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Seniors recognized at Scholarship Recognition Breakfast
By Kelly McKewin, Co-Editor-in-Chief, and Jean Pabon, Photo Editor The fourth annual senior Scholarship Recognition Breakfast took place, honoring students from the class of 2013. “They (the students), got a reward for a lot of hard work and effort,” John Hammond, college counselor, said. “These students rose to the top and I’m very happy for them.” 24 students were recognized at the breakfast, and according to Mr. Hammond, close to $400,000 were raised for scholarships. The scholarship money was raised by different organizations, many of which were within the Wheeling community. Michael Yoshino, senior, was recognized at the breakfast for…
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School dismissed early due to power outage
Students were dismissed from school today at 9:20 a.m. due to a power outage during first period. ComEd worked with WHS building faculty during second period to try and solve the problem, however an announcement was made to release students and staff at the beginning of third period. Photos by Erik Hernandez
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Junior qualifies for speech Nationals, raises money through bake sale
by Jean Pabon, Photo Editor Students, staff and faculty, walking in the main hallway on Wednesday, May 8th, and Thursday, May 9th, had the chance to purchase homemade treats, where 100 percent of the funds raised would go towards sending Michael Onyszczak, junior, to speech team nationals in Alabama. Since Onyszczak qualified for nationals, he decided to have a bake sale in order to raise the approximately $600 needed. According to Onyszczak, he’s raised around $400 so far. To reach these numbers, he’s calculated sales, donations, and costs of materials. U.S. Extemporaneous National Forensic League, is the official name…
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Senior awards assembly honors class of ’13 graduates
Jun 5, 2013
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Seniors recognized at Scholarship Recognition Breakfast
May 30, 2013
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AVID students and faculty celebrate the year
May 23, 2013
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School dismissed early due to power outage
May 22, 2013
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Junior qualifies for speech Nationals, raises money through bake sale
May 10, 2013
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School dismissed early due to power outage
Students were dismissed from school today at 9:20 a.m. due to a power outage during first period. ComEd worked with WHS building faculty during second period to try and solve the problem, however an announcement was made to release students and staff at the beginning of third period. Photos by Erik Hernandez
Gangnam Orchestra performs at WHS
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Activity, registration fees rise for next year
by Megan Jones, Editor-in-Chief All District 214 students will face fee increases in the 2013-14 school year as the school registration fee increases by $30, and student activity fees will be raised $15 each year for the next three years. According to Jim Perkins, school board president, the change is brought on as federal and state budgets are being cut, which make up 10 percent of the district’s budget. “We are trying not to make any effects on the classroom because of our budget. We have great partners that are helping us cover technology costs, and it helps that we’ve…
