Friday Focus - Veteran’s Day 2015
On Wednesday, November 11th, Buffalo Grove High School took time to honor and celebrate Veterans of our armed forces. We have several staff and students that have family who have served, or have even served themselves! Dr. Maraldo collected memorabilia and put together a very nice display for our student body to see. Additionally, we spoke to all students through our video announcements on Wednesday, honoring those who have served our country, and brought several student to join a very moving ceremony led by the Village of Buffalo Grove.
Thank you Veterans!!
Upcoming Dates
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Event
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November 16
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Advising the Student Athlete Night, 7:00pm, Forest View Educational Center Theatre, 2121 S. Goebbert Road
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November 19
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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November 25
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Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL
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November 26
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Thanksgiving - NO SCHOOL
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November 27
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Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL
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December 3
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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December 10
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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December 17
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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December 18
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Winter Break Begins at Close of Classes, 1:50pm Dismissal
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January 4
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First Day of Classes after Winter Break
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January 7
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Blue Late Start - 8:30am
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January 20-22
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Final Exams, First Semester Ends on January 22
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Celebrating Our Success!
- Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country Team for their performance at the state meet! They came in 6th place at state, which is a school record! BG Senior, Kevin Salvano, won the state 3A title with a time of 14:20! He is the first state champion at BGHS for Boys’ Cross Country.
Congratulations to the Speech Team’s success at the tournament last weekend. Olivia Portnov took 6th place in Humorous Interpretation, Margaret Jett took 6th place in Dramatic Interpretation and Miriam Ortiz won 1st place in Prose! Way to go Bison!
- Buffalo Grove High School is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected for membership in the Buffalo Grove High School Debbie Prezembel chapter of the National Honor Society. Click here for a list of inductees.
Congratulations to Maddie Welter, who signed a letter of intent to play basketball at St. Xavier in Chicago!
- The following BGHS students were named to the Daily Herald All-area Soccer roster: Drew Brauner, Colin Doyle, and Ryan Drum.
- Junior, Kiarra Akiyoshi, was named to the Daily Herald All-area Volleyball roster.
- The Buffalo Grove High School Automotive Program recently completed the NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation) evaluation and have exceeded the high standards set by the organization. NATEF is a Nationally recognized program that brings credibility, prestige, and recognition to the automotive training program. Once a school is NATEF certified it ensures that the program has met the highest training standards. Students and local repair facilities will benefit from a higher quality education as well as producing highly trained entry-level technicians. A big thank you to Sean Murrin, automotive teacher, for all his hard work in this rigorous process!
Back Those Bison - Varsity Home Sports and Fine Arts for the Coming Week
Date
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Time
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Event
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November 14
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5:30pm
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Expressions Cabaret Night
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November 19
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7:30pm
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Girls Varsity Basketball Tournament - BG vs. Rich East HS
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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
Dist. 214 'college readiness' above-average
Journal & Topics, November 5, 2015
High School Dist. 214 is home to a high percentage of students deemed "college ready" at 66%, according to new data released by the Illinois State Board of Education. The figure is 20% higher than the state average and 6% higher than neighboring High School Dist. 211. Read story
Staff Spotlight
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| Mr. Park working in the Test Make Up center before school to allow students to make up tests before school each day! |
1. What is your name? Andrew (Andy) Park
2. What department do you teach in/what courses do you teach? I teach AP Chemistry and Honors Chemistry. I have also taught general Chemistry and general Biology.
3. How long have you been teaching at BGHS? Since 1999, so...16 years. I started here as a maternity sub for Sindi Smith when Sarah was born, and was hired soon after for an Honors Chemistry/Biology position.
4. Where did you go to high school? Niles West High School in Skokie, IL
5. What part of teaching do you find the most rewarding? Helping students become confident in their abilities to understand seemingly complex concepts and topics. Helping students to overcome their fear of Chemistry, and seeing them flourish after high school.
6. What is something unique about you? I was a state finalist on pommel horse in gymnastics...I am married to my high school girlfriend...I had Bart Conner's pommel horse in my backyard for a year.
7. What activities or clubs to do you coach/sponsor? I coach the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) team, and I am the Academic Competitions Coordinator. That means I oversee tournament fees, transportation, end of year awards, and other things.
