West
(Photo credit: @IHSA)
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Congratulations to the incredible cast, crew, and pit of Fiddler on the Roof! Our amazing students and staff brought this esteemed musical to life with their unique talents - particularly highlighting and paying tribute to the relevance of this story in our current world. |
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Oliver Nitsun Qualifies for the IHSA Boys Basketball State 3-Point Competition |
Congratulations to Oliver Nitsun for qualifying for the IHSA Boys Basketball State 3-point competition. Way to go, Oliver! Best of luck at State! |
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DECA Competes at State, Advance to Nationals |
Deerfield DECA competed in State this past weekend against students from 55 different schools. DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s flagship evaluation process involves students in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every student being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.
Students who placed in the top four of their events advance to Nationals which will be held in Atlanta, GA this April.
The following DHS students placing in the top four of their events were:
- Allison Blonz & Talia Bromberg - First Place: Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
- Olivia Fisz - First Place: Principles of Finance
- Jesse Peck - First Place: Apparel and Accessories Marketing
- Maddie Kluge - Second Place: Apparel and Accessories Marketing
- Jonah Satyr, Ari Eisenberg, Varun Goel - Third place: Written Event - Innovation Plan.
- Kate Puharich & Carol Yao - Fourth Place: Marketing Management Team Decision Making
DECA is sponsored by Brian Lukens, Joe Navickas, and Emily Nowicki
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DHS Academic Challenge Team 2022 Regional Champions |
The DHS Academic Challenge Team won the College of Lake County Regional tournament held online in late February. Deerfield earned a team score of 496 out of the highest possible score of 500. Earning second in the unlimited division was Stevenson High School. Lake Zurich and Libertyville High Schools rounded out the top teams with third and fourth places respectively. The Academic Challenge
is a competition (at regional, sectional, and state levels) between high school students from around the state of Illinois. The areas of competition center around engineering and are scaled to a level typical of a college curriculum. The competition is sponsored by Eastern Illinois University. The team now advances to the Sectional tournament.
In addition to team awards, individuals can earn medals in the two areas in which they compete. Individual DHS students placing in both of their subject areas were:
- Varun Goel: 1st Place in Chemistry and 3rd Place in Math
- Tim Nagel: 1st Place in Biology and 3rd Place in English
- Samantha Gass: 2nd Place in English and 3rd place in Math
- Danny Guller: 1st Place in Physics
- Aish Kuzhiyil: 1st Place in English
- Yijia Wang: 1st Place in Computer Science
- Ty Galasinski: 2nd Place in Engineering Graphics
- Noah Meyerhoff: 2nd Place in English
- Madeline Trella: 2nd Place in Biology
- Emma Gassman: 3rd Place in Chemistry (not pictured)
- Jonah Simon: 3rd Place in English
- Will Ballis: contributed to team championship
- Gabriella Rodriguez: contributed to team championship
- Yaokai Yang: contributed to team championship
The team is coached by Marty Esgar, longtime science teacher and A.P. Biology
teacher at Deerfield High School.
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Congratulations to the DHS Mathletes for their placements at Regionals. The teams placed as follows:
- Algebra 1 Team: 3rd place
- Geo Team: 2nd place
- Algebra 2 Team: 3rd place
- PreCalc Team: 3rd place
- Frosh/Soph 8-person team: 1st Place
- Junior/Senior 8-person team: 5th place
- Calculator Team: 5th place
DHS also had several individuals place in the top ten for their competition:
- Rachael Over - Algebra 1, 5th place
- Wenbo Ma - Algebra 1, 9th place
- Kevin Song - Geometry, 1st place
- Liam Cooper - Geometry, 5th place
- Will Ballis - Algebra 2, 5th place
- Brandon Kerpel - Algebra 2, 8th place
- Varun Goel - Precalculus, tied for 6th place
- Yijia Wan - Precalculus, tied for 6th place
Congratulations to everyone who participated and to all the mathletes who have practiced and competed with the team all year!
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Girls Basketball All State Team Recognition |
Congratulations to three Warriors for being selected as All State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association!
Lexi Kerstein, JR, 2nd Team All State 3A
Aubrey Galvan, FR, 3rd Team All State 3A
Nikki Kerstein, FR, Special Mention All State 3A
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Parent/Guardian Group News |
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Take the 5Essentials Survey |
Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to share their thoughts. Your identity and responses are anonymous. The deadline to complete the survey is March 11. Click the link below, then select "Start Here" under the Parent Survey column on the right side. Type in the required information to begin the survey. Complete only one survey per household.
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Apply to be a District 113 Substitute Teacher! |
Like many school districts, District 113 needs more substitute teachers. If you or someone you know is interested, please check out the information on our website to begin the application process!
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