Friday, May 18, 2012
See snapshots from Marist High School's Class of 2012 Graduation then add your own.
Congratulations to the 2012 graduating class of Marist High School! Hundreds of students crossed over into adulthood on Thursday, May 17, and their parents couldn't be prouder as they watched them accept their diplomas. After a night of fun and honors bestowed upon students, they ceremoniously tossed their hats into the air to symbolize the new chapter they were starting in their lives. Take a look through the Patch gallery, then add your own photos to the mix. Check out: Marist's graduation from 2011 Marist Students Celebrate an Unforgettable Prom The Marist High School Blog on Patch
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Marist High School
4200 W 115th St, Chicago, IL
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Mother McAuley softball standout Ashley Rogers outpolled 11 others Patch's weekly MVP poll. She is now eligible for May Athlete of the Month recognition.
Your Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these prep sports MVPs—each of whom is Athlete of the Week in his or her local Patch—by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll. Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link — learn more here.) Read more about this week's MVPs in the photo gallery, and show your support for them by: There is one more way for you to become a more interactive fan: Sign up to become a Patch sports blogger. (Learn more about blogging on Patch here).
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Providence Catholic High School
1800 W Maple St, New Lenox, IL
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Lincoln-Way Central High School
1801 E Lincoln Hwy, New Lenox, IL
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The Chicago Hilton was the site of the 2012 Brother Rice prom and a little bit of rain didn't dampen the spirits of these seniors
Brother Rice High School has called the Hilton Downtown Chicago home for one magical night a year for the last 15 years. With a day starting with rain showers and rolling thunder, the students made flashes brighter than and lightning bolt! The ladies and gentleman came ready to strut their stuff and dance the night away. Want to be a part of the show? Upload your photos now and show everyone what you saw. Long after this night fades away, the memories will last a lifetime. Re-live last year’s prom all over again. Like us on Facebook! and Share the story with all your friends
The Glitz of the State Ballroom of Palmer House Hotel gives way to the Glamour of the 2012 students of Marist High School Senior Prom.
This is the 12th year Marist and the Palmer House have teamed for a night of glamour. With everyone ready to dance the night away, the Grand Ball room was filled and the energy was high! “Everyone’s a King and Queen tonight!” prom organizer Patti Arvesen said. After a dinner and some dancing, the party moved to the Spirit of Chicago where the dancing never missed a beat. Why should the fun end there? Take a look at our photo gallery. Then add your best photos from the night. Dreaming of last year? Take a look back to last year’s prom. Share and Like us on Facebook!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Oak Lawn Community High School students enjoy an enchanted evening of dining and dancing at senior prom.
Hundreds of Oak Lawn Community High School students hit the "read carpet" showing off their dresses, tiaras, tuxes and even matching colored gym shoes. Some students stamped their own personal style on their prom attire celebrating teenage moments. There were uniquely decorated cars, but most arrived at Ashton Place in Willowbook in limos. One grandfather chauffered his grandson in his vintage car to the prom. The theme of the 2012 Oak Lawn High prom was "Everything's Magic" and most students agreed that it was a magical evening. Add you own prom pictures by clicking on the "upload video/photos" button under the gallery. View the 2011 Oak Lawn Community High School prom gallery.
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Oak Lawn Community High School
9400 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
See what you may have missed at Mother McAuley's 2012 prom in our photo gallery, then show us what you saw by uploading your own photos!
The ladies of Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School came dressed in style and ready to dance at the Marriott in Oak Brook Saturday night. They wasted no time getting out on the dance floor, ready to enjoy the evening and dance into the moonlight. Congratulations to Emily Woniczka and Dan Monks, voted this years Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Prom Queen and King! Songwriter Sherman Kelly's "Dancin' in the Moonlight" perfectly described Saturday's festivities: "Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight" Missed some of the action? Take a look at our prom photo gallery and add your photos! Like us on Facebook for more Patch fun!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Shopping for your prom? Bridal shop owner offers tips for helping you avoid "muffin tops" and wardrobe malfunctions.
Ronia Ghusein, who once ran through a fountain wearing a $3,000 custom-designed dress at her own prom in 1996, knows how to help girls make a fashion statement. Growing up in the back of Eva’s Bridals of Oak Lawn, a store started by her grandmother in 1964, Ronia was in the unique position of having family friend Vera Wang make her prom dress before Wang became a big-time designer. “The gown was incredible,” she laughed. “It was everything I wanted it to be. It was lined in silk and I ended up running through a fountain. My mom is going to hate that story.” Eva’s still has prom dresses left ranging in price from $250 to $1,000, many of them reduced to accommodate last-minute prom shoppers. “The longer you wait the better price you’ll get …
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Eva's Bridals of Oak Lawn
5269 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Saint Xavier University is hosting its first ever Veteran's 10-part radio series called Veteran Matters on 88.3 WXAV-FM.
Saint Xavier University will take listeners beyond the barracks and into the battlefields of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts through its upcoming "Veteran Matters" series. On Sunday, April 22, the first of the 10-part series will air on Saint Xavier's WXAV 88.3 FM and at WXAV.com at 9 a.m. Airing in two segments, the series will come on Sundays from April 22 through May 20 and during August through September later this year. Veteran Matters begins by introducing all the veteran interviewees, including some current Saint Xavier University students and faculty members, who will share their stories in subsequent programs. Later programs will give insight into combat experience, military life, …
Friday, April 13, 2012
If not for the swift action of a school nurse, gym teacher and a portable defibrillator, 9-year-old Caitlyn O'Reilly may not have survived a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia.
On a beautiful Leap Day morning 9-year-old Caitlyn O’Reilly’s own heart took a leap of sorts, causing the girl to collapse on the playground of Hannum Elementary School. If not for the quick thinking actions of a teacher and school nurse, and a nearby automated external defibrillator or AED—Caitlyn’s survival of a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia is pure serendipity. “It was such a shock at first and then it was so amazing that she made it,” Caitlyn’s mother, Joanne O’Reilly said, who was on her way to lunch when she received a call from the school on her cell phone. “Ninety-eight percent don’t survive it.” Born with a complex form of birth heart defect involving switching pumping chambers and great arteries with a hole in the heart, the…
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Hannum Elementary School
9800 S Tripp Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
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Advocate Hope Children's Hospital
4400 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Oak Lawn Community High School students will no longer to be able to access their phones during school day after board votes to go back to old policy.
Students at Oak Lawn Community High School will have to go back to turning off their cell phones during the day and keeping them out of sight in their lockers starting next phone. Over the strenuous objections of some parents, board members voted 4 to 3 to return to the former cell phone policy starting in the fall of 2012 during their board meeting on March 21. We want to hear from OLCHS students: Did the board act correctly in reverting back to the former cell phone policy? TELL US IN THE COMMENTS. OLCHS has currently been operating on a policy of allowing students to use their cell phones such as between classes or during lunch in the cafeteria. The school’s discipline committee comprised of administrators, teachers, parents and …
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Oak Lawn Community High School
9400 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL
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Dan Lambert
5:58 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
I love the photo of the traditional hat throw on the football field. more ›