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A Look Back at Homecoming 2017
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For a school and community that is so steeped in tradition, homecoming is an extremely special time for Glenbard West. Homecoming gives us a chance to honor and celebrate our distinguished alumni as well as showcase the talented students that currently attend Glenbard West. Each year Student Council identifies a theme for Homecoming and works diligently to plan an exciting and action-packed week for students. The 2018 Homecoming theme is
Rockin' on the Hill - 1950's Rock Theme.
All the events and activities will be centered around this theme. One annual event that really highlights the theme is Hallway Decorating, where various clubs and activities are assigned a section of the school to decorate. Our students will be transported back to the 1950's as they walk the halls. Staff judges visit each section and award a club a prize for the most spirited and best decorated.
When walking around the campus, the energy and school spirit is almost tangible. West students get involved by dressing for theme days, preparing for the parade, decorating the hallways, and attending the Pep Rally/Bonfire built by our famous woodchucks. We welcome our alumni back for the weekend's festivities and expect our students to show their overwhelming support at all the events. Below you will find a schedule of events as well as the theme days for students:
Monday, September 17
Spirit Day: Pajama Theme
Lunch Activity: "Back to the Future" Movie (Cafeteria)
Tuesday, September 18
Spirit Day: Twin Theme
Lunch Activity: Rockin' Roll Karaoke (Biester)
Wednesday, September 19
Spirit Day: USA Theme
After School Activity: Hallway Decorating
Thursday, September 20
Spirit Day: ThrowBack Thursday Theme (1950's)
Lunch Activity: Games (Cafeteria)
Friday, September 21
Spirit Day:
Jersey Theme
Lunch Activity: Photo Booth (Biester)
Homecoming Events
Friday, September 21
Pep Rally (Biester Gym)
6:00 p.m.
Come support our activities and athletic programs at the Homecoming Pep Rally. The Glenbard West Cheer, Dance and Stepper teams will perform to get everyone in the spirit and ready for the Bonfire. The inaugural class of Distinguished Alumni will be announced.
Bonfire (Duchon Field)
Following the Pep Rally
The prestigious Woodchucks will be hard at work building the annual bonfire. They cannot wait to see the school and community come together!
Booster Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria)
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Join us for the Annual Pancake breakfast on
Saturday, September 22nd from 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria.
It is FREE for GBW students with an ID and $5.00 for community members. If you plan to come with a large group (10 or more), please RSVP to
Homecoming Parade (Main St.)
10:00 a.m.
This family friendly event showcases the best of Glenbard West past and present. Arrive early to get a good seat along the route.
Victory Bell Rededication Ceremony
10:30 a.m.
We have scheduled a brief rededication ceremony of the Victory Bell at 10:30 a.m. by the bell location. Thank you to the Classes of 1966, 1967, 1968, 1984 and 2018, who helped to restore this amazing symbol of our Hilltopper pride.
Alumni Tours (Glenbard West)
11:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
The tours allow alumni to revisit the very hallways they walked as students. They provide a trip down memory lane as well as showing off some of the recent additions and improvements made at West.
Varsity Football Game (Duchon Field)
Hilltoppers vs Downers Grove North
1:30 p.m.
Homecoming Dance (Biester Gym)
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
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Glenbard West Distinguished Alumni Award
This year, Glenbard West High School is celebrating it's 95th year. What better time than now to acknowledge and celebrate our Distinguished Alumni! This year, Glenbard West High School is proud to announce the Distinguished Alumni Award. We have created this recognition to honor and celebrate those former students who have left the hallowed halls of ivy and continued to embody our school's motto of "Pride, Tradition, and Excellence."
The 2018 Distinguished Alumni class includes eight Glenbard High School and Glenbard West High School alumni from six different decades: Mary Rohrs (1938), Lester Munson (1958), Bruce Capel (1961), Laurie Anderson (1965), Bobby Rahal (1971), Nancy Utley (1973), Thomas Gilardi (1986), and Caryn Capotosto (1993). Glenbard West is extraordinarily proud of the accomplishments and record of service represented in this group.
Please join us at the Homecoming Pep Rally in Biester (6:00pm on Friday, Sept. 21) and before the varsity football game at (1:15pm on Saturday, Sept. 22) as we honor and recognize our first class of Distinguished Alumni.
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Super Fans
Front Row: Ananda Patterson, Maggie Pasterz, Julian Garcia
Back Row: Caden Phillips, Colin Baker, Jessica Button, Natalie Ball
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Dr. Rebecca Sulaver, Asst. Principal for Instruction
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From the Assistant Principal for Instruction:
STUDENT RECOGNITION
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AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher
in AP Seminar and AP Research.
Patrice Labos
Alexander Truong
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AP Capstone Diploma
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP
Research and on four additional AP exams of their choosing.
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Grace Centeno
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Grace Davidson
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Hawraa Faisal
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Samuel Fenske
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Emily Gaertner
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Alexandra Gregule
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Julia Hall
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Brady Heller
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Anthony Lanzillo
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Morgan Lemke
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Lexie Ngo
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Julianna Nguyen
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Megan Nibbio
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Deep Patel
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Lily Shorney
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Jacob Smith
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Elizabeth Svach
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Avery Williamson
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David Wozniak
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Bailey Ytterdahl
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AP International Diploma
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on five or more
AP Exams in three or more subject areas.
Marika Tammaru
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National AP Scholar
Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all
AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
Anne Blatchford
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Joseph Chapski
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Ella Crowley
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Grace Davidson
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Alexandra Farmer
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Samuel Fenske
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Emily Gaertner
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Allison Galitz
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Matthew Hanna
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James Harman
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Samantha Harris
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Lorena Iannicelli
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Claire Kenwood
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Anthony Lanzillo
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Grace Larrabee
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Jackson Malec
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Luke Malek
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Katharine McGrath
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James McHargue
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Aliyah Mohiuddin
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Megan Nibbio
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William O'Brien
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Eleanor Ostroff
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Emma Pauer
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Lindsey Payne
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Kellyn Powers
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Tyler Ruckstaetter
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Teagan Ryan
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Zayd Saeed
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Gabriella Sanna
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Kaitlin Solak
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Samuel Travers
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Brycen Waitkus
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Zachary Wang
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AP Scholar with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams
taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
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Nicole Ambler
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Ethan Anderson
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Cade Bennett
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Eileen Billings
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Alex Bishka
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Blaise Bishop
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Emma Blackwell
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Anne Blatchford
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Peter Blatchford
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Claire Bletsas
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Grace Bouton
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Gavin Boyle
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Dominic Brisson
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Claire Burelbach
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Emilia Carlson
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Rory Cavan
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Ethan Cepuran
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Joseph Chapski
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Ella Crowley
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Malena Dailey
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Grace Davidson
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Jackson Detterbeck
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Nam Doan
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Jennifer Doran
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Benjamin Dziedzic
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Daniel Eichin
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Tessa Erickson
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Hawraa Faisal
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Alexandra Farmer
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Bennett Fate
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Sophia Fausey
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MaryBeth Feeley
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Samuel Fenske
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Barbara Flores
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Emily Gaertner
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Allison Galitz
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Lauren Galitz
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Francisco Gallardo
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Anna Gavrylko
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April Gaytan
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Emily Gibson
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Alexandra Gregule
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Syed Habibullah
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Abbey Hall
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Kelley Hall
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Matthew Hanna
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Emma Hanson
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James Harman
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Samantha Harris
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Samra Haseeb
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Joanne He
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Samantha Hedley
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Abigail Hoffman
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Katherine Hohe
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Anna Huibregtse
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Lorena Iannicelli
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Nathan Jensen
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Madison Jurgovan
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Benjamin Kelleher
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Claire Kenwood
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Alexander Kernagis
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Phillip John Knapke
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Calin Knudsen
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Nicholas Koprowski
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Neil Kotadia
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Christopher Lange
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Anthony Lanzillo
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Grace Larrabee
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Amelia Larsen
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Ahalya Lettenberger
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Carter Lindstrom
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Claire Lohman
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Jason Long
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Micah Love
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Jay Ludington
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Jackson Malec
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Luke Malek
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William Manzella
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Katharine McGrath
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James McHargue
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David Messerschmidt
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Isabel Milich
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Olivia Miller
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Aliyah Mohiuddin
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Molly Molloy
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Lily Montgomery
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David Morof
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Ellie Morrison
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Kelly Ngo
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Christopher Nguyen
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William O'Brien |
Jack O'Gorman |
| Aidan O'Keefe |
Hannah O'Shea |
Abigail Oberhofer
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| Grace Oh |
Eleanor Ostroff |
Sarah Pasinski |
Deep Patel
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Emma Pauer
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Lindsey Payne
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Cole Pearson
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Ryan Petersen
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Alec Pierce
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Kellyn Powers
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Elias Ramirez
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Benjamin Reifel
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Isaac Reynoso
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Katherine Rindler
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Joshua Rossy
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Natalie Rozak
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Tyler Ruckstaetter
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Logan Ryan
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Teagan Ryan
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Zayd Saeed
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George Salafatinos
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Gabriella Sanna
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Grace Scherer
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Kailey Schmidt
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Nina Schumann
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Darren Seaney
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Elisabeth Sear
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Benjamin Serrato
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Tristan Setterdahl
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Eve Shanahan
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Lily Shorney
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Katherine Short
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Wasay Siddiqui
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Claire Siebert
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Jacob Smith
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Kaitlin Solak
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Sarah Speizman
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Henry Stachowiak
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Alexandra Stolfe
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Jake Strauch
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Ryan Swartz
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Mary Swikle
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Alexander Szymczak
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Marika Tammaru
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Johnathon Tews
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Samuel Travers
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Erin Villmow
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Ashley Voigt
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Brycen Waitkus
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Zachary Wang
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Avery Williamson
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David Wozniak
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Ryan Wright
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Grace Yangas
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Bailey Ytterdahl
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Sameeha Zameer
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AP Scholar with Honor
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams
taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
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Sophia Alles
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Michael Altman
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Nikhil Amin
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Luke Andreasik
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Ethan Ang
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Matthew Atchison
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Alexis Ayala
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Shireen Baig
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Colin Baker
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Althea Belen
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Mallory Bissett
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Kaitlyn Bjerke
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Cooper Board |
Theodore Borkowski |
| Tyler Bruhnke |
Emily Carlson
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Karen Castaneda
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Catherine Cavanagh
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Nina Crawford
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Henry Curtis
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Logan Davies
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Claire Dibadj
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Abigail Dohrer
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Jack Emerson
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Grace Enright
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Erin Everson
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John Feeley
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Peter Fischer
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Lily Franz
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Rebecca Gathof
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Amanda Geballe
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William Gramlich
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Diego Guzman
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Julia Hall
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Amna Hassan
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Brady Heller
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Benjamin Hoppe
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Gisela Hoxha
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Elizabeth Hughes
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George Jackson
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Iris Joseph
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Chloe Kennebeck
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Yousuf Khan
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Kate Kissane
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Audrey Knapp
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Eliza Kochert
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Jack Krueger
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Cameron Kruse
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Julia Lane
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Morgan Lemke
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Bryn Lilly
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Angela Lutz
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Aqsa Mahmood
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Courtney McHargue
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Madeline Melton
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Alden Metzger
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Faizan Mohiuddin
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Megan Murphy
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Luke Nemec
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Lauren Nibbio
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Joseph Oliver
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William OmFeld
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Margaret Pasterz
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Jaleel Patterson
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Jack Phillipson
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Ian Repking |
Adeline Riley |
| Natalie Romano |
Cecilia Sanna |
Michael Scott
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Kinlung Seetho
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Bijoy Shah
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Wajid Siddiqui
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Emma Siemsen
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Arijana Sovsic
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Elizabeth Svach
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William Swiston
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Wesley Urick
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Gabriela Varela
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Morgan Vergo
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Alison Vogg
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Emma Wallace
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Dansen Wang
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Susan Whelton
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Sydney Wirtz
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Ashley Zayed
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Joseph Zydlo
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AP Scholar
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
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Ariba Abbasi
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Nia Ademuyiwa
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Sean Ahern
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Khadija Ajmeri
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Syed Ali
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Elliot Ambutas
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Noor Ansari
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Jack Ardell
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Elizabeth Bassett
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Ann Bertane
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Ishaan Bhagwakar
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Gabriel Billings
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Jacob Blatt
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Sarah Blatt
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Michael Boynton
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Hannah Brodner
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Ethan Brosnan
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Meghanmarie Buechner
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Merrik Campagna
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Francesca Campo
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Grace Centeno
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Shayna Chejfec
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Joseph Ciero
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Dain Colliander
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Antonio Cormier
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Elizabeth Corona
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Sophia Coronelli
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Joshua Crosby
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Kritika Dabral
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Adrian Del Valle
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Olivia Demeris
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Maxwell Dikker
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David Dillman
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Danato DiMarco
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Steven Domzalski
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Nicholas Dwyer
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Anna Ebl
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Anna Emerson
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Erin Fagan
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Rida Faiz
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Irfan Fazdane
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Richard Flewelling
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Connor Foley
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Griffin Foster
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Amy Gawrisch
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Iuma Godfrey
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Ryan Gorz
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Liam Griffin
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Joel Guadarrama
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Valerie Gunn
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Thomas Halkyard
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Kirsten Halverson
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Haley Hernandez
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Andrea Herrera
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Matthew Hoerster
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Timothy Holman
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Mark Horvath
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Connor Hryhorysak
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Alan Hung
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Huda Hussaini
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Cole Jenkins
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Maja Jukic
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Angela Kamenica
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Jake Kaslewicz
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Syed Kazmi
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Geraldine Kelderhouse
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Charles Kiker
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Lucy King
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Eric Kirchman
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Henry Knez
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Lauren Kowalski
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Kurt Krebsbach
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Kyle Krebsbach
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Charlotte Kreissler
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Jack Kreissler
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Riley Krudop
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Caroline Kuefler
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Patrice Labos
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John Le
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Matthew Le
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Hannah LoGalbo
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Nathan Loos
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Andrew Lopez
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Kelly Ly
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Patricia Madel
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Kelly Maganini
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Alexandra Maltby
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John Meinhart
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Eva Metz
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Elizabeth Mika
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Miranda Miscinski
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Samantha Moody
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Caroline Morawski
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Madeline Motz
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Emily Muchmore
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Rose Mugnani
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Katherine Mullins
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Octavio Munoz
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Lexie Ngo
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Julianna Nguyen
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Kaylee Nguyen
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Shannon Nibbio
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Luke Nielsen
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Peyton Nimsakont
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Matthew Nowinski
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Maeve O'Dea
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Emma Orr
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Jenny Pajova
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Eliza Pasterik
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Ananda Patterson
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William Pembroke
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Sydney Peters
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Kenneth Phillips
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Chase Pierce
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Marcus Pruitt
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Jason Quinones
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Emma Raczka
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Natalie Radziszewski
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Dimo Rashev
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Joshua Reifel
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Samuel Renkert
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Kendall Rewerts
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Ariana Reynaga
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Olivia Rosley
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Aiden Rudolph
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Molly Rueth
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Mitchell Ryba
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Alexandra Sanchez
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Zoe Sandacz
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Ryan Santangelo
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Sophie Schaffer
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Nathan Scheller
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Peter Schilling
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Elisabeth Schults
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Katelyn Schultz
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Charles Scott
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Yuvia Serna
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John Shapiro
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Francis Sheehy
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MeiXia Sindelar
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Angelina Slager
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Jack Small
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Lily Smith
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Maria Spengel
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Timothy Sproat
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Maria Stirb
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Johann Summers
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Abu-Bakr Syed
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Evan Taylor
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Sarah To
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Elinore Tolman
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Catherine Trant
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Alexander Truong
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Diego Villalobos
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Thomas Vondruska
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Sean Wachter
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Zach Williams
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Mikolaj Wrobel
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Sarah Wuertzer
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Matthew Yaniz
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Haley Yeager
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Kalen Yeager
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Cameron Young
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Sophia Zucchero
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Student's art to be displayed in Springfield
Glenbard West student Desiree Gawle's art will be on display in the Illinois State Capitol as part of Art Advocacy Day on November 28.
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Mr. Joe Kain, Asst. Principal for Athletics |
From the Assistant Principal of Athletics:
West has had a great start to the school year with so many student-athletes involved.
This fall, we have over 800 student-athletes involved in fall sports who are constantly striving for success in the classroom and on the playing fields. We are very appreciative of the entire West community that supports all of our programs. We have a constant schedule of home events throughout the fall, so please notice the most current schedules at http://il.8to18.com/glenbardwest.
Thank you once again to the West Boosters who support all of our students at West in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities. Please look to sign up and participate in some way on one or more of their committees. More information can be found at www.gwboosters.com.
Please note the weekend of September 21st and 22nd on your calendars. This is Homecoming at West and we look forward to showcasing our teams and school that represent Pride, Tradition, and Excellence. We will also have a short rededication ceremony of the Victory Bell starting at 10:30 a.m. by the bell location. Thank you to the Classes of 1966, 1967, 1968, 1984 and 2018, who helped to restore this amazing symbol of our Hilltopper pride.
Tentative schedule for Athletic Events Saturday, September 22nd:
9:30 a.m. Varsity Field Hockey vs. Naperville North at Memorial Field
11:00 a.m. Sophomore Football vs. Downers Grove North at Duchon Field
1:30 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Downers Grove North at Duchon Field
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Joe Kain
Assistant Principal for Athletics
joseph_kain@glenbard.org
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Ms. Linda Oberg,
Asst. Principal for Operations
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From the Assistant Principal for Operations:
Glenbard West campus is in a residential neighborhood with limited parking. Click Here to
view our parking maps on school days, after school hours and weekend events.
IMPORTANT TRAFFIC ALERT!!!
The Village of Glen Ellyn shared the following information about a construction project near Glenbard West:
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The
Taylor Avenue Underpass will be closed beginning Monday, August 13
. Installation of changeable message signs and detour signage will begin approximately one week prior.
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As the school year approaches, students and families must take note that the
Taylor Avenue Underpass will be closed to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic
throughout the duration of the project for safety. Public sidewalks will be available along the detour routes.
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The Park Boulevard construction from Fairview to Crescent will be substantially complete before construction begins on the Taylor Avenue Underpass, in order to minimize additional traffic congestion in the area.
Updates and alerts will be posted to the Village's social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as in the Village's e-newsletter.
Linda Oberg
Assistant Principal for Operations
linda_oberg@glenbard.org
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Drivers Education Parent Clinic
for current Drivers Ed students will be held on
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library.
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GLENBARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY
GWHS History is now ONLINE!
The GWHS Historic Society has been busy putting the history of the school online. Go to glenbard-west-hs-history.weebly.com. There, you can read about the history of the school, decade by decade.
Timeline of Clubs and Sports added
Take a look at a timeline of all the clubs and sports. For instance, did you know that cheerleading had male cheerleaders as early as 1949?
Have you ever heard of the790's Club? Besides aiding Glenbard's bookworms, the 790's Club had the duties of stamping and mending books, straightening shelves, and keeping the library in good working order. (Perhaps this was the new name of the Library Club.) As the 1958 Pinnacle describes, the name of the club comes from the types of books in the Dewey Decimal System's 790's section-games and pure fun.
66th Anniversary of the Homecoming Bonfire
Homecoming bonfire begins in 1952! We have also identified 1952 as the start of the annual homecoming bonfire. That makes this year's bonfire the 66th bonfire. In days past, students formed a torchlight parade and walked to the pile of wood, igniting the blaze. According to GWHS graduate Mark Luginbill, "After the homecoming pep rally at Biester, we lit the torches, marched around the lake and encircled the wood pile and threw the torches onto the pile starting the bonfire. Remarkably, this was all done, to the best of my recollection, without faculty/firemen supervision."
Apparently, 15 gallons proved to be just enough
fuel for that
many torches.
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From the 1949 Pinnacle Yearbook
Front Row: Stone, Muller, Wulff
Back Row: Satterlee and Bateman
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Photo from the 1955 Pinnacle Yearbook
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GLENBARD WEST'S THEATRE SEASON
2018-2019
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Fall Musical
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GUYS & DOLLS
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November 1, 2, 3
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Winter Comedy
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THE FROGS
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January 24, 25, 26
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Spring Play
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STILL LIFE WITH IRIS
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April 11, 12, 13
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SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
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Back Row: Tony Bergantino, Kate Culloton, Jeremiah Wiencek, Margie Kruk, Tad Keely, Mike Neberz
Front Row: Rhiannon Sieck, Chris Gladish, Beatriz de Ferreira, Natalie Rubino, Lissete Ochoa
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It's College Application Season!
The School Counseling Department is excited to officially kick off the college application season with several events for our upperclassmen. First of all, as of the date of this newsletter, we have over 100 college representatives coming to Glenbard West to meet with our students. Last year we had 230 by the end of the year so be on the lookout for our College Rep Visit Newsletter in your email inbox! Please encourage your child to sign up for some college meetings through Naviance. These are excellent opportunities for students to not only gather more information on numerous colleges while at West, but also to get a face to face meeting with the admissions representatives for specific colleges in which they may be applying. Also a reminder that the FAFSA application date is only a month away, available October 1st! Financial aid for college is on a first come first serve basis, so the earlier you file the better. There will be several workshops in the District to assist with this process if needed, including a breakout session at College Night on October 4th for Juniors. In addition, there will be FAFSA workshops for Senior parents on 10/1/18 at Glenbard North from 6-8 PM and 10/13/18 at Glenbard East from 10:30 AM-12 PM. Senior students can receive help with the FAFSA on 9/17/18, 10/10/18 & 10/11/18 at Glenbard West during lunch periods (more dates to be added).
School Counselors met with all their seniors on September 4th to review a detailed college application checklist and discuss the steps for requesting transcripts and letters of recommendation through Naviance. In addition, we reviewed the timeframe for admissions testing, essay writing, scholarship applications, and financial aid. Afterwards School Counselors began meeting with Seniors in small groups and/or individually to walk them through the Naviance and Common App college application process. We encourage all
parents of seniors to have a discussion with your child regarding the meetings with their counselor and work with your student on their Naviance account to complete the Parent Input Form in order to enrich the letters of recommendation counselors are writing.
For Juniors, counselors are continuing the developmental process of college preparation by visiting English classrooms between September 25-28 to work with students on college research and developing their activity resumes in Naviance. In addition, we will host the annual College Night on Tuesday, November 13th, so make sure you save the date! We invite all juniors and their parents to join us as we convene in the auditorium for a welcome prior to dividing into several breakout sessions throughout the building. We will hold sessions to learn more about the college admissions process, financial aid and a Naviance tutorial for parents. Stay tuned for a more detailed agenda!
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Dr. David Larson, Superintendent
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Safety is always our top priority
We value the trust
you place in us to care for the most important people in
your life -
your children - and we take many steps to keep students safe while they are at school.
Within the past year, we developed a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan, based on the Federal Emergency Management Association's National Incident Management System (NIMS) structure. Emergency procedures have been in place, but our Emergency Operations Plan provides more structure and clarity.
Let's look at some of our safety measures:
- Our faculty and staff have fostered relationships with our students, providing students a trusted adult to talk with.
- Every day, our student services team works with students to help them through challenges and monitors our students' well-being.
- We comply with drills required by the state, including drills related to fire, severe weather, lockdown, and evacuation.
- As part of our partnership with emergency responders, each year, we meet with police and fire agencies from throughout our district to discuss safety issues.
- Emergency responders train in our schools.
- We have a school resource officer at the school and a marked police vehicle on campus.
- Our school security team monitors Glenbard West's building and grounds, both in person and via surveillance camera.
- All visitors are screened at the main entrance and must provide a driver's license, which is scanned through a background database.
- During the school day, only the main entrance is open, and it is manned by security staff members.
- Staff members wear name tags and ID lanyards, and all students carry a student ID.
- Exterior lighting has been improved.
- As part of tabletop drills conducted with safety consultants, our staff rehearse procedures and react to a crisis simulation.
- We've extended the hours of campus security staff.
Our district-wide Safety Security Committee reviews each school's plans to ensure they are current and being implemented. We continually review our emergency procedures and study best practice related to school safety.
Our students know it is their responsibility to talk to an adult if they ever feel there is a threat to our safety. I am proud of our students and staff for taking seriously our No. 1 priority: the safety of those in our care at school.
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Glenbard West High School will administer the PSAT/NMSQT for eleventh and tenth grade students on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The deadline to register is Tuesday, September 11 at 11:59 p.m. Click Here to go to the registration page.
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Click Here for the Glenbard West Calendar
September
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8
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Varsity Football vs Addison Trail (Duchon Field) 1:30 p.m. |
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10
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m.
Freshman Orientation 1:52 p.m.
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11
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West Nation Board Meeting (Rm. 428) 5:00 p.m.
GPS Speaker: Dr. Michael Duggan "First Class Support for Students on the Autism Spectrum" at 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (Glenbard South)
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12
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Drivers Ed Parent Clinic 7:00 p.m. (Library)
AMP Meeting 7:00 p.m. (Choir Rm)
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14
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Varsity Football @ York 7:30 p.m.
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15
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GPS Speaker: Frank Palmasani "Conquering the Challenges of College Costs"
10:30 a.m. (Glenbard West Library)
GPS Speaker: Kiril Spasovski "The Early Grad Club"
11:30 a.m. (Glenbard West Library)
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17
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m.
Freshman Orientation 1:52 p.m.
West Nation Powder Puff 6:00 p.m. (Memorial Field)
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19
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Forensic Parent Meeting 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Cafeteria)
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Booster Meeting/Spring Awards 7:00 p.m. (Library)
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21
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Homecoming Pep Rally and Bonfire Begins at 6:00 p.m.
(Biester Gym)
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22
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Booster Pancake Breakfast 7:30 - 11:00 a.m. (Cafeteria)
Homecoming Parade 10:00 a.m. (Main Street)
Rededication of Victory Bell 10:30 a.m. (Victory Bell)
Homecoming Alumni Tours 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Varsity Football vs Downers Grove North 1:30 p.m. (Duchon Field)
Homecoming Dance 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (Biester Gym)
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24
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m. |
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25
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GPS Speaker: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson The Yes Brain: The Success Brain 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (Glenbard South)
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27
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Fall Orchestra Concert 7:30 p.m. (Auditorium)
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Varsity Football vs Lyons Township 1:30 p.m. (Duchon Field)
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October
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m.
Freshman Orientation at 1:52 p.m.
GPS Speaker: Patrick Donohue "Five Things Successful Students Do & FAFSA Completion Assistance 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. (Glenbard North)
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4
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Fall Band Concert 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Auditorium)
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5
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Varsity Football @ Hinsdale Central 7:30 p.m. |
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8
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NO SCHOOL - COLUMBUS DAY
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9
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NO SCHOOL - TEACHERS' INSTITUTE DAY
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10
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AMP Meeting 7:00 p.m. (Choir Rm. )
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11
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West Nation Board Meeting 5:00 p.m. (Rm. 428)
Fall Choral Concert 7:30 p.m. (1st United Methodist Church)
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12
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T O G - That One Group Performance 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Black Box)
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13
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GPS Speaker: Effie Rouse, Dr. Jeff Feucht & Dr. Ryan Goble
The SAT and Beyond & FAFSA Completion Assistance
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Glenbard East)
Varsity Football vs Oak Park River Forest 1:30 p.m. (Duchon Field)
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15
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m. |
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GPS Speaker: Dr. John Medina "
Surprising Brain Principals
to Thrive
and Survive at Work, School and Home" and Health Expo 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. (Glenbard North)
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18
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Booster Meeting 7:30 p.m. (Library) |
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Varsity Football @ Proviso West 7:30 p.m.
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23
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Forensic Mock Novice Night 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. (4th Floor Classrooms)
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24
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Senior Yearbook Retakes 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Library)
Student Early Dismissal at 1:10 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Underclassmen Retakes 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Library)
Student Early Dismissal at 1:10 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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NO SCHOOL - NON ATTENDANCE DAY
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PLC Early Dismissal at 1:52 p.m. |
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8th Grade Musical Performance 9:30 a.m. (Auditorium)
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The Glenbard Parent Series (GPS): Navigating Healthy Families is an educational consortium dedicated to presenting distinguished high-profile authors, clinicians, and educators who share their research -based knowledge and experiences. Our mission is to enhance our students' social and emotional learning, encourage responsible decision-making, foster positive growth and development, and promote respectful relationships as we encourage conversation around the opportunities and issues facings families today. The powerful Glenbard Parent Series is a nationally recognized, extraordinary resource for parents, educators, students, and community members to foster real-world skills and traits to help students be better prepared for life, the workforce, and college.
Programs are offered free of charge, no registration is required and the public is welcome. Note the addition this year of four Glenbard Early Childhood events targeted at parents of our youngest children - birth to age 10. For more information, visit the GPS Glenbard Parent Series Website
CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
First Class Support for Students on the Autism Spectrum
Speaker: Dr. Michael Duggan
Glenbard South at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Conquering the Challenges of College Costs
Speaker: Frank Palmasani
Glenbard West at 10:30 a.m.
The Early Grad Club: Ways to Complete College Quickly
Speaker: Kiril Spasovski, Glenbard South Alum
Glenbard West at 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Yes Brain: The Success Brain/How to Raise Resilient, Positive and Successful Students
Speaker: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Glenbard South at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Whole Brain Child: No Drama Discipline*
Speaker: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Marquardt Administration Center at 9:30 a.m.
The Yes Brain: The Success Brain
Speaker: Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Marquardt Administration Center 12:00 p.m.
*For parents of children ages 3 to 7
FAFSA Completion Assistance (English and Spanish)
Glenbard North Computer Lab 6:00 p.m.
Five Things Successful Students Do
GPS Speaker: Patrick Donohue
Glenbard North at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
The SAT and Beyond
Effie Rouse, Dr. Jeff Feucht and Dr. Ryan Goble
Glenbard East at 10:30 a.m.
FAFSA Completion Assistance
Glenbard East at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Health Expo
Glenbard North at 6:15 p.m.
Surprising Brain Principals to Thrive and Survive at Work, School and Home (for Teens and Adults)*
GPS Speaker: Dr. John Medina
Glenbard North at 7:00 p.m.
*A community conversation will follow this discussion
FUSE
Families United in Support of Equity and Excellence
for African-American Students
Co-Sponsored by the DuPage County Branch NAACP
Saturday, September 8, 2018
The High Performer in You: Academic Recognition Event
Speaker: Dr. Peter James
Glenbard South at 11:30 a.m.
BPAC/Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee
/GPS Programs in Spanish
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Making College Possible Step-by-Step
Speaker: Sara Espinosa and Dr. Ferney Ramirez
Glenbard North at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, October 1, 2018
The Challenge of College Costs and FAFSA Completion
GPS Speaker: Sara Espinosa
Glenbard North at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Strategies for Successful Students
GPS Speaker: Dr. Ferney Ramirez
Glenbard North at 6:00 p.m.
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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
GLENBARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL
(630) 469-8600 Main Office
Extensions
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Athletics x2253
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Attendance x2283
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Bookkeeper x5120
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Deans' Office x2205
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Nurse x2290
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Nurses' Office x2281
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iPad Helpdesk x2050
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Registrar x2242
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Residency x2417
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School Counseling x2258
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Student Services x2417
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Attendance AFTER HOURS (630) 858-5060
Bullying Tip Line (630) 942-7406
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