January/February 2010

Multimedia From Around the School

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Welcome

Girls Volleyball
Normal U-High
Breese (Mater Dei)
Crystal Lake Central
Welcome Home

Football
Video

Boys Cross Country - State Meet
Video

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Cookies 'n Cram

An initiative was started this year to provide students with additional supports to prepare them for finals.

With help from staff and upper classmen, SHS’s 1st Annual Cookies’n Cram was started.  On Monday, December 14th and Tuesday, December 15th, from 3:15-5:00 pm in our cafeteria, students were given the opportunity to study in groups and ask staff and upper classmen for assistance, all while enjoying hot chocolate and cookies.

The turn out was overwhelming with approximately 250 students taking advantage of this opportunity each day.  We are sure that this will correlate to greater understanding of material, building relationships and ultimately higher grades for students. Video

Steve Balster

The Interrelated Cooperative Education (I.C.E.) program sponsored a “Finals Food Drive” to assist the community during finals week. Thank you to all who contributed!

Sycamore High School had a record 19 All-State Musicians. The y will be rehearsing and playing Thursday, January 28 through Saturday, January 30 2010 in Peoria, Illinois. Congratulations to each of you and the entire Music Department.

Sycamore High School Volleyball 3rd Place in State

Sycamore High School Football Quarter Finalist

Sycamore Boys Cross Country Team 10th Place in State

Wrestling Ranked 4th In State

Rotary Student of the Month

Each month the Sycamore Rotary Club chooses a “Student of the Month.”  This is an honor worthy of celebration.  A great deal of perseverance and commitment is necessary to earn this level of recognition.  These students have exhibited excellence in one or more areas of the district’s “Strategic Design Plan,” specifically in the section titled “Core Values.”  The Core Values represent the foundation of ethical and moral behavior, which we expect our students to model throughout their lives. 

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the following students on having been selected as a Rotary “Student of the Month.”

September:      Ian Kates & Kristian Kates
October:          Nicole O’Connor      
November:      Jordan Mottet
December:       Greg Forsyth

Jordan Mottet	Greg Forsyth

Rotary Citizen of the Month

Congratulations to Joe Ryan who was selected as the Rotary Citizen of the Month. Mr. Ryan directs our Learning Readiness Physical Education program and is the Head Football Coach at Sycamore High School. Joe has been involved in education for over twenty years.

Faculty Member of the Month

Each month faculty members are nominated by students for Faculty member of the Month. The nominations are then voted on anonymously by the Department Chairs (based on what the students wrote about the faculty member). These members have had a positive impact on the education of our students and should be congratulated for their hard work!

September                   Jeff Villareal
October                       Rob Majerus
November                  Mike Lambdin
December                  Sara Turner

Mike Lambdin	Sarah Turner

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