Band and Choral Concerts at EHS

EHS Auditorium Dedication

The auditorium at Eureka High School has been renamed the Randy K. Crump Auditorium in honor of the former superintendent of Unit #140.

 





Wrestlers win championships at tournament

At the 10 team Notre Dame Varsity Tournament Eureka High School had 2 champions.  Josh Schaidle at 106 pounds and Dustin Brandon at 220 Pounds.  Josh Schaidle is currently undefeated with a 10-0 record to start the season.  He is also 2^nd on the team in takedowns with 23 and 2^nd on the team in Pins with 6.  Dustin Brandon has earned a 7-3 record and leads the team with 7 pins.

“EHS is getting into the Holiday spirits”



Eureka High School Announces Illinois State Scholars

State applauds success of 15 Eureka High School students



(Eureka), IL – Eureka High School Principal Richard Wherley is pleased to announce that 15 Eureka High School students have been recognized as 2013-14 Illinois State Scholars.

The prestigious award, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), recognized 18,863 high school students from across the state as this year’s State Scholars. Since 1979, over 582,000 Illinois students have been honored as State Scholars.

Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top ten percent of high school seniors from 749 different high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work in conjunction with ISAC to determine the winners.

Boggs, Anna
Crenshaw, Mark
Dewald, Corey
Highfill, Ryan
Kennell, Ryan
Leman, Brett
Mckee, Austin
Mcsweeney, Cameron
Meiss, Vaughan
Newell, Katrina
Peters, Grant
Schrock, Ashley
Slingerland, Erik
Smith, Courteney
Wilkins, Jesse

“We’re pleased to honor this year’s Illinois State Scholars,” said Eric Zarnikow, ISAC Executive Director. “Not only do they represent the best in educational excellence in Illinois, they also are key to the state’s future economic well-being. The Commission applauds their success and salutes their families and the teachers at Eureka High School on this achievement.”

While the prestigious recognition does not include a monetary award, recipients are encouraged to cite the honor on applications for college admission and scholarships in addition to completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1 to determine eligibility for federal and state aid, including Illinois’ $387 million need-based Monetary Award Program (MAP).

“Each of the 15 Eureka High School students should take pride in their accomplishment and what it says about their commitment to academic attainment,” Zarnikow concluded.

EHS Marching Band at ISU Heroes Day

On Saturday, Novemebr 17, the EHS Marching Band participated in Heroes Day at ISU, and along with 30 other high school musicians, performed "Veterans Salute" at halftime with the ISU Big Red Marching Machine. Mr. Stalter was asked by Dr. Belongia to be the "honored guest conductor" for this event.

 

The BRMM kids were mentors to the high school students, and the kids got to experience a college Game Day, complete from marching to the stadium and whooping it up under the Main Street tunnel, playing for the tailgating crowd, and performing the service songs of all the branches of the military, honoring those in attendance who served or are currently serving.

 

Our kids enjoyed reconnecting with our alumni Evan, Caleb, Rachel, Derek, and Danielle who are in the BRMM.

 

 

 



EHS Scholastic Bowl

 

Congratulations to the Eureka High School Varsity Scholastic Bowl team for placing second in the Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) Scholastic Bowl Tournament Saturday, November 17^th, at Bradley University. The team defeated Peoria Heights, Beardstown, Henry-Senachwine, Williamsfield, and Morton to advance to the quarter finals. They went on to defeat Peoria Christian and Peoria Notre Dame to make it to the Championship round against Richwoods.  The match was tied at 210 points each coming in to the last toss-up question.  Richwoods was just a little faster on the buzzer giving them the victory. The final score was 230 to 210. The team will receive a check for $300 for their second place finish!  Colin Dewald was named to the All-Tournament Team after answering 21 toss-ups by the end of the 5 round.  He went on to answer a total of 32 for the day!  He will be one of 4 students on a team representing central Illinois in the National Academic World Quest Competition held in Washington DC this coming April.  The cost of this trip will be covered by PAWAC.  Other team members helping lead EHS to second place were Ross Hettinger (Captain), Jesse Wilkins, Andrew Nason, Erik Slingerland, Corey Dewald (11 toss-ups), and Mitch Kuntz (17 toss-ups).  PAWAC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization devoted to promoting a better understanding of world affairs among the people of central Illinois by sponsoring a variety of public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems. 

     EHS also fielded a Varsity “B” team Saturday.  This team sported a 4-1 record for the day defeating the “B” teams from Peoria Heights, Washington, Beardstown, and Notre Dame. They lost an extremely close match to Dee-Mack.  Team members included Mitch Kuntz (Captain), Corey Dewald, Nathan Sylvester, Marlo Glass, Steven Slingerland, and Mitchell Lilienthal.  Scholastic Bowl is coached by Brian Bill and Charles Atteberry.

A Fish Survey of Local Pond Is Made

Mr. O'Hanlon's classes recently went on a field trip and made a fish survey of a local pond.

 

 

 



EHS Welcomes Dustin Smith

Dustin Smith returned to EHS after completing his National Guard training. Welcome home, Dustin!

 



Student Council Hosts Annual Blood Drive

The EHS Student Council hosted their annual Blood Drive on November 7, 2012. Pictured are a few of the donors. Thanks to all who donated!

 







Senior Night Held for Co-Op Swimming

Anna Boggs is the lone senior from EHS swimming for the Co-Op Swimming Team. 



Track Painting

Painting of the track is now complete.

Coach Swanson wins state award

We just received word from the IHSA that Krista Swanson, EHS Cheer Coach, was named the 2011-12 Spirit Coach of the Year. This is a very prestigious honor and she is only the 2nd recipient ever of this new award. The IHSA is now submitting her name to the National Federation of High Schools who sponsors this award. Krista will now compete with other coaches across the country for further honors at the Sectional and National Level. Eureka High School is very proud of our cheer program and very proud of Coach Swanson. Her hard work and dedication over the years has paid off and she is very deserving of this award.

Congratulations Krista….

R-B-E Wins Soccer Regional

Congratulations to the R-B-E Soccfer Team for winning the Soccer Regional Championship.



AG Department competes @ ICC Power Show with about 100 student & wins a 1st place & a 2nd place!!!

Billy McGhee, Logan Dietrich, Landon Dietrich, Tyler Bell, Mr. Ohnesorge, Grant Peters at ICC Power Show Contest



Grant Peters changing the spark plugs on the engine.

Logan gets 1st Place and Landon gets 2nd Place Timing the Engine.



Lisa Roth and ICTA Award

ICTA Conference


EHS Speech Coach Diana Sluder attended the ICTA Conference in Chicago on Friday. Among the highlights of the Conference was being able to see former 4-year Speech Team member and former Speech Team Captain Lisa Roth (Class of 2006) receive the L. E. Norton Outstanding High Education Speech Student Award Award in the State of Illinois. As an added plus Lisa’s instructors and coaches from high School ( Diana Sluder), junior college (Kari Shimmel of ICC) and University (Judy Santacaterina of Northern Illinois University) were all recognized for their support & coaching of Lisa.

Lisa received her Master’s Degree last spring and is now employed full time as one of the Coaches of the Northern Illinois University’s Speech Team.

Speech Team Members at EHS Alumni Reunion

Homecoming Alumni Entertainment—Nice Job, Mark, Erik and Jenni!!


EHS Speech & Drama Team members Mark Crenshaw, Erik Slingerland and Jennifer Phillips did an excellent job on Saturday in highlighting our Speech Team over the past 28 years. Mark performed a Radio Broadcast dedicated to the team, Mark and Erik performed their Humorous Duet Act “Lend Me A Tenor” and Jennifer Phillips thrilled the audience with her wacky “Star Spangled Girl” humorous interp. Also Speech Team member Zach Harp gave team support by coming to the presentation.



Mangold Ford donates to Booster clubs

The Eureka High School music and athletic booster clubs both received a donation made by Mangold Ford through their Drive One for Your School program.  Presenting the check for over $4000  was Rob Gregoire.

EHS Cafe Writer's Circle

Pictured above are Ross Hettinger, Kelly McCabe, Constance Moushon, Ms. Lowe, and Mrs. Roorda. Along with Mrs. Bertschi, Ms. Lowe and Mrs. Roorda are sponsoring the new Cafe Writer's Circle at EHS. They are "hanging" out at Mika's in this picture. Members share their writings each month and help to critique each work. It is their hope that one day someone will get published. Not pictured is Whitley Gregoire.



Welcome to Eureka High School

Welcome to Eureka High School. Tonight is an exciting night for our school and our community as we unveil our newly renovated stadium and track to the public for the first time. It is with much anticipation that we open up this facility and let you, the fans, enjoy upgraded bleachers for a better viewing experience. We feel these upgrades will not only add to the excitement of the game, but also to the comfort that you have as a fan. Please refer to the seating chart below for instructions on where we would like you to sit. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

 

Seating is recommended in the following way: In the extreme left section is the EHS Band; in the next section to the right of the Band are EHS students; in the center section are EHS Parents; in the section to the right of the parents are EHS general fans; in the extreme right section are the EMS students.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the numerous members of our community that helped make this project a reality. A big thank you goes to the Community Unit School District 140 Board of Education for their commitment to our students and for their vision to see this project through. A special thanks to Dr. Randy Crump- Retired Supt. of Schools, Mr. Bob Gold - Supt. of Schools, Rich Wherley- Eureka High School Principal, Ken Pyles – School Board Member, Kevin Wiegand – School Board Member and Bill Carr – Head Custodian for their hard work during this process.

Finally, we would like to thank the Community Unit School District 140 Education Foundation for providing funding for the banners that you see hanging on the new bleachers. The foundation has a legacy fund which alumni from all over the country contribute to on a yearly basis. The Legacy Fund dollars are designated each year for different projects in our schools. If you want more information about the District 140 Education Foundation, please contact your Superintendent, Mr. Bob Gold.

Senior Portraits of Class of 2013

Senior Portraits for the Class of 2013 will be taken on Tuesday, October 2nd at EHS. These photos will be used in the EHS yearbook, class composite picture, as well as other publications featuring the Class of 2013.


The EHS yearbook staff has created space in the yearbook to include those photos as well. If your senior has another photo that they would like to include in their senior yearbook, they may submit them to Mr. Streit at EHS via email or hard copy. The deadline for those submissions is January 15, 2013.

While there is no charge for senior portraits, there will be an option to purchase additional photos at an affordable price.

Please dress your best for senior portraits on October 2nd, as this photo will be have a lasting impact in the years to come.

Marching band wins again

Congratulations to the EHS Marching Band for winning Class 1A/2A Grand Champion at the Limestone Rocket Invitational on Saturday.  The band edged out Metamora by a razor thin .3 points, and also earned 1A/2A Grand  Champion Winds, Percussion, and Auxiliary awards.  What's more, the band did all of that with a yet-to-be-finished production.  The next time you can see the Marching Hornets will be Friday night at halftime of the Homecoming Game, and in competition on October 13th at the  University of Illinois (8:56 a.m.) and Downers Grove South High School (3:45 p.m.).  The band is led on the field by Drum Majors Mark Crenshaw and Amanda Wright, who learned that two people cannot physically carry 8 trophies back to the buses.

Bleacher and track project nearing completion

iPad usage increases at EHS

Several new iPads were distributed to the instructional staff this week to begin using in their classroom instruction.  Mrs.Brown and Mr. Bachman were also given two to use in the counseling office to help students with college and career selection as pictured above.  A big thanks to Mr. Durley for helping implement this program and providing the necessary training for the staff to use them properly.

Band starts competition season

Congratulations to the EHS Marching Band for placing 1st in Class 2A at the Washington Panther Invitational on Saturday, outpacing Metamora, Tri-Valley, and Lincoln.  Despite the obstacle of not being able to rehearse together for most of the school year  due to the stadium renovation, the band worked extremely hard from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in preparation for their performance, and did a great job for their first show this year both in front of an audience and in full uniform.  You can see their next performance of “On The Edge” at this Saturday’s football game, and then again later that same night at the Pontiac Indian Showdown at 7:55 p.m.  The band is led on the field by drum majors Mark Crenshaw and Amanda Wright.

MAP Testing Has Begun

MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Testing has begun at EHS. During the past week all 9th grade students enrolled in Foundations of Science I were tested. This week all 9th and 10th graders will be tested in Reading. Next week all 9th and 10th graders will be tested in Math. Results are uploaded to the tesing site and made available to teachers. A second round of this testing will take place in January and a third round in April-May.

NHS Announcement

The NHS induction ceremony has been moved to Thursday, October 4 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. It will be held in the HS cafeteria with a reception to follow.

EHS students sign up for Dual Credit courses

Juniors and seniors signed up for a variety of ICC dual credit courses at EHS on Tuesday.  Students met with Sharon Gilbert, who is the ICC dual credit coordinator, to complete the registration process.  A variety of courses are offered this fall for college credit including:

ENGL 110 Mr. Streit Communication (1st in sequence in writing) College Prep English

HIST 117 Ms. Bertschi Social & Behavioral Sciences Early Western Civilizations

HIST 201 Ms. Bertschi Social & Behavioral Sciences ACS

MATH 110 Ms. Willi Mathematics (Group I) Concepts of Math

MATH 111 Ms. Willi Mathematics (Group I) General Education Statistics

MATH 165 Ms. Willi Mathematics (Group I) Calculus (ICC Precalculus)

MUS 150 Mr. Stalter Fine Arts Music Appreciation

ART 110 Mr. Wells Fine Arts Art Appreciation

PHYSC 114 Mr. Bill Physical Science Astronomy

BUS 110 Ms. Zeller Elective Introduction to Business

PSY 110 Mr. Miller Social & Behavioral Sciences Psychology

Video of pressbox installation

EHS welcomes new staff members

Mrs. Anna Roorda - Language Arts

Ms. Laura Zehr - Science

Mrs. Michelle Monk- Science

Mr. Kelly Nichols - Assistant Principal