February is literally around the corner and that means the start to another series of Fitness in February activities at Mooseheart. The campus gets a jump on the month this year with a kickoff event on Friday, Jan. 31 during the final period of the school day. A variety of activities to promote health and…
When Mooseheart received a $10,000 grant through the Dick’s Sporting Goods “Sports Matter Foundation,” the campus received funding for much-needed sporting equipment. Just as important, however, is that Mooseheart began a relationship with area Dick’s employees, which both organizations feel will prove mutually beneficial in years to come. “Dick’s Sporting Goods is right within our…
Overwhelming support led to Mooseheart winning a $24,000 grant from the Baird & Warner Good Will Network. The campus was notified last week it was being awarded one of five available grants. “Any time you can receive a grant opportunity from another organization in support of our efforts is fabulous. It reminds us that there…
A group of 35 Mooseheart high school students got a deep look at how to make themselves more employable on Sept. 20, when they participated in a lecture and series of group activities with Anna Marie MacDonald, the manager at the Workforce Connection Center in Lombard. MacDonald’s visit to Mooseheart was coordinated by art teacher…
When coach Lindsay Burcham looks at her Mooseheart volleyball team, she knows that the group that’s on the court in August will improve and be much better by the time the season ends in October. She also knows that as her team improves, other teams that are further along their pathway of progression will make…
All great traditions have to start somewhere, and for Mooseheart’s boys soccer team, “somewhere” was the Illinois Math and Science Academy, site of the Ramblers initial game in their inaugural season. The host Titans spoiled Mooseheart’s opening match with a 6-0 victory, but the final score was the only disappointing thing in a match where…
It’s not every student who can say they spent the summer prior to their senior year having a life-changing experience – but for Mooseheart’s Aderinsola “Doyin” Akeju – that’s exactly what happened. A saxophone player in Mooseheart’s band, Akeju spent six weeks this summer at the prestigious Interlochen Center For The Arts in Michigan finding…
Boys soccer becomes the newest of Mooseheart’s varsity sports this fall. Already deep into preseason practice, the Ramblers open their inaugural season on Aug. 27 when they visit IMSA for a 4:45 p.m. match. Boys soccer takes the place of football, which Mooseheart discontinued following the 2019 season due to a variety of factors. Mooseheart’s…
Summer calm shifted in autumn-like activity on Thursday at Mooseheart when the campus’ students walked to school to begin the 2019-20 school year. While no tests had been taken, no homework had been assigned and all desks were just being occupied, the anticipation and expectation for the year was apparent as students greeted Mooseheart staff,…
There were cheers and a few tears as Mooseheart’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (NJROTC) received a new company commander in Aderinsola (Doyin) Akeju. There was also a sense of gratitude for the year’s work by outgoing company commander Amanda Jones. One of Mooseheart’s seniors, Jones handed the ceremonial sword of command to Akeju,…
Warm air and clear skies helped boost attendance at Mooseheart’s 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, which took place on Saturday on the campus’ football field. An estimated 4,000 attended the event, which has become a fixture on area calendars since its inception in 2011. This year, 18,000 plastic eggs filled with candy, plush animals and…
For 33 years, it’s been a tradition at Mooseheart for Curt Schlinkmann’s physics class members to participate in a bridge breaking contest in early January. The 2019 version of that contest took place on Wednesday and senior Amanda Jones’ won when her bridge held 33.6 pounds of weight before it cracked. Jones and Anthony Gomez…