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!” Take a Look at Palatine High School • PHS offers 27 advanced placement • Students earned 6 awards for the “Palatine High School has a tradition courses. In 2017, 665 students took Phscutlass.com, Palatine’s student of excellence, pride and school spirit. 1,386 exams. news site. They also won 20 individual The facts below are some of the many awards and 7 students qualified for reasons for “Pirate Pride!” • All PHS teachers are certified in IHSA state Journalism competition. their subject area and over 70% have • Palatine High School (PHS) opened masters degrees. PHS’s 200 teachers • Math, English, and Science tutors are as the first high school in the Palatine- have over 2500 years of experience available every period of the day in Schaumburg Township area in 1875. working with students! PHS also has the Student Success Center (SSC). PHS is part of Township High School twenty-five National Board Certified Additionally, the SSC is open before and District 211, one of the largest high Teachers, with several others currently after school to provide extra academic school district in the state. The current in the certification process. assistance. PHS also offers free PSAT enrollment is 2604 students. and SAT preparation classes. • PHS had 89 State Scholars in • Located on 60 acres, PHS has 4.36 2017 and 190 members of the Class • The PHS Media Center renovation acres of roof, 11.5 acres of parking of 2017 earned over $3,600,000 in is complete! Students are enjoying lot, 442,000 square feet of building scholarship money. The total amount a state of the art media center and space, all classrooms have been of scholarship money includes 1 year adjoining media café. From student equipped with newer technology academic awards, full tuition awards, work rooms to cozy reading areas, the and designated as “media rich”, private scholarship awards as well as Media Center is a busy and productive and all students receive an iPad as a athletic scholarships. place! Please visit the Media Center’s learning tool. The current building website, for more information about was completed in 1977. An addition • 92 percent of the class of 2017 reported the facility along with a wide variety of the east gymnasium was completed that they plan to attend either a two- or of online resources and reading in 1997 and an addition containing 26 four-year college. recommendations. Hours during the classrooms was completed in 2002. academic year are 7:15am-6:00pm. • Emily Steinebrey earned the National • PHS has twice been recognized by Merit Scholarship in 2017 and Imani • PHS has pioneered programs for the U. S. Department of Education Ncube earned the Special Scholarship students with physical and intellectual with the Blue Ribbon School of award through the National Merit challenges, including the first adaptive Excellence award. This award is Scholarship Corporation. physical education program in Illinois. presented to exemplary high schools PHS currently serves students with that demonstrate excellence in • Homeroom: The mission of homeroom special needs from across District 211. community support, curriculum, is to improve communication with leadership, parent involvement, students, boost school spirit and create • The PHS English as a Second student achievement, and teaching. a more consistent weekly schedule. Language Department serves students Homeroom uses a student run TV station from a variety of linguistically and • PHS is one of 57 schools in the nation to produce announcements and highlight culturally diverse backgrounds. The to receive the New American High student and school achievements through ESL Department offers five levels of School award from the U. S. Dept. of our FRIDAY SHOUT OUT edition. ESL classes, which are offered in a Education. This prestigious honor is small setting to provide the maximum presented to schools that demonstrate • Harper Writing Contest winners were: level of support. Each year students excellence in innovative instruction, Emily Paul – 3rd place in Drama; take the ACCESS test to monitor their technology integration partnerships Jaclyn Hernandez – 3rd place language development. In addition, the with business and community, in Essay and Honorable Mention department raised over $1500 for the leadership for academic excellence, in Drama; Katheryn Jefferson Alejandro Diaz Memorial Scholarship and academic rigor leading to high – Honorable mention in Drama; which is given to two deserving seniors school achievement. Adrianna Jakubowski – 1st place in who received services from ESL. Essay; Sarah Gonwa – 1st place in • PHS has been recognized by U.S. News Fiction; Kathleen Kurrie – 2nd place • The PHS Auto Technology Program was and World Report and Newsweek as in Fiction; Ben Kontney – 3rd place the first high school program in Illinois one of the top high schools in the nation. in Fiction; Janaleigh Musynsky – to be granted national recognition and Honorable mention in Poetry; Alexa program certification by the National • PHS athletic teams have won 19 IHSA Osner – Honorable mention in Poetry; Automotive Technician’s Education state championships and over 60 Emily Steinebrey – Honorable Turn the page for more facts about state trophies. mention in Poetry. Palatine High School More reasons for “Pirate Pride!”

Foundation. Automotive Technology to see the student’s hard work. Upon • All Palatine High School seniors students have the opportunity to successful completion of the course are required to complete a project prepare for ASE certification exams. students earned credit. that teaches them about community Every year, several students take (and service and volunteerism as a part of pass) these exams which give them • This fall the Project Lead the the curriculum of their senior year credentials they can use to get a job Way Engineering Students will social studies class. They can choose and can count for college credit as well. be heading down to Illinois State to do 20 hours of volunteering at a University for the State Technology service agency or interview service • Students that enroll in Advanced Day to compete in several engineering agencies and write a paper about Manufacturing Technology program competitions. the topic. Many Palatine seniors offered in the Applied Technology have gone above and beyond this Department will have the opportunity • Pirate Pete Preschool will celebrate requirement volunteering at local to pursue certifications from the its 40th anniversary at PHS this year. senior citizen facilities, serving as National Institute of Metalworking The preschool runs both a fall and mentors for children in an I-Compete Skills and the Manufacturing Skill spring session and has an enrollment program, volunteering with local Standards Council. Students that of 27 little “Pirates”. The preschool forest preserves, park districts, or successfully complete three years of serves both the staff as well as the the Palatine Opportunity Center and the D211 Advanced Manufacturing community and is staffed by PHS many more! This year’s graduating Technology may obtain 22 hours students who have completed a class volunteered over 10,000 hours of dual credit with Harper College. course in early childhood studies and to serve their community. Several students in the program education. have obtained an internship or • Palatine High School students can apprenticeship with manufacturing • PHS had over 80 students enrolled in get involved in a mentoring program companies this past summer. the Education Internship program called I-Compete. With this program, for the 2017-2018 school year. elementary and middle school students • In the Applied Technology Students intern at PHS, Jane Addams, visit Palatine to attend sporting events, Department, the T273: Computer and Sanborn Elementary schools activities and productions while being Repair course curriculum includes where they work hands on with a paired up with a high school mentor. Over standards of the internationally teacher to learn about the world of 50 students volunteered with the program recognized A+ Computer Repair education. in different capacities throughout the year Certification test. The CompTIA A+ working with over 60 children from the Certification is a certification that • Students enrolled in Early Childhood Palatine community. allows students to become experts Studies have the opportunity to in maintenance of PC’s, mobile earn the Level 1 Credential in Early • PHS honors accomplished alumni devices, laptops, operating systems Childhood Education. This past year 72 with Distinguished Graduate Awards. and printers. Several PHS students students earned this credential through Among the recipients are former have become A+ Computer Repair Gateways to Opportunity where they PHS students TV broadcaster Carol technicians by successfully passing learned about the daily practices of Marin; FBI agent Terrance Heke; the test. Students have access to high-quality child care practitioners. publisher Robert Paddock; U.S. TestOut online curriculum which This credential is for students interested Attorney Anton Valukas; former helps prepare them for the A+ in entering the field of early-childhood professional football star Leonard Certification Exam. TestOut is the and school-age care. Rhode; automotive engineer leader in online labs for students and Robert McKee; former historian with the LabSim software, students • The Family and Consumer Science and Florence Parkhurst; physician experience a broad range of content Business Departments will be offering James Ekeberg; businessman in the simulated environment. In Practices in Entrepreneurships (PIE) Paul Schrage; former District 211 addition, classroom labs are dedicated again this year. In this course, students Superintendent Dr. Richard Kolze; to assuring students get the appropriate acquire skills necessary to become Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Mary hands-on experience. successful managers and entrepreneurs Claire Scollary; Village of Palatine and explore more advanced culinary President Rita Mullins; Director of • This past school year, Junior and techniques. A Latte Sweets will be Bio-Technology Research/Johnson Senior students taking the T346/T446 open for business every Friday morning Space Center Dr. Glenn Spaulding; Building Construction class were before school starting in February. They actor/playwright Benjamin Siegler; working towards the completion of will operate out of the newly renovated President/Blue Cross Blue Shield a two story house located in Lake Media center café space. of Illinois Ray McCaskey; former Zurich. The house was completed in early May 2017. Parents and community Turn the page for more facts about members were invited to an Open House Palatine High School More reasons for “Pirate Pride!”

Palatine fire chief Orville Helms; • The “Educational Life Skills • The Business Incubator class quadriplegic youth coach/ Program.” includes functional provides students who have an businessman Steve Herbst; NASA academic and elective curricula for entrepreneurial vision with the engineer Jane Daugherty Runkle; students with cognitive disabilities. unique opportunity to learn necessary civil volunteer/historian Ralph This program has been previously components to take a business idea Schroeder; U.S. Attorney Ricardo awarded the prestigious “Those Who and follow it through to fruition. Meza; owner of Plote Construction Excel” Award from the Illinois State The Incubator program will bring Raymond Plote; Deputy Governor of Board of Education in recognition of creativity, innovation, and expert Illinois Sheila Nix; Master Sergeant implementing the best programs for entrepreneurial guidance together James R. Woods, USMC and Rear students with special needs. in one course that allows students Admiral James P. McManamon, to jump-start their business ideas USN; Kimberly Palmiter Littlefield, • The Adult Transition Program, before they graduate high school. Ph.D.; adventurist Suzanne Nance; an extension of programming for The class culminates in a district-wide NHL Official, Andrew McElman; students served in the Educational competition for real start-up money. Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Life Skills Program is in its eighth For the past two years, students from Julia Bonner; firefighter/paramedic year of programming at PHS. ATP Palatine High School won $25,000 Robert Falardeau; American fashion content focuses on providing students and $20,000 respectively to help start designer, Maria Pinto, Retired who have previously met graduation the business they created in class. District 211 Assistant Superintendent requirements with functional of Personnel, Don Skinner, Radio Talk community-based, transition-based • The PHS Pirate Booster Club’s Show host and political commentator, and vocational experiences leading to mission is to support the students, Keith Larson. The 2017 distinguished greater independence and engagement faculty and administration at Palatine graduate recipient is Chad Zamarin in the community and in society. High School in an effort to enrich every for Outstanding Achievement in student’s high school experience. Last Engineering and Entrepreneurship. • PHS offers many activities that provide year the PHS Pirate Boosters were avenues for school participation for able to donate in excess of $100,000 • Over 1,000 elementary students attend students with special needs. These toward scholarships and grants. Grants PHS’s Halloween Trick-or-Treat activities include the Best Buddies Club, were given for classroom instructional Night each year. School clubs and Special Olympics, Pep Squad, PAC material, services and initiatives sports teams decorate classrooms Club, On Our Own Club, Special Art based on the input of faculty and and hand out candy donated by Club and Alpha Tau Pi Club. administration. local stores, businesses, community agencies, and the PHS Pirate Boosters. • The Business Freshman Leadership • Your Boosters are off to a great start; for Life class provides students with however our success is only possible • PHS’s annual Fiesta Del Sol Dance several unique learning opportunities when parents become involved. Please is a cultural extravaganza featuring designed to make a difference in the consider joining and becoming part ethnic food, music, children’s crafts, community and beyond. Students of a great organization dedicated and dance. School dance groups and have engaged in meaningful classroom to our students by contacting our area dance troops perform traditional lessons that have extended beyond the membership team at membership@ Latino dances to start off the night, walls of academia. In recent years, phspirateboosters.com. Volunteer and we end with an open dance floor the Leadership for Life class has taken opportunities are always available and DJ. Open to community members on a leadership role in organizing, and range from helping at one event and their families. hosting, and running Palatine’s to becoming a Committee Chair Special Education Field Day where (we are currently in need of persons • PHS students and staff participate in well over 100 special education to fill the roles of Concessions co- many charitable events each year. students attended from Hoffman chair and Craft Fair co-chair). If Last year PHS donated 218 units of Estates, Hersey, Schaumburg, and you’re interested in volunteering blood through our blood drives. The Kirk schools. Palatine Leadership in any capacity, please contact our Adopt an Angel program served 75 for Life students ran various sporting volunteer coordinator, Joan Scovic, children and 50 seniors this past year. events, prepared food, organized at volunteer@phspirateboosters. board games and crafts, and provided com. To learn more about the • The Physically Handicaps Program musical entertainment throughout the Boosters please visit us at www. at PHS features state-of-the-art event. Giving back to the community phspirateboosters.com or Facebook adaptive computer technology for and school is one of the foremost at www.facebook.com/phsboosters. students with special needs and houses purposes of this course. an OT/PT suite, modified restrooms, and classroom equipment adapted for students with physical handicaps. 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.”

• Football: Mackenzie Balanganayi, • : Varsity earned 2nd Place third straight year. PHS Band students Jack Grochowski, Andrew Martino, in MSL West Division, 5th Place in continued to receive recognition for Jake Moertl, Zach Oles, Johnny MSL Conference, 1st Place Palatine exceptional musicianship, including O’Shea, Dylan Tapia, Joshua Turner Sectional and sent entire sectional ILMEA District 7 nominees freshman were named All Conference. Zach oles, team to State at EIU. State Qualifiers Stefan Filip (concert), Kevin Holt Mackenzie Balanganayi, Johnny are Samantha Ortiz (SR), Jodie (concert and jazz), Adam Huston O’Shea, Jake Moertl, Andrew McLennan (SR), Rose Clement (JR), (concert) and Brian Sonderegger Martino, Josh Turner were named All Kamila Czyszczon (JR), Sophia Kics (concert). Kevin Holt is the first PHS Area. JT Streepy and Brody Muck (JR), Lily Morris (SO). Samantha Band student in history to qualify two received special mention. Ortiz and Kamila Czyszczon finished years in a row for the ILMEA All- top 12 Doubles Team in the State! State Honor Band, the highest band • Girls’ : All Conference ensemble at the festival. Throughout selections MidfielderKendra Lindell • Girls’ : 2017 Regional the year, several professional musicians (2nd year selection) and Goalie Janine Champions and finished the season and conductors worked with the Paquette (3rd year selection). 24-8. All Conference and All-Area bands, including Dr. Richard Fischer selections were Maddie Craver (3 (Concordia University), Dr. James • Boys’ Lacrosse: Brian Cygnar All year selection), Grace Huff (2 year Hile (Elmhurst College), Darryl Conference 2nd team attack. Corey selection), Sarah Grossman, and Johnson (composer), Brian Logan Ocock All Conference 2nd team midfield. Brittany Padden. All state selections (VanderCook College of Music), were Maddie Craver (2nd team) and and Mike Pinto (Elmhurst College, • : Jack Grochowski, John Grace Huff (3rd team). Brooke Bauer composer, guitarist). The Marching Streepy, and Evan Daly named all- will be playing and softball Band (including Colorguard and Poms) conference. Jack Grochowski and at Ripon University next year. will be traveling to Orlando, Florida this John Streepy named all area. Spring Break (March 24th-28th). • Girls’ : Ashley Helminski • Boys’ : Strong finish to the was Team MVP. All-Conference • The PHS Orchestras have traveled to season as the Pirate Gymnastics team selection was Meghan Woell. All- Memphis & New Orleans with Concert finished 4th in the state with junior Sectional selections were Ashley Choir in 2014, to New York City with Chris Lunsford taking 4th on the still Helminski and Meghan Woell. Band and Choir in 2016 and most recently rings. Senior Prakash Nigam finished teamed up with Fremd HS Orchestras to 2nd in the all-around, 5th on pommel • Principal’s Scholar Athletes of the travel to Los Angeles, CA during spring horse, and was the state champion on Year were John Streepy & Trevor break March of 2017. Several members floor, still rings, vault, and parallel bars. Hallier and Emily Steinebrey. of the orchestra have been selected to The coaches also voted Prakash as the perform with the Illinois Ambassadors of Illinois Senior Gymnast of the Year. • Athletes of the Year were Asuka Music in 2014 and 2016. You can catch Kawai and Zachary Oles the performance of the PHS Orchestras • Boys’ Track: Palatine Relays – Team at 12:00 PM on Sept. 16, 2017 at the Champions. New record by John • The PHS Band Program continues Palatine Oktoberfest Festival. The Elischer (Sr.) and scored 5th place in to strive for excellence through extra-curricular Chamber Strings has Stat ein the 300 hurdles. performance opportunities throughout performed at St. Joseph’s Home, Palatine the school year. This year’s halftime Senior Center, Friendship Village and for • Boys’ Volleyball: All conference show is “The Music of Earth, Wind and various community events. athletes were Matt Cooper and Johnny Fire”, which is performed at all the home O’Shea and all area athletes were Matt football games. A highlight this year for • PHS continues to expand the Modern Cooper, Johnny O’Shea, and Curtis the Marching Band will be performing Music Masters or Tri-M chapter, McLennan. Honorable mention all- alongside other high school bands at growing to 68 members during the area were Ben Rinella and Connor Nix. the Band 2017-18 year. This music national music Day halftime on September 2nd. Last honor society places an emphasis on • Boys’ Water Polo: TJ May was All- year, the Wind Symphony once again service and scholarship using the special Conference, TJ May, Dylan White competed at the IHSA Organization and Sean O’Brien were All-Sectional. Contest and received a Superior rating Turn the page for more Pirate from a panel of adjudicators for the Activity and Athletic Success More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . musical talents of the membership. in students because we are able to enrich by students in Special Olympics Community works include helping at them with engagement to the program Partners Club. All PHS students can the junior high concerts, leading tours to help them come out ahead. apply as a partner. for new students, and running clinics to help young music students. • Last year’s Special Education PAC • The PAC Basketball Team took 1st place students attended a prom and other in the 2017 Amy Rudolph Basketball • The PHS Concert Choir has received major social events with several area Tournament! Teams competing came high honor recognition in the past five high schools. from Hersey High School, Hoffman years winning Grand Championship Estates High School and Kirk School. awards in the Festival at Seas • The PHS Art Department had an PAC (Palatine Activity Club) is open competition and the Chicagoland outstanding year. Art students earned to all ELS and LLS students. Showcase competition held yearly in a combined total of over $600,000 in Arlington Heights. They have been college scholarship based on their artist • PHS hosted the 34th annual Doug featured on the WGN News, FOX merit. Students participated in over a Verdonck PH Hockey Tournament News, WFMT radio, and have recently dozen local area art events including for hockey athletes in schools across performed concert tours at the White the Illinois High School Art Exhibition, the state with physical disabilities. PHS House in Washington, DC; Pearl Harbor Harper College Art Show, Palatine team hosted seven other high school (Hawaii); Graceland (Memphis); St. Public Library Art Show, a new display teams for the 2016-2017 tournament. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans with located at the Palatine Village Hall and the orchestra); the Ryman Center and a STEM to STEAM sculpture event • π-Rates (PHS Math Team) The the Grand Ol’ Opry (Nashville); a 2015 sponsored by the Schaumburg Prairie team placed 2nd at the Regional school concert tour in London, and most Center for the Arts. Art teachers Nick Championship and placed 11th overall recently to New York City in 2016 with Hostert and Jessica Aulisio continue to at the State Math Competition this year. the band and orchestra. be an integral part of the Illinois and The Calculator team placed 2nd in state National Art Education Associations. and Brandon Canfield placed 2nd in • Students in the choirs heavily make up Our PTV news team continues to the state as an individual on the Pre the casts for the Musical and Variety develop new ways of celebrating what Calculus contest. The Junior Senior Shows, where Annie, Secret Garden is happening at PHS. This year student 8 person team placed 8th, The Frosh and The Addams Family received rave reporter Riley Ganka won the “Infinite Soph 8 person team placed 9th, The audience reviews. 2017 Outstanding Student Technology Pre Calc team placed 9th , Geometry Award,” for his work producing video team placed 11th, the Algebra 1 team • Choir, Women’s Chorale and Mixed clips using his touch chat. We also placed 14th and the Algebra 2 team Chorus perform in three yearly look forward to the results of our 38 placed 15th. concerts, where the entire public is students who submitted AP studio art cordially invited to attend. Vocal portfolios. Be sure to check out the new • The Palatine High School Service ensembles Midnight Blues, Treble in and improved Art department website Club served the community in a Paradise, and The Guys! Perform in http://phsartdepartment.wixsite.com/ variety of ways this year including concerts and for various events, public home for the latest happenings. And organizing bus driver and maintenance and private throughout Chicagoland. follow us on instagram @palatinehsart appreciation days, coordinating a or twitter @PHSartdept fundraiser and football game for • This school year the World Language Breast Cancer Awareness, sponsoring Department has begun a new program. • PHS PEP Squad is a performance 6 children for the Angel Tree, baking PHS is the only school in the district that group integrating special needs cookies and making cards for a police is running the AP Spanish Literature students with our Varsity Poms and officer appreciation day, making fleece and Culture course where students Orchesis/Dance Company teams. They blankets for women and children who are immersed in enriched Spanish have performed at several functions take refuge at the WINGS shelters, Literature and exposed to cultural topics including Homecoming, Royal Rally, and volunteering at over 20 different at the collegiate level. World Language the Amy Rudolph Tournament, and elementary school, middle school and Day was a huge success with both PH floor hockey tournament. community events. Other favorite students and adult speakers sharing events included creating a “Halloween their experiences about their travels • Special Olympians at PHS compete Room” at Palatine’s Halloween around the world. We also celebrated in a yearlong sports program. Sports Festival and hosting Halloween and many inductees to our World Language include: Volleyball, Basketball, Power St. Patrick’s Day parties for senior Honors Program given to students who Lifting and Track and Field events. residents at Greencastle of Palatine. have maintained a B+ average in all of Athletes competed at the State level for The Service Club raised over $5,000 their language classes and have shown Power Lifting and Track and Field and for Cancer Awareness research last year commitment by enrolling in a 4th year. brought home many gold, silver and and logged over 1300 hours of service Our department continues to see success bronze medals. The athletes are coached to the school and the community! More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . • Robotics Engineering Club worked the year. In September, students questions, please email kcoleman@ on a real world challenge with Northrop completed conservation work by d211.org or go to phsorchesis.com for Grumman. The challenge consisted removing invasive species for the more information. of creating a deployable solar heat Palatine Park District in conjunction shield. Students presented their results with the National Public Lands Clean- • DNA “Dance Group” Hip Hop to engineers at Northrop Grumman up. In October, our students assisted Dance Crew and Latin Dance Crew, and the Research & Development with cleaning our local area through coached by Liza Sullivan (Social Learning Exchange. As a result of the highway clean-up on Sterling and Studies), performed in a variety of student’s hard work and collaboration Northwest Highway. Throughout the school and community events this with Northrop Grumman, Palatine was spring, members designed a display school year. Their performances awarded 1st place in the competition with and created awareness activities to include: Dance Show, Variety Show, their design and technical presentation. celebrate Earth Week at PHS. The Lunchapalooza, Danceapalooza, PHS club also collected and sorted bags of Pep assemblies, Royal Rally, and Fiesta • Robotics Engineering Club will be paper for recycling during the end of del Sol dance. DNA and Latin Dance learning how to program and create new semester locker clean outs. In April, Crews were also invited to perform devices using Arduinos and Raspberry five club representatives participated at Cary Grove HS. DNA Hip Hop Pis. The students will be involved in a in the annual North Eastern Illinois Dance Crew and Latin Dance Crew Maker Space style environment where Envirothon where they competed on allow students to showcase their talent they can design, create and develop any environmental topics. and passion through dancing and both idea into a real world functional design. teams truly represent the spirit of PHS. Students will be able to utilize 3D printers, • Speech Team Award Winners: Open auditions for both groups are CNC routers, and a plethora of other Daniela Ugalde – IHSA Sectional held in May, if you have any questions, technologies to create and develop ideas. Finalist in Impromptu Speaking and please email [email protected]. Poetry Reading; Jessica Gul – IHSA • Family, Career and Community Sectional Finalist in Radio Speaking. • Cultural Awareness is a club which Leaders of America (FCCLA) educates and celebrates cultural had 13 students compete at the state • Debate Team State Award Winner: diversity at PHS. Alyssa Moreno competition in Springfield on April 7th. Anand Shah – Quarter-finalist for (English), along with the students from Students competed in various Family Lincoln Douglas Debate and All PHS celebrated Chinese New Year this and Consumer Science related events. State Lincoln Douglas Team Captain; year with a field trip to Chinatown in We came home with seven gold medals Gabrielle Cervantes - Octa-finalist to experience the festival and six silver medals. for Lincoln Douglas Debate. parade and enjoy traditional cuisine. The club also decorated a room for • Fashion Club meets weekly after • Orchesis is Palatine High School’s the PHS community Trick-or-Treating school on Wednesdays in Room 158 dance club, and its members are involved event, adopted a family for the holiday for students with an interest in fashion, in many activities throughout the year. gift giving program, and organized the DIY crafts, and creative activities The 2017-2018 team is involved in the annual Fiesta del Sol dance. All are and fun. Fashion Club plans and following events and opportunities: will welcome to help spread awareness of produces a fashion show each year perform in and present Dance Show different cultures with the partnership of local business. 2017, which is themed “Seasons”, The Prom Fashion show in February dates of performances are November • The Palatine Political Action Club featured dresses and tuxedos selected 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 7:00 pm in the (PPAC), led by Emily Hamman and modeled by PHS students. Altergott Auditorium; will perform coordinated the Student Election with Pep Squad at performances Judge Program, through which over • Fashion students Olivia Kochanowicz, such as Cupcakes for a Cause and the 75 students served as election judges at Cailin Reiss, Janet Sanchez, Karina PH Hockey Tournament. The team local polling places for the November Soto, Jackie Valero, Adriana will also participate and perform in General Election. Not only did these Espinosa, Cecilia Pereyra, Liz many other opportunities including students get a first-hand glimpse at Carbajal, Maria Leon, Ruby Sotelo, Homecoming, Variety show, Illinois democracy in action, but they were paid Dakota Poitra and Erika Hernanadez Dance Festival and the D211 Orchesis for their services by the Cook County designed and constructed dresses for Winter Invite. Orchesis is a dance Clerk’s Office! In the fall and spring, the Harper College Competition on club that invites students who like to PPAC registered 213 seventeen and May 19th. Stay tuned to see which perform in any dance style to participate eighteen year olds to vote with the student wins an award. in many performances throughout the assistance of the League of Women community and at the high school. voters. The organization also decorated • Ecology Club promotes Earth Orchesis is sponsored by Krystal the Social Studies hallway for the awareness by offering environmental Coleman (Physical Education Dept.) event. Among other events, PPAC held learning opportunities throughout and Sarina Ramirez. If you have any a debate watch party prior to the general More Pirate Activity and Athletic Success . . . election and coordinated a school-wide • The Certified Nursing Assistant • The Chemistry of Foods program mock election where students voted in Program is one of the many dual credit provides students the opportunity to an Electoral College simulation in their courses offered at PHS. CNA dual participate in food preparation while homerooms. credit is a high school course aligned to learning the scientific basis of the Harper College’s CNA course taught at chemical and biological processes • The Palatine Science Olympiad PHS. The students earn high school and involved in the culinary arts. The class Team, sponsored by Carl Garrison, community college credit simultaneously. meets two consecutive periods and is Robert Heitz, Kristina Jordan, Patrick The students who have successfully team taught by teachers from the Family Rauen, and Alex Larson has been busy completed the program are eligible to & Consumer Sciences and Science organizing and recruiting team members. take the state certification test. With departments. Students enrolled in the During the 2016-2017 year, the team certification, the students are able to work course will have a common lunch period hosted its fifth annual invitational as certified nursing assistants in long to allow for flexibility on production tournament with close to 1000 students term care facilities, hospitals, clinics or days. Students completing this course participating from 56 different teams. even private homes. Many institutions will attain Harper College dual credit as The Science Olympiad team participated also require the CNA certification as a they pursue their Illinois Department of in four invitational tournaments, a prerequisite to Nursing Programs. The Public Health food safety and sanitation regional tournament, and qualified for class provides a real life glimpse of health certificates. The course provides the state tournaments for their sixth care jobs. The students practice clinical guided practice for students who are straight time. This past year, students skills at a long term care setting earning considering a career in the culinary earned medals 55 times throughout the them 40 clinical hours. When students arts while providing an overview of the school year, including the three medals work as CNA’s during the summer or restaurant industry. Students will apply won in the State Tournament. During the while attending college, the hours clocked what they learn through participation in regional tournament, the team finished in as a CNA count towards patient contact Pete’s Café, an in-house restaurant, and 4th place. Our dedicated team members requirements towards future healthcare other catered events. competed hard and enjoyed every degrees such as Physician Assistant moment of the tournaments. They made Programs. The CNA students also learn friends from other schools, and had a life-long skills such as measuring pulse, great time “doing” science and winning respiration and blood pressure. All CNA medals. Science Olympiad is always students are CPR certified. looking for dedicated, science-minded students to join the team.

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.”

• All PHS teachers are certified in their Gross-English, Joseph Grzybek-Math; Zaremba-World Language. The subject area, and over 70% have Scott Hagel-Physical Education, Nick NBPTS is a way for teachers to have Masters Degrees. PHS’s 200 teachers Hostert-Art, Gina Hubbard-Math, their practice measured against the have over 2500 years of experience Seju Jain-ESL, Jennifer Krause- highest standards for accomplished working with students! English Dept. Chair, Katie Kupka- teaching. Many other PHS teachers are English, Vinh Le- Mathematics, Erin in the certification process. • Palatine High School currently has Lindstrom-English, Erin Luzadder- twenty-five National Board Certified Mathematics, Eric Millstone-English, • The following departments have teachers: Craig Barnes-Mathematics Megan Panico-English; Kathy Petko- teachers with reading specialist Dept. Chair, Dana Batterton-English, Mathematics, Michael Ruta-Applied endorsements: English has eleven, Anna Dau-Mathematics, Samantha Tech, Robert Schuetz-Technology Special Ed has four, Science, Social Dolen-Science; Sarah Dyson-English, Coordinator, Christopher Smith- Studies, Applied Tech, Business Ed Pamela Fullerton-English, Jennifer Science; Erika Varela-Family and and ESL each have one. Grapenthin-Student Services, Douglas Consumer Science and Kristine

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