Barrington eighth-grader earns trip to national spelling bee

BARRINGTON — For the third year in a row, Barrington eighth-grader Pranav Sivakumar has won the Lake County Spelling Bee.

The spelling champ will be heading to Washington D.C. to compete for the national title starting on May 26.

“I just kind of picked it …

Hawthorn Dist. 73 school notes

Perfect math score

The Hawthorn School of Dual Language will honor two students who earned a perfect score of 30 on the Continental Mathematics League Contest this year. They are the only elementary students in the district to accomplish this feat: Alex Zhong, fifth grade; …

Fencing coming to Libertyville, Vernon Hills high schools

VERNON HILLS — Libertyville’s Rich Jackim was an avid high school athlete. The experience defined him, but he thought his daughter Skyler might never share it.

New Stevenson app offers easier connectivity for parents, students

LINCOLNSHIRE — The one thing that there may never be an app for: touching the icon that activates the app. Other than that, Stevenson High School officials are hoping their latest technology will drive parents and students through more of the mental roadblocks that keep them from looking at the school’s online content.

College of Lake County news and notes

Exploring careers

Girls in seventh- through 12th-grade who want to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math are invited to the College of Lake County’s third annual STEM event (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) on Feb. 23. The free, hands-on career exploration workshop will be …

Flash mob invades District 128 board meeting

VERNON HILLS — The agenda at a board meeting for Community High School District 128 changed drastically this week, when administrators and attendees were surprised by students performing a song from the musical “Les Miserables.”

The flash mob-style performance was meant as a thank-you to …

College of Lake County news and notes

Cheerleading squad takes the floor

Fifteen College of Lake County students, former rivals at high school cheerleading competitions, have formed a new Lancer Cheerleading Club, which gaåve its first public performance at men’s and women’s home basketball games on Jan. 17.

Teresa Aguinaldo, interim executive …

College of Lake County news and notes

Cheerleading squad takes the floor

Fifteen College of Lake County students, former rivals at high school cheerleading competitions, have formed a new Lancer Cheerleading Club, which gaåve its first public performance at men’s and women’s home basketball games on Jan. 17.

Teresa Aguinaldo, interim executive …

A winning formula at Hawthorn choir

VERNON HILLS – What do middle school students plus elementary school students add up to?

If you’re a student in Hawthorn School District 73, the answer is a rich and rewarding school experience.

On Dec. 20, Middle School South choral students performed for their young …

College of Lake County schedules candidate forum for trustee race

GRAYSLAKE — The College of Lake County has scheduled a candidate forum for its Board of Trustees race before the April 9 election.

The forum will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in Room C005 (C Wing Auditorium) of the Grayslake campus, …