Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Students from Mather High School in Chicago, Niles North and Niles West met to fight at Emerson Park in Skokie on Friday. One student was stabbed and hospitalized as a result of the incident, police said.
A 17-year-old Niles North teen was stabbed and hospitalized following a fight in Skokie on Friday. The skirmish involved students from Niles North, Niles West and Mather High School in Chicago. Police were dispatched to Emerson Park, 9350 Lawler Ave., around 10:30 p.m. after a caller stated that about “20 to 30 people [were] fighting in the park,” according to the report. When police arrived, however, there were no subjects at the park but multiple coats and cell phones could be seen near a park bench. Shortly after canvassing the area, officers received a call from Skokie Hospital about a patient who was brought to the emergency room with a stab wound to his mid-section, the report stated. Detectives investigated and through various …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Check out these recent achievements by students at Niles West and Niles North High School.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
From the community ~ NILES WEST NEWS WRITER EARNS RECOGNITION FOR STORY Niles West News editor Gabrielle Abesamis was recognized at the Kettle Moraine Press Association (KEMPA) Fall Journalism Conference held October 19 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Abesamis, a junior, received the 2012 Gebhardt Award for her story “Students from Ohio School Shooting Share Experiences,” which she wrote last school year for nileswestnews.org. The award, named for longtime KEMPA instructor Tom Gebhardt, is presented annually to the best feature story. # # # NILES WEST JUNIORS AND THEIR PARENTS INVITED TO COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSION “PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER” ON Nov. 1 Confused about how to begin the college search process? How do you pick …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The third-seeded Pirates battled, and won their spot into the second-round of the Class 8A playoffs with a victory against the Niles West Wolves at Chic Anderson Stadium.
The Niles West Wolves kept it close in Palatine for about a quarter, and then the Pirates took control in the opening round of the Class 8A playoffs. Two Palatine turnovers helped Niles West to a 7-7 tie in the first quarter. The Pirates, however, then rattled off four straight touchdowns. Niles West was able to add a score late in the second quarter to make it 35-14 at halftime. The Pirates continued to widen their lead with quarterback Ethan Olles throwing his third touchdown pass to wide receiver Alex Nawrot, making it 49-14 at 6:49 in the third quarter. At 5:02 in the third, the Wolves came alive with a touchdown by wide receiver Andrew Milhulet, making the score 49-21. The Pirates closed out the third quarter with a touchdown by …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Niles West became the first high school to ever win this national contest using a stick shift car.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
The Niles West Auto Club Racing Team made high school racing history on Sept. 16 by becoming the champions of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) North Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at the Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The club took first place in the High School Division, making it the de facto National Champions in Division 3, which covers five Midwestern states. Driver John Wheeler, who is also the club president, shocked NHRA veterans because he won driving a 1978 Dodge Aspen with a manual transmission. “We are the only high school that has ever won this with a stick-shift car,” said Niles West auto teacher Tim Richmond, the team sponsor. The Niles West award was also the only division title won by the …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Niles Township Federation of Teachers and the Niles Township Support Staff approved a new collective bargaining agreement on Sept. 24. Changes include: A possible new school start date, salary increases and new teacher evaluations, among other things.
Teachers at District 219 will receive a salary increase of 1.2 percent as well as significant concessions on insurance and pensions, the district said on Tuesday. Patch reported earlier that the average teacher salary at D219 in 2010 was $97,000. According to those numbers, the average salary increase for each teacher should be around $1,164, plus increases for each of the three years of the contract. Meanwhile, employee contributions toward insurance and benefit plans was increased. D219 Board President Robert Silverman said the savings in the "plans alone will result in $1.8 million in savings over the contract period." In July, the board increased the budget by $11,403,600 - or about 7.31 percent - bringing the final number to $156 …
Monday, September 17, 2012
A Niles West student's news article has been nominated as being among the best by any high school student this year.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
From the community ~ Niles West News writer Gabby Abesamis has been named as a finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association for Story of the Year. Abesamis’ story, nominated in the Diversity category, will receive a placing, from first to fifth, at the Fall National High School Journalism Conference in San Antonio, Texas on Nov. 15 through 18. To read the nominated story, click here. The Niles West News Adviser is Evelyn Lauer, Certified Journalism Educator.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Niles West and Niles North High Schools (D-219) are looking at a calendar change, requested by students, that would have them starting school two weeks earlier in August. But will it jive with grade schools, parks?
Students at Niles West and Niles North high schools could have a short summer next year, if the district moves ahead with a recommendation to start school in mid-August. The plan, which is included in the district’s annual review of programs, calls for classes to start about two weeks earlier than they do now. (School started on Aug. 21 this year; two weeks earlier would have been Aug. 7.) The first semester would end before winter break, and the second semester would end in May. “It was our own students who brought this to us,” said District 219 Superintendent Nanciann Gatta. “And it’s not the first time the idea has been raised. It’s been coming up for about 10 years.” Earlier: High school students skipping lunch to take more classes …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The local athlete gets some big support from his Greek family. Kontos played at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs last Friday.
In this two-part series, Patch profiles San Francisco Giants pitcher George Kontos. The Niles West graduate was at Wrigley Field playing against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. To read Part 1, click here. George Kontos played at Proesel Park in Lincolnwood, among others, on his way to athletic stardom. In fact, he lettered in baseball, basketball and golf for the Niles West Wolves. But baseball is where he excelled. He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Illinois in 2003 as he played for the Wolves under Coach Garry Gustafson, with whom he is still in touch. Colleges were paying attention, and that is when his parents began to think the fulfillment of a dream for so many teenage boys could be a reality for Kontos: a shot in the …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
District 219 wants to change the start and end date of its school year. The problem: Other schools and park districts are not aware of the proposed change. This could seriously impact families with kids in D219 and elementary school.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The following is a letter to the editor from local parent, Michael B. The following opinions are those of the author. Patch provides a platform for readers to express their views. Niles Township District 219 High Schools have posted their annual review of programs for the 2013-14 school year. You can view what the district posted on their website here. There are a number of issues in the review to which the public should give careful consideration, but the item of greatest significance is the proposed change to the school calendar. It reads: "With final exams ending prior to winter break; school would start the second week of August and end at Memorial Day." While the district offers a number of sound reasons to consider making this …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The school board at District 219 recently elected a new Dean of Students at Niles West High School.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
From the community ~ Antwan Babakhani has been named Dean of Students at Niles West High School, after the Niles Township High School District 219 Board of Education appointed him at its August 6 meeting. Babakhani joins the district from Chicago Public Schools, having served most recently as Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction at Amundsen High School. Babakhani received the prestigious Emerging Leader Award in 2009 from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The previous year he received the Dan & Pat Jorndt “Joy of Teaching” Award at Amundsen. “Antwan is a distinguished professional who rose to the top of an amazing crop of applicants," said Niles West Principal Kaine Osburn. "He has been a …
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