by Eileen Daday | May 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Prospect Heights Fire Chief Drew Smith knew when he was 10 years old that he wanted to be a firefighter, and the two years he spent in the Fire Cadet Program as a junior and senior at Prospect High School sealed the deal. Now Smith is trying to pay that forward. Over...
by Eileen Daday | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Imagine what you could do with 1,000 boxes of cereal! Toppling them like dominoes through the hallways of a school might not come to mind, but that’s exactly what happened. The chance to build this domino run inspired students with Hersey High School’s...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
A unique check presentation took place Wednesday, not in a board room or corporate office but in a fifth grade classroom at St. Raymond School in Mount Prospect. At the end of their school day, the students proudly presented Don Grossnickle with a check for nearly...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
David Malone writes for a trade magazine by day, but he has found his voice, it seems, writing fiction. His first novel, written for middle school readers, The Wordsmith, is drawing positive reviews for its whimsical setting — and the sophisticated introduction...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
In her 30-year career as a choral director and music teacher, Ann Espel never had the chance to direct her favorite musical, until now. She and her cast, crew and pit orchestra open tonight with Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Schaumburg High...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
More than once during Saturday evening’s Night of the Lion gala, Saint Viator High School officials described the addition of air conditioning to the building last summer — and the difference it made for students and faculty — as lifechanging. They...
