All content by Holly Baldacci
Counselor Angie Daurer’s journey from small-town girl to globe-trotting scuba diver
To me, the most successful sci-fi focuses on concepts just out of our reach and plays them off as plausible. “Transcendence” starts out with this promise, but as the minutes tick by, the plot only grows more ridiculous, and the concepts become almost magical as opposed to scientific and technological.
For the next few days in the Performing Arts Center, a replica of Shrek’s swampy home-sweet-home will lurk at the left of Huntley High School’s stage, and Princess Fiona’s childhood tower will perch on the right. The stage is set for the Thursday premiere of “Shrek the Musical,” this year’s all-school musical directed by Nancy Cross, Tom George, and Michelle Sopchyk.
“You learn more from failing. I’ve learned more from the things I’ve done poorly in life, and how else do you know not to do them again?”
In a world of constant hustle and bustle, it can be hard to slow down and really appreciate the people around you. Throughout my time in high school, I’ve observed a lot of great social interactions where people are accepting and even appreciative of others. Unfortunately, I’ve also observed a lot of people reacting to others with blatant annoyance.
Tonight from 6:00 to just after 9:00, Huntley’s choir performed their Third Quarter Solo/Ensemble Concert, which featured multiple genres of music ranging from classic Italian pieces to modern Broadway ballads. In total, 49 songs were performed.
When it comes to finance, most students are left in the lurch and unsure about what to do with the cash they amass from after-school jobs. Paychecks are converted into movie dates and fast food, and a few dollars might end up in a savings account. Junior Kaitlyn Paez, however, wanted to make the most of her money.
Though brilliantly executed, "The Monuments Men" is aimed at a specific demographic- art lovers and historians- and may not be for everyone.
Imagine yourself riding a bike down a hill. The wind is fast, violently fast, and you can feel it tearing at your face. The pavement below you is a blur of gray concrete and black tar, and the colors of the world around you combine as your eyes strain against the gusts, trying to absorb the beauty rushing by you. It’s pure joy. Now take that feeling and multiply it by a thousand.
Last week, as I was walking out of the cafeteria, I was caught up in the bottleneck traffic jam of the main door. As I struggled past all of my peers to try and get to my Link Crew advisory on time, a massive linebacker of a guy plowed right into me.
After school on a typical Wednesday, as most Huntley students are rushing home to escape from hours of writing and reading assignments, room 215 is alive with activity and chatter. In Karen Bula’s English classroom, the lights are dim and the atmosphere is mellow as Huntley’s Literary Club begins their meeting.
“My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own...
When I found out a few years ago that director Peter Jackson would be transforming one of my favorite novels, “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien, into a film, I was overjoyed. When I found out he was going to stretch that novel into three separate films, I was worried. Now, after watching “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” I’m impressed.
When Huntley High School’s choir took to the stage tonight for the finale of their quarterly concert, something was different. Instead of wearing their traditional red shirts and black pants, the concert choir was decked out in the boisterous colors of “ugly holiday sweaters,” adding a whimsical touch to the concert that choir director Nancy Cross has described as “winter with a little holiday thrown in here and there.”
Roth's futuristic adventure comes to an end.
Today, Huntley High School’s National Honor Society welcomed its newest 82 members in a candlelight induction ceremony that focused on the four pillars of NHS leadership.
Facebook is a powerful tool. Will you wield it correctly?
For 15-year-old freshman Camille Paddock, the industrial halls of Marlowe Middle School were more than just passageways to and from class. They were torture...
This weekend, Huntley students wrapped up performances of the 2013 freshmen-sophomore musical, “High School Musical,” which was directed by choir teacher Nancy Cross and theatre teacher Tom George.
When she places a silver-bladed skate on the mirrored surface of the ice beneath her, she feels her nerves settle. It hasn’t registered yet that she’s about to compete, but she can hear the screams of the audience fading away and before she knows it, the music has started.
Today from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Huntley High School hosted a blood drive with Heartland Blood Centers. The event, which took place in the lobby of...
On Saturday, Leggee Elementary hosted its annual Daddy Daughter Dance, featuring the theme "Meet Me in Paris." About 700 attendees were at the event, which...
As other seniors are preparing to head straight to college, Bryanna Chapman has a stop to make first. Chapman will be attending Regency Beauty Institute...
Last night, Huntley High School welcomed the newest members of the National Honor Society in its annual candlelight ceremony. The 97 new members were inducted...
As junior Amanda Hopkins sits in the greenroom surrounded by her friends, she’s not nervous at all. In a matter of seconds, she’ll be silhouetted against...
Yesterday, Huntley High School hosted an iLead (“Illinois Leadership Enhancement and Development”) seminar to foster leadership abilities and critical...
This week, Huntley High School students may have noticed the brightly colored, festively decorated boxes scattered in multiple classrooms around the school....
The date has been changed for Huntley High School’s National Honor Society’s induction ceremony, which was originally slated for Jan. 15.
“Because...
When senior Katlyn Leubke walks into the bright, white, airy gym of Flight Club Power Tumbling & Trampoline, her favorite sound to hear is the clear ringing of a loud, cheery bell.
Today, Huntley High School’s Student Council allied with Heartland Blood Center for the first blood drive of the 2012-2013 school year. Many students participated in the event, which was held across from the PAC from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Today, Huntley High School’s National Honor Society announced its newest members. Ninety to 100 hundred juniors and seniors who displayed leadership and had GPAs above 3.5 were selected to join the 66 existing members.
When hazy, humid summers roll in, a peaceful atmosphere falls over McHenry County. School is out, kids spend their days running through sprinklers and...
Recently Huntley High School’s Christian Club has resumed meetings for the 2012-2013 school year. The club, which has been known in the past as C.H.I.L.L. and J.O.Y., is supervised by Jim McGee.
Recently, AP Psychology teacher Shannon Phillips offered her students an extra credit opportunity after school.
Students could come in after class on...
Like most people, senior Shaquon Howard gets stage fright. He is nervous as he takes to the stage with Project Two, a Huntley High School singing group.
Sophomore Parth Patel gazes out the window of Julie Swartzloff’s second hour Spanish class. The windows face the courtyard, which stands silent and empty.
Walking through the halls, I bet you’ve seen them. Even if you don’t know it, they’re probably there. Girls (and guys) who’ve changed their whole appearance in a matter of minutes. Maybe they’re reaching up to pin their hair into a ponytail, forgetting that it’s not there anymore because they’ve donated it to an organization like Locks of Love.
Students may have recently seen posters around the school advertising a $100 reward from the Huntley Police Department for information about criminal activity lately in the Heritage and Wing Pointe subdivisions of Huntley.
Junior and pole vaulter Amanda Zbilski knows what its like to fly.
This week, the Huntley High School Psychology Club has been preparing for their upcoming Minds in Motion 5K Walk/Run. The 5K will take place on Sunday, May 20 at 9:00 in the morning.
Next week, Huntley High School will be joining schools around the nation to celebrate National Foreign Language Week 2012. The week, which has been celebrated annually since 1957, will take place from March 5to March 11.
Sophomore Katie Zornow returns home after a long day at school. She sighs and places her heavy, homework-filled backpack on the floor. Her back is...
Huntley High School has recently launched a new program for juniors called TenMarks. TenMarks is being used as an ACT remediation program, but is technically math remediation.
Sophomore Esha Munshi wakes from a muddled dream. Words and memories swirl around her head, fragments just out of her reach. Munshi’s dream, however, differs from the average American teenager’s. She dreams in a mixture of four different languages.
Tom Halat has been running Tom's Farm Market and Greenhouses for 13 years, and farming for over 50.
The new center is set to open Oct. 12 near the intersection of Kreutzer Road and Route 47.
Freshman Parth Patel has founded the first Model UN Club at HHS with Anne Sharkey as the club supervisor.
Recent construction has caused many problems for businesses, but business owners are focusing on the positives, like the recent "Construction Crawl" on October 7.
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