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VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
9001 West 171st Street
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Phone:708-342-5800
http://andrew.d230.org
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V I C T O R J . A N D R E W H I G H S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R • M AY 2 0 1 5
Andrew Athletics Update
With the last newsletter of the school
year, I will take a moment to reflect on
the past 8 months and the lessons,
experiences, and opportunities we have
had. The impact athletics has on our
student-athletes, staff, and community is
different for all involved, but I know it can
translate into life moments to learn from.
Pride, pain, excitement, disappointment,
and a certain bond we develop by experiencing all these things together is what
makes our school and community a special place. We have had state qualifiers,
conference champions, all-area players,
exciting wins, heart-breaking losses,
upset victories, and defeats; these
were just a few of the memories that
will linger when one reflects upon the
past athletic year.
We are not only proud of the efforts of
our student-athletes, but also proud of
their academic success. At award ceremonies this spring, the booster club will
award over 200 athletes Scholar-Athlete
Certificates for having an accumulative
GPA of 3.5 or greater. A total of almost
350 different students received this
award throughout our three seasons.
This is quite an accomplishment in light
of the time commitment to their sports
combined with the rigors of academics.
These athletes truly demonstrate how
athletics and academics go hand in
hand at Andrew High School.
But the season is not over for all of our
teams. The final month of the year is
filled with the excitement of the conference meet and the state tournament.
Baseball will host the IHSA regional and
our softball, track, water polo, gymnastics, tennis, and volleyball teams are
rounding into peak levels of performance. As always, we will continue to
support our Andrew family as they
continue to put forth great effort and
character representing our school.
As we look ahead, we realize that fall is
not that far away. Summer camps will
begin in early June and last until the end
of July. For registration information,
please visit the summer camp website at
https://andrew.8to18.com. Registration is
available online through this website in
June.
REMINDER:
ALL FALL SPORTS WILL BEGIN
PRACTICES IN AUGUST.
FOOTBALL WILL HAVE
THEIR FIRST PRACTICE ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH.
ALL OTHER SPORTS
WILL BEGIN ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH.
Please remember that athletes need
a new physical every 13 months to
participate in tryouts or practices.
Consult the athletic website at
www.athletics2000.com/andrew for
the starting times and places for the fall
sports.
The https://andrew.8to18.com website
will be the place to sign up athletes for
all sports. We no longer have paper
forms for sport registration – only by
computer registration. Physical forms
are available at school, the athletic
website at www.athletics2000.com/andrew,
or the registration website at
https://andrew.8to18.com. Freshmen
can use their physical for entering
school as their athletic physical. The
only form that needs to be turned in is
a new physical for non-freshmen athletes. This can be turned in during the
summer at the main south desk, or any
time before the start of the sport season.
We would like to again say thank you
to all of the athletes and parents for
another exciting and successful year.
A big thank you goes to the athletic
booster club for their tireless work in
aiding the financial betterment of the
athletic department. We could not have
all of the things that we have without
their generous time and talents.
Diversity Show Promotes Acceptance
Project Diversity is an organization that promotes cultural awareness, tolerance and social justice within our schools and our community.
The group’s primary goal is to educate peers about the various cultures of the world and the importance of tolerance. Officials and region
leaders of Project Diversity opened the show up with a poem about accepting other’s differences and to show “we are more alike my friends,
than we are unalike”.
CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 230
THOUGHT MEANING ACTION
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VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
2014-2015
School Calendar
Dates to Remember
May
25 Memorial Day - No School
27, 28, 29 Final Exams*
29 Last Day of School*
*Changed due to inclement weather days
used. Subject to change if additional
inclement
weather days are needed.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Deans’ Office
Dear Andrew High School Community,
Locker Cleanup
It seems like the year just started and we were welcoming our new students in the Class of 2019
and passing the leadership torch to our Senior Class of 2015. As I reflect on the year, this year’s
excitement has not waned and I am both proud and impressed by our Senior Leadership. They
learned that setting goals, challenging themselves, and reaching for new heights is neither easy
nor perfect, but it is a life skill that cannot be replaced. I have also been proud of the accomplishments and energy from our Underclassmen foreseeing a continued positive future for VJA!
May is full of excitement and bittersweet activities. Inevitably, every school year ends with an
event most students don’t look forward to - final exams. Please note that there are two final
exam weeks - Senior Finals and Underclass Finals. Seniors, or anyone graduating in May 2015,
will test the week of May 11th. Students who are graduating and accomplishing “A” level work
can waive a final exam; they will need to notify their teachers. Also, note that our Underclass
final exams have moved due to having three school weather cancellations. Underclass finals will
be held on May 27-29. Exam schedules for both will be posted in late April.
May is an exceptional month for the Fine Arts. Our annual Art Show, which displays outstanding
student talent from all levels and types of art, takes place on May 6th. Our displays will be
showcased for an entire week in our South Main Entrance. Also, our Finale Choir and Band
concerts take place on May 12th and May 14th, respectively. Not only are these their finest
performances of the year, it is a great way to send off our Seniors who have dedicated an
outstanding amount of time to their craft. Mixed into these nights is our Poetry Slam
(May 5th) and Man Choir (May 7th), which portray a wide variety of our student
talents as well.
Two “favorites” occur in May - Relay for Life & Andrewfest. Relay for Life is a
D230 event that brings together literally thousands of students for a great cause
- eradicating cancer. This celebration/fundraising event touches all and we
appreciate the efforts of many for this daunting effort. Also, Andrewfest is
the culminating event of the year. It is a celebration of a very simple concept that is important to us all - being T-Bolts. We have two days of celebration and fun, concluded with an all-school assembly. The week’s focus is about
celebrating our whole school and all we’ve accomplished over the past year!
CONSOLIDATED
HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT 230
Rick Nogal, President
Patrick O'Sullivan, Vice President
Kathy Quilty, Secretary
Susan Dalton
Melissa Gracias
Kate Murphy-Peterson
Tony Serratore
Dr. James M. Gay, Superintendent
Robert Nolting, Principal
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May brings forth many things, but for high schools it is a bittersweet time
where we say goodbye to our Seniors. We first celebrate up to 70 members
of the Class of 2015 who are blessed to receive community/school/local
business scholarships. On May 13th, hundreds of thousands of dollars are
gifted to our seniors to help them continue their education. We certainly
appreciate all those who contribute to our T-Bolts - their funds are truly a
blessing for our students and their families. Finally, our momentous and highly
anticipated event of the year, our 38th Graduation Ceremony will be on May
20th. This is our time to say thank you and farewell to our Class of 2015.
Personally, I appreciate what they have done for our school over the past four
years and feel blessed to have known them.
As always, thoughts, questions, and ideas are appreciated. Please don’t
hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or via twitter at @rnolting21.
Robert Nolting
Principal
End of The Year Notes:
ALL students will be expected to clear ALL items from their lockers at
the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Maintenance and cleaning will
be done to hall lockers during the summer, so any items remaining after
the last day of school will be removed. As a reminder, students are
expected to maintain a healthy and secure hall locker while at Andrew
High School.
Locker Security
As a way to continue to promote a safe and secure school environment,
the Andrew High School Deans’ Office has discussed with students the
importance of securely locking up their belongings in their own hall, PE,
or athletic lockers before, during and after school. To securely lock up
belongings means to not preset locker combinations, to not share
lockers with friends, and to make sure no belongings are left out of
a locker when leaving a location. If students feel they do not have
enough room in their PE/Athletic locker, then students should keep their
belongings securely locked in their hall locker until their class or athletic
activity is completed. At night, security personnel are located at the
main south entrance, and they are always willing to help students gain
access to their hall locker if necessary. At no time should items be
left unlocked or sitting on benches in the locker room while an
athlete or student is participating in their activity.
Please encourage your student to securely lock up their personal
belongings at all times while at school.
Dress Code
As spring hopefully brings nicer weather and warmer temperatures,
all students should be reminded to dress appropriately for the school
environment. Specific details on appropriate dress code can be found
on page 61 of the student handbook.
VJA's Group Interpretation performance of Hyperbole and a Half by
Allie Brosh competed at IHSA Sectionals taking 4th place and narrowly
missing the chance to compete at the IHSA state competition.
Outstanding job by Maddie Betsanes, Diego Hernandez, Danielle
Kaczanowski, Erin Moreland, and Halle Swieringa on being named to
the All Sectional Cast. The show invites the audience to spend a
funny, weirdly relatable and often touching thirty minutes as the narrator Allie regales the audience with stories from her childhood ( e.g.
time capsules, Halloween costumes, and mistaken hot sauce talents)
and adulthood (e.g. being attacked by a goose, dealing with depression, and coming to terms with your identity). If you are not familiar
with Allie, she is the creator of a very popular blog and author of a
book with the
same name.
She is very
funny and
strange. The
codirectors
Lauren
Robinson and
Kristin Cochran
are so incredibly
proud of the
cast and crew.
All Sectional Cast
members from left to
right: Halle Swieringa,
Danielle Kaczanowski,
Erin Moreland, Diego
Hernandez, and
Maddie Betsanes.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
Plan to attend our last Athletic Booster Club
meeting of this school year. All members are
invited. It is also a great way to become
involved. Meeting: The meeting is on
Thursday, May 21st, at 7:00 pm in the teachers’
dining room. Elections will also be held at
this meeting. All members are able to vote.
Questions: Contact Rena Sheehan at
[email protected].
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
our outgoing officers and directors: Marge
Gottschammer, Cindy Levigne, Maureen
Berkheimer, and Bruce Berkheimer. They have
been part of the Booster Club for many years
and donated countless hours to support our
organization. You will be missed. Thank you.
Also, thank you to all the Booster Club Directors
and Officers for donating their support to this
organization.
EXCITING NEWS: New Directors for 20152016 Season. We are currently looking for
next year’s Team Rep Chair, Concessions CoChair, and Scholar Athlete Award Director.
The Booster Club is changing. We have many
small volunteer positions available. We
understand that any volunteer position is a time
commitment. These positions take only a few
hours of volunteer time. Please come to our
May meeting to hear about what is available, or
contact Rena Sheehan at [email protected]
if you are interested.
Congratulations to the recipients of the
Athletic Booster Club Scholarship and the
Matz Family Scholarship. If you have any
questions about how to receive your scholarship
money, please contact Rena Sheehan at
[email protected].
PLEASE JOIN 8to 18: Please join our 8to 18
Cashback program. To raise money for this
season, we have partnered with 8to 18
Cashback, which is now part of the same
company which operates the school’s athletic
website. Register now for 8to 18 Cashback,
which directly benefits Andrew Athletic Boosters.
We can earn Cashback every time one of us
makes an online purchase from among
thousands of merchants. We can generate
hundreds of dollars monthly with this program.
Just go to: http://cashback.8to18.com and
register.
Spirit-Wear: We have lawn signs for all sports.
Also, we have a wide variety of t-shirts, hoodies,
sweatpants, lanyards, socks, hats, mittens and
scarves. For more information, please contact
Keri Malone at [email protected] or
708-334-1795, or contact Stacy Summers at
[email protected] or 708-802-3703.
Market Day Pick-Up: Purchasing food from
Market Day is a great way to help support our
Andrew students. This month’s Market Day is
Saturday, May 16th. Pick-up is from 9 am –
10 am in the commons. Order online at:
http://www.marketday.com. Our account # is
5475. If you are ordering for the free collapsible
bowl set, please make sure you have 2-$40
orders between March and May to get this free
gift. Watch for our PIZZA fundraiser coming for
the first time in May. The more we order the
bigger our profit. Thank you in advance for your
help with our goal of at least 101 pizzas. Don't
forget to use those codes for additional monies
off when you create an online account. Also,
check out the deals in the clearance section,
great way to try smaller quantities of items.
If you have never ordered Market Day
remember you can put NEWFIVE with an order
of $25 or more to save $5. Remember, VJA
has Market Day in June, July and August.
Let others know so they do not run out of their
favorite items. Any questions please contact
Ruth at 708-403-0369.
SPECIAL THANKS to all the parents who
volunteered to help this spring season and
throughout this school year. This Club can only
be successful when everyone gets involved.
YOUR TIME IS OUR SUCCESS!!
Any questions or feedback, contact
Rena Sheehan at [email protected] or
708-614-0321.
Athletic Booster Club website:
www.andrewathleticboosters.org.
There is a link on the VJA main website or
http://www.athletics2000.com/andrew/.
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VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
PSAT For Juniors
Juniors who may qualify as National Merit
Finalists and those interested in attending
highly selective colleges, or colleges on the
east or west coast, should plan to take the
SAT college entrance exam next spring, and
should also take the PSAT test in October.
The PSAT test also serves as the qualifying
test for the National Merit Program.
Students should register for the exam at
www.collegeboard.org/school.
Interested sophomore students may sign up
for this test but their results will not enter
them into the National Merit competition.
PSAT Accommodations
You can request accommodations by going
to www.collegeboard.org.
Homework For College
Bound Juniors
If they have not already done so, this is the
summer when college-bound juniors should
be narrowing their college choices. Summer
is a great time to visit campuses in order to
talk to college representatives. Many families plan vacations based on possible college
choices. Remember to call ahead or go online to arrange a tour and an interview so as
to get the most out of your visit.
Student Records
Temporary student records are kept for 5
years after graduation. These include test
scores, interest inventories and demographic
data. Permanent records of semester grades
and attendance are kept for sixty years.
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National Defense
Authorization Act
This act allows military representatives to ask
for unedited lists of juniors and seniors. The
school will provide student directory information unless parents send a letter to the
Guidance Office indicating that they do not
want their child’s name and directory information provided to military recruiters.
Summer School
Reminders From The Andrew School Nurse
Summer school registration for the second
semester of summer school continues
through early June. We encourage students
to sign up as soon as possible in order to
guarantee a spot in one of the courses that
will be offered. Courses may be cancelled
before the deadline due to low enrollment.
Please do not wait to sign up! Summer
school registration information and enrollment forms are available in the Guidance
Office and on the district website.
Nurse Requires Health Records For Incoming Freshmen
Choosing A Career
Counselors encourage students to go online
to use the college and career search information that is available for all Andrew families through “Career Cruising”. This program
has an incredible amount of information
about a wide variety of careers and training
institutions. Many students already know
how to access Career Cruising, but those
who are unsure should talk to their Guidance
Counselor.
Scholarships
The deadline for most of the Honors Night
scholarships may have passed, but additional applications continue to arrive in the
Guidance Office. We encourage seniors to
stop in and check out the scholarship file in
Guidance for newly arrived scholarship applications. It may not be too late to earn additional money based on excellent achievement in high school. Scholarships are also
listed on the Guidance website.
Guidance Summer Hours
The Guidance Office is open throughout the
summer in a limited capacity. Counselors
are available by appointment only as their
schedules are very limited. To set up an
appointment with your son’s or daughter’s
counselor, or if you have questions about
residency or other guidance related issues,
please call 342-5821.
Final Senior Transcript
Most colleges ask for a final high school transcript. There is no charge for this transcript.
The final transcript will be mailed to the college that the student indicates on his or her
final clearance sheet. Seniors turn in their
clearance sheet on the last day of school.
Please note that the building will be
closed on Fridays during the summer.
● Two (2) doses of Measles, Mumps and
Rubella vaccine (MMR) given on or after
the 1st birthday
● Polio vaccine series with booster given on
or after the 4th birthday
● Tetanus Diphtheria, Pertussis series with
Tdap booster
● Three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccines
according to the required schedule
● Two (2) doses of Varicella vaccine given
on or after the 1st birthday
The form for the physical is two sided.
● Your physician must sign and date to verify
the immunization record and again after
the physical portion with his/her stamp,
including phone number.
● Parents must also complete and sign a
comprehensive health history. This is a
mandated portion of the state’s physical
form and it is on the top of the second
page of the physical. Please be sure that
all signatures are present before returning
your form to school.
Celebrate the end of the year and
raise money for charity at the same
time! Come out for our sixth annual
School’s Out Run
on May 17th.
$20.00 gets you a fun run t-shirt,
treats, and prizes!
Sign up @ raceroster.com/5057.
● The nurse is required by law to RETURN
any physicals NOT in compliance with the
law. DOUBLE CHECK that all signatures
are present.
● Always make a copy for your records.
Important reminders:
Nurse’s Office Alert
Attention Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2016 (Juniors)
Beginning with the school year 2015-2016,
2 doses of Meningococcal vaccine are
required for entry to the 12th grade. Only
one dose is required if it was given after
the 16th birthday.
The following action is needed from you at
this time:
● If your child has received 2 doses of
meningococcal vaccine, please bring your
physician verified immunization record to
the Nurse’s Office.
● If your child received 1 dose after their 16th
birthday, bring your physician verified
immunization record to the Nurse’s Office.
● If your child has not had this required vaccine they must have it and bring the verification of having received it to the Nurse’s
Office.
Proof of having received the Meningococcal
vaccine is required and should be submitted
to the School Nurse as soon as the vaccine
is given and prior to June 1, 2015.
It is important to note that your child will not
be able to receive a schedule, begin the
school year on the first day of class or participate in Athletics until proof of having this vaccine is received in the Nurse’s Office.
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact the Nurse’s Office at (708) 342-5858.
● Each student must also have a pink
emergency sheet on file in the
Nurse’s Office.
● Please remember that no student will
be able to receive their schedule for
the 2015-2016 school year until all
medical records are in compliance
with the state law and on file in the
Nurse’s Office.
● Send your forms in as soon as they
are complete to avoid a delay in getting your class schedule.
● The Nurse’s Office is closed in the
summer. Physical and emergency
forms are available in the Main Office,
Guidance Office, or online during the
summer.
● Completed forms should be mailed
or turned into the Nurse’s Office by
June 1, 2015.
Selective Service
Federal law requires all male students to register with the Selective Service System when
they turn 18. Registration takes place by filling out the appropriate form at the Post Office.
Those who do not register face fines or jail
and are not eligible for student financial aid.
For Seniors Only
Since colleges require student immunization
information, families sometimes request a
copy of their child’s high school health record
from our school nurse. Since the Nurse’s
Office at Andrew is closed over the summer,
parents are advised to make this request
prior to graduation.
According to Illinois School Code, all incoming freshmen must have a complete physical
prior to entry into high school, including an
up-to-date immunization record before receiving a class schedule. All students are
required to have:
Attention
Andrew Runners!
Our Superintendent Advisory students welcomed the Superintendent Advisory
students from Reavis High School. This was a reciprocal visit as our group visited
Reavis a few months ago. The Reavis students were treated to a virtual tour of our
school and visited some classes. Our students showed their TBolt Pride and the
Reavis students were very impressed.
Seniors - Pick Up College
Immunization Records
Reminder For Freshmen
Athletes
A copy of your high school physical/immunization
record for college will be included with your
graduation diploma. If you need a copy before
graduation, please see the nurse. The nurse is
not in during the summer months – now is the
time to get your copy.
If a student is planning to participate
in a sport, his/her physical should be
obtained on or after May 1, 2015 to
assure eligibility for the complete
school year.
Medications At School
● This must be done prior to the
student trying out for a sport
If your student takes medication at school daily
or on an as needed basis, please remember to
send a new Medication Form prior to the start of
the 2015- 2016 school year. This form must be
updated each school year for your student to
continue receiving his/her medication.
● Please make sure the doctor circles
YES for interscholastic sports
● Give a copy to your coach and
send the original to the Nurse
Attention Parents of
Sophomore, Junior and
Senior students
If there are any changes in emergency
contact or health information, please complete a new pink emergency form and turn
it into the school nurse.
Health forms can be downloaded
from the Nurse’s page on
Andrew’s website:
https://district.d230.org/andrew/depts/
nurse/default.aspx
Guidance
Guidance
VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
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Co-Curricular Updates
Sports Medicine Symposium
On Tuesday, March 24th, District 230 held its 6th Annual Sports
Medicine Symposium at Moraine Valley Community College’s
Conference Center. Over 300 high school students from 16
Chicagoland high schools who were enrolled in either sports medicine classes or extracurricular clubs were in attendance. In addition to the high schools, representatives from Lewis University,
North Central College, Western Illinois, and Northern Illinois were in
attendance to discuss the steps to take in the search for a career in
sports medicine.
The day began with
the keynote speaker
Mr. Kyle Borland, a
former professional
football player for the
Los Angeles Rams,
who spoke from a
player’s perspective.
Throughout the day,
speakers from all
realms of the sports
Former L.A. Rams football player
medicine community
Mr. Kyle Borland addresses students.
shared topics ranging
from performing core
exercises to a comparison of past and present treatment techniques in the athletic training room. Students were treated to a
lunch break, where they spoke with the various college students
and representatives.
Students also got involved in some friendly school competition. A
written test and practical that included anatomical identification and
demonstrations of first aid and CPR made up the first round of
competition. The top four schools moved on to compete in the quiz
bowl, which tested sports medicine knowledge. This year’s winner
was Oswego High School. Everyone looks forward to next spring
with the hopes of growing the event.
Diversity Show Promotes Acceptance
This year’s show, "Dancing with Diversity 2015", took the audience
on a trip around the world as performers immersed themselves into
a cultural show highlighting Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East,
Latin America, South Asia, and Europe. The program delivered traditional and modern forms of pop cultural dances with music, mixed
with dances choreographed by students. At the end of the show,
all regions performed a "Unity" dance to show that these students
are truly one family. Practices for these performances began as
early as September and ran until the day before the opening headline. All proceeds from the show were donated to various charities
around the world. Over the past nine years, over $35,000 has
been donated to these charities.
Everything is
Awesome at
The Hangout!
The Hangout club has
really flourished this
year, thanks to the help
of all of our buddies
who participate in our
events! “Everything
was Awesome” when
the club turned Andrew into a movie
theater to watch The Lego Movie
and eat homemade popcorn. In
February, they were hanging out at
a basketball game cheering on the
T-Bolts and winning Andrew t-shirts
in the process. Finally, the group
got together for a game night after
school to play games like UNO,
Sorry, Twister, Bingo, and
Charades. Fun and laughs were
had by all! There are still more awesome events planned for the
end of the school year, and it's never too late to get involved!
Contact Mrs. Holtrop at [email protected] for more details.
DECA Continues Its Winning Ways
Andrew had 7 students participating at state for DECA in Decatur
on March 12th -14th. Honors received by the 7 students are as
follows: 1st Place Medals for the Sports Marketing Virtual Business
On-line Team Event (2nd Session) were awarded to Steve Harrison
and James Kut. Competency certificates were awarded to Bea
Mungcal for Economics Exam and Role Play, Adrian Duenas for
Role Play, Connor Brogan for Economics Exam, Alex Harrison for
Role Play, Peyton O’Neill for Economics Exam, 2 Role Play Events
and a 1st Place Medal for the Marketing Exam. Congratulations!
WYSE
Congratulations to Worldwide Youth in
Science and Engineering team members Matt Gross and Alan Wang for
their state qualifying performances at
the WYSE Sectional competition held
at North Central College in Naperville.
Matt received a 3rd Place medal in
and qualified for Engineering
Graphics, while Alan qualified for both
Chemistry and Math. Great job!
Winter Percussion
Andrew Winter
Percussion is
winding their way
through another
incredibly successful season
and preparing to
defend their
World title when
they head to the
Winter Percussion competes at the IPA
WGI Percussion
Greenfield Central Contest.
World's
Championship in Dayton, Ohio over spring break. Indoor
Percussion marries elements of music performance, marching, and
theater. The team has moved up a competition class level this year
and is excited to show off what they can do. They are working day
and night to prepare their show “When Forever Ends”, an emotional, dynamic presentation of music and movement. Winter
Percussion knows what it takes to win, placing at the Indianapolis
Percussion Finals -1st place Scholastic Marching Open and the
Mid-South Percussion Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky - 2nd
place Scholastic Marching Open. Stay tuned for the results of the
World Championship Competition in the next newsletter.
Co-Curricular Updates
Youth & Government
Victor J. Andrew
Youth and
Government students, along with
students from
around the state,
converged on the
Springfield capital
March 20th 22nd. They
acted as legislaYouth and Government Judicial Branch Ameer
ture arguing the
Elayyan, Russell Carrano, and Thilinie Bandara.
merits of their
authored bills in Congress,
attorneys arguing a Supreme
Court case in front of a panel of
judges, as well as judges,
pages, lobbyists and candidates. For three days, Youth
and Government students got to
experience government first
Dominique Sedorook and Timothy
hand and they had a ton of fun
Krafcisin hanging out during a
doing it.
break at Youth and Government.
Student Council
Student Council has been
hard at work this year. This
October they coordinated
another successful
Homecoming week. They
planned and coordinated
school wide decorations, built
a float, and participated in the
annual parade. They also
hosted the largest homecoming Homecoming 2015
dance VJA has ever seen.
Over 1,250 students attended and enjoyed music from Monster
Entertainment and Kiss FM, as well as a free photo booth.
In the month of November,
Student Council turned all
their efforts to celebrating
our veterans. They collected
donations that went to Hines
VA Hospital, as well as care
packages for troops overseas. To culminate the
week’s activities they hosted
our annual Veteran’s
Luncheon. This year’s
Student Council members fundraised
luncheon was the largest
ever hosted with over 80 vet- to purchase tshirts for every veteran
that visited the food pantry.
erans attending and sharing
their experiences with our
students. The VA was also on hand to register veterans for various
services offered to them throughout the hospital.
In the month of December we hosted our annual “Festive Pines”
event in which over 25 clubs stayed after school to decorate a tree
that represented their club. During this time, the clubs also wrote
thank you notes to veterans that were included in our care packages.
The months of January and February saw
the Student Council kids once again planning
for another dance. This year's theme was
Candyland. They spent a majority of their time making their own
decorations and helping to transform the main gym into a land of
sweets and treats.
Things didn't slow down in the
month of March. This hard
working group was set up to
tackle two more big projects:
Dodgeball and a community
2015 Dodgeball Champions
service project. This year we
saw 15 teams sign up to participate
in our school wide Dodgeball event.
Each person on a team of 8 paid
$7.00 to participate and all proceeds
were donated to Relay for Life.
Student Council was able to donate
over $700.00 to this great cause.
At the end of March, thirteen Student Dodgeball tournament
Council members volunteered to go
runnerups 2015
to Hines VA Hospital to help distribute food at their weekly food
pantry. The students ordered
shirts for the veterans that read
"Proud Veteran" and distributed
them as they helped veterans
collect their food items for the
week. It was a great event for
all that participated.
Members of Student Council at
This great group of kids continu- Hines VA Hospital. They spent
their day distributing food to vetously strives to help make
erans visiting the food pantry.
Andrew a better place.
Some members of Student
Council attended the SWSC
Leadership Conference in
October.
Student Council hosted the
annual Teacher's Dinner for all
staff members during Parent /
Teacher Conferences.
NHS
Spring for the National Honor Society entailed additional service to
those who are in desperate need of a comforting spirit. Andrew’s
NHS kicked spring into gear by creating over fifty Easter baskets
for children of the DayBreak Shelter. The DayBreak Shelter offers
women and children a stable shelter and protection from domestic
abuse. The National Honor Society also traveled to Grissom and
Prairie View Middle School to prep the upcoming Freshmen for
what life will be like as high schoolers. Though many nervous
questions came up about high school, Grissom and Prairie View
students walked away more relaxed with the reassurance and
advice given by NHS members. On Sunday, March 29th, NHS
students made an additional trip to Providence Nursing Home.
Students exchanged small gifts and sang folk tunes with residents
of the nursing home. Upcoming NHS events include Man Choir,
Andrew Fest, and celebrations for graduating seniors.
Guidance
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Co-Curricular Updates
Sports Medicine Symposium
On Tuesday, March 24th, District 230 held its 6th Annual Sports
Medicine Symposium at Moraine Valley Community College’s
Conference Center. Over 300 high school students from 16
Chicagoland high schools who were enrolled in either sports medicine classes or extracurricular clubs were in attendance. In addition to the high schools, representatives from Lewis University,
North Central College, Western Illinois, and Northern Illinois were in
attendance to discuss the steps to take in the search for a career in
sports medicine.
The day began with
the keynote speaker
Mr. Kyle Borland, a
former professional
football player for the
Los Angeles Rams,
who spoke from a
player’s perspective.
Throughout the day,
speakers from all
realms of the sports
Former L.A. Rams football player
medicine community
Mr. Kyle Borland addresses students.
shared topics ranging
from performing core
exercises to a comparison of past and present treatment techniques in the athletic training room. Students were treated to a
lunch break, where they spoke with the various college students
and representatives.
Students also got involved in some friendly school competition. A
written test and practical that included anatomical identification and
demonstrations of first aid and CPR made up the first round of
competition. The top four schools moved on to compete in the quiz
bowl, which tested sports medicine knowledge. This year’s winner
was Oswego High School. Everyone looks forward to next spring
with the hopes of growing the event.
Diversity Show Promotes Acceptance
This year’s show, "Dancing with Diversity 2015", took the audience
on a trip around the world as performers immersed themselves into
a cultural show highlighting Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East,
Latin America, South Asia, and Europe. The program delivered traditional and modern forms of pop cultural dances with music, mixed
with dances choreographed by students. At the end of the show,
all regions performed a "Unity" dance to show that these students
are truly one family. Practices for these performances began as
early as September and ran until the day before the opening headline. All proceeds from the show were donated to various charities
around the world. Over the past nine years, over $35,000 has
been donated to these charities.
Everything is
Awesome at
The Hangout!
The Hangout club has
really flourished this
year, thanks to the help
of all of our buddies
who participate in our
events! “Everything
was Awesome” when
the club turned Andrew into a movie
theater to watch The Lego Movie
and eat homemade popcorn. In
February, they were hanging out at
a basketball game cheering on the
T-Bolts and winning Andrew t-shirts
in the process. Finally, the group
got together for a game night after
school to play games like UNO,
Sorry, Twister, Bingo, and
Charades. Fun and laughs were
had by all! There are still more awesome events planned for the
end of the school year, and it's never too late to get involved!
Contact Mrs. Holtrop at [email protected] for more details.
DECA Continues Its Winning Ways
Andrew had 7 students participating at state for DECA in Decatur
on March 12th -14th. Honors received by the 7 students are as
follows: 1st Place Medals for the Sports Marketing Virtual Business
On-line Team Event (2nd Session) were awarded to Steve Harrison
and James Kut. Competency certificates were awarded to Bea
Mungcal for Economics Exam and Role Play, Adrian Duenas for
Role Play, Connor Brogan for Economics Exam, Alex Harrison for
Role Play, Peyton O’Neill for Economics Exam, 2 Role Play Events
and a 1st Place Medal for the Marketing Exam. Congratulations!
WYSE
Congratulations to Worldwide Youth in
Science and Engineering team members Matt Gross and Alan Wang for
their state qualifying performances at
the WYSE Sectional competition held
at North Central College in Naperville.
Matt received a 3rd Place medal in
and qualified for Engineering
Graphics, while Alan qualified for both
Chemistry and Math. Great job!
Winter Percussion
Andrew Winter
Percussion is
winding their way
through another
incredibly successful season
and preparing to
defend their
World title when
they head to the
Winter Percussion competes at the IPA
WGI Percussion
Greenfield Central Contest.
World's
Championship in Dayton, Ohio over spring break. Indoor
Percussion marries elements of music performance, marching, and
theater. The team has moved up a competition class level this year
and is excited to show off what they can do. They are working day
and night to prepare their show “When Forever Ends”, an emotional, dynamic presentation of music and movement. Winter
Percussion knows what it takes to win, placing at the Indianapolis
Percussion Finals -1st place Scholastic Marching Open and the
Mid-South Percussion Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky - 2nd
place Scholastic Marching Open. Stay tuned for the results of the
World Championship Competition in the next newsletter.
Co-Curricular Updates
Youth & Government
Victor J. Andrew
Youth and
Government students, along with
students from
around the state,
converged on the
Springfield capital
March 20th 22nd. They
acted as legislaYouth and Government Judicial Branch Ameer
ture arguing the
Elayyan, Russell Carrano, and Thilinie Bandara.
merits of their
authored bills in Congress,
attorneys arguing a Supreme
Court case in front of a panel of
judges, as well as judges,
pages, lobbyists and candidates. For three days, Youth
and Government students got to
experience government first
Dominique Sedorook and Timothy
hand and they had a ton of fun
Krafcisin hanging out during a
doing it.
break at Youth and Government.
Student Council
Student Council has been
hard at work this year. This
October they coordinated
another successful
Homecoming week. They
planned and coordinated
school wide decorations, built
a float, and participated in the
annual parade. They also
hosted the largest homecoming Homecoming 2015
dance VJA has ever seen.
Over 1,250 students attended and enjoyed music from Monster
Entertainment and Kiss FM, as well as a free photo booth.
In the month of November,
Student Council turned all
their efforts to celebrating
our veterans. They collected
donations that went to Hines
VA Hospital, as well as care
packages for troops overseas. To culminate the
week’s activities they hosted
our annual Veteran’s
Luncheon. This year’s
Student Council members fundraised
luncheon was the largest
ever hosted with over 80 vet- to purchase tshirts for every veteran
that visited the food pantry.
erans attending and sharing
their experiences with our
students. The VA was also on hand to register veterans for various
services offered to them throughout the hospital.
In the month of December we hosted our annual “Festive Pines”
event in which over 25 clubs stayed after school to decorate a tree
that represented their club. During this time, the clubs also wrote
thank you notes to veterans that were included in our care packages.
The months of January and February saw
the Student Council kids once again planning
for another dance. This year's theme was
Candyland. They spent a majority of their time making their own
decorations and helping to transform the main gym into a land of
sweets and treats.
Things didn't slow down in the
month of March. This hard
working group was set up to
tackle two more big projects:
Dodgeball and a community
2015 Dodgeball Champions
service project. This year we
saw 15 teams sign up to participate
in our school wide Dodgeball event.
Each person on a team of 8 paid
$7.00 to participate and all proceeds
were donated to Relay for Life.
Student Council was able to donate
over $700.00 to this great cause.
At the end of March, thirteen Student Dodgeball tournament
Council members volunteered to go
runnerups 2015
to Hines VA Hospital to help distribute food at their weekly food
pantry. The students ordered
shirts for the veterans that read
"Proud Veteran" and distributed
them as they helped veterans
collect their food items for the
week. It was a great event for
all that participated.
Members of Student Council at
This great group of kids continu- Hines VA Hospital. They spent
their day distributing food to vetously strives to help make
erans visiting the food pantry.
Andrew a better place.
Some members of Student
Council attended the SWSC
Leadership Conference in
October.
Student Council hosted the
annual Teacher's Dinner for all
staff members during Parent /
Teacher Conferences.
NHS
Spring for the National Honor Society entailed additional service to
those who are in desperate need of a comforting spirit. Andrew’s
NHS kicked spring into gear by creating over fifty Easter baskets
for children of the DayBreak Shelter. The DayBreak Shelter offers
women and children a stable shelter and protection from domestic
abuse. The National Honor Society also traveled to Grissom and
Prairie View Middle School to prep the upcoming Freshmen for
what life will be like as high schoolers. Though many nervous
questions came up about high school, Grissom and Prairie View
students walked away more relaxed with the reassurance and
advice given by NHS members. On Sunday, March 29th, NHS
students made an additional trip to Providence Nursing Home.
Students exchanged small gifts and sang folk tunes with residents
of the nursing home. Upcoming NHS events include Man Choir,
Andrew Fest, and celebrations for graduating seniors.
Guidance
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PSAT For Juniors
Juniors who may qualify as National Merit
Finalists and those interested in attending
highly selective colleges, or colleges on the
east or west coast, should plan to take the
SAT college entrance exam next spring, and
should also take the PSAT test in October.
The PSAT test also serves as the qualifying
test for the National Merit Program.
Students should register for the exam at
www.collegeboard.org/school.
Interested sophomore students may sign up
for this test but their results will not enter
them into the National Merit competition.
PSAT Accommodations
You can request accommodations by going
to www.collegeboard.org.
Homework For College
Bound Juniors
If they have not already done so, this is the
summer when college-bound juniors should
be narrowing their college choices. Summer
is a great time to visit campuses in order to
talk to college representatives. Many families plan vacations based on possible college
choices. Remember to call ahead or go online to arrange a tour and an interview so as
to get the most out of your visit.
Student Records
Temporary student records are kept for 5
years after graduation. These include test
scores, interest inventories and demographic
data. Permanent records of semester grades
and attendance are kept for sixty years.
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National Defense
Authorization Act
This act allows military representatives to ask
for unedited lists of juniors and seniors. The
school will provide student directory information unless parents send a letter to the
Guidance Office indicating that they do not
want their child’s name and directory information provided to military recruiters.
Summer School
Reminders From The Andrew School Nurse
Summer school registration for the second
semester of summer school continues
through early June. We encourage students
to sign up as soon as possible in order to
guarantee a spot in one of the courses that
will be offered. Courses may be cancelled
before the deadline due to low enrollment.
Please do not wait to sign up! Summer
school registration information and enrollment forms are available in the Guidance
Office and on the district website.
Nurse Requires Health Records For Incoming Freshmen
Choosing A Career
Counselors encourage students to go online
to use the college and career search information that is available for all Andrew families through “Career Cruising”. This program
has an incredible amount of information
about a wide variety of careers and training
institutions. Many students already know
how to access Career Cruising, but those
who are unsure should talk to their Guidance
Counselor.
Scholarships
The deadline for most of the Honors Night
scholarships may have passed, but additional applications continue to arrive in the
Guidance Office. We encourage seniors to
stop in and check out the scholarship file in
Guidance for newly arrived scholarship applications. It may not be too late to earn additional money based on excellent achievement in high school. Scholarships are also
listed on the Guidance website.
Guidance Summer Hours
The Guidance Office is open throughout the
summer in a limited capacity. Counselors
are available by appointment only as their
schedules are very limited. To set up an
appointment with your son’s or daughter’s
counselor, or if you have questions about
residency or other guidance related issues,
please call 342-5821.
Final Senior Transcript
Most colleges ask for a final high school transcript. There is no charge for this transcript.
The final transcript will be mailed to the college that the student indicates on his or her
final clearance sheet. Seniors turn in their
clearance sheet on the last day of school.
Please note that the building will be
closed on Fridays during the summer.
● Two (2) doses of Measles, Mumps and
Rubella vaccine (MMR) given on or after
the 1st birthday
● Polio vaccine series with booster given on
or after the 4th birthday
● Tetanus Diphtheria, Pertussis series with
Tdap booster
● Three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccines
according to the required schedule
● Two (2) doses of Varicella vaccine given
on or after the 1st birthday
The form for the physical is two sided.
● Your physician must sign and date to verify
the immunization record and again after
the physical portion with his/her stamp,
including phone number.
● Parents must also complete and sign a
comprehensive health history. This is a
mandated portion of the state’s physical
form and it is on the top of the second
page of the physical. Please be sure that
all signatures are present before returning
your form to school.
Celebrate the end of the year and
raise money for charity at the same
time! Come out for our sixth annual
School’s Out Run
on May 17th.
$20.00 gets you a fun run t-shirt,
treats, and prizes!
Sign up @ raceroster.com/5057.
● The nurse is required by law to RETURN
any physicals NOT in compliance with the
law. DOUBLE CHECK that all signatures
are present.
● Always make a copy for your records.
Important reminders:
Nurse’s Office Alert
Attention Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2016 (Juniors)
Beginning with the school year 2015-2016,
2 doses of Meningococcal vaccine are
required for entry to the 12th grade. Only
one dose is required if it was given after
the 16th birthday.
The following action is needed from you at
this time:
● If your child has received 2 doses of
meningococcal vaccine, please bring your
physician verified immunization record to
the Nurse’s Office.
● If your child received 1 dose after their 16th
birthday, bring your physician verified
immunization record to the Nurse’s Office.
● If your child has not had this required vaccine they must have it and bring the verification of having received it to the Nurse’s
Office.
Proof of having received the Meningococcal
vaccine is required and should be submitted
to the School Nurse as soon as the vaccine
is given and prior to June 1, 2015.
It is important to note that your child will not
be able to receive a schedule, begin the
school year on the first day of class or participate in Athletics until proof of having this vaccine is received in the Nurse’s Office.
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact the Nurse’s Office at (708) 342-5858.
● Each student must also have a pink
emergency sheet on file in the
Nurse’s Office.
● Please remember that no student will
be able to receive their schedule for
the 2015-2016 school year until all
medical records are in compliance
with the state law and on file in the
Nurse’s Office.
● Send your forms in as soon as they
are complete to avoid a delay in getting your class schedule.
● The Nurse’s Office is closed in the
summer. Physical and emergency
forms are available in the Main Office,
Guidance Office, or online during the
summer.
● Completed forms should be mailed
or turned into the Nurse’s Office by
June 1, 2015.
Selective Service
Federal law requires all male students to register with the Selective Service System when
they turn 18. Registration takes place by filling out the appropriate form at the Post Office.
Those who do not register face fines or jail
and are not eligible for student financial aid.
For Seniors Only
Since colleges require student immunization
information, families sometimes request a
copy of their child’s high school health record
from our school nurse. Since the Nurse’s
Office at Andrew is closed over the summer,
parents are advised to make this request
prior to graduation.
According to Illinois School Code, all incoming freshmen must have a complete physical
prior to entry into high school, including an
up-to-date immunization record before receiving a class schedule. All students are
required to have:
Attention
Andrew Runners!
Our Superintendent Advisory students welcomed the Superintendent Advisory
students from Reavis High School. This was a reciprocal visit as our group visited
Reavis a few months ago. The Reavis students were treated to a virtual tour of our
school and visited some classes. Our students showed their TBolt Pride and the
Reavis students were very impressed.
Seniors - Pick Up College
Immunization Records
Reminder For Freshmen
Athletes
A copy of your high school physical/immunization
record for college will be included with your
graduation diploma. If you need a copy before
graduation, please see the nurse. The nurse is
not in during the summer months – now is the
time to get your copy.
If a student is planning to participate
in a sport, his/her physical should be
obtained on or after May 1, 2015 to
assure eligibility for the complete
school year.
Medications At School
● This must be done prior to the
student trying out for a sport
If your student takes medication at school daily
or on an as needed basis, please remember to
send a new Medication Form prior to the start of
the 2015- 2016 school year. This form must be
updated each school year for your student to
continue receiving his/her medication.
● Please make sure the doctor circles
YES for interscholastic sports
● Give a copy to your coach and
send the original to the Nurse
Attention Parents of
Sophomore, Junior and
Senior students
If there are any changes in emergency
contact or health information, please complete a new pink emergency form and turn
it into the school nurse.
Health forms can be downloaded
from the Nurse’s page on
Andrew’s website:
https://district.d230.org/andrew/depts/
nurse/default.aspx
Guidance
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2014-2015
School Calendar
Dates to Remember
May
25 Memorial Day - No School
27, 28, 29 Final Exams*
29 Last Day of School*
*Changed due to inclement weather days
used. Subject to change if additional
inclement
weather days are needed.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Deans’ Office
Dear Andrew High School Community,
Locker Cleanup
It seems like the year just started and we were welcoming our new students in the Class of 2019
and passing the leadership torch to our Senior Class of 2015. As I reflect on the year, this year’s
excitement has not waned and I am both proud and impressed by our Senior Leadership. They
learned that setting goals, challenging themselves, and reaching for new heights is neither easy
nor perfect, but it is a life skill that cannot be replaced. I have also been proud of the accomplishments and energy from our Underclassmen foreseeing a continued positive future for VJA!
May is full of excitement and bittersweet activities. Inevitably, every school year ends with an
event most students don’t look forward to - final exams. Please note that there are two final
exam weeks - Senior Finals and Underclass Finals. Seniors, or anyone graduating in May 2015,
will test the week of May 11th. Students who are graduating and accomplishing “A” level work
can waive a final exam; they will need to notify their teachers. Also, note that our Underclass
final exams have moved due to having three school weather cancellations. Underclass finals will
be held on May 27-29. Exam schedules for both will be posted in late April.
May is an exceptional month for the Fine Arts. Our annual Art Show, which displays outstanding
student talent from all levels and types of art, takes place on May 6th. Our displays will be
showcased for an entire week in our South Main Entrance. Also, our Finale Choir and Band
concerts take place on May 12th and May 14th, respectively. Not only are these their finest
performances of the year, it is a great way to send off our Seniors who have dedicated an
outstanding amount of time to their craft. Mixed into these nights is our Poetry Slam
(May 5th) and Man Choir (May 7th), which portray a wide variety of our student
talents as well.
Two “favorites” occur in May - Relay for Life & Andrewfest. Relay for Life is a
D230 event that brings together literally thousands of students for a great cause
- eradicating cancer. This celebration/fundraising event touches all and we
appreciate the efforts of many for this daunting effort. Also, Andrewfest is
the culminating event of the year. It is a celebration of a very simple concept that is important to us all - being T-Bolts. We have two days of celebration and fun, concluded with an all-school assembly. The week’s focus is about
celebrating our whole school and all we’ve accomplished over the past year!
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Rick Nogal, President
Patrick O'Sullivan, Vice President
Kathy Quilty, Secretary
Susan Dalton
Melissa Gracias
Kate Murphy-Peterson
Tony Serratore
Dr. James M. Gay, Superintendent
Robert Nolting, Principal
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May brings forth many things, but for high schools it is a bittersweet time
where we say goodbye to our Seniors. We first celebrate up to 70 members
of the Class of 2015 who are blessed to receive community/school/local
business scholarships. On May 13th, hundreds of thousands of dollars are
gifted to our seniors to help them continue their education. We certainly
appreciate all those who contribute to our T-Bolts - their funds are truly a
blessing for our students and their families. Finally, our momentous and highly
anticipated event of the year, our 38th Graduation Ceremony will be on May
20th. This is our time to say thank you and farewell to our Class of 2015.
Personally, I appreciate what they have done for our school over the past four
years and feel blessed to have known them.
As always, thoughts, questions, and ideas are appreciated. Please don’t
hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or via twitter at @rnolting21.
Robert Nolting
Principal
End of The Year Notes:
ALL students will be expected to clear ALL items from their lockers at
the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Maintenance and cleaning will
be done to hall lockers during the summer, so any items remaining after
the last day of school will be removed. As a reminder, students are
expected to maintain a healthy and secure hall locker while at Andrew
High School.
Locker Security
As a way to continue to promote a safe and secure school environment,
the Andrew High School Deans’ Office has discussed with students the
importance of securely locking up their belongings in their own hall, PE,
or athletic lockers before, during and after school. To securely lock up
belongings means to not preset locker combinations, to not share
lockers with friends, and to make sure no belongings are left out of
a locker when leaving a location. If students feel they do not have
enough room in their PE/Athletic locker, then students should keep their
belongings securely locked in their hall locker until their class or athletic
activity is completed. At night, security personnel are located at the
main south entrance, and they are always willing to help students gain
access to their hall locker if necessary. At no time should items be
left unlocked or sitting on benches in the locker room while an
athlete or student is participating in their activity.
Please encourage your student to securely lock up their personal
belongings at all times while at school.
Dress Code
As spring hopefully brings nicer weather and warmer temperatures,
all students should be reminded to dress appropriately for the school
environment. Specific details on appropriate dress code can be found
on page 61 of the student handbook.
VJA's Group Interpretation performance of Hyperbole and a Half by
Allie Brosh competed at IHSA Sectionals taking 4th place and narrowly
missing the chance to compete at the IHSA state competition.
Outstanding job by Maddie Betsanes, Diego Hernandez, Danielle
Kaczanowski, Erin Moreland, and Halle Swieringa on being named to
the All Sectional Cast. The show invites the audience to spend a
funny, weirdly relatable and often touching thirty minutes as the narrator Allie regales the audience with stories from her childhood ( e.g.
time capsules, Halloween costumes, and mistaken hot sauce talents)
and adulthood (e.g. being attacked by a goose, dealing with depression, and coming to terms with your identity). If you are not familiar
with Allie, she is the creator of a very popular blog and author of a
book with the
same name.
She is very
funny and
strange. The
codirectors
Lauren
Robinson and
Kristin Cochran
are so incredibly
proud of the
cast and crew.
All Sectional Cast
members from left to
right: Halle Swieringa,
Danielle Kaczanowski,
Erin Moreland, Diego
Hernandez, and
Maddie Betsanes.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
Plan to attend our last Athletic Booster Club
meeting of this school year. All members are
invited. It is also a great way to become
involved. Meeting: The meeting is on
Thursday, May 21st, at 7:00 pm in the teachers’
dining room. Elections will also be held at
this meeting. All members are able to vote.
Questions: Contact Rena Sheehan at
[email protected].
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
our outgoing officers and directors: Marge
Gottschammer, Cindy Levigne, Maureen
Berkheimer, and Bruce Berkheimer. They have
been part of the Booster Club for many years
and donated countless hours to support our
organization. You will be missed. Thank you.
Also, thank you to all the Booster Club Directors
and Officers for donating their support to this
organization.
EXCITING NEWS: New Directors for 20152016 Season. We are currently looking for
next year’s Team Rep Chair, Concessions CoChair, and Scholar Athlete Award Director.
The Booster Club is changing. We have many
small volunteer positions available. We
understand that any volunteer position is a time
commitment. These positions take only a few
hours of volunteer time. Please come to our
May meeting to hear about what is available, or
contact Rena Sheehan at [email protected]
if you are interested.
Congratulations to the recipients of the
Athletic Booster Club Scholarship and the
Matz Family Scholarship. If you have any
questions about how to receive your scholarship
money, please contact Rena Sheehan at
[email protected].
PLEASE JOIN 8to 18: Please join our 8to 18
Cashback program. To raise money for this
season, we have partnered with 8to 18
Cashback, which is now part of the same
company which operates the school’s athletic
website. Register now for 8to 18 Cashback,
which directly benefits Andrew Athletic Boosters.
We can earn Cashback every time one of us
makes an online purchase from among
thousands of merchants. We can generate
hundreds of dollars monthly with this program.
Just go to: http://cashback.8to18.com and
register.
Spirit-Wear: We have lawn signs for all sports.
Also, we have a wide variety of t-shirts, hoodies,
sweatpants, lanyards, socks, hats, mittens and
scarves. For more information, please contact
Keri Malone at [email protected] or
708-334-1795, or contact Stacy Summers at
[email protected] or 708-802-3703.
Market Day Pick-Up: Purchasing food from
Market Day is a great way to help support our
Andrew students. This month’s Market Day is
Saturday, May 16th. Pick-up is from 9 am –
10 am in the commons. Order online at:
http://www.marketday.com. Our account # is
5475. If you are ordering for the free collapsible
bowl set, please make sure you have 2-$40
orders between March and May to get this free
gift. Watch for our PIZZA fundraiser coming for
the first time in May. The more we order the
bigger our profit. Thank you in advance for your
help with our goal of at least 101 pizzas. Don't
forget to use those codes for additional monies
off when you create an online account. Also,
check out the deals in the clearance section,
great way to try smaller quantities of items.
If you have never ordered Market Day
remember you can put NEWFIVE with an order
of $25 or more to save $5. Remember, VJA
has Market Day in June, July and August.
Let others know so they do not run out of their
favorite items. Any questions please contact
Ruth at 708-403-0369.
SPECIAL THANKS to all the parents who
volunteered to help this spring season and
throughout this school year. This Club can only
be successful when everyone gets involved.
YOUR TIME IS OUR SUCCESS!!
Any questions or feedback, contact
Rena Sheehan at [email protected] or
708-614-0321.
Athletic Booster Club website:
www.andrewathleticboosters.org.
There is a link on the VJA main website or
http://www.athletics2000.com/andrew/.
VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
9001 West 171st Street
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Phone:708-342-5800
http://andrew.d230.org
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V I C T O R J . A N D R E W H I G H S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R • M AY 2 0 1 5
Andrew Athletics Update
With the last newsletter of the school
year, I will take a moment to reflect on
the past 8 months and the lessons,
experiences, and opportunities we have
had. The impact athletics has on our
student-athletes, staff, and community is
different for all involved, but I know it can
translate into life moments to learn from.
Pride, pain, excitement, disappointment,
and a certain bond we develop by experiencing all these things together is what
makes our school and community a special place. We have had state qualifiers,
conference champions, all-area players,
exciting wins, heart-breaking losses,
upset victories, and defeats; these
were just a few of the memories that
will linger when one reflects upon the
past athletic year.
We are not only proud of the efforts of
our student-athletes, but also proud of
their academic success. At award ceremonies this spring, the booster club will
award over 200 athletes Scholar-Athlete
Certificates for having an accumulative
GPA of 3.5 or greater. A total of almost
350 different students received this
award throughout our three seasons.
This is quite an accomplishment in light
of the time commitment to their sports
combined with the rigors of academics.
These athletes truly demonstrate how
athletics and academics go hand in
hand at Andrew High School.
But the season is not over for all of our
teams. The final month of the year is
filled with the excitement of the conference meet and the state tournament.
Baseball will host the IHSA regional and
our softball, track, water polo, gymnastics, tennis, and volleyball teams are
rounding into peak levels of performance. As always, we will continue to
support our Andrew family as they
continue to put forth great effort and
character representing our school.
As we look ahead, we realize that fall is
not that far away. Summer camps will
begin in early June and last until the end
of July. For registration information,
please visit the summer camp website at
https://andrew.8to18.com. Registration is
available online through this website in
June.
REMINDER:
ALL FALL SPORTS WILL BEGIN
PRACTICES IN AUGUST.
FOOTBALL WILL HAVE
THEIR FIRST PRACTICE ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH.
ALL OTHER SPORTS
WILL BEGIN ON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH.
Please remember that athletes need
a new physical every 13 months to
participate in tryouts or practices.
Consult the athletic website at
www.athletics2000.com/andrew for
the starting times and places for the fall
sports.
The https://andrew.8to18.com website
will be the place to sign up athletes for
all sports. We no longer have paper
forms for sport registration – only by
computer registration. Physical forms
are available at school, the athletic
website at www.athletics2000.com/andrew,
or the registration website at
https://andrew.8to18.com. Freshmen
can use their physical for entering
school as their athletic physical. The
only form that needs to be turned in is
a new physical for non-freshmen athletes. This can be turned in during the
summer at the main south desk, or any
time before the start of the sport season.
We would like to again say thank you
to all of the athletes and parents for
another exciting and successful year.
A big thank you goes to the athletic
booster club for their tireless work in
aiding the financial betterment of the
athletic department. We could not have
all of the things that we have without
their generous time and talents.
Diversity Show Promotes Acceptance
Project Diversity is an organization that promotes cultural awareness, tolerance and social justice within our schools and our community.
The group’s primary goal is to educate peers about the various cultures of the world and the importance of tolerance. Officials and region
leaders of Project Diversity opened the show up with a poem about accepting other’s differences and to show “we are more alike my friends,
than we are unalike”.
CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 230
THOUGHT MEANING ACTION