Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Donations generated by an annual drive run by local volunteers and schools will benefit many this season.
Members of the Buffalo Grove Rotary Club, along with the Wheeling Rotary Club and area students, gathered Monday afternoon to assemble boxes of food that will be given to families in need. The boxes were packed with pasta, soup, canned fruits and vegetables and other non-perishables collected by the participants. Rotary members contributed some of the items, while others were donated by students at Cooper Middle School and Wheeling High School. The high school students added a community outreach component to the collection; they solicited donations from nearby residents last week and picked them up from homes over the weekend. The project has been annually for about 40 years, organizers said. "The need has grown bigger and the collections …
Friday, August 3, 2012
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Cooper Middle School.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
-
Friday, August 3, 2012
Kids and their families are invited to attend a free Health and Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4 at Cooper Middle School. Events will include more than 40 booths and information stations, a “touch-a-truck” area, a balloon artist and a variety of demonstrations for children and their families. Demonstrations will include Language Stars Storytime (9:15 a.m.), Buffalo Grove Gymnastics (10 a.m.), Cook County Sheriff’s Police K-9 Unit (10:30 a.m.), and Language Stars Mini Olympica (11 a.m.). “There are many hands-on activities for kids and the event should be a lot of fun,” said event sponsor State Rep. Sid Mathias. “At the end of the day we will also be doing a lot of giveaways, including a bike and helmet, a tennis racquet and tennis …
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The middle school musicians competed Jan. 21.
- SCHOOLS
-
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Students from School District 21 competed at the Northshore Jazz Festival on Jan. 21. Cooper Middle School, Holmes Middle School, and London Middle School all participated. The groups competed against numerous schools from around the Chicago area and did an outstanding job representing Wheeling School District 21. Cooper Middle School Jazz Band I placed 1st in the jazz band one division for the fifth year in a row and Holmes Middle School Jazz Band I placed 4th in the jazz band one division. In the second jazz band division, Holmes Middle School Jazz Band II placed 1st, London Middle School Jazz Band II placed 2nd, and Cooper Middle School Jazz Band II placed 3rd. Cooper Middle School alto saxophone student Emily Valentin won the …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Jazz bands receive honors.
- SCHOOLS
-
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Cooper Middle School's jazz bands competed in the North Shore Jazz Fest on Jan. 21. Jazz Band I won first place, while Jazz Band II placed third. — Submitted by Ann Soutter
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Students from Cooper Middle School and Wheeling High School teamed up with the Buffalo Grove and Wheeling Rotary clubs for a holiday food drive.
Four hundred families will receive boxes of nonperishable food this weekend thanks to a food drive organized by students and Rotary members. Members of the Buffalo Grove and Wheeling Rotary clubs led the project in conjunction with Wheeling High School and Cooper Middle School. Wheeling’s Student Council ran an all-school food drive this month and collected donations from community members. Maritza Carvajal, Student Council secretary, said donations poured in as classes competed to amass the most items. Even more support came from Wheeling residents, who responded to fliers that students placed on their doors, asking that they contribute by leaving donations on their curbs on a designated pickup day. “The response was pretty good,” she …
Monday, November 7, 2011
Players from District 214 and District 21 will perform.
- SCHOOLS
-
Monday, November 7, 2011
Buffalo Grove High School's theater will be the venue of te Combined District 214/District 21 Orchestra Festival at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. "The 21/214 Orchestra Festival is a chance for the middle schools and high schools to combine their efforts in orchestral music education and present a concert to the general public, full of students, grades 7-12," Elizabeth Bennett, Buffalo Grove orchestra director, said. "Middle school students get the chance of learning about the high school orchestra programs and what they have to look forward to, and high school students get to look back and see how far they have come in their ability to play their instruments." The combined District 21 Orchestra consists of seventh- and eighth-graders from Holmes Middle …
Saturday, October 15, 2011
The boys team took home the state title for the second year in a row.
Principal Pam Kibbons reports that Cooper Middle School’s boys cross country team won the state championship for the second consecutive year on Oct. 15, when the runners competed in Bloomington-Normal. The girls team, meanwhile, finished sixth in state. Cooper also had two runners place individually. Kevin Salvano took fourth place and Tom Cleary finished ninth.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Runners will compete Oct. 15 in Bloomington-Normal.
Boys and girls cross country teams from Cooper Middle School will compete in the state meet Oct. 15 in Bloomington-Normal, following successful competitions at the Oct. 8 sectional meet. The teams are coached by Tim Thiessen and Colin Ripley. The runners are being cheered on by Dakota K, which has posted a "good luck" message on its marquee. Further support comes from Cooper Principal Pam Kibbons, who said she will travel downstate for the competition.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Middle school teachers were joined by volunteers from across Buffalo Grove in creating artistic messages on the school's front walk.
Cooper Middle School continued its back-to-school tradition Monday, when about 100 people gathered to create signs and write messages for students in colored chalk. Elected officials, police officers, teachers, Village of Buffalo Grove staff members, District 21 School Board members and firefighters were among those who spent the sunny afternoon leaving warm greetings, some with artistic touches, on the school’s front walk. Among the most eye-catching displays was a chalk mural created by members of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, who created a remembrance of Sept. 11. “Hopefully, that will stir some conversation,” said Battalion Chief Shawn Collins, who sketched the image with the assistance of a few colleagues. See Related Story: …
A sidewalk chalk mural created by members of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department aims to educate Cooper students.
Shawn Collins vividly recalls the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Like most adults, he can tell you what he was doing when he heard the news. And as a member of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, the impact of the terrorist attacks remains with him perhaps even more than an average citizen. He recalls talking with fellow firefighters who work in New York, as well as friends in the Chicago area who assisted with emergency response efforts. And he remembers driving to Colorado the following weekend to visit the memorial for fallen firefighters. “It was somber and reverent and reflecting all at the same time,” Collins said. Collins tapped into those emotions while outlining a chalk mural that he and his colleagues drew this week on the front steps …
Ann Soutter
7:47 am on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
so a news tip becomes the entire article? you don't call the school and get more information? more ›