MCC Remedial English by High School Districts

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the percentage of incoming freshmen at McHenry County College require remedial math classes. The best high school district was Huntley’s at 46% needing help to be able to take a college course. Today, we look … Continue reading

Math Problems at Local High Schools

You can see the data above. But, just to make sure people can use a search engine to find out how well each McHenry County College high school prepares its students who attend McHenry County College in math, I’ll type … Continue reading

Cary-Grove’s Roxanne Neubaum Wins Operation Click Car

Cary-Grove student Roxanne Neubaum won the car from Sam Oginni’s Crystal Lake Buick GMC Oginni had the Pontiac dealership in Crystal Lake before General Motors pulled the plug on that line. He has provided a car for each of Operation … Continue reading

Cafeteria Tracking at District 155

The last time I was in a high school cafeteria was when the Cub Scouts were having their annual Blue and Gold Awards Ceremonies. Before that, it was either the time when there was a District 155 candidates’ night after … Continue reading

Crystal Lake Missed Opportunity for an Indoor Swimming Pool

I have been told one or more parents offered District 155 a swimming pool at Prairie Ridge High School. But the offer was turned down by either the administration or the school board because the decision-making authority did not want … Continue reading

Will You Be Running in Cary Next Sunday?

The Hillsrtiders Run Club will hold its 32nd March Madness Half Marathon next Sunday at Cary-Grove High School. It took five hours to sell the 1,000 spots. The group’s press release is below: On Sunday, March 21st, the local Hillstriders … Continue reading

Naval Academy for Cary-Grove High School’s Daniel Jacquier

The following press release has been received from 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo: Cary-Grove High School Student Appointed to U.S. Naval Academy [CRYSTAL LAKE] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) today announced that Daniel Jacquier of Cary, Illinois, has received an appointment … Continue reading

Manzullo Announces Cary-Grove High School West Point Appointment

16th District Congressman Don Manzullo has announced another service academy appointment. His press release follows: Cary-Grove High School Student Appointed to West Point [CRYSTAL LAKE] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) today announced that Corey Bruns of Fox River Grove, Illinois, has … Continue reading

Manzullo Announces Cary-Grove High School West Point Appointment

16th District Congressman Don Manzullo has announced another service academy appointment. His press release follows: Cary-Grove High School Student Appointed to West Point [CRYSTAL LAKE] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) today announced that Corey Bruns of Fox River Grove, Illinois, has … Continue reading

Two 17-Year Olds Indicted for October 1st Cary-Grove High School Phone Bomb Threat

McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, the Cary Police Department and Cary-Grove High School have sent out the following press release announcing indictments of two 17-year olds and one unnamed 16-year old minor with regard to the October 1st Cary-Grove … Continue reading

Two 17-Year Olds Indicted for October 1st Cary-Grove High School Phone Bomb Threat

McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, the Cary Police Department and Cary-Grove High School have sent out the following press release announcing indictments of two 17-year olds and one unnamed 16-year old minor with regard to the October 1st Cary-Grove … Continue reading

Of Monuments of Remembrance – Part 2

Part 1 of this article can be found here. The Wednesday before last, when I was computer-impaired because of Microsoft’s Vista, Governor Rod Blagojevich agreed to the suggestion of the NIU president to use $40 million to tear down and … Continue reading

Of Monuments of Remembrance – Part 2

Part 1 of this article can be found here. The Wednesday before last, when I was computer-impaired because of Microsoft’s Vista, Governor Rod Blagojevich agreed to the suggestion of the NIU president to use $40 million to tear down and … Continue reading

Of Monuments of Remembrance – Part 1

I haven’t written anything on the Northern Illinois massacre beyond my being astounded by NIU’s president and police chief assertion of satisfaction with the way things went after the mass murder and how my grandfather helped stop an early 1940’s … Continue reading

Of Monuments of Remembrance – Part 1

I haven’t written anything on the Northern Illinois massacre beyond my being astounded by NIU’s president and police chief assertion of satisfaction with the way things went after the mass murder and how my grandfather helped stop an early 1940’s … Continue reading

McHenry County’s High School Graduation Rates

When you think of how well high schools are doing, one of the measures surely would be graduation rates. I have this memory of when Huntley’s was 100%. Of course, that was before all of the growth. I haven’t seen … Continue reading

McHenry County’s High School Graduation Rates

When you think of how well high schools are doing, one of the measures surely would be graduation rates. I have this memory of when Huntley’s was 100%. Of course, that was before all of the growth. I haven’t seen … Continue reading

Homosexual Bashing Leafleteer Released from Juvenile Jail

My guess is that you won’t see one Crystal Lake South School girl wearing short pants the few times she is allowed to leave home before her June 26th trial. That’s because she is being forced by Judge Mike Chmiel … Continue reading

Homosexual Bashing Leafleteer Released from Juvenile Jail

My guess is that you won’t see one Crystal Lake South School girl wearing short pants the few times she is allowed to leave home before her June 26th trial. That’s because she is being forced by Judge Mike Chmiel … Continue reading