Crystal Lake Patch Editor Stephanie Price writes of the latest court hearing about High School District 155’s erection of tall stadium seating at South High School. The big news in this first hearing before Judge Michael Chmiel is that the school … Continue reading
Category Archives: District 155
Featuring a photo from the football field, Chicago Tribune reporter Robert McCoppin in the fight between Crystal Lake High School District 155 and the City of Crystal Lake. Calling it a “brouhaha,” the Tribune quoted Mayor Aaron Shepley as saying, … Continue reading
Kim Maselbas has started at online petition to Mayor Aaron Shepley and the Crystal Lake City Council concerning the tall grandstand that High School District 155 has almost completed on the Amberwood Drive side of its property. Here is her … Continue reading
The City of Crystal Lake has apparently decided to defend its zoning powers vigorously after being brought into the South High School Bleacher case by District 155. As a result of an agreed order entered by Judge Thomas Meyer, the … Continue reading
Wednesday morning was the time set for consideration of a Temporary Restraining Order on District 155’s football field brought by Amberwood Drive property owners, including Jean and McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Bianchi is not suing in his official … Continue reading
The table for those scheduled to participate in the meeting in the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board Room were labeled with who should sit where. But there was no meeting. At 5:13 District officials were served with a … Continue reading
Prior to the scathing letter from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley, District 155 invited Amberwood Avenue residents to a meeting Monday night at 6:30. … Continue reading
A letter about the new stadium seating at South High School was sent today from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley to District 155 School Board President Ted Wagner. It follows two end-of-July letters from city department heads to District 155 … Continue reading
The following is rationale being offered by High School District 155 for not contacting the City of Crystal Lake about building the $1.2 million stadium bleachers at South High School’s football field: … Continue reading
In response to a Freedom of Information Request filed late last night the City of Crystal Lake has provided the following letters to High School District 155 dated July 30th and 31st: … Continue reading
Not only will Crystal Lake Central High School hold a lockdown drill next Tuesday, but so will Prairie Ridge. South High School held one on December 18th and Cary-Grove’s was on January 30th. Here is the email to parents that … Continue reading
After all the hubbub about the lockdown drill at Cary-Grove High School, District 155 is determined to train teachers and students what to do if there is a threat from a deranged person with a gun, but the drill at … Continue reading
Here is the original District 155 email: INITIAL EMAIL: Dear parents: At Cary-Grove and across District 155, we make your child’s safety our number one priority each day. As a parent, I can assure you that we understand our responsibility … Continue reading
An email to parents from the Superintendent: Dear Parents: As details of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut continue to be released, people across the country and in District 155 remain shocked by this senseless act of violence. The thoughts of … Continue reading
Here are the four people whose terms on the Crystal Lake High School Board are up next spring: Gary Oberg (Crystal Lake) Dave Secrest (Crystal Lake) Ann Somers (Cary/Trout Valley) Ted Wagner (Cary) Thus far, Oberg, Sommers, Secrest have filed … Continue reading
A press release has come from the Crystal Lake Police Department concerning the morning activity on Uteg Street. It follows: On October 31, 2012, at 9:01 a.m., the Crystal Lake Police were contacted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times ranked grade schools, middle schools and high schools using average scores on state achievement tests. The paper’s analysis ranked the percentage of students who met statewide standards. I scanned the results and found no grade or middle … Continue reading
The Cary-Grove High School web page announces that a Halloween prank led to the locking down of Cary-Grove High School. Anyone with details is invited to share them in the comment section. … Continue reading
Two years ago a 27-year old named Joe Stefani was elected to the Algonquin Library Board. He used direct mail. And, he knocked on a lot of doors. In the meantime, Stefani has gotten a minor league baseball team off … Continue reading
“While Democrats say Teachers ‘Have Kept Their Part of the Deal?’“ is the title of an April 5, 2011, article by former Huntley School District 158 Board member Larry Snow. (The quote was in the Chicago Tribune Marcy 31, 2011. … Continue reading