VHHS 2015 year in review

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              2015 was such a fantastic year for Vernon Hills High School.  As a school, we excelled in sports, fine arts, and academics. Looking back, we all have so much to be proud of.  Hopefully this can refresh your memory.

 

January:

  • Backlight Theatre Company attends Illinois High School Theatre Fest at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Aubrey Black (12) and Mia Candocia (class of 2015) as part of the cast of the All State Production of “Pippin

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February

  • “Winterfest premieres as the winter dance for the first time.” – Mrs. Oliver
  • Backlight Theatre Company performs “The Bomb-itty of Errors”, a play performed 100% in rap.

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  • Mrs. Carroll is recognized as Vernon Hills’ ultimate rap star. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qZfoGNoX7M

March:

  • Concert, Men’s, and Treble Choir toured Amsterdam, Brugge, and Paris singing throughout churches and schools  

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May:

  • Brian McDonough (class of 2015) is crowned Top Cougar at the Saturday Night Live themed competition, with Mia Candocia (2015) the first female contestant.

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June:

  • Boys Volleyball ending their season after school ends with a second place state championship trophy
  • Farewell to the Class of 2015

August:

  • Vernon Hills staff and students visit our African sister school for two weeks

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September:

  • Kickoff Dance reaches an all time attendance record
  • “My favorite part of freshman year so far was kickoff dance because the senior lip sync battle was funny. I’ll probably do it by senior year” – Rachel Wright (9)

October:

  • Football team made it to the playoffs for the first time in a while.
  • The Class of 2017 wins color wars for the third time in a row.
  • “Losing Color wars for the the fourth year in a row” – Kelly Davis (12)
  • 24 French foreign exchange students stay with host students from both LHS and VHHS

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  • Boys Golf won 4th place in the state championship
  • Hogwarts themed homecoming with Queen, Sneha Sivaram (12), and King Jeet Nair (12)
  • Girls Cross Country takes 3rd in state competition

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  • $6,000 was raised for VH alum, Tierney Darden at Varsity soccer and football games.
  • “I enjoyed the fall choir concert because our theme was no words so it was fun trying something else” – Rachael Lichtman (11)

November:

  • “Little Shop of Horrors” is performed featuring a gigantic human eating plant.

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  • Newspaper and Yearbook attend a journalism conference in Orlando Florida and visited Disney World.

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December:

  • “Walk a Mile in Her Hijab” is started and makes national news. Photo: Daily Herald

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  • VHHS orchestras performed at Midwestern Clinic

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  • “Over $1,000 was raised for our African sister school at the Variety Show” – Mrs. Beagle