‘News’ Archives
Caity Phillips known for her heart of gold
BY SABRINA SIVERT, Editor On April 26 Kaneland and fellow community members lost a beautiful, youthful 7th grade girl due to a tragic roller blading accident. Caity Phillips was the victim of an accidental roller blading car crash around 3:30 p.m. As news of the accident [Read More]
Maras steps into the principal slot in July
BY LOURINDA TRIPLETT, Editor Each day presents a unique set of challenges and being organized and prepared is essential to meeting those challenges. A person deals with so many variables as a principal that lack of those will lead to ineffectiveness. No day is predictable, [Read More]
Boston, Massachusetts: The twin bombs in Boston
BY ELLIE STRANG, Editor Fifty-foot plumes were thrusted into the air on the afternoon of Apr. 15 when two bombs were detonated near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon. Three people lost their lives, including an eight-year-old boy named Martin Richard. Over 180 [Read More]
Michels wins mayoral race
BY NICK BOOSE, Editor Sugar Grove held their 2013 elections Apr. 9. Going up against each other for the Sugar Grove President position were Kevin Geary and current president Sean Michels. “I started to get involved to connect into the community. When the opportunity for [Read More]
Seniors are serving our country
BY SARAH DRATNOL AND AMELIA LIKEUM, editors Where most high schoolers just want to go to college and find good paying jobs, there are the few who want to go into the military to keep our freedom safe. “I have wanted to serve my country since I was five,” senior David [Read More]
Obama’s social security plan
By Katelyn Long, Reporter President Barack Obama’s budget proposes a reduction in social security and Medicare benefits. It includes $1.2 trillion spending cuts and tax increases for the wealthy with $130 billion cuts to social security payments, and $400 billion cuts to [Read More]
North Korea threatens with nuclear war
By Dean Divizio, Reporter North Korea has been drawing attention to itself since last December, when it launched a rocket claiming to have put a satellite into orbit. On Feb. 12, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test. According to Armed Conflict teacher Javier [Read More]
Laurie Erdmann hall of fame induction
BY MCKAYLA HELM, Editor Laurie Erdmann, a retired English teacher, was inducted into the Kaneland Hall of Fame for Commitment because she started the journalism program and also continued to work after retirement to ensure its success. “I was nominated, but I didn’t [Read More]
ACT testing approaching for juniors
BY CLAUDIA TOVAR, Editor Juniors across the nation will take the ACT on Apr. 23. Many have been making preparations since early in the year, and a few have been preparing for more than a year. “I have taken a lot practice ones and also have taken an official one too,” [Read More]
Kaneland students travel for spring break
Students have multiple opportunities over the next few years to travel abroad, with planned trips all across Europe as well as the eastern United States. This coming spring break, about 25 students are traveling to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, London and England in a trip [Read More]
An appealing and positive environment
The Kaneland High School Armory emerged as a result of the identified need to strengthen the prior resource study hall model. The Armory project has been in full implementation for three years, providing resource services and study skills instruction to students with [Read More]
Activities in Chicago during spring break
BY JAROD ERLANDSON, Reporter Can’t afford to fly to Florida? Looking for something new and exciting? You live near a world class city, so why not go out and embrace it? Chicago offers many solutions and opportunities for families to have fun over spring break. Millennium [Read More]
