‘School’ Archives
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]
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]
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]
Band students participate in Northern Illinois Big XII concert
BY AMELIA LIKEUM, Editor Several band students headed to Morris to participate in the Northern Illinois Big XII gathering, where band students from different schools come together to rehearse song previously given and put on a concert in one day. “ we had to get [Read More]
West Side Story dances into Kaneland
BY AMELIA LIKEUM, Editor Romeo and Juliet turn into Tony and Maria for the Kaneland High School’s production of West Side Story, a modern-day version of Shakespeare’s play that involves intense choreography and a lot of singing. “I really like how much dancing we have [Read More]
Ironman Bake-Off is creating some new recipies
BY CLAUDIA TOVAR, Editor The Iron Man Bake- off, held Feb. 6, was hosted and judged by culinary art teacher Tara Wood. The judges of the contest were Patrick Carter, Michelle Jurcenko, Tom Hanlon and Lynn McHenry. The contest was based on the contestants’ favorite cookie [Read More]
Kaneland security
BY: MURPHY GARCIA, Editor The day of the Connecticut shooting had a huge impact on families, neighbors, friends and of course, schools. It was a tragedy exactly how many students and teachers were injured and killed in the process, but it also gave both local and non-local [Read More]
Mr. Kaneland is back on
By Samantha Schrepferman, Editor Mr. Kaneland is in its eighth year of running at Kaneland High School.The event is a male pageant that consists of three parts: interview, talent and auction. All the money that was earned from the pageant is sent to help with breast cancer [Read More]
Privileges that seniors want to have
BY:EDDIE RODRIGUEZ Editor As people grow up they are presented with rites of passage, and with certain rites of passage come special privileges. At the age of fifteen a student driver can get their learners permit and typically a year later they can get their license. The [Read More]
