Today we speak with Jacki Carrasco, director of the Huntley 158 gifted program, as well as Deena Reeves and Bruce Augustine, two gifted parents who have both served as chair of the Community Organization for Gifted Children (COGC), an organization that provides networking and resources for parents of gifted children.
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Fifteen Future Business Leaders of America members and advisers from Huntley High School attended the Sixty-eighth Illinois Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference at the Crowne Plaza,…
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A number of Huntley High School students spent their spring break exploring the historic sites of Paris, Normandy, and other areas of France through a travel abroad trip offered through…
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Huntley High School is among 100 middle and high schools from throughout the country listed by Getting Smart as “schools worth visiting” for educators. The list recommends schools that can “give…
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The weekend of March 16-18, 10 staff members from The Voice and huntleyvoice.com attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s annual spring conference in New York City. Back in October, staffers…
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Today HHS Principal Scott Rowe discusses the school's pioneering ALPHA Courses Blended Learning program. Through it, the school offers some 40 classes combining face-to-face and online work, from math to PE. Its successes have been documented by CNN.com, Parenting Magazine, and many other national and trade publications.
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Leggee Elementary School loved hosting singer/songwriter and semifinalist from The Voice for an assembly earlier this month! Kat, who overcame cysts on her vocal folds to achieve her singing dreams,…
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Two teams from Huntley High School formed an alliance that took first place at the McHenry County College countywide robotics competition on March 17, 2017. Take a look behind the…
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Today we speak with Phil Carter, Huntley High School band director, and three students from the school's award-winning bands. In 2016, the Marching Red Raiders took top visual honors at statewide competition. In addition, concert bands and ensembles have performed at a number of competitions, and students have received a host of top honors.
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With the addition of new intelligent moving lighting fixtures, the use of LED pixels, winches for automated flying scenery, and brand new state-of-the-art pyrotechnics, Marlowe Middle School aims to dazzle…
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Congratulations to the school winners of our 2017 Young Authors competition. In addition, we thank all of the community volunteers who lent their time to serve as judges for the contest.…
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Congratulations to our fall sport teams! The following teams qualified and received the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award. This award recognizes varsity teams that maintain a grade point average of…
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The Varsity Scholastic Bowl team upset Kaneland High School and Prairie Ridge High School to win the Regional Championship on Monday, March 6. With a tie going into the last…
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Ms. Sharkey’s AP Human Geography classes got the chance on February 21 to Skype with the executive producer of the Documentary Group and former 20/20 producer Kayce Freed Jennings about…
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About 75 students from Heineman Middle School, Marlowe Middle School, and Huntley High School are teaming up with the 50-person Sun City Concert Band for a public concert on Saturday,…
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On this episode of Huntley 158 Today we speak with Amanda Henk, a teacher who both was instrumental in the formation of the HHS Engineering Academy and is coach of the HHS Robotics Team. We also chat with three students and robotics team members about their experiences so far in the Academy.
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Huntley High School Thespian Troupe #6147 presents Fuddy Meers, a zany comedy intended for mature audiences only. The play, by David Lindsay-Abaire, follows Claire, who has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia…
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More than 40 students from Huntley High School’s Cooperative Education (Co-Op) class sat down with volunteers from the Huntley 158 staff and the local community to show off the job…
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Members of the District 158 Education Foundation recently distributed $4,567.14 to Huntley Community School District 158 teachers to support a wide range of innovative efforts to transform students’ learning experiences…
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Today we speak with three students and teacher Page Schwaschwary from the HHS Co-Op Program. The class pairs in-school study of skills such as communication, interviewing, and college and career prep with early release for students to work real jobs in the community. The program works with more than 100 businesses in McHenry County.
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The story of a Leggee Elementary student whose struggles with reading skills were overcome through the application of assistive technology has been highlighted by one of the industry’s leading companies.…
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Mrs. Laura Archambeau, 5th grade Teacher at Martin Elementary School, is the Star 105.5/Home State Bank Teacher of the Month for January. Below is the letter of nomination submitted by a…
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Today we speak with HHS counselor Julie Atchley and several students who have benefited from the school's adoption of Naviance, a leading online service that pairs students with college and career choices. Atchley says it is just one tool the Counseling Department uses to help students plot their post-secondary paths.
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Huntley High School’s first Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science (GEMS) event in January attracted 67 participants in grades 6-8 from Heineman and Marlowe Middle Schools. The event, which was…
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Leggee Elementary School recently received a $500 grant from the Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program on behalf of James Drendel, purveyor of the Drendel Corner Mobil location in Huntley. The…
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Today we speak with four students from the Huntley 158 LIGHT Program, which serves special education students ages 18-21 who have completed graduation requirements but delayed acceptance of their diploma. About 75% of students in the program are competitively employed through partnerships with about 40 local employers.
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Huntley High School’s groundbreaking Youth Residency Program in partnership with Centegra Health System was featured on WGN News January 24. The video below follows a few of the 24 students…
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Important dates: Adjusted Bell Schedule Friday, January, 27, 2017 to accommodate the Pep Assembly (see schedule »). Indoor Tailgate There will be an Indoor Tailgate in the Passive Commons area…
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Congratulations to eighth grader Lexi Radzinski, from Heineman Middle School, for winning first place in the 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest this month! To honor Dr. King,…
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Huntley High School has been working with staff, students, and families to prepare for the SAT Exam, which Illinois selected to replace the ACT as the statewide college readiness assessment. Associate Principal Shelly Kish joins us to answer your questions about the shift and share where people can go for more information.
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Sixth grade students at Heineman Middle School were honored to welcome Mr. Claudy Pierre-Charles, a native of Haiti. Claudy shared his experiences growing up in Haiti and emphasized the importance…
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Twenty-four students from the HHS Medical Academy are pioneering a medical residency program in partnership with Centegra Health System. Believed to be the first of its kind, the program gives students the opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals for several hours each week in departments throughout Centegra facilities.
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A Daily Herald article on Huntley High School’s groundbreaking Youth Residency Program, which launched in 2016 with 24 students receiving intensive hands-on experiences and mentoring from healthcare professionals at Centegra…
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Huntley High School’s groundbreaking Youth Residency Program, a partnership with Centegra Health System that provides 24 seniors with the opportunity to work side-by-side with Centegra healthcare professionals for at least…
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Does your child like to write? The Young Author’s program is a great opportunity for our Kindergarten through 8th grade students. The students who participate will have their books…
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More than 100 Huntley High School seniors recently were named to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s 2016-2017 State Scholars List for outstanding academic achievement. Selection to the list is based…
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Did you know about 10% of students in Huntley Community School District 158 receive some level of support from the Special Services Department? In this episode of Huntley 158 Today, Special Services Director Kevin Wolf discusses the breadth of services the department offers and areas of focus to better serve students and their families.
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Members of Huntley High School’s Voice and Chieftain staffs attended the National Scholastic Press Association/Journalism Education Association’s annual fall journalism conference in Indianapolis from Thursday, November 10 through Sunday, November…
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Huntley High School’s one-of-a-kind youth residency program offered in partnership with Centegra Health System has been featured in the Daily Herald. The article, which is the Herald‘s lead front-page feature across all November…
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Heineman Middle School sixth-grade students and staff members are once again teaming up with a non-profit organization to help bring clean water to people in Haiti. Last year, efforts led…
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Visit www.banddirectorlive.com/ to watch the Marching Red Raiders perform live at the Disney Parade of Bands Thanksgiving morning. Their performance with the Boston Brass will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m.…
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The successes of Huntley 158’s educational technology initiatives recently were highlighted in a feature in EdTech: Focus on K-12, a leading publication that explores technology and education issues that IT leaders…
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Huntley senior Kyle Ockerlund has written two books on computer programming, and he gained national attention for research he completed on the effect of school bell tone on student concentration. He was among 10 Illinois high school students who recently received the "Fifty for the Future" Award from the Illinois Technology Foundation.
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Students in the Huntley High School Medical Academy’s Youth Residency Program in partnership with Centegra Health System will contribute regular reflections on their experiences in the first-of-its-kind program on a…
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Marlowe Middle School band teacher Brooke Atlas tells us about her experiences teaching abroad in Israel, which she has done for several summers since graduating college. She tells us: "...if you're going to love students and show that you're there for them, they're going to always show love back to you."
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Students from Marlowe Middle School and Heineman Middle School split first place for their engineering designs at the National Fluid Power Challenge held at Harper College in October. The Challenge is an…
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Huntley High School’s music programs recently garnered a number of individual and program-wide honors. ILMEA District Honors Five band students and one choir student made Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA)…
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Download Press Release | Download High-resolution Huntley High School’s newsmagazine, The Voice, and its website, huntleyvoice.com, were recently named Crown Award Finalists in the high school hybrid category by the…
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On this "Halloween" episode, we speak with two students and the director from Huntley High School's production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth." We'll talk to them about the challenges of doing Shakespeare at the high school level as well as the fun of performing their swashbuckling take on the classic drama.
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