Thursday, September 24, 2015

Principal Wardle's Weekly Blog

Friday Focus - Student a.m. drop off

As the first official week of fall is upon us, and the weather turns colder, we always see an increase in families dropping off their student at school.  If you drop off your student at school, please help the morning back-up by remembering the following:

  • When coming towards the school from the stadium stop sign, please pull along the front of the theater ALL THE WAY towards the auto shop.  That door #43 is also unlocked at the beginning of the day.  This will help tremendously with the back-up at the Dundee stoplight.  


Upcoming Dates

Date
Event
October 1
Blue Late Start – 8:30am
October 8
Orange Late Start – 9:30am
October 10
Homecoming Dance
October 12
Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL
October 30
End of First Quarter
November 2
Institute Day - NO SCHOOL
November 25
Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL
November 26
Thanksgiving - NO SCHOOL
November 27
Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL


Celebrating Our Success!

Congratulations to the members of the 2015 Homecoming Court!
Brendan Altieri, Spencer Bierman, Sam Fernandez, Blake Maley,  Ben Moran, Victoria Appelt, Maddy Baboian, Sarah Clarke, Sarah Gardner, and Miranda Greene

The Daily Herald, September 19, 2015
Senior Drew Brauner was on target again as Buffalo Grove's boys soccer team secured its fifth consecutive win by defeating visiting Mundelein 1-0 at Grant Blaney Stadium on Saturday afternoon.  Read story

BG Sophomore Already Working Way To College

Journal & Topics, September 10, 2015
It’s not every day that a 10th grader is accepted to college before finishing high school.  But for one Arlington Heights sophomore at Buffalo Grove High School, that’s exactly the case.  Read story



   


Back Those Bison - Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week

Date
Time
Event
September 26
8:00am - Diving
11:30am - Swimming
Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving Invitational
September 29
4:30pm
Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Prospect
6:00pm
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Elk Grove
October 1
4:45pm
Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving vs. Elk Grove
6:00pm
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Prospect
6:30pm
Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Prospect

For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar

BGHS in the News
Buffalo Grove's Kevin Salvano strikes a balance
Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2015
Kevin Salvano is training with a blended approach this fall.  The calendar reads September, but the Buffalo Grove senior cross country runner has designs on November and the Class 3A state meet.  Read story

The Daily Herald, September 19, 2015
Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Witt was named as a member of the best Combat Camera Team in the Department of Defense at the third annual Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition Read story

The Daily Herald, September 18, 2015
District 214 will offer an lecture and discussion program, "What Every Parent Needs To Know," this fall, designed to help parents navigate and respond appropriately to their children's growth and development. Read story

Staff Spotlight

1.  What is your name?  Mark Cushing

2.  What department do you teach in/ what courses do you teach?  Social Science.  I currently teach A.P. World History and Regular World History.

3.  How long have you been teaching at BGHS?  18 years

4.  Where did you go to high school?  Buffalo Grove High School (Class of '91) Go Bison!

5.  What part of teaching do you find the most rewarding?   I absolutely love working with kids. For me, seeing how much kids mature and grow academically in just one school year is rewarding. I'm fortunate to work with such great kids.

6.  What is something unique about you?   1.  After taking Ballroom Dancing I, I willingly enrolled in Ballroom Dancing II.  2.  I love to explore new countries. A few years ago the Chinese government actually paid me to travel around China for 17 days!

7.  What activities or clubs do you coach / sponsor?  I've coached girls tennis for my entire career.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Principal Wardle's Weekly Blog



Friday Focus -
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as Student of the Month for September!
Daniela Kloes - Career & Technical Education
Jared Ganbarg - Student Services
Carter Weiss - World Language/Social Studies/ELL
Brendan Altieri - English/Fine Arts
Jazmin Alejandro - PE/Health
John Burzawa - Math/Science

Congratulations to our staff member of the month, Karen Roberts, from the Career & Technical Education Department!  


   

Upcoming Dates

Date
Event
September 21
District 214 Education Foundation Golf Outing & Dinner - Rolling Green Country Club
September 23
Yom Kippur – NO SCHOOL
September 24
Blue Late Start – 8:30am
October 1
Blue Late Start – 8:30am
October 8
Orange Late Start – 9:30am
October 10
Homecoming Dance
October 12
Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL
October 30
End of First Quarter
November 2
Institute Day - NO SCHOOL
November 25
Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL
November 26
Thanksgiving - NO SCHOOL
November 27
Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL
Celebrating Our Success!


  • Boys’ Cross Country Team Wins Big in Peoria
The boys’ cross country team traveled to Peoria on September 12 to compete in the First to the Finish Invitational.  The race produced a nation-leading time, as Kevin Salvano ran 14:22.2. The senior has now won three races in a row and improved by 20 seconds from his race last year.  Also, the boys’ team placed in 3rd place!

  • Semifinalists and Commended Scholars Announced
Two Buffalo Grove High School students, Kaitlin Ko and Emily Valentin, have been named as semifinalists in the 61st Annual National Merit Scholarship Program, officials from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced.  Officials also named four Buffalo Grove High School students as commended scholars.  The commended scholars are Thomas Caballero, Sarah Clarke, Edyta Czaplinski and Samantha McCarragher.  Congratulations to Emily Valentin, who was also selected as a National Hispanic Scholar.





Back Those Bison - Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week

Date
Time
Event
September 19
11:00am
Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Mundelein
September 22
3:30pm
Girls Varsity Golf vs. Wheeling @ BG Golf Course
September 24
3:30pm
Boys Varsity Golf vs. Palatine @ BG Golf Course
4:30pm
Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving vs. Prospect
September 25
7:30pm
Boys Varsity Football vs. Elk Grove

For underlevel and away sporting events and the most current information for BGHS activities, please go to: Buffalo Grove High School Comprehensive Calendar

BGHS in the News

Discover grant fosters financial education at Buffalo Grove High School
The Daily Herald, September 14, 2015
Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods has awarded Buffalo Grove High School a $16,430 grant to cover the cost of enhancing financial education in the high school's curriculum.  Read story

District 214, feeder districts discuss changing school calendar, start times
The Daily Herald, September 16, 2015
Should Northwest suburban schools start later in the morning? Should the high school students take finals before winter break? Should districts consider a year-round school calendar? Those ideas and more were the subject of a joint school board meeting between High School District 214 and six of its elementary feeder districts on Tuesday. Read story


Staff Spotlight

1.  What is your name?  Michelle Price

2.  What department do you teach in/ what courses do you teach?  I teach photography and art.

3.  How long have you been teaching at BGHS?  This is year 20 for me!

4.  Where did you go to high school?  I went to Conant High School in Schaumburg.

5.  What part of school counseling do you find the most rewarding?  Art can open up a whole new world of expression for students.  Seeing a student use the tools I've given them to develop their own "voice" in their work is so rewarding.  Some students will go on to carve out a career in the arts; others will not.  But the capability and the desire to create and to express is valuable to all students throughout their lives.
My colleagues and I are very excited to be hosting an Art Alumni Show in BG's brand new art gallery, with an opening reception from 5-8 pm on October 9, Homecoming evening. We have a group of former students who have gone on to have successful careers in the arts. Our gallery will be showcasing their current work and will foster connections between alumni                      and current art students. All are invited to attend!

6.  What is something unique about you?   I took flamenco dance classes for over 10 years and performed in several local venues.  I love to travel and have been to 37 countries so far!  Next up is Sri Lanka during Winter Break.

7.  What activities or clubs do you coach / sponsor?  I sponsor the Free Flow Crew, BG's hip hop dance crew. In my "crew" there are many students with talent in various dance styles, creating their own original choreography, and teaching to others. Since joining this activity I have learned that so many of our students have talents we might not know about!  Free Flow gives these students a place to learn and share these talents with their peers, and perform for an audience.  I am also the Arts Unlimited Coordinator for our school.  I help bring arts-related speakers such as visual artists, chefs and choreographers to work with our students.