The Scratching Post – The student newspaper of Vernon Hills High School

Service Community: Students and staff participate in VH Day of Service

The Scratching Post Staff and Guest Reporters

April 10, 2018

Lauren Murphy (12) cuts off a piece of buckthorn, an invasive species.
Gina Liu

Service Community: Students and staff participate in VH Day of Service
“Tracking” Jordyn Bunning’s success

Rachel Chung, Editor-in-Chief

March 9, 2018

With her heartbeat pounding and adrenaline pumping, she crouches down anxiously awaiting the shot. It rings with a pop, and everyone’s off. The familiar slap of trainers flying across the track, the...

Bunning placed second for the 100-meter hurdle races at state in 2017. Her time was 14.62 seconds.

“Tracking” Jordyn Bunning’s success
JSA hosts voter registration for upcoming elections in attempt to Fight Apathy

Isay Nochebuena, Staff Reporter

March 9, 2018

On March 20, Illinois citizens will cast their vote in the gubernatorial primaries. About 30 percent of the student body at VHHS will be able to vote in these primaries, as you must be 18 years old on ...

Students signed their names on this poster following registration to vote during lunch periods.
Katy Brennan

JSA hosts voter registration for upcoming elections in attempt to Fight Apathy
D128 adopts its first graduate profile

Katy Brennan, Managing Editor

March 9, 2018

On Feb. 19, District 128 administration released its first graduate profile highlighting the desired characteristics of a D128 graduate based on community feedback. This profile will replace the current...

The graduate profile is centered around this image, where each color represents one letter of its acronym “DARING.”

D128 adopts its first graduate profile

#VHGamesBegin: Turnabout spirit days offer opportunities for student involvement

February 2, 2018

Ice skating, rock paper scissors battles and a small class color competition are just a few things that will appear at Vernon Hills High School throughout the spirit week for Turnabout. Since the Winter Olympics begin the night be...

Students represent VHHS at All-State Music Festival

February 2, 2018

D128 changes Early Bird PE, Dance exemption policies

February 2, 2018

Time for juniors to “khan-centrate” on Camp Khan

February 2, 2018

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Features

The unknown consequences of a code of conduct violation

Peyton Newman, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2018

A student sees his own defeated reflection through his Chromebook screen as he faces rejection from classes or clubs such as Junior Leaders and Voices in Prevention due to a code of conduct violation they received in a past year. There are a multitude of reasons students may receive code of conduct violat...

Working pays off: The benefit of jobs for students

Carlos Nevarez, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018

Life-guards, tutors, cashiers, hosts — those are just some of the open job positions listed in the job book. Jobs can be very beneficial for students. Aside from earning money, it’s something that...

Top Cougar returns this weekend

Owen Laser, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2018

And...Action! This year’s Top Cougar is coming back March 10, complete with a new and unique theme, The Oscars. As explained by Senior Student Council Adviser Ms. Wilson, Top Cougar is a se...

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Opinion

Editorial: We can overcome the NRA
Letter to the editor: Artemiy Arzumanov
To the Editor: The nuclear crisis with North Korea has been in and out of the news for the past year, and much of the coverage has been one sided c...
Opinion: Sign language class could lend a helping hand to VHHS students
Opinion: Is Eighth Grade Orientation in January too early?
Diversity Council to highlight ‘Humans of VH’
Every day, we come to school to learn. But of course, our learning experience is defined by those who learn with us. Their backgrounds, their cultures...