Take a Look at Palatine High School Palatine High School has a tradition of excellence, pride and school spirit. The facts below are some of the many reasons for “Pirate Pride!” • Palatine High School (PHS) opened in 2019 and 183 members of the day in the Student Success Center as the first high school in the Class of 2019 earned over 2.8 (SSC). Additionally, the SSC is open Palatine-Schaumburg Township million dollars in scholarships. before and after school to provide area in 1875. PHS is part of The total amount of scholarship extra academic assistance. PHS Township High School District money includes 1 year academic also offers free PSAT and SAT 211, one of the largest high school awards, full tuition awards, private preparation classes. districts in the state. The current scholarship awards as well as enrollment is 2,666 students. athletic scholarships. • The PHS Media Center is open for students before school each day • Located on 60 acres, PHS has 4.36 • 88 percent of the class of 2019 school at 7:15 a.m. and after school acres of roof, 11.5 acres of parking reported that they plan to attend until 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday. lot, 442,000 square feet of building either a two- or four-year college. The facility closes at 3:30 p.m. on space, all classrooms have been Friday. The recently remodeled equipped with newer technology and • The 2019 National Merit Winner facility offers student a variety of designated as “media rich”, and all was Aaron Kleinschmidt. options for individual study and group students receive an iPad as a learning • Homeroom: The mission work. Please visit the Media Center’s tool. The current building was of homeroom is to improve website, for more information about completed in 1977. An addition of communication with students, the facility along with a wide variety the east gymnasium was completed boost school spirit and create a of online resources and reading in 1997, an addition containing 26 more consistent weekly schedule. recommendations classrooms was completed in 2002, Homeroom uses a student run TV • PHS has pioneered programs for media center and pool remodel in station to produce announcements 2017. students with both intellectual and highlight student and school disabilities and orthopedic • PHS has twice been recognized by achievements through our FRIDAY impairments including the first the U. S. Department of Education SHOUT OUT edition. adaptive physical education program with the Blue Ribbon School of • Harper Writing Contest Winners: in . PHS currently serves Excellence award. This award is Drama - Maggie Walsh, 1st Place; students with special needs from presented to exemplary high schools Katie Barclay, 2nd place; Allison across District 211. that demonstrate excellence in DeRamos, 3rd place. Essay – community support, curriculum, • The PHS English as a Second Emma Raby, Honorable mention. Language Department serves leadership, parent involvement, Fiction – Amelia Kolany, 1st student achievement, and teaching students from a variety of linguistically place; Hannah Newton, 2nd place; and culturally diverse backgrounds. • PHS athletic teams have won 19 Megan Obernesser, 3rd place; The ESL Department offers five IHSA state championships and Scott Berg and Erin Oleksak, levels of ESL classes, which are over 60 state trophies. Honorable mention. offered in a small setting to provide the maximum level of support. This • PHS Offered 26 Advanced • IHSA Journalism: In 2018-2019, Cutlass news staff earned 28 year, a new program for newcomers to Placement Courses in the 2018- the country has been created to allow 2019 school year. In May, 2019 awards including: first place in Best Digital Publication from for a smoother transition to American 1397 Advanced Placement exams schools. This program is called were taken by Palatine High School IJEA and Golden Eagle for Overall Excellence from NISPA. Caitlin Beginning English Literacy. Each Students. 999 exams earned scores year students take the ACCESS test to of “3” or higher. Preuss (’19), Evan Waller (’19), and Kat Campion (’19) qualified monitor their language development. • All PHS teachers are certified in for state and then placed third in In addition, the department raised their subject area and over 70% the Video News category; Joann over $1000 for the Alejandro Diaz have master’s degrees. PHS’s 200 Diep (’19) qualified for state in the Memorial Scholarship which is teachers have over 2500 years of Editorial Writing category; David given to two deserving seniors who experience working with students! Godsey (’19) qualified for state in received services from ESL. PHS also has over thirty National the Infographics category. • The PHS Auto Technology Program Board Certified Teachers. • Math, English, and Science tutors was the first high school program • PHS had 84 Illinois State Scholars are available every period of the Turn the page for more facts about Palatine High School More reasons for “Pirate Pride!” in Illinois to be granted national students have become A+ Computer community and is staffed by PHS recognition and program certification Repair technicians by successfully students who have completed a by the National Automotive passing the test. Students have course in early childhood studies Technician’s Education Foundation. access to TestOut online curriculum and education. Automotive Technology students which helps prepare them for the A+ have the opportunity to prepare for Certification Exam. TestOut is the • PHS had over 65 students enrolled ASE certification exams. Every leader in online labs for students and in the Education Internship year, several students take (and with the LabSim software, students program for the 2018-2019 school pass) these exams which give them experience a broad range of content year. Students intern at PHS, Jane credentials they can use to get a job in the simulated environment. Addams, Lincoln and Lake Louise and can count for college credit as In addition, classroom labs are Elementary schools where they well. dedicated to assuring students get the work hands on with a teacher to appropriate hands-on experience. learn about the world of education. • Students that enroll in Advanced Manufacturing Technology • This school year, Junior and Senior • Students enrolled in Early program offered in the Applied students taking the T346/T446 Childhood Studies have the Technology Department will Building Construction class will opportunity to earn the Level 1 have the opportunity to pursue be starting construction on a two Credential in Early Childhood certifications from the National story house located in Palatine. Education. This past year several Institute of Metalworking Skills Upon successful completion of the students earned this credential and the Manufacturing Skill course students will earn Harper through Gateways to Opportunity Standards Council. Students that College credit. where they learned about the daily successfully complete three years of practices of high-quality child care the D211 Advanced Manufacturing • This year will be the third year of practitioners. This credential is for Technology may obtain 22 hours running the M296/T296 Geometry students interested in entering the of dual credit with . in Construction course. It is a field of early-childhood and school- Several students in the program co-taught class between a Math age care. have obtained an internship or and Applied Technology teacher where students learn to apply • All Palatine High School seniors apprenticeship with manufacturing are required to complete a project companies this past summer. Geometry and Construction topics through the building of a significant that teaches them about community • Engineering students in the Applied construction project. The Geometry service and volunteerism as a part of Tech Department and Winston content matches that of the other the curriculum of their senior year Junior High students will be Geometry courses taught in the social studies class. They can choose working together in our STEM Math Department, and prepares to do 20 hours of volunteering at a initiative by collaborating in a semi- students for the subsequent Algebra service agency or interview service annual Vex Robotics competition. 2 courses. Students will be exposed agencies and write a paper about Approximately, 150 Project Lead the to and gain hands-on experience in the topic. Many Palatine seniors Way (PLTW) engineering students the following areas of Construction: have gone above and beyond this will be competing in this year’s safety, framing, HVAC, plumbing, requirement volunteering at local competition. This program will help roofing, windows, exterior doors, senior citizen facilities, serving as prepare students for future success and siding. mentors for children in an I-Compete in Science, Technology, Engineering program, volunteering with local and Math fields. • This spring the Project Lead forest preserves, park districts, or the Way Engineering Students the Palatine Opportunity Center and • In the Applied Technology will be heading down to Illinois many more! This year’s graduating Department, the T273: Computer State University for the State class volunteered over 10,000 hours Repair course curriculum includes Technology Day to compete in to serve their community. standards of the internationally several engineering competition. recognized A+ Computer Repair • Palatine High School students Certification test. The CompTIA • Pirate Pete Preschool will celebrate can get involved in a mentoring A+ Certification is a certification its 42nd anniversary at PHS this year. program called I-Compete. With that allows students to become The preschool runs both a fall and this program, elementary and middle experts in maintenance of PC’s, spring session and has an enrollment school students visit Palatine to mobile devices, laptops, operating of 30 little “Pirates”. The preschool attend sporting events, activities systems and printers. Several PHS serves both the staff as well as the Turn the page for more facts about Palatine High School More reasons for “Pirate Pride!” and productions while being paired Kimberly Palmiter Littlefield, community agencies, and the PHS up with a high school mentor. Over Ph.D.; adventurist Suzanne Nance; Pirate Boosters. 50 students volunteered with the NHL Official,Andrew McElman; program in different capacities Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. • PHS’s annual Fiesta Del Sol Dance throughout the year working with Julia Bonner; firefighter/paramedic is a cultural extravaganza featuring over 60 children from the Palatine Robert Falardeau; American ethnic food from community community. This school year, we fashion designer, Maria Pinto, vendors, music, children’s crafts, will add a new part of the program Retired District 211 Assistant and dance. School dance groups just for middle school students Superintendent of Personnel, Don and area dance troops perform called “Future Pirate School” this Skinner, Radio Talk Show host traditional Latino dances to start activity will bring 50 future Pirates and political commentator, Keith off the night, and we end with an to PHS every other Wednesday Larson, Business executive and open dance floor and DJ. Open where they will visit teams, clubs entrepreneur, Chad Zamarin; to community members and their and activities to see what being Retired Naval officer families. a Pirate in competitive activities Captain Louis J. Schager; The 2019 • PHS students and staff participate and sports is really like! Coaches, distinguished graduate recipient is in many charitable events each sponsors, and high school students fallen Marine Corporal Christopher year. Last year PHS donated 196 will volunteer to work with these J. Boyd. units of blood through our blood kids at each event! • American Sign Language Club drives. Student Council adopted • PHS honors accomplished alumni is an opportunity for students 100 angels through the Adopt an with Distinguished Graduate to learn and practice American Angel program. Awards. Among the recipients are Sign Language (ASL) in a low • PHS features a state-of-the-art suite former PHS students TV broadcaster stakes environment. Alyssa Moreno which houses a modified restroom, Carol Marin; FBI agent Terrance (English) along with an array of adapted classroom equipment and Heke; publisher Robert Paddock; students from PHS decorated a room various assistive technology to help U.S. Attorney Anton Valukas; for the PHS community Trick-or- support the educational needs of former professional football star Treating event to help teach ASL students with disabilities. Leonard Rhode; automotive to the attendees. The club also engineer Robert McKee; former ran concessions at football and • The Educational Life Skills historian Florence Parkhurst; games to practice using Program includes functional physician James Ekeberg; the signs they learned throughout academic and independence skills businessman Paul Schrage; the year. This year, ASL club hopes for students with Intellectual former District 211 Superintendent to participate in Deaf Community Disabilities. This program has been Dr. Richard Kolze; Doctor of events in the area and continue to previously awarded the prestigious, Veterinary Medicine Mary Claire put their knowledge to use. They “Those Who Excel” Award from the Scollary; Village of Palatine also hope to be able to perform Illinois State Board of Education President Rita Mullins; Director of the National Anthem or other in recognition of implementing the Bio-Technology Research/Johnson songs for the school and work to best programs for students with Space Center Dr. Glenn Spaulding; bring awareness about the Deaf disabilities. actor/playwright Benjamin Siegler; Community. In September, we will • The Adult Transition Program, President/Blue Cross Blue Shield have a guest speaker from Deafinitely an extension of programming for of Illinois Ray McCaskey; former Dope performing interpreted songs students served in the Educational Palatine fire chief Orville Helms; during lunch periods and helping to Life Skills Program is in its eleventh quadriplegic youth basketball teach sign language through music. year of programming at PHS. coach/businessman Steve Herbst; No experience necessary in order to ATP content focuses on providing NASA engineer Jane Daugherty be a part of the club. Come start to students who have previously Runkle; civil volunteer/historian have the conversation. met graduation requirements with Ralph Schroeder; U.S. Attorney functional community-based, Ricardo Meza; owner of Plote • Over 1,000 elementary students transition-based and vocational Construction Raymond Plote; attend PHS’s Halloween Trick- experiences leading to greater Deputy Governor of Illinois Sheila or-Treat Night each year. School independence and engagement in Nix; Master Sergeant James R. clubs and sports teams decorate the community and in society. Woods, USMC and Rear Admiral classrooms and hand out candy donated by local stores, businesses, James P. McManamon, USN; Turn the page for more facts about Palatine High School More reasons for “Pirate Pride!” • PHS offers many activities that • The Business Incubator class • The PHS Pirate Booster Club’s provide avenues for school provides students who have an mission is to support the students, participation for students with entrepreneurial vision with the faculty and administration at special needs. These activities unique opportunity to learn necessary Palatine High School in an effort to include the Best Buddies Club, components to take a business idea enrich every student’s high school Special Olympics, Pep Squad, and follow it through to fruition. experience. Last year the PHS Pirate PAC Club, On Our Own Club, The Incubator program will bring Boosters were able to donate almost Special Art Club and Alpha Tau creativity, innovation, and expert $95,000 towards scholarships Pi Club. entrepreneurial guidance together and grants. Grants were given for in one course that allows students classroom instructional material, • Our Project Excel Leadership and to jump-start their business ideas services and initiatives based on the Efficacy class provides students before they graduate high school. input of faculty and administration. with several service learning The class culminates in a district- opportunities designed to make a wide competition for real start-up • Your Boosters are off to a great difference in the community and money. For the past three years, start; however, our success is beyond. Infused in the curriculum students from Palatine High School only possible when parents are study skills, communication won over $55,000 to help start the become involved. Please consider techniques self-management tips, business they created in class. joining and becoming part of a and group dynamics principles. great organization dedicated to Throughout the course, students • Business Education students, our students by contacting our engage in meaningful classroom in conjunction with Northern membership team at membership@ lessons that extend beyond the walls Illinois University’s College of phspirateboosters.com. Volunteer of academia. In recent years, this Business, have won three first place opportunities are always available class has taken on a leadership role awards and $7,500 in cash prizes and range from helping at one in organizing, hosting, and running competing in finance valuations and event to becoming a Committee Special Education Field Day where entrepreneurship events. Taking a Chair. If you’re interested in well over 100 special education variety of business classes offered volunteering in any capacity, please students descend upon Palatine at Palatine High School prepared contact our volunteer coordinator, High School from Hoffman Estates, students well to compete against Laura Lazicki, at volunteer@ Hersey, Schaumburg, and Kirk many other schools in the state phspirateboosters.com. To learn schools for an afternoon of outdoor not only at NIU, but also at the more about the Boosters please visit games, dancing and crafts. Giving University of ’s Financial us at www.phspirateboosters.com or back to the community and school Education Initiative hosted at Facebook at www.facebook.com/ is one of the foremost purposes of Navy Pier, and Econ Illinois’s phsboosters. this course. Personal Finance Challenge hosted at Chicago’s Federal Reserve Bank.

Take a Look at Palatine High School Activity and Athletic Success “Some succeed because they were destined to, but most succeed because they were determined to.” • Girls’ : Our 2019 Palatine conference players including MSL Team Roster: Chase Friel, Mandy Softball was the first Palatine West Player of the Year, Grace Logan, Emily Brinckerhoff, Grace softball team in history to win Huff. The team’s accomplishments Huff, Rhiann Dick, Anna Selleck, the MSL conference. Our team also include five all-area players Kaitlyn Reed, Amanda Stanczuk, finished with a season record of and four all-state players. The Emily Parrott, Kelly Beach, Kayla 29-3 and a conference record of 16- all-state players include: Grace Courtney, and Caitlin Williams. 0. We also earned our 8th Regional Huff, First Team, Rhiann Dick and Head Coach: Nicole Pauly Capalbo Championship in the program’s Amanda Stanczuk, Second Team Assistant Coaches: Kristen history. In all the team had five all- and Kaitlyn Reed, Third Team. Turn the page for more Pirate Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . Proffitt, Nick Pauly, Kelli Burke • Girls’ : Maggie • The PHS Orchestras took their and Debbie Madaj. O’Brien was All-Conference. She first European Tour to Germany had over 121 goals, becoming only and Austria during spring break • Boys : Boys Lacrosse has the 4th PHS girl in history to eclipse of 2019. Student enjoyed its best season in years and has over 100 goals in a season. exploring the countries and 60 players in the program, many performing in historic venues such who are trying the sport for the first • Principal’s Scholar Athletes of as the Capuchin Church in Vienna. time. Seniors Sam Russchenberg the Year were Leah Bradley, Several students were recognized heads to play at North Central Dominique de Fiesta, Jessica for their musical achievement: Tess College and Cormac McGrath Streepy, Grace Huff, Molly Boghossian (viola) and Hayden heads to Calvin College Kleinfeldt, Amelia Kolany, Williams (cello) were selected for Curtis Mc Lennan and John the ILMEA District 7 Orchestra • Boys’ : The Wang. Gymnastics team finished 4th and the following students in conference. Freshmen Trey • Athletes of the Year were Grace successfully auditioned for the Wilcox and Dominica Filichia Huff and Curtis Mc Lennan. 2019 D211 Honors Orchestra: Tess both placed in the top 10 in the Boghossian (viola), Leah Bradley all-around competition. Seniors • The PHS Band Program (cello, Class of 2018), Ashley Christian Waller and Jon Tellez continues to strive for excellence Hallier (violin), Connor LaSalle were named to the senior all-star through performance opportunities (violin), and Hayden Williams team. throughout the school year. This (cello). year’s halftime show is “West • Boys’ Track: The team finished Side Story”, which features • PHS Modern Music Masters or Runner Up out of 6 teams at the music from the 1957 musical Tri-M chapter donated $750 last weather shortened Palatine Relays such as “Tonight”, “America”, year to the Swansboro Middle just 5 points out of first (114 to “Maria”, “Cool”, “One Hand, School Tri-M chapter for hurricane 109). The Frosh Soph team had One Heart” & “Somewhere”. relief. Save the date on November a Championship at the 8 team This spring break the band and 15th for their sing-a-long movie Libertyville Relays and a Runner choir programs will be heading night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Up finish at the 10-team Lake down south to New Orleans, Proceeds will be donated to a local Forest Invitational. Louisiana to perform in Jackson charity. Students from the class of Square and at Tulane University. 2018 who represented Tri-M at the • Boys’ : Finished 1st PHS Band students continued to state music educators conference at the HEHS tournament, 1st at receive recognition for exceptional were: Zoe Vukelich (president), our own tournament, and 2nd musicianship, including ILMEA Leah Bradley (historian), and in the Libertyville tournament. District 7 participants senior Rachel Heikkinen (board member). Senior, Curtis McLennan, was Phoebe Domanus (French horn, named male athlete of the year. • The PHS Choir Program will be orchestra). The Wind Symphony very active in the 2019-2020 school Ben Rinella was named the USA had a superb performance at the Midwest Player of the Week of year. In addition to our regularly Eastern Illinois University Concert scheduled concerts December 6, April 21st. Ben Rinella will play Band Festival in February. The Jazz volleyball next year at St. Norbert. March 12, and May 8, the choirs Bands performed very well at the will be performing outside of • : Girls took 4th place North Shore Jazz Festival and The Palatine High School. Midnight at Palatine and Hinsdale South Mundelein Jazz Invitational this Blues will be participating Invitationls. The sectional team year, where each group received in a special performance of consisting of doubles teams Megan a superior rating at each of their Considering Matthew Shepard at Obernesser, Noemi Trejo and performances, earning a total of the Ravinia Music Festival with Rhea Akhaury, Leah Bradley, and five superior ratings. Throughout director Craig Hella Johnson and singles players Litzy Gorostieta the year, several professional choir, Conspirare. All of the extra- and Priya Moorkoth participated musicians and conductors worked curricular groups will be providing in tournament to earn spots at the with the bands, including Dr. Bob entertainment at the Palatine State Badminton Tournament at Lark (DePaul University) and Kevin Miller (Retired D211). EIU. Turn the page for more Pirate Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . Oktoberfest Family Day, hosted addition, we still offer French and Show, the Illinois High School by the Palatine Rotary Club, on German as our other two languages Art Exhibition, The Palatine September 21st at noon. Members with three exchanges taking place Library Show, Arts-a-palooza and of Concert Choir and Women’s to Germany, Canada or France Moonwaltz Student Film Festival Chorale will be traveling to New and to a Spanish speaking country to name a few. Orleans over Spring Break with (i.e. Spain, Costa Rica, Ecuador, • Over 50 AP students from A389, PHS bands. We are very proud Guatemala, Panama and we will A499 and A599 took the Art of Divya Murali and Ann Marie be working on a service exchange Portfolio Advanced Placement Naylor for their acceptance into project to Puerto Rico for 2021). exam this May. Last year, over the ILMEA District 7 Senior We are excited to continue to offer 85% of our AP Studio Art students Chorus and Vocal Jazz ensemble, Spanish as a dual credit and provide earned college credit (scored a 3 or respectively. Treble In Paradise our students with an enriched better) for their portfolio exams. competed in the ICHSA acapella opportunity to learn languages. tournament last year for the first • At the start of the 2018-2019 school • This year our ELS special needs time and is looking forward year, the Science Department A100 Art Program celebrated to returning to competition in received the Alpha Anatomage their 14th show! This year’s February. This year is sure to be Table that is bringing Anatomy theme was Where the Wild Things a great year of music-making instruction to life for CNA and Med Are. The students made amazing with the students of Palatine High Terms classes. The Anatomage costumes and props. School choirs. Please come out and Table is the only fully segmented support our students at any choir • A super special thank you to the real human 3D anatomy system. event throughout the school year. Palatine High School Booster Students can visualize anatomy organization for their continued • This school year the World exactly as they would on a fresh generosity and support. Once Language Department will cadaver. Individual structures again, they sponsored awards for continue to offer AP Spanish are reconstructed in accurate 3D, our second annual PHS Senior/ Literature and Culture. PHS is resulting in an unprecedented Junior Art Invite as well as the one of two schools in the district level of real accurate anatomy, purchase of new equipment for to offer this course and the first a dissectible in 3D. Anatomy is the students. few years ago to take the challenge presented as a fully interactive, of adding this new course to life-sized touch screen experience. • Our PTV Broadcasting program our curriculum. AP Spanish The Table allows for exploration now has an official course number Literature and Culture is a course and learning of human anatomy A342. PTV had a great year where students are immersed in beyond what any cadaver could including a trip down state where enriched Spanish Literature and offer. This table, along with the Kathryn Campion, Caitlin Preuss exposed to cultural topics at the convertible Anatomage table that and Evan Waller won second in collegiate level. World Language was received the year prior, will state at NHS for news broadcasting. Day was a huge success with provide students with the same • Be sure to check out the new both students and adult speakers anatomy learning opportunities and improved Art department sharing their experiences about found in colleges and medical website http://phsartdepartment. their travels around the world. We schools. wixsite.com/ home for the latest also celebrated many inductees • The Palatine High School Art happenings. And follow us on to our World Language Honors department continues to provide instagram @palatinehsart or Program given to students who its students with many opportunities twitter @PHSartdept have maintained a B+ average in all for exhibition, scholarship and of their language classes and have • PHS PEP Squad is a performance college and career readiness. shown commitment by enrolling group integrating special needs This Spring, Palatine Art Students in a 4th year. Our department students with our Varsity Poms and earned over 2.5 million dollars in continues to see success in students Orchesis/Dance Company teams. combined scholarship offerings. because we are able to enrich them They have performed at several with engagement to the program • The Art department participated functions including Homecoming, to help them come out ahead in multiple area Art shows and college and career ready. In including the Harper Area Art Turn the page for more Pirate Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . Royal Rally, the Amy Rudolph days, coordinating a fundraiser • Senior fashion construction Tournament, and PH floor hockey and football game for Breast students Maria Leon and Ruby tournament. Cancer Awareness, organizing Sotelo presented their original a drive to help 32 veterans who designed Little Black Dresses • Special Olympians at PHS are homeless establish their during a Jury Show Breakfast at compete in a yearlong sports homes, sponsoring 3 children for Harper College. program. Sports include: the Angel Tree, baking cookies Volleyball, Basketball, Power and making cards for a police • Ecology Club promotes Lifting and Track and Field events. officer appreciation day, having a Earth awareness by offering Athletes competed at the State bake sale fundraiser for a cancer environmental learning level for Power Lifting and Track treatment center, making fleece opportunities throughout the year. and Field and brought home many blankets for women and children In September, students completed gold, silver and bronze medals. The who take refuge at the WINGS conservation work by removing athletes are coached by students shelters, and volunteering at over invasive species for the Palatine in Special Olympics Partners 20 different elementary school, Park District in conjunction with Club. All PHS students can apply middle school and community the National Public Lands Clean- as a partner. events. Other favorite events up. In October, our students assisted with cleaning our local • Palatine Activity Club (PAC). Is included creating a “Halloween Room” at Palatine’s Halloween area through highway clean-up on open to all students in the ELS and Sterling and Northwest Highway. LLS programs. PAC participates Festival and hosting a fall party for senior residents at Greencastle of Throughout the spring, members in a variety of social and athletic designed a display and created activities including the PHS Palatine. Service Club members also helped organize Palatine’s first awareness activities to celebrate Homecoming, Halloween event, Earth Week at PHS. In April, five PAC Prom, and Spring Basketball Day of Service- at which over 90 freshman and seniors volunteered club representatives participated in Tournament. The PAC team was the annual North Eastern Illinois the 1st place champions in the Amy at local elementary schools on their day off of school. The Service Envirothon where they competed Rudolph Basketball Tournament on environmental topics. The held against Hoffman Estates High Club raised over $6,000 for Cancer Awareness research last year and club educates students and staff School, Hersey High School, and about the importance of recycling Kirk High School. logged over 1100 hours of service to the school and the community! through our comingled recycling • PHS hosted the 36th annual program in the café and paper Doug Verdonck PH Hockey • Family, Career and Community recycling in the classrooms. Tournament for hockey athletes Leaders of America (FCCLA) had 10 students compete at the • Speech Team Award Winner: in schools across the state with Aaron Kleinschmidt: IHSA disabilities. PHS team hosted state competition in Springfield on April 15th. Students competed Sectional Finalist in Impromptu seven other high school teams for Speaking and Dramatic the 2018-2019 tournament. in various Family and Consumer Science related events. We came Interpretation • π – RATES (PHS Math Team) home with four gold medals and • Debate Team State Award The team placed 10th overall at six silver medals. Winners: Lincoln-Douglas Third the State Math Competition this • Fashion Club meets weekly after Place Winner: Leeanne Smith; year, bringing home its first state Lincoln-Douglas Quarter-finalist: team trophy. The Junior Senior 2 school on Wednesdays in Room 158 for students with an interest in Krishna Tewari; Public Forum person team placed 4th in state, the Octo-Finalist: Valery Lopez calculator and Oral team placed fashion, DIY crafts, and creative activities and fun. Fashion Club and Rahul Kalle; Public Forum 6th and the Freshman/Sophomore Octo-Finalist: Aleena Qazi and 8 person team placed 8th. plans and produces a fashion show each year with the partnership of Shamoun Daudi; Public Forum • The Palatine High School Service local business. The Prom Fashion Octo-Finalist: Max Herod and Club served the community show in February featured dresses Pranav Pillai. in a variety of ways this year and tuxedos selected and modeled including organizing bus driver by PHS students. Turn the page for more Pirate and maintenance appreciation Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . • Orchesis is Palatine High School’s August, if you have any questions, eighth straight time. This past oldest dance club, and its members please email [email protected] year, students earned medals 52 are involved in many activities or [email protected]. times throughout the school year, throughout the year. The 2019- including the five medals won in 2020 dance club is involved • Cultural Awareness is a club the State Tournament. During the in the following events and which educates and celebrates regional tournament, the team opportunities: will perform in cultural diversity at PHS. Alyssa finished in 5th place. Our dedicated and present Dance Show 2020, Moreno (English), along with the team members competed hard which is themed “I Am”, dates of students from PHS celebrated and enjoyed every moment of the performances are February 13th & Chinese New Year by decorating tournaments. They made friends 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Altergott the hall way to spread awareness from other schools and had a great Auditorium; will perform with Pep of the holiday and have gone on time “doing” science and winning Squad at performances such as the field trips to be surrounded by the medals. Science Olympiad is Amy Rudolph Tournament and the culture. The club also decorated always looking for dedicated, PH Hockey Tournament. The team a room for the PHS community science-minded students to join will also participate and perform Trick-or-Treating event, adopted the team. in many other opportunities a family for the holiday gift including Homecoming, Variety giving program, organized cultural • The Certified Nursing Assistant show, spring pep assembly, and displays, and hosts the annual Program is one of the many dual the D211 Orchesis Winter Invite. Fiesta del Sol dance. Each year we credit courses offered at PHS. CNA Orchesis is a dance club that invites hosting World Fest, a celebration of dual credit is a high school course students who like to perform in cultures, during the school day as aligned to Harper College’s CNA any dance style to participate in well as a community Zumba event course taught at PHS. The students many performances throughout the to raise money for Blessings in a earn high school and community community and at the high school. Backpack. All are welcome to join college credit simultaneously. The Orchesis is sponsored by Krystal our club and help spread awareness students who have successfully Coleman (Physical Education of different cultures. completed the program are eligible to take the state certification test. Dept.) and Sarina Flores (Media • The PHS Scholastic Bowl team Center). If you have any questions, With certification, the students are had another successful season able to work as certified nursing please email [email protected] with a 65-21 record. They earned for more information. assistants in long term care the right to host an IHSA regional facilities, hospitals, clinics or even • Latin Dance Crew, coached by tournament for the second straight private homes. Many institutions Liza Sullivan (Social Studies) year, made it to the state level also require the CNA certification and Karina Vargas (Math), Masonic Bowl tournament, and as a prerequisite to Nursing performed in a variety of school had two students, senior John Wang Programs. The class provides a and community events this and junior Ryan Tsau, voted to the real life glimpse of health care jobs. school year. Their performances IHSSBCA All-State Team. The students practice clinical skills include: Dance Show, Variety • The Palatine Science Olympiad at a long term care setting earning Show, Danceapalooza, PHS Pep Team, sponsored by Carl Garrison, them 40 clinical hours. When assemblies, and Royal Rally. Latin Robert Heitz, Patrick Rauen, students work as CNA’s during Dance Crew were also invited and Alex Larson has been busy the summer or while attending to perform at Cary Grove HS, organizing and recruiting team college, the hours clocked as Harper College’s Sabor Latino members. During the 2018-2019 a CNA count towards patient Scholarship event, and Palatine year, the team hosted its sixth annual contact requirements towards Opportunity Center’s Cinco de invitational tournament with close future healthcare degrees such as Mayo event and participated in the to 1000 students participating from Physician Assistant Programs. The Trick or Treat PHS Community 56 different teams. The Science CNA students also learn life-long event. Latin Dance Crew allow Olympiad team participated in skills such as measuring pulse, students to showcase their talent four invitational tournaments, a respiration and blood pressure. All and passion through cultural dance regional tournament, and qualified CNA students are CPR certified. and truly represent the spirit of for the state tournaments for their Turn the page for more Pirate PHS. Open auditions for are held in Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . • The Chemistry of Foods program intervention that has the simple Can’t Judge a Book By Its Cover, provides students the opportunity goal of improving the climate of which was also the topic of our to participate in food preparation our school. Palatine’s PROMISE all-school assembly with guest while learning the scientific basis is a multi-faceted program that speaker, John “Ray” Donahue- of the chemical and biological includes over 200 students, two Grossman. In addition to the processes involved in the culinary or more selected from every homeroom lessons, PROMISE is arts. The class meets two homeroom in our school. That known for its “paloozas.” They consecutive periods and is team diverse group, the Student Summit, sponsored Lunchapalooza, a taught by teachers from the Family works with the staff members, who two-day cafeteria event designed & Consumer Sciences and Science are members of the Palatine’s to improve the climate in the departments. Students completing PROMISE committee, to develop cafeteria, a Health and Safety this course will attain Harper and coordinate the initiatives of the Fair, Artsapalooza, Danceapalooza College dual credit as they pursue program. The initiatives include and Bandapalooza. They also their Illinois Department of Public semester homeroom lessons, sponsored a fundraising drive for Health food safety and sanitation forums and all-school assemblies Blessings in a Backpack. Today’s certificates. The course provides . . . all designed to help students teenagers are bombarded with guided practice for students who learn and live the seven promises negative messages that come from are considering a career in the . . . Pride in myself, my school the media, their peers and the culinary arts while providing an and my community, Respect for streets. By taking a few minutes overview of the restaurant industry. myself and other, Ownership of each semester to address issues Students will apply what they learn my actions, Motivation to Do that directly impact our school’s through participation in Pete’s The Right Thing, Integrity in my climate, we can make a difference Café, an in-house restaurant, and life, Success . . . my goal, and on how our students think and act other catered events. Excellence . . . my aspirations. with the positive messages of the Each semester, a homeroom Palatine’s PROMISE program. • Palatine’s PROMISE: What lesson is developed to promote a began as a reaction to a bullying healthy school climate. Last year, survey that was administered to the topics included the following: our students and staff has become a Random Acts of Kindness and You school-wide tier 1 social/emotional

Take a Look at the Palatine High School Staff They are committed to motivating their students and colleagues “To Achieve – What Others Dare Not Dream.”

• Palatine High School currently Le- Mathematics, Erin Lindstrom- against the highest standards for has twenty-five National Board English, Erin Luzadder- accomplished teaching. Many Certified teachers: Craig Barnes- Mathematics, Eric Millstone- other PHS teachers are in the Mathematics Dept. Chair, Dana English, Megan Panico-English; certification process. Batterton-English, Samantha Kathy Petko-Mathematics, Dolen-Science; Sarah Dyson- Michael Ruta-Applied Tech, • The following departments have English, Pamela Fullerton- Robert Schuetz-Technology teachers with reading specialist English, Douglas Gross-English, Coordinator, Christopher Smith- endorsements: English has eleven, Joseph Grzybek-Math; Scott Science; Erika Varela-Family and Special Ed has four, ESL has two, Hagel-Physical Education, Nick Consumer Science and Kristine Science, Social Studies, Applied Hostert-Art, Seju Jain-ESL, Zaremba-World Language. The Tech, Business Ed each have one. Jennifer Krause-English Dept. NBPTS is a way for teachers Chair, Katie Kupka-English, Vinh to have their practice measured 8.2019