Graduation Ceremony

 Please read this letter from Principal Dr. Ellen Cwick regarding information on the graduation ceremony and expectations. 

 Graduation Tickets

 Tickets will be distributed to the graduates following the graduation rehearsal on Wednesday, June 5^th.   Rehearsal begins at 11:30 am.  All school fees must be paid before you receive your tickets.

 Cap & Gown Pick-up

 Cap and Gowns will be distributed on Thursday, May 30th during lunch periods outside the cafeteria.  Bring your balance due to pick-up your cap & gown.  Herff Jones does not accept personal checks at this time.  Please pay online at www.herffjonesil.com or bring cash on delivery day. 

 If you have not ordered your cap & gown, please call Herff Jones at 815-756-4743 or visit their website at www.herffjonesil.com.

Senior Dates to Remember

Click here for important dates to remember

Senior Party Information

The Class of 2012 Senior Party, "We Are the Lucky Ones” will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Party Fantasy.  All Seniors are invited to attend.   The Senior Party is hosted by parents and is an opportunity for students to come together as a student body one last time and enjoy entertainment, games great food and fabulous prizes.  Tickets are on sale now!  Click here  to download an order form or pick up a form in the main office.  Parents will also be selling tickets in the foyer during cap and down pick-up on Thursday, May 30.    Don't miss out on the fun.

Parents, be sure to get involved in planning your Senior's year end party!  Senior party is still looking for donations.  If you are not able to help with planning, decorating or chaperoning the party, maybe you could help with a small CASH donation.   If you are able to help, please contact Michelle Tran, michelletran419@gmail.com or 847-247-8157.  Thank you for your support and helping make this a memorable event for our seniors!!

The Vernon Area Pantry needs your pencils, calculators, paper, folders, notebooks, & backpacks to help needy students.

Clean out your lockers and desks at home!!! Collection boxes are in the west foyer, room 2201 & library the week of may 20th.

AP Econ classes will be collecting donations during locker clean out on May 24th.

All Students Entering Grades 9-12 in 2013-14 *New*

Due to an increase in the number of cases of pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Illinois, there is a new immunization requirement.  All students entering sixth through 12th grades in the 2013-14 school year will need the Tdap vaccine before the first day of school in August.  Tdap is one of four combination vaccines used to prevent tetanus, diptheria and pertussis (Whooping Cough).  The other three combination vaccines are DTaP, DT and Td.  Students who have not already recieved Tdap are required to receive one Tdap dose regardless of when they received the DTaP, DT or Td dose.  Please check with your healthcare provider as soon as possible to determine if your student's Tdap vaccination is up to date.  They VHHS nurses will need your completed vaccine record.

Community High School District 128 is pleased to announce the launch of its mobile application, D128 Mobile. As of Dec. 10, 2012, users of iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod) can download the free app from the Apple App Store. The Android version for Google smart phones and tablets is available on Google Play. Users of all other smart phones may access the app on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at m.d128.org. 

 "We are excited to be among the first high school districts in the area to develop a mobile app," said District 128 Superintendent Prentiss Lea. District 128 administrators began discussing the creation of an app in Spring 2012, and began work with Blackboard Mobile last summer. Blackboard Mobile, a division of Blackboard Inc., is dedicated to providing innovative mobile solutions to institutions around the world. As the global leader in campus life app development, Blackboard Mobile has partnered with hundreds of institutions to enrich teaching, learning, and life outside the classroom. 

"Our students and parents are increasingly more mobile," explained District 128 Communications Director Mary Todoric. "They are no longer tied to a computer for their information needs, and we are now able to put the information they need in the palm of their hand 24-7." 

 The components of D128 Mobile are:

Directory: Quickly look up a teacher, call his voice mail extension or send him an email, and save his contact information to your personal contacts.

School icons: Parents and students can get updated news, videos and find events for sports, plays, concerts, and even find out what on the lunch menu for the week.

Important #s: Need to call in an absence, speak to someone in the athletic office or main office? This icon will give you the numbers to call.

Social: If you're one of the millions who check Facebook and Twitter accounts several times throughout the day, this icon will takes you directly to your favorite social sites and any up-to-the-minute news and photos coming from both high schools.

Events: Look up and add important school dates, sporting events, concerts and other student activities directly to your personal calendar.

PS Portal: Students and parents can check on their daily assignments and grades as soon as teachers have published them.

Images: Enjoy photos from the latest events at LHS and VHHS.

Videos: Stream videos from LHS and VHHS events right to your phone.

Links: Access mobile pages to some great District 128 resources.

District 128 Director of Information Technology Mick Torres noted, "District 128 believes that important school communications should be dynamic and digital. We further recognize that small, portable technologies such as laptops, smart phones and tablet PCs (iPads) are quickly emerging as the technology by which our stakeholders prefer to receive and interact with their information."

As with any mobile application, D128 Mobile will continue to evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of its users. Updates will be available for download via the app stores.

 "We look forward to receiving feedback from our parents, students and staff," noted Todoric. "We want our app to be THE resource for our staff and families, and look forward to many exciting additions to it in the future."