CL South Student Simultaneously Earns High School and College Associate Degrees

Laura Arboleda will earn an associate degree from McHenry County College two weeks before she graduates from Crystal Lake South High School.

  Crystal Lake South High School student Laura Arboleda will graduate this May with her high school diploma and an associate degree from McHenry County College. In fact, she will receive her MCC degree two weeks before her high school graduation. She plans to transfer in the fall to University of Florida, Gainesville, to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture. Arboleda wanted to get a jump-start on college and save money on tuition, so she enrolled in the Running Start program at MCC in summer 2010, where she started earning credit for college while still attending high school. “I realized that taking classes ahead of time would save me a considerable amount of money and I would accomplish my educational and career goals faster,” …

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Algonquin, LITH: Share Your Prom Photos!

Share your pre-prom photos with Algonquin and Lake in the Hills readers.

Choosing the perfect prom gown takes a lot of patience. Finding the perfect prom date takes a lot of courage. Getting the perfect prom hairdo takes a lot of trust. But once everything comes together, getting that perfect prom picture is a piece of cake! ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS PATCH wants to see pictures of prom groups in all their gowns and glory before the big night!  Strike your best prom pose and upload pictures and videos from prom night here by clicking the button above that says "upload pics and clips."  When is prom for Algonquin, Lake in the Hills high school students? 

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New Principals Announced for CL South, Prairie Ridge High Schools

The Community High School District 155 Board at its Tuesday meeting approved appointments of new principals.

The Community High School District 155 Board of Education approved Scott Shepard and Dr. Steven Koch as the new principals for Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School, respectively. The appointments follow the February announcement that current principals Marsha Potthoff, at CL South, and Paul Humpa, at Prairie Ridge, will move into new positions for the 2013-2014 school year. The changes become effective on July 1, according to District 155 spokesperson Jeff Puma.  District 155 conducted a national search that yielded nearly 80 qualified applicants for the principal positions. The extensive interview process included interviews with employees, parents and students, District 155 Board president Ted Wagner said. Scott …

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Crystal Lake South Gators Hockey Club Honors Seniors

Annual senior night honors 2013 graduating players of Crystal Lake South Gators Hockey Club.

  The Crystal Lake South Gators Hockey Club took time on Sunday night between junior varsity and varsity matchups with Libertyville to honor its senior players. Nine players from the class of 2013 were recognized by the club, family and spectators at the CLS Gators home rink, the Leafs Ice Centre in West Dundee. Seniors include Matt Allen, Trevor Price, Jake Bigos, Vince Petralia, Brennan Edwards, Jeremy Ponce, Austin Wiggerman, Jim McSweeney and Jack Scott. Bigos, a forward and captain of the varsity team, is the leading scorer in the Illinois High School Hockey League with 32 goals, 24 assists and 56 points to date, according to the IHSHL stats.

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PHOTOS: CL South vs. CL Central Football Game Draws Enthusiastic Fans

It was standing-room only Friday night as the CLS Gators welcomed cross-town rivals, the CL Tigers to their field.

  The weather was warm, the moon was full (although partly hidden behind the clouds), and the stands were packed with fans eager for a good Friday night football game. The evening began with the sophomore squads from Crystal Lake South and Crystal Lake Central competing. The match was somewhat close, but the South Gators won by a score of 14-7. Then, the big boys took to the Ken Bruhn Field. Both teams had hundreds of fans, many painted green or orange from head to toe. Some onlookers were armed with horns, and others made noise the old-fashioned way- screaming and cheering. The Crystal Lake South marching band, color guard and poms gave a great performance, even playing the Tigers school song in a good-will gesture to their cross-town …

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Crystal Lake South Student Shows His School Pride in Unusual Way

Vaughn Squires, 16, a junior at Crystal Lake South, dons a green Morphsuit to show his school spirit. He vows to wear it to every football game this season.

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CL South Service Learning Program Links Students With Real World

Students and teachers organized and carried out 72 separate service learning projects during the 2011-2012 school year.

Crystal Lake South High School students were very busy this past year, not just with their studies, but also working on their required Service Learning project. For the past three years, South administrators, teachers and students have been testing out the Service Learning program, which was designed to make connections between what the students are learning in class and the real world, South Principal Marsha Potthoff said. "This is the year when we have to review the program, and we determined we're going to keep it," Potthoff said. "The teachers felt the program was now embedded in the curriculum...the vast majority felt it was helping their students, they felt they were making a connection to their students, and felt the students were …

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Prom Photo Galleries: Share Your Pictures on Patch

Share Your Prom Photos

Your Prom Photo Galleries

Calling all prom-goers from Dundee-Crown, Jacobs, Huntley and Crystal Lake South high schools: Share your prom photos on Patch under your school's photo gallery.

It's a big prom weekend for area schools. Jacobs High School and Crystal Lake High School students will start the weekend off with their proms on Friday and Dundee-Crown and Huntley high school students will shimmy and shake the night away on Saturday. And no doubt, those cameras will be flashing. We want to give you the chance to show off your awesome dresses (and tuxes) here on Patch. We've included links below to allow you to submit pictures under your school's prom photo gallery. Let's see which school can post the most photos in the coming days. And if we get enough photos, we will feature some of the pictures in a photo gallery on the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch site next week. Have a memorable prom weekend everyone! H.D. …

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South's Beveridge to Take Next Step at North Central

Talented defensive end to play for the Cardinals in Naperville.

Josh Beveridge, senior defensive end at Crystal Lake South, has accepted an offer to play football for the Cardinals of North Central College in Naperville. Beveridge is a Fox Valley First-Team All-Area Northwest Herald recipient, a Fox Valley First-Team All-Area Daily Herald recipient, as well as a All-Fox Valley Conference Valley Division Team recipient.     He led the defense in both sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (14.5), and was third in total tackles (29 solo, 24 assists). South’s stingy defense gave up 150 yards and 9.8 points per game in 2011, making it to the IHSA Class 7A Quaterfinals. South has won at least a share of the FVC Valley Division Conference Title two years in a row, posting a 21-3 record during that stretch and …

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