North Shore’s first recovery high school to open in Lake Bluff

The area’s first high school for teens recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, eating disorders or other mental health issues will open in Lake Bluff June 3. Newport Academy Day School will be the first recovery high school serving Chicago’s North Shore teens, age 15 to 19.

Hawthorne School District 73 names principal for dual language program

Hawthorn School District 73 has named a new principal for the Hawthorn School of Dual Language. James Tohme will succeed Jim Kallieris, who has taken a position in North Shore School District 112.

Libertyville High School orchestra students head to Cuba

LIBERTYVILLE — Libertyville High School’s orchestra students have traveled to Greece, Brazil, Italy, Peru, Croatia and even China — but their latest destination has been many years in the making.

Fencing coming to Libertyville, Vernon Hills high schools

VERNON HILLS — Libertyville’s Rich Jackim was an avid high school athlete. The experience defined him, but he thought his daughter Skyler might never share it.

Libertyville student wins audiology scholarship

Libertyville native Cheryl Robinson earned a Doctoral Scholarship Award from the Illinois Academy of Audiology.

The annual honors go to outstanding students in an Illinois Au.D. or Ph.D. program. Winners are selected based on their potential to make a significant contribution to the field of …

Libertyville High School students learn by (mock) trial and error

LIBERTYVILLE — Although Libertyville High School’s mock trial team didn’t win one of the top three spots at a competition this month in Rolling Meadows, team members say it’s the experience that counts most.

Mock trial teams exist at many high schools through sponsorship from …

College of Lake County news and notes

Exploring careers

Girls in seventh- through 12th-grade who want to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math are invited to the College of Lake County’s third annual STEM event (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) on Feb. 23. The free, hands-on career exploration workshop will be …

Flash mob invades District 128 board meeting

VERNON HILLS — The agenda at a board meeting for Community High School District 128 changed drastically this week, when administrators and attendees were surprised by students performing a song from the musical “Les Miserables.”

The flash mob-style performance was meant as a thank-you to …

College of Lake County news and notes

Cheerleading squad takes the floor

Fifteen College of Lake County students, former rivals at high school cheerleading competitions, have formed a new Lancer Cheerleading Club, which gaåve its first public performance at men’s and women’s home basketball games on Jan. 17.

Teresa Aguinaldo, interim executive …

College of Lake County schedules candidate forum for trustee race

GRAYSLAKE — The College of Lake County has scheduled a candidate forum for its Board of Trustees race before the April 9 election.

The forum will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in Room C005 (C Wing Auditorium) of the Grayslake campus, …