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Proviso Township Madrigal Singers
Choral Director for PE & PW:
Mrs. Salina Watson swatson@pths209.org 708-202-6342
A group of select/auditioned student singers who present the annual Madrigal Dinner, a musical/dramatic presentation that highlights the costume, music, drama, food, and other characteristics of the Renaissance period.
The Madrigal Singers presented the 32nd Annual Madrigal Dinner during the month of December and sang at various programs throughout the school year.
Upcoming Events:
May 10 - Spring Choral Concert
May 12 - The choral competition at Great America
May 20 - Senior Madrigal Singers will perform during the graduation ceremony.
NJROTC - Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Link: NJROTC
Speech Team
Head Coach: Sherry Bates
sbates@pths209.org
Assistant Coach: Leslie Blackburn
lblackburn@pths209.org
Further information is forthcoming.
Mural-Proviso West Yearbook
Sponsor:
Mrs. Harmeyer
Activities: Taste of Proviso- made Chili, completed all deadlines on time, and increased 2007 book from 82 to 188 pages. Increased color pages from 16 to 32. Sold a record number of baby ads, 15 more than last year, 86 total.
Key announcement!!!
**2007 book will be delivered on or before May 17th. Seniors will receive their books first during morning graduation practice;underclassmen will receive their ordered books in the commons during all lunches. Extra books are on sale in the business office for $50.00.
DECA/Marketing Field Trip
Chicago White Sox DECA Night 9/20/06
Students had an opportunity to meet the Chicago White Sox marketing staff and learn about ticket sales, marketing of team merchandise, team marketing strategy. Students were able to relate concepts learned in Marketing and DECA class to the sports industry. Students also were able to watch a game versus the Detroit Tigers from the bleacher section along with many other DECA students from other schools.
DECA Leadership Conference 9/26/06
Students attended a DECA Area Leadership Conference at Elgin Community College. Students were able to break off into various sessions and listen to speakers give advice on Job hunting, marketing, sports marketing, choosing a business career, listen to successful entrepreneurs and also motivational speakers. DECA programs from area schools were present including Proviso East.
Chicago Auto Show 2/15/07
DECA/Marketing students were able to attend the 2007 Chicago Auto Show and learn first hand about trade shows, promotions, marketing techniques. Students were given a scavenger hunt to find answers to marketing questions which helped enforce classroom learning.
Pictures from Summer 2007 White Sox game
The SEED Club
Sponsors:
Dave Blood
dblood@pths209.org
Bozena Suwary
bsuwary@pths209.org
Is actively promoting a school-wide paper recycling program. We are competitors in a State-wide Envirathon, which tests the student’s knowledge of trees, animals, renewable energy and other topics. We also sponsor a cell phone recycling service that doubles as a fund-raiser. We also, participate in many school-wide activities, including sponsorship of an Earth day Trivia contest. We are also famous for our chocolate "Mudd" fund raisers
Proviso West Tennis Club
Sponsor:
Gary McClure
gmcclure@pths209.org
Activities:
Tennis Socials (4) (Fall/Spring)
Food drive at Christmas
Clothing drive at Christmas
Volunteer tutors
All-Academic All-Conference Awards (8)
Drama Club
Sponsor:
Amanda Newcomb
anewcomb@pths209.org
Attended the Illinois High School Theatre Festival, competed in the IHSA Drama/Group Interpretation Sectional. Produced three plays. Attended workshop hosted by Second City.
Illinois High School Theatre Festival January 2007, IHSA Sectional March 17th, Second City February 2007.
Fall Play November 2006, Done to Death by Fred Charmichael
Contest Play, March 2006 The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry Group and Interpretation: Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
Spring Play: To Kill a Mockingbird will be directed by Mrs. Wallace
We are proud to produce a three play season and have dramatically increased our number of extremely talented student participants!
Student Council
Sponsors: Brian and Heather Wickey
Activities:
Homecoming: Pep Assembly - October 13, 2006
Parade/Game/Dance - October 14, 2006
Blood Drive: November 9, 2006 & April 19, 2007
Mardi Gras Dance: February 17, 2007
Talent Show: April 12, 13, 14.
March of Dimes Walk America: April 29, 2007
Spiker's Club – boys and girls volleyball
Sponsor:
Sean Shipley
sshipley@pths209.org
Events:
Open gyms are held before Home games during both girls and boys seasons (dates vary by season), work a water station for the Chicago 1/2 Marathon in Oct 2006.
National Honor Society:
Sponsors:
Stefanie Andrews
sandrews@pths209.org
Marsha Cowles
mcowles@pths209.org
Participated in: Clothing Drive - 12/06
Food Drive - 12/06
Giving Tree - 12/06
Bringing baked goods "Bakers of the Week" to Ronald McDonald House - two
students bringing baked goods each week since September, 2006
Diabetes Walk - 03/07
Backpack/school supply for Hurricane Katrina Survivors - 11/06(?)
Special awards/recognition/achievements: We currently have 2 students who have completed at least 100 hours of community service within the last year.
Peer Mediation
Sponsors: Julie Fallon and Beverly Malone
Contact:
bmalone@pths209.org
Three activities include: (1) Participation in a seminar on Bullying held at the Hinsdale Community House November 28, 2006
(2) Feb. 2007, Volunteering student services during Teacher Appreciation Week, and
(3) Peer mediators actively helping students resolve conflicts on an as needed basis (mediations have occurred monthly during the 2006-2007 school year).
Proviso Interpretive Praise (PIP)
Sponsor:
Karen Jones
kjones@pths209.org
Performance Dates:
October 21-Hope Community Church Scholarship Banquet-Chicago, IL
November 15 & 17-Proviso Campus Crusade
December 29-Victory Cathedral Worship Center-Romeoville, IL
February 25-Second Baptist Church-Maywood, IL
March 24-Mt. Sinai Appreciation Dinner-Chicago, IL
PIP Pajama Party-March 2, 2007
PIP Dance Show, April 21, 2007
April 29-Progressive Life-Giving Word Cathedral-Hillside, IL
Softball Club
Sponsors:
Kathy Abdul
kabdul@pths209.org
Yasmine Graham
ygraham@pths209.org
Activities: Fright Fest - Great America schedule trip for school October 2006
Participate in Chicago White Sox Baseball/Softball night May 12, 20007
Raise funds to provide money for softball team activities and equipment, like
the 10 x 4 banner for the varsity field which says "Panthers Softball".
Operation Snowball
Sponsor:
Hillary Gray
hgray@pths209.org
Events/Activities: Secret Santa Event (12/06), Holiday Food Drive (12/06), School Walk for Diabetes (2/07), Relay for Life (5/07), Weekly Group Discussions on Alcohol/Drug Prevention, Responsible Decision-Making Skills, and Leadership Development
Special Awards: None yet (hopefully soon!)
S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
Sponsor:
Mrs. Karen Sassetti
ksassetti@pths209.org
Important Activities:
1. Red Ribbon Week - A National Anti-Drug Awareness Week - October 2006
Decorated school with Red Ribbons
Gave Red Ribbons to faculty and students with anti-drug classroom activities
2. National Smoking Study conducted by the National Institutes of Health - all year
Proviso West is part of a national teen smoking study conducted by the National Institutes of Health. This is a three year study and this is year two. This year the participants used Palm Pilots and the data was collected at Proviso West. The SADD students were an enormous help to me in coordinating all appointments and collecting data for this national study. The results will be shared with the school when available after next year's conclusion.
3. We participated in the Taste of Proviso (December 2006) - Members brought food from their native countries.
4. "Save A Life Tour" On April 24 2007 this national tour will be at Proviso West High School to present a program on the dangers of drunk driving with a simulator, videos, and professional guest speaker. The SADD students will assist with the presentation.
5. SADD students have been attending various athletic events and distributing pamphlets from the Illinois Secretary of State on safe driving practices. So far we have attended several track meets, March - April 2007.
Chess Team
Sponsor:
John Beatty
jbeatty@pths209.org
Events: We competed in the West Suburban Conference Meet 2/4/07, the IHSA State Meet 2/9/07-2/10/07, and we hosted our 2nd annual Proviso West Mini-tournament 12/14/06. We finished 91st at the state meet, this was lower than we wanted but the team was one of our most competitive teams in recent years.
Key Club
Sponsor:
Charles Jalove cjalove@pths209.org
Events:
Sept 22nd Kiwanis Peanut Drive
Nov 20-Dec 15 Breakfast with Santa, Giving Tree, Clothing Drive, Christmas Baskets
Feb 2 – 493 lbs of Food to Ronald McDonald House
May 11& 12 Westchester Relay For Life Walk (Cancer)
Sept 29th & Jan26 – Sports Nite – Lock In
Proviso Movement Club (PMC)
Sponsor:
Greg Baker (Social Studies Teacher)
gbaker@pths209.org
Events for '06-'07:
1) Step Performance at the Gary Corner Center for Chicago Area Project - October 21, 2006
2) Taste of Proviso - December 7, 2006
3) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Play - January 2007
4) School Walk for Diabetes; in conjunction with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Upsilon Sigma Alumni Chapter (Chicago, IL) - February 17, 2007
5) Village of Bellwood Black History Month Program - February 25, 2007
Acknowledgement:
* The American Diabetes Association sent a certificate and medal to recognize our 'School Walk for Diabetes', which was held on Feb. 17, 2007.
Class of 2010
Sponsors:
Mr. Jeremy Humpherys
jhumphreys@pths209.org
Mr. Tim Hamman
thamman@pths209.org
1) Homecoming Parade (Oct 2006)
2) Student Council Mardi Gras Dance (Feb 2007)
3) Fundraising (Year Round)
Girls' League
Sponsors:
Ms. Carrie Jensen
cjensen@pths209.org
Ms. Evelyn Martinez
emartinez@pths209.org
Visited Reinassance Home to decorate at Christmas 12/2006
Participated in Homecoming 10/2006
Participated in Walk for Diabetes 2/2007
Collected food/clothing for homeless 12/2006
Participated in "Taste of Proviso" 12/2006
Cheerleading
Sponsors:
Christina Mayton
cmayton@pths209.org
Lula Singletary
lsingletary@pths209.org
Activities: Cheerleading Camp Summer 2006, Pep Assemblies, Proviso Holiday Tournament
Achievements: First Place Cheer and Dance at Cheerleading camp, Summer 2006
Class of 2009
Sponsors:
Claudia Casteel
ccasteel@pths209.org
Clarisa Gillespie
cgillespie@pths209.org
Activities: We are currently holding a Prom Dress Drive for the glassslipperproject.org until March 23rd
*We participated in the Homecoming Parade Oct/06
Walk for Diabetes Feb/07
Mardi Gra Dance Feb/07
Taste of Proviso Oct/06
Giving Tree Dec/06
Teacher Appreciation Week
We've also had sales during the year to raise money for the class.
ORCHESIS
Sponsors:
Jenifer Valdes
jvaldes@pths209.org
Alison Callaghan
acallaghan@pths209.org
Annual Dance Show, Illinois State Dance Festival, Various Field Trips to Professional Dance Recitals, Various School and Community Events: Homecoming Parade, Pep Assemblies, Fine Arts Festival, Junior High performances, Black History Month Celebration performance.
Dance Show takes place the last Friday and Saturday evening in February, Illinois Dance Festival is held the first Saturday in May with auditions to perform at the festival in the middle of February, field trips and community events vary depending on show availability and scheduling with other community groups. Multiple performances in the Fine Arts Festival is the middle of May.
This year our Dance Show was very successful by earning more money for our club through fundraising and selling tickets than in years past. We also got chosen to perform at the Illinois State Festival (2nd year in a row). Personally we were invited to perform at the Hillside Black History Month Celebration. We are also strongly anticipated at the Fine Arts Festival, performing 3 dances, the most out of any performing group.
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