‘School’ Archives
Vision 2014 focuses on community relations
Vision 2014, a staff and community relations program whose goal is to communicate the district's mission and to encourage parents' involvement in their children’s education, is being implemented at KHS and HMS. [Read More]
Konnect to get changes, mobile app
A new and improved version of Konnect will be launched soon. [Read More]
Electronic textbooks bought for English, math
Sophomore Taylor Corbett typically carries a stack of books home every night—so much that she has asked teachers for an extra copy of some books to keep at home. While Corbett has the chance this year to take home the extra textbooks, she won’t need to carry as many [Read More]
School to start late on Thursdays to give faculty collaboration time
BY Alex VIckery and Emily Gulanczyk, Editors What do students need to know and be able to do? How will they know when they have learned it? What will they do when they haven’t learned it? What will they do when they already know it? These are the four questions that [Read More]
NHS inducts new members
BY Melyssa Cordero, Reporter Fifty-seven juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society on April 5, in recognition of their outstanding grades, character and participation in activities. To become part of NHS, students must apply, have a GPA of at least [Read More]
More students taking AP tests
BY Marissa Mulligan and Alexia Orosco, Reporters It’s the moment of truth for AP students, who are testing this month in an effort to earn college credit—and their numbers are growing. There’s been a steady increase in the number of students taking AP exams, Counselor [Read More]
DECA goes to nationals
Six members from Kaneland’s DECA team will be going to Salt Lake City on April 28 through May 2 to participate in 2012’s DECA Nationals for the first time since 2009. [Read More]
Writer’s Block heads to Lit Fest
Student authors will be competing at Literary Fest, which is being held at DeKalb High School on April 27. Most Northern Illinois high schools will have students competing in the five different categories: short story, poems, narratives, one-act plays and literary essays. [Read More]
Foreign language students leave for Europe
Forty-seven Kaneland foreign language students and six teachers are leaving for a tour of Barcelona, the French Riviera, Monaco and Cinque Terre, Italy today. [Read More]
Deputy Wolf brings in K9 dog for a presentation
By Courtney Diddell, Reporter A K9 unit from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office demonstrated how drug searches are conducted for contemporary health classes at Kaneland High School on Mar. 7. Health teacher Cindy Miller has been bringing in Kane County Police Officers to [Read More]
English sponsors a trip to London
When studying Shakespeare’s plays and learning about Anne Frank, the majority of Kaneland students don’t have the firsthand experience of seeing where Shakespeare’s works were originally performed or walking into the actual house Anne Frank hid in for survival for [Read More]
Budget to be cut an extra million
BY Jacob Razo and Shane Fergus, Editors Starting next year, the Kaneland district will have a budget deficit of approximately $930,000 due to an unexpected state budget cut that gives schools less money. Because of the Illinois budget cuts, Kaneland is forced to also cut [Read More]
Counselors to answer registration questions about eight-period day
Got questions about registration for the new eight-period day? We've got answers. [Read More]
Student Council sponsors holiday drive for Toys for Tots
Children all over the Fox Valley area are having a merrier Christmas, thanks to Student Council members who worked hard to make children smile. [Read More]
Building nearing capacity
The high school is within short distance of hitting maximum capacity, data presented to the school board shows. [Read More]
Parking problem drives a change
Accidents occurring throughout the student parking lot have led administrators to change the way drivers can exit the area. [Read More]
Kaneland gets PSAE results
The results are finally in. On the PSAE, Kaneland improved in math, held steady in science and went down in reading and English. [Read More]
Students commended for high scores on PSAT
Seniors Brandon Stahl and Kayley McPhee were named commended students for their high scores on the PSAT and were honored at the school board meeting on Oct. 24. [Read More]
Less than 10 percent of referrals lead to suspensions
District data shows that 1,404 referrals were written at Kaneland High School last year--but those referrals led to only 104 suspensions. [Read More]
Architecture program may expand at KHS
Interested in architecture? Kaneland might soon add a third option for students who want to study architecture or engineering. [Read More]