Two District 113 board members retire, new ventures ahead

DEERFIELD — Although for different reasons, both Harvey Cohen and Bonnie Shlensky felt it was simply “the right time” to step down from the Township High School District 113 Board of Education.

Cohen, 70, of Highland Park and Shlensky, 51, of Deerfield presided over their …

DISTRICT 109

Spring Band Concert Students from Wilmot and South Park Elementary Schools, and Sixth Grade Jazz students from Caruso Middle School will perform at their annual Spring Band Concert! The concert will be at Caruso starting at 7 p.m.,on May 2, and will star the Fourth …

Deerfield High School

WYSE places in top three at State The Deerfield High School WYSE (Science and Engineering) Team finished third in the state. The following students earned individual medals: Ricky Bernstein — 1st place in Computer Science; Ethan Dlugie — 1st place in Engineering Graphics; Danny Schwartz …

HPHS forum to address alcohol’s affect on teen potential

HIGHLAND PARK — Three High School District 113 parent organizations are teaming up to address underage alcohol consumption.

A seminar, “Is Alcohol Affecting Your Teenager’s Potential?,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday (March 18) at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave., Highland Park. …

Two Holy Cross students win top award for Sunday mass video

DEERFIELD — Matthew Jones and William Lederer, III, partnered this winter to spread the “Good News” and then got some news themselves.

District 113 lays out its case for passage of referendum

DEERFIELD — Many proponents and some opponents of the controversial bond referendum attended Township High School District 113’s presentation last week discussing the finer details of its long range facility master plan.

Deerfield educators help students with learning disabilities find the right college

DEERFIELD — Marybeth Kravets and Imy Wax have always shared a passion: helping students with learning disabilities find the right match when it comes to college.

DHS counselors aim to rachet down college angst

DEERFIELD — High school parents tend to fret enough about their students’ college decisions. And one look at the sticker prices of most schools these days is enough to cause a coronary.

So counselors at Highland Park and Deerfield high schools aren’t trying to heighten …

College of Lake County news and notes

Exploring careers

Girls in seventh- through 12th-grade who want to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math are invited to the College of Lake County’s third annual STEM event (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) on Feb. 23. The free, hands-on career exploration workshop will be …

College of Lake County news and notes

Cheerleading squad takes the floor

Fifteen College of Lake County students, former rivals at high school cheerleading competitions, have formed a new Lancer Cheerleading Club, which gaåve its first public performance at men’s and women’s home basketball games on Jan. 17.

Teresa Aguinaldo, interim executive …

Deerfield School District 109 hires new superintendent

DEERFIELD — Deerfield Public Schools District 109 has a new superintendent, after the board of education unanimously voted to appoint a local man to the seat.

College of Lake County schedules candidate forum for trustee race

GRAYSLAKE — The College of Lake County has scheduled a candidate forum for its Board of Trustees race before the April 9 election.

The forum will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in Room C005 (C Wing Auditorium) of the Grayslake campus, …

Deerfield students raise $135,000 for LUNGevity

DEERFIELD — Shattering its original fund-raising goal of $100,000, Deerfield High School’s School Chest raised $135,393.17 for its chosen charity, LUNGevity.

A LUNGevity representative told the students that the amount will fund more than a year of lung cancer research.

“I was just in awe …

District 113: Master Plan approved, now defining scope

The District 113 Board of Education adopted a Long-Range Facility Master Plan for Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools at its Dec. 10 meeting.

Board members now report that the next step is determining which part of the plan they will seek to implement and …

Deerfield High School News & Notes

Mathletes Take First

Deerfield High School’s Mathletes took first place at their last meet at Prospect High School. The team competed against Prospect, Palatine, Schaumburg, and Rolling Meadows high schools.

The district sent out a special congratulations to the sophomore team of Brent Drazner, Michael …