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Proviso Township High Schools to Host 34th Annual Madrigal Dinner & Fundraiser
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PTHS 209's Madrigal Singers cordially invites the Proviso Township Community to attend its 34th Annual Madrigal Dinner & Fundraiser, featuring the Madrigal Singers of both Proviso East and Proviso West High School.
The Madrigal Singers are a highly select group of high school singers. They entertain and amaze while performing a repertoire of chamber choral music spanning the past eight centuries. The Madrigal Singers appear in elegant period costume and bring the music, drama, food, and spirit of an Old English Renaissance Christmas.
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Proviso East Kicks off Holiday Food Drive
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 Proviso East's NHS, Student Council, the Senior Class and Club Mix are working together with Proviso East Alumni and PLCCA to bring about the biggest and best Holiday Food Drive yet.
Community members, students, and faculty are being asked to donate non-perishable food items to fill holiday baskets. Monetary donations will also be accepted and used to purchase turkeys and/or Jewel food cards.
The following items will be used to fill baskets: stuffing, mac and cheese, pineapple, soups, gravy, mixed vegetables, and cranberries.
‘Tis the season to give! Please bring all donations to room 105.
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Congratulations! Proviso East Welcomes New Members to the National Honor Society
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Congratulations to the newly inducted members of Proviso East's National Honor Society. The selected members have shown strong dedication to their community, their school, and education by displaying the four pillars of the National Honor Society: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Congratulations:
 Adrienne Anderson, Broadview
Deja Anderson, Maywood
Elaina Buckner, Maywood
Samantha De Los Rios, Melrose Park
Amara Dillard, Maywood
Dominique Gaines, Maywood
Clifford Grant III, Maywood
Adrian Hampton, Forest Park
Asha McAllister, Maywood
Antoinette Oliver, Maywood
Jasmine
Pendleton, Broadview
Clameirdre Prince, Broadview
Maureen Raspado, Melrose Park
 Derion Scroggins, Maywood
Caittlin Williams, Maywood
Jasmine Woodson, Maywood
Brianna Wren, Broadview
Baron Xu, Forest Park
David Xu, Forest Park
You are a vital part of Proviso Rising!
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The Proviso East NHS Joins 5K Run to Help Raise Money for Education
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The Proviso East National Honor Society recently participated in the 12th Annual Golden Apple 5K Run, which rose over $12,000 to support educational initiatives.
The Golden Apple 5K Run takes place every year in Forest Park, Illinois. This year, the education run attracted over 388 participants from across the state and rose over $12,000. The money raised during the Golden Apple run will be used to support current and aspiring teachers.
Proviso East National Honor Society members Darvis PridGeon, Jarrett Artis, DeShaun Adams, Dinishia Wolford, Angela Hamilton, Deja Anderson, Brandon Minor, Jamie Tramil, and Elaina Buckner participated in the run. They were organized and supported by Proviso East faculty: Meghan Cahill, Glenn Lid, Ezra PridGeon, and PTHS 209 Board Member Robert Cox. All joined the race representing the Proviso East Mighty Pirates.
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Congratulations to Proviso Township High Schools' Honor Roll Students!
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 Congratulations to the nearly 900 Proviso Township High School Students that made the 2008-2009 First Quarter Honor Roll! The PTHS 209 Board of Education and PTHS 209 Administrators are so proud of your accomplishment! You are the top students in the district and you are a vital part of Proviso Rising!
Click here to see complete honor roll list for Proviso East.
Congratulations students and parents on a job well done.
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Proviso East Teacher Looks for New Ways to Inspire Science Students
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Proviso East Chemistry teacher Glen Lid has been teaching at Proviso East since 1979. He refers to his students as “Lid’s Kids.” This is a name they don’t mind because he shows extreme dedication to them and the sciences by continuously searching for innovative ways to teach and inspire.
Lid attends workshops at Fermilab, in Batavia, Illinois, to learn advance topics in teaching chemistry and how to do more creative demonstrations for students to improve the use of science and technology within his classroom.
Fermilab is the largest U.S. laboratory for research in high-energy physics and is second only to CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, in the world. Fermilab offers training to teachers from some of the greatest minds in the field of science.
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PTHS 209 Scholar of Excellence: Proviso East Senior Star Academic and Star Athlete
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 Brandon Minor is a senior at Proviso East High School. With a 3.2 G.P.A. and as a starter on the Proviso East Varsity Football Team, Minor manages a life as an active student, athlete, and scholar.
He is a member of Proviso East's National Honor Society, Zephyrs Track Club, and he’s a three-time homecoming king. While attending Proviso East, Minor is also enrolled in Barbizon Modeling and Acting School. On Sundays, he teaches Sunday school and is a videographer for his church, Life Christian Center, in Bellwood.
“I think that Brandon is one of the hardest working young men in the senior class this year,” said Proviso East Principal Milton Patch. “This man is truly determined and his future is unlimited.”
Minor says he hopes to go on to Hampton University, Truman State, or the University of Pennsylvania. His dream is to play in the National Football League and also become a sports trainer and sports broadcaster.
Congratulations Brandon! You are a PTHS 209 Scholar of Excellence!
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Triton to Host Early Assessment Day for PTHS 209 Juniors
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 Are you a PTHS 209 high school junior? If tomorrow happened to be the first day of college, do you know if you're academically ready? What are your grades in math and English courses? Do you think that you might need a review in certain areas? If so, please mark your calendars for Triton College’s early assessment days on Nov. 6 and Nov 8.
Triton College, in partnership with local school districts, is hosting Early Assessment Day for high school juniors and their parents to increase college preparation and access.
During this event students will have the opportunity to assess their college readiness in math and English by using the COMPASS placement test, developed by ACT Inc.
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Proviso East High School Awarded Funding for School Improvement Plan
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Proviso East High School has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to help raise student achievement through implementation of the school's improvement plan.
"We have a strong commitment to our restructuring and improvement plan," said Proviso East Principal Milton Patch. "As we realized the district's financial situation, this grant created an opportunity of a lifetime by providing the funding necessary to make our improvement plan come to life. Everything in our school improvement plan has been proven and represents best practices in education. This funding will enable us to bring tools and resources into our school to make our kids more successful."
This competitive grant is being provided through the Title I, Part A, Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB). To be considered, eligible schools had to demonstrate, through a proposal, that they have the greatest need and strongest commitment to implement research based strategies and practices that will improve student achievement and move the school out of improvement status.
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Proviso East's Marching Band Selected to Lead Chicago's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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 The Proviso East Marching Pirates, one of the top bands in the state of Illinois, has been chosen to lead Chicago's McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27, 2008.
After a five month long search, McDonald's Owners of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Festival Association announced that Proviso East High School's marching band will be the official McDonald's® Thanksgiving Parade Band.
The band was surprised with a visit and presentation from world-famous Ronald McDonald during halftime at Proviso East's homecoming football game on October 11th. Proviso East is only the second high school band to ever be selected as the official McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade Band.
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Proviso East Faculty & Staff Team Up For Student Success
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 Proviso East faculty and staff have teamed up using professional learning teams, tutoring, and curriculum assessment to maximize student success.
Each week, time is set aside for teachers to collaborate in their departmental professional learning community (PLC) teams and work together on how to improve instruction and student achievement. Teachers, guidance counselors, deans and social workers use their PLC time to identify students placed at-risk, review curriculum, design common assessments and to support one another in educating students.
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Proviso East to Celebrate Homecoming
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Who’s got the spirit!? Proviso East has the spirit this week, as the Pirates prepare for their 2008-2009 Homecoming Celebration.
The Proviso East Homecoming Parade is Saturday, October 11, 2008. The theme for this year is, “Love, Peace, and Soul.”
The parade will be leaving from Winfield Scott Park, on 19th Street and Maywood Drive, at 9:30 a.m. The Parade will feature Proviso East clubs, sports teams, alumni, guests, and the Proviso East Marching Pirates.
Proviso East will take the football field, later that day, against Morton Township, at 1:30 p.m.
Please contact Lynn Harris at 708.202.1758 for details and more information.
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Proviso East Students Hold Mock Elections
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With the help of the Cook County Clerk’s office, Proviso East students participated in a “mock election” to help them better understand the voting process, the political system, and how the United States government works.
“The mock elections really taught us a lot about what it’s like to vote, and how the voting process works” said Proviso East Senior Alicea Hardiman. “We learned a lot more about the presidential candidates. And it [the mock elections] reminded us of how important it is to vote, because we can change the future through voting.”
The Proviso East Cafeteria was set up to look like a polling place. The Cook County Clerk provided election equipment and replica voting ballots for students to use. Proviso East students had a chance to learn more about voting from a representative of the Cook County Clerk’s office. Students also had an opportunity to register to vote.
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PTHS 209 Scholar of Excellence: East Student Attends Triton Classes for Nursing
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 Dinishia Wolford is a senior at Proviso East High School. She is the Proviso East yearbook editor, the National Honor Society Secretary, and a member of the Illinois Violence Prevention Youth Advisory Board.
Dinishia, while still in high school, is attending Certified Nursing Assistant classes at Triton College. She’s second in her class with a 4.3 G.P.A and in enrolled in AP and honors classes in Pre-Calculus, Biology, and Spanish 4. She says she is working to become valedictorian of the class of 2009.
“Dinishia Wolford is a very bright and determined young lady,” said Proviso East Principal Milton Patch, “She displays the optimum in school spirit, and I predict that she will be our next Gates Millennium Scholar.”
Upon graduation, Dinishia hopes to attend Emory University in Atlanta to become a Nurse Anesthetist.
Congratulations Dinishia! You are a PTHS 209 Scholar of Excellence!
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Proviso East High School Students Happy To Be Back In Class
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 With team work, strong leadership, and due diligence Proviso East High School has reopened and is now operating under a post-flood operation plan until further notice.
The operation plan sets forth safety guidelines and restrictions for students, faculty, and staff.
On Wednesday morning (Sept 24), after seven days out, students returned to Proviso East with excitement.
“I am so happy to be back in school,” said Proviso East Senior Skyla Paxton. "I really missed it. To be able to learn new things is a great experience so it's good to be back where I can use my brain.”
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Congratulations! Proviso East Grad Arielle Wilson named MVP of the Nittany Lion Invitational
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sophomore middle hitter Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.) pounded 10 kills on .529 hitting with eight blocks to help the top-ranked Penn State women's volleyball team to a three-set sweep of Villanova (25-20, 25-12, 25-16) Saturday night in front of 3,311 fans. The Nittany Lions remain unbeaten at 6-0.
Wilson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Nittany Lion Invitational and was joined on the all-tournament team by Holehouse and senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) as well as Villanova's Dana Tartazky and Maggie Mergen, Long Island's Martina Racic and George Washington's Abby Syverson.
The Nittany Lions take to the road next weekend for the Chicago Classic at Mother McAuley High School. Penn State will face Illinois-Chicago on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. CT before taking on Illinois State on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2:00 p.m. CT. The Nittany Lions end the weekend with Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team or Arielle Wilson, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com.
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Proviso East Wrestling Coach to be Inducted Into National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
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 Proviso East’s Wrestling Coach is being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Coach Bill Cartwright has been coaching the wrestling team at Proviso East since 1970.
This October Cartwright will receive a National Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. This award is given to persons who have displayed years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in young people through the sport of wrestling.
Cartwright’s Assistant Coach, Glen Lid, says this is a well-deserved recognition.
“Cartwright has quietly and unassumingly become one of the most successful coaches in modern Proviso history,” said Lid. “His legacy lives on in many of his athletes who have gone on to become coaches. That’s what he’s most proud of. Bill treats each wrestler as if they were his own sons. He’s the coach every parent hopes their son will learn from. He expects nothing but gives everything.”
Coach Cartwright attributes his recognition and accomplishments to the wrestling students at Proviso East.
“This is a really nice honor,” said Cartwright. “But the honor is the fact that--it’s the kids that did it. Of course, I was there. But it is their hard work that led to this recognition.”
In nearly 40 years as a coach, Cartwright has had over 400 wins, 75 state qualifiers, 31 placers, and six championships. He’s had 12 conference titles, 11 regional titles, and nine sectional titles. He was nominated six times and voted “Coach of the Year” for the state of Illinois in 1980, 1986 and 1991. Cartwright was also nominated for National Coach of the Year by the Illinois Coaches Association in 1992. He has received numerous awards from the community for his dedication to youth and to Proviso East High School. Yet the awards are not what he is most proud of.
“The one thing that I am most proud of after all these years is the success of the students who have been on the wrestling team,” said Cartwright. “These students have gone on and seen success at every level. Some have gone on to college, some to All-State, some have become school officials, and one has gone on to Wall Street. That is what I am most proud of--their success.”
Cartwright, while continuing to coach at Proviso East, is also trying to spread interest in the sport throughout the Proviso Community by getting students interested before they get to high school.
“Wrestling is not a limelight sport,” said Cartwright. “It is a sport that encourages hard work, discipline, and perseverance. It’s just a lot of hard work. And it comes from the heart. The kids understand that. The ones who get involved are very successful because it teaches that you have to want to work harder than anyone else. Wrestling encourages that kind of work ethic.”
Cartwright’s name will join a legion of competitors, famous wrestlers, and other great coaches in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The induction banquet will be held here in Illinois in the month of October. Please contact Glen Lid at Glid@pths209.org if you are interested in attending.
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PROVISO EAST ALUM GIVES BACK: Boys and Girls Club receives computer funds from Doc Rivers
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The Boys and Girls Club of West Cook County has received money for 10 new computers from a hometown hero.
Glenn "Doc" Rivers, coach of the 2008 NBA Champions Boston Celtics, donated $50,000 for the new computers, desks, printers and software. The computers were set up in their new location, now called Rivers Learning Center.
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Illinois Manufacturing Foudation Offering Training at Proviso East: 12 Slots Available
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The Illinois Manufacturing Foundation (IMF), which offers education and training to help students develop skills and attitudes needed for successful career employment, will be offering free classes and training at Proviso East High School through Sept 20, 2008.
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PTHS 209 Taking Next Step to District Wide Transportation
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PTHS 209 is taking the next step toward providing free district wide transportation as part of the Proviso East and West School Improvement Plans.
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2008-2009 District Calendar
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 Download the Proviso District Calendar for the 2008-2009 school year (PDF) |
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