Friday Focus:
Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Amish Project who performed to audiences from across the State at the Illinois High School Theater Fest at ISU last weekend. In order to be selected for Theater Fest, two respondents viewed one of our fall performances of The Amish Project in September. Following the performance, the respondents hosted a “talk-back” to question the cast and crew about their experiences. The respondents then submitted their findings to the Theater Fest Committee. The Committee selected shows to perform at Theater Fest from submissions from throughout the State. The Amish Project was awarded two Friday night performances, and received standing ovations for both!
The Bison Impact:
- Congratulations to both the Varsity and JV Scholastic Bowl teams, winning matches at both the Varsity and JV levels to start the MSL season 4-0 at both levels!
Upcoming Dates
Bison Academy
Mark your calendars and set reminders for the upcoming Bison Academy dates this semester. The Bison Academy offers a quiet place to make up missing work and tests, get extra help/tutoring, as well as SAT/ACT test prep. Teacher and student tutors will be available. The Bison Academy is located in the Library, enter through Door #1 by the Theater. Students do not have to stay the entire time.
Spring Musical Auditions January 27 & 28
Auditions for the spring musical, Once Upon a Mattress, will be on January 27 and 28 from 3:30-6:00 pm in the Choral Room, A136. Please see Ms. Stenzel or Ms. Wells with questions about auditions. For questions about the tech crew, please see Mr. Tschammer. Once Upon a Mattress performances will be on April 16, 17, and 18 at 7:00 pm.
Back Those Bison!
Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
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 High School music teacher is in Grammy contention for educator award: ‘My personal world became better through music’
Chicago Tribune, January 13, 2020
A Buffalo Grove High School music teacher is among the final 10 standing in contention for a Grammy Award for music education, after the field winnowed down from more than 3,000 — nationwide. Elizabeth Bennett, director of orchestras and fine and performing arts co-coordinator at BGHS, is gaining recognition for her contribution to the field of music education. She is a finalist, from a field of over 3,300 teachers, for the Grammy’s “Music Educator Award.” Read Story
Buffalo Grove's Brunelli, Neuqua Valley's Poulakidas share MVP honors
The Daily Herald, January 15, 2020
Matt Brunelli of Buffalo Grove and Neuqua Valley's John Poulakidas are this week's Daily Herald co-MVPs for boys basketball. Matt Brunelli, Buffalo Grove: In wins over Barrington, Elk Grove and Glenbrook North, the Bison senior scored 66 points and had 16 3-pointers. His monster game of 33 points and a school-record 10 3s led the Bison past Elk Grove. He came back the next night with 24 points and five more 3s in an overtime win against Glenbrook North. Read Story
Buffalo Grove upends Barrington this time around
The Daily Herald, January 16, 2020
With the game on the line, Macy Floro was on her game. Buffalo Grove led 48-40 halfway through the final quarter of Thursday's Mid-Suburban League girls basketball crossover with visiting Barrington.
In less than two-and-a-half minutes, Floro doubled that lead for the Bison by scoring eight unanswered points for a 56-40 lead with 1:44 left. Barrington never recovered as the Bison wrapped up a 59-49 triumph to avenge a 66-56 loss to the Fillies in November. Read Story
Buffalo Grove toughs out win over Barrington
The Daily Herald, January 7, 2020
The scratch on Kam Craft's neck, right over his Adam's apple, was deep and red and fresh, barely crusted over, and still a little oozie. "I'm not even sure how it happened," Craft said. "I've got to go to the trainer and get it checked out." Meanwhile, Craft's teammate, Tyler Fricke, was nursing a busted lip and a dislocated tooth that looked like it was on the verge of falling out. He tried to take a charge. Buffalo Grove boys basketball coach Keith Peterson could see this coming. Read Story
Craft's OT blitz helps Buffalo Grove down Glenbrook North
The Daily Herald, January 11, 2020
Kam Craft picked up his game just when Buffalo Grove needed him to. The highly-touted sophomore scored 13 of his 21 points in overtime to lead the Bison past visiting Glenbrook North 74-69 Saturday. Read Story
He’s No. 1: Buffalo Grove’s Gio Jackson comfortable with target on his back
Chicago Tribune, January 11, 2020
Gio Jackson has handled a year of transition with poise. Now, the target on his back is bigger than ever. Jackson, a 220-pound senior wrestler for Buffalo Grove, recently was named the No. 1 wrestler in his class by Illinois Matmen and the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association. As of those rankings, he was 22-0 and had already beaten the No. 2-ranked wrestler, Evan Roper of Barrington. Read Story
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Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? Jeanne Shin-Cooper
2. What department do you teach in/ How long have you been teaching at BG? I am a teacher in the Social Science/World Languages Department and in my 16th year of teaching at BG.
3. Where did you go to high school? I graduated from Lake Forest High School.
4. What part of teaching do you find the most rewarding? There are really two parts that are most meaningful for me. First, I love making relationships with my students and feeling like I make a difference in the world. Especially heart-warming is to witness student growth into adulthood and to keep in touch with former students beyond high school and college. I also love the personal connections in class. Students often make me laugh and keep me young (thanks to 2nd and 6th period for teaching me slang ;). The other part of my love of teaching is the opportunity to continuously be a nerd! I really enjoy learning new things especially about the world, which is why I love Human Geo.
5. What is something unique about you? I am an athlete. I was a field hockey student-athlete for the University of Michigan and had a short stint as a 2nd assistant at Northwestern before starting my teaching career. This past fall, I was invited by the Big Ten Network to be a color commentator for three live games on TV. It was one of the scariest things I've ever done, but it was also very fun! Although I am not comfortable in the spotlight, I thought it was important to have my face on TV because growing up I rarely saw Asian-American athletes who looked like me and I felt the BTN opportunity was another way I could make a small difference in the world.
6. What are you currently reading, and/ or do you have a favorite author or podcast? I am currently reading The Island of Sea Women, which is a historical fiction about traditional Korean female divers off of Jeju Island. Historical fiction is my favorite genre to read. My favorite podcast is Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She is one of the best interviewers.
7. What activities or clubs do you coach/ sponsor? I am proud to sponsor the Model United Nations Club. There are so many overlapping parallels with Model UN and Human Geo, so it's an easy love for me. I am often in awe of the creativity and intelligence of the students. I am most impressed with their growth. It is a wonderful experience as a teacher to witness their gain in confidence and skills from freshman to senior year. Many students are initially intimidated because Model UN involves public speaking and research, but we act as a very supportive family and help one another. Upperclassmen help teach and train underclassmen and it works out really well.
