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Homecoming 2015, A Night To Remember

Homecoming 2015, A Night To Remember By Alexandra Shafran, Chicago | November 09, 2015 8:00 AM CST For weeks, you’ve been waiting for that one day to come. There were announcements over the intercom, posters plastered all over your school’s walls, the big day, circled red in your calendar; HOMECOMING is here. After weeks of...

Stevenson High School Students Raise $40,000 For Charity at Project Dance

Hours of fundraising for a great causes, hours of setting up one of the most impressive stages Stevenson has ever seen, hours of dancing and watching the smiles form on the guests from the Riverside Foundation; this all amounts to the amazing annual collaboration that Stevenson High School creates, Project Dance. Project Dance is...

2015 B96 Summer Bash Lineup Announced

The hottest concert of the summer will be featuring performances by Usher, Axwell^Ingrosso, Nick Jonas, Walk The Moon, R5, Fifth Harmony, Flo Rida, Tove Lo, Jake Miller, and Natalie La Rose Buy Tickets Now at Ticketmaster.com » 2015 B96 Summer Bash Featured Artists: The B96 Pepsi Summer Bash Seating Chart

Glenbard East High School Beats Homecoming Attendance At March Madness Event

Grab a swatch of neon paint, tighten the black bandanna around your arm, and get the black war paint under your eyes. In just a few short weeks, Glenbard East High School’s Senior Leaders and BOOM Entertainment have planned their March Madness Blackout that was on March 20th, 2015. Weeks were spent planning to...

Vernon Hills High School Winter Fest

Vernon Hills High School began a new tradition of Winter Fest! With the typical Turnabout style dance numbers declining, the student council decided to radically change the format of their dance. BOOM’s digital media team helped the Vernon Hills High School Student Council plan, produce and market the event in the weeks leading up to...

TWIRP It Like It’s Hot – Lockport Porter Press

Lockport’s annual TWIRP dance was held last Saturday, Feb. 14 and was a huge success. This year, hundreds of students attended, some with dates, and some without. Boom Entertainment, headed by DJ Dan The Man, provided the main entertainment. However, there was one difference that made this year’s TWIRP special. Lockport’s TWIRP took place...

Conant High School’s Winter Fest an explosive success

For most students, the Conant gym is the center of athletics and assemblies, combined with memories of blood, sweat, and the dreaded heart straps on the shelf. However, on Saturday, January 31, Conant’s main hallway was turned into a Gatsby themed wonderland, complete with big gold and black decorations covering the trophy cases. Even...

Stevenson High School Winter Fest 2015 Recap

Writer reflects on Winterfest dance by Alexandra Shafran – Class of 2015 Throughout my high school career, the seasonal hype always revolved around the dances. In the fall, everyone hustles over Homecoming; in the winter, it’s Winterfest, or Turnabout. Consider it a throwback Thursday, or a transformation Tuesday, but just three years ago, Winterfest evolved...

Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will once again take place this year over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio, California. The festival has just announced its lineup, which you can see on the poster above. AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake will headline.pagebreak Highlights include the reunited Ride, Steely Dan, Tame Impala,...

IHSA Board Approves Student Section Showdown Contest

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met at its regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington on Monday, December 15, 2014, where the Board approved the creation of the new IHSA Student Section Showdown contest. The IHSA Student Sectional Showdown was an idea born from the IHSA Student Advisory...

Winter formal gets Gatsby-style makeover

Brand new changes have been made by Student Council (Stuco) for the upcoming winter formal, scheduled for January 31. The dance will feature elements beyond the music: there will be a photobooth, a lounge area, an arcade game area, and potentially two other unknown dance elements such as inflatables, a confetti cannon, or CO2 (clouds...

ETHS students protest police killings

Evanston Township High School officials say most students, teachers and staff took part in a student-led demonstration this morning over incidents in which police have killed unarmed civilians they were trying to arrest. The sit-down demonstration occurred during a passing period between classes. It lasted four-and-a-half minutes to symbolize the four-and-a-half hours that Michael Brown’s...

‘United State of Pop’ Premiere: Watch DJ Earworm’s Mash-Up of 2014’s Biggest Hits

Every year since 2007, DJ Earworm has taken the calendar year’s 25 biggest pop songs and combined them into an incredibly popular, joyfully constructed mash-up, perennially dubbed the “United State of Pop.” Earworm has been analyzing the Billboard charts since he was a kid, and for “Do What You Wanna Do,” the 2014 edition...

Richards’ Herald – BOOM wows students with explosive homecoming dance

Student Featured Article by Kim McEvilly, Editor-in-Chief, Richards’ Herald When students walked into the gym the night of the homecoming dance, they may have noticed a few changes from previous years. Thanks to the hard work of Richards’ Student Council, this year’s homecoming featured a new DJ from BOOM, affiliated with the radio station...

Knight Times: Homecoming Week brings many events, excitement

Student Featured Article by Erin McBriarty, Staff Reporter Knight Times Even with Homecoming a few weeks ago, many students and faculty are still buzzing about the exciting night. Robert Nicoletti, a faculty member in charge of Homecoming, was excited to talk about how he helped prepare for the dance. “We plan a year in...

15 Chicagoland Schools Named In Top 100 “Best Public High Schools In America”

When it comes to high school, you don’t need to pay a fortune to get a good education. There are public high schools all around the country that are preparing students for the future. School data site Niche just released its list of the 100 best public high schools in America. Many are magnet...

VIDEO: Production Recap – Stevenson High School Homecoming 2014

Take a behind the scenes look at Stevenson High School‘s Homecoming on October 18th, 2014. From concept to completion we take your needs, wants and wishes and turn that into reality. Stevenson High School Production Recap Video Gear List: LIGHTING (24) Elation Sniper 2R (16) Elation Q7 IP (70) Elation EPar Tri (24) Elation...

Niles North & Niles West To Have 3-Week Winter Break Next Year

The 2015-2016 school calendar has been approved by the administration. School is scheduled to start on Aug. 11, 2015 and end May 26, 2016. The new changes consist of a longer winter and spring break. Winter break will be three weeks long, instead of the usual two weeks, from Dec. 21, 2015 to Jan....

Crystal Lake’s award-winning Heraldry Guard marching band to reunite

CRYSTAL LAKE – Thor Laisy can still hear the regal sounds of the herald trumpets and see the crisp formations of the clap-cad musicians unfold on a football field. Thirty years later, the memories of the nationally acclaimed Crystal Lake Heraldry Guard remain strong for many associated with the group, which is why Laisy...

Knight in Shining Armor

Senior Trever Carter took a mission trip to Haiti with his youth group this past summer to help reconstruct a playground and to interact with the children there. Due to Carter’s strong desire to help others and his passionate attitude, he took a lot away from the experience. He’s looking to pursue a future...

Glenbard parent program to focus on keys to motivation

The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present “The Keys to Motivation and Capability: An Organized Approach to School Success” featuring Adam Cox at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Glenbard North High School, 990 Kuhn Road in Carol Stream. Why are...

B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash 2014 Lineup Has Been Announced

It’s that time of the year and we can’t breathe due to excitement. The lineup for the B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash 2014 is absolutely insane. Have you heard the lineup? You better believe it’s a good one! READY? Ariana Grande, Pharrell, 5 Seconds of Summer, Martin Garrix, Lil Jon, MKTO & Rixton! All of these...

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Insiders predict which new shows will be hits (and flops)

If Hollywood insiders had to bet on one new show delivering a big premiere rating this fall, they would put their money on Fox’s Gotham. The dark DC Comics drama starring Ben McKenzie is currently topping the charts in internal survey data collected by Nielsen for the broadcasters. But many other new shows may...

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NFL Player & Niles West Alumni, Rashard Mendenhall Honored During Homecoming Pep Assembly

Rashard Mendenhall, West Class of 2005, was honored by the school during this afternoon’s Homecoming festivities. Mendenhall, drafted in the first round in 2008, and who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, was presented with a Niles West jersey. His brother, Walter, gave a moving introduction, and Rashard thanked Niles West...

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Stars of movie ‘The Maze Runner’ visit OPRF High School

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It was standing-room only in Oak Park and River Forest High School’s Little Theater Thursday as three film stars visited the school to promote a fall blockbuster. Dylan O’Brien (the teen heartthrob star of MTV’s “Teen Wolf”), Kaya Scodelario (best known for the British teen drama “Skins”), and Will Poulter (who appeared in the...

8 coaches, championship baseball team to be honored at Niles West’s homecoming

SKOKIE — Eight former coaches and the 1972 Niles West state championship baseball team will be honored at next Friday’s Niles West High School homecoming football game against Maine East High School. “A Hero’s Homecoming” is this year’s homecoming theme and student activities Director Katie Odell said a photo booth was set-up in the...

Kaneland Courtyard Pond Featured On National Geographic Television Show

Kaneland High School was recently featured on Pond Stars, a new show on Nat Geo Wild, for its courtyard pond. The pond, constructed by several students with the help of Aquascape, Inc. of St. Charles, came to life last year. KHS Principal, Jill Maras and Social Science Teacher, Javier Martinez enlisted the support of KHS clubs and...

Hinsdale South receives IHSA sportsmanship award

Hinsdale High School District 86 announced the Illinois High School Association has awarded Hinsdale South a Do What’s Right! Sportsmanship Banner for the spring 2014 girls soccer state finals. The award is given to schools that display exemplary sportsmanship at state final team events. An advisory committee made up of member school administrators and...

Softball team plays at Disney World ESPN Sports Complex

The varsity softball girls took a trip to Florida over spring break to compete against different teams from throughout the United States. The varsity team was able to choose how many games they wanted to compete in, so they chose six. They played against teams from all over, and they were rather surprised by...

Crystal Lake Central wins Jacobs Tournament

ALGONQUIN – Crystal Lake Central’s volleyball team has started the season under the radar, but the Tigers can’t count on their dark horse status much longer. At the Jacobs Tournament on Saturday, Central exuded a confidence and poise befitting a team with seasoned starters, not one that lost 10 standouts to graduation. The Tigers...

Five Addison Trail wrestlers compete at national tournament

This past July, five Addison Trail wrestlers competed in the USA Wrestling/ASICS Nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. Two of those wrestlers were named as All-Americans. Addison Trail junior Karim Fuentes finished in 4th place in the Cadet Division, earning him All-American status in the Greco-Roman 275-pound weight class. Addison Trail alumnus Bobby Carson (class...

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Downers Grove South High School student researches sharks in Belize

DOWNERS GROVE – Wherever her future travels lead, Elizabeth Kazmierczak probably won’t be trying any shark fin soup. The Downers Grove South senior has a passion for marine life and conservation, and got a first-hand look this summer at how over fishing sharks for their dorsal fins has led to dwindling numbers of some...

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Limelight and School District 308 Work Together to Create Opportunities for Students

Brian Fauth was directing musicals at Sandwich High School in Sandwich, Ill., and teaching in School District 308 when an Oswegoland Park District employee approached him to create a theater company in the spring of 2000. Together with students and faculty from Sandwich, Fauth created the Limelight Theatre Company in Oswego. Since Limelight’s inception,...

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Author Stedman Graham and Singer Caroline Jones Give Students Three Days of Performances

Educator and best-selling author of Who are You? Stedman Graham offered district students insight on how to answer this important question as they learn to develop their identity. Community Unit School District 308 students were treated to three days of music and an inspirational message, Aug. 27-29. Along with Graham, notable singer and songwriter...

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25 Hit Songs You Didn’t Know Were Originally Meant for Other Singers

Popular songs are written by singers for other singers all the time. Ed Sheeran‘s penned a few One Direction tracks; Kesha‘s behind a lot more tunes than one might think. But this is different; these are hit songs that were written (by other singers or regular ol’ producers & lyricists) with other singers in...

Dear Freshmen, These Words Of Wisdom Might Come In Handy

Whether you’re a rising freshman ready to take on the hallways of a new school or recent grad bound for college and in need of a refresher course, this teen’s words of advice are sure to ring true. In her open letter to freshmen, YouTube user Sabrina Cruz offers tips on making friends, dealing...

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