Ten sophomore/junior students were nominated by staff to attend a team building day at Lake Geneva Zipline Adventures. They got to interact with student leaders from all ten schools in the Fox Valley Conference and brainstorm ways to lead successful events in their schools.
Congrats to Jacob Jensen on his second place finish at the Illinois Design Educators Association state competition on Saturday! He was competing in the extremely competitive Assembly Modeling category. Great effort by all of our attendees! #WarriorReady156
Congratulations to junior Zachary Galvicius for setting a school and McHenry County meet record for pole vault at 15 feet and 4 inches.
This amazing achievement happened during Friday's McHenry County Track and Field Meet at Cary-Grove High School.
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Surround Sound choir scored a 39.4 out of 40 in the recent IHSA Choral Competition, and was rated Division 1 by the judges.
Mr. Galvicius said one judge said the group sounded like a college ensemble.
Congratulations! 🎼
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Warrior Student Media came away with fourth place at Friday's IHSA Journalism State Tournament in Normal.
This follows a second-place finish at sectionals.
Congratulations to all!
To read more, click:
https://www.dist156.org/article/1085960
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Please see the link below for our current job postings, including the recently added Summer School Nurse position.
https://bit.ly/2W2wnSh
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In celebration of #EarthDay, members of the Environmental Club gave away 75 tree saplings to students who won the ball toss and correctly answered an Earth Day trivia question.
Living Lands and Waters provided the saplings as part of the organization's MillionTrees project. 🌳
Congratulations to our Students of the Month at Freshman Campus for January and February!
Congratulations to Warrior Student Media for earning a 2023 Distinguished Service Award in the team category from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association.
The award recognizes individuals and teams who partner with school communicators.
Students in Mrs. Dunn's College and Career Seminar toured MCC on Monday and got to learn about all the programs and classes available, went on a tour of the campus, and took part in career research and trivia competitions. #WarriorReady156
On Thursday students participated in the College and Career Expo at Upper Campus. We had over 100 exhibitors available to talk to students including four-year colleges, two-year colleges, trade schools and the military. The Freshman Campus Mini College and Career Expo is May 5.
American Studies students went on a local history field trip. They visited Petersen Farm, Woodland Cemetery and went on a tour of McHenry landmarks. #WarriorReady156
Congratulations to Bilingual Liaison and Translator Lorena Ortega-Trovillion who earned a 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association.
Mrs. Ortega-Trovillion will be honored at an event in May.
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This is a friendly reminder that registration will open May 1 for the 2023-2024 school year. Registration is required for both new and existing students. Please see the registration page for more information: https://www.dist156.org/page/registration
Congrats to Colonel Robert Heatherly class of 1998 for being one of our 2023 inductees to the Hall of Distinguished Graduates! He has served in the United States Army since 2002, rising to the rank of Colonel by the time of his induction as a Distinguished Graduate.
Congrats to David Lawson class of 1974 for being one of our 2023 inductees to the Hall of Distinguished Graduates! David has served on the District 15 and District 156 school boards, as well as the McHenry City Council as an Alderman for Ward 4. He also was a CFO here at MCHS.
Congratulations to our students who participated in the Special Olympics regional track meet last Sunday at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect.
Read more here:
https://www.dist156.org/article/1079075
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Tuesday's Warrior Weekly features our most recent Staff Member of the Month, the Fox Valley Conference Art Show, the business INCubator course, girls track and "senioritus."
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrpQButZ6XI
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State champion wrestler Chris Moore and wrestling Coach Dan Rohman were honored for the amazing wrestling season during Monday’s District 156 board of education meeting. The Northwest Herald named Moore Wrestler of the Year and Rohman Wrestling Coach of the Year.
Warriors, you have an early release this Wednesday. Use the extra time to your advantage! #WarriorReady156
