The slogan to the Education Rising at Aurora University program is “There’s Power in Teaching.” Thursday, students in that program showed there is power in fundraising as well, when they presented a check for $555.25 to Mooseheart from a recent fundraising event at area Chipotle restaurants. The fundraiser, during which a portion of sales was…
Of the many partnerships that connect Mooseheart students with local communities, none is stronger than the one with Illinois Miss Amazing, an annual event for girls and women with disabilities that takes place in early April at the Yellow Box Community Christian Church in Naperville. That partnership is four years strong and already planned to…
Three Mooseheart High School students – Amanda Jones, Wendell Lanphear and Joey McCrea – joined the National Honor Society (NHS) on Wednesday, participating in the timeless rituals of candle-lighting and pledge recitation that mark entry into a society that honors scholarship and citizenship. Seniors Lanphear and McCrea and junior Jones entered Mooseheart’s long history with…
Chilly weather failed to deter a huge crowd of 4,000 from attending Mooseheart’s 8th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Children and their parents bundled up, but cleared a football field covered in nearly 20,000 eggs, candy, plush animals and other items in less than 10 minutes. Inside the campus’ field house, there were free…
There were moments in the first half on Tuesday, and even at halftime, where Mooseheart fans entertained thoughts of an upset victory for their boys basketball team against favored Annawan in the Class 1A Ottawa Marquette Sectional semifinals. The Ramblers succumbed to a combination of Annawan second-half defense and solid shooting and Mooseheart’s season ended…
Like a Swiss Army Knife, Mooseheart’s boys basketball team seems to have myriad objects to handle different situations, and so far in the Class 1A tournament, they have found the right device for every situation. Friday, the team needed stifling defense to defeat the hosts to claim the Serena Regional title. This portion of the…
Mooseheart’s boys basketball team took a confident first step into the Class 1A tournament on Tuesday with a 59-27 victory over Hinckley-Big Rock in the opening round of the Serena Regional. With the victory, the Ramblers (14-6) advance to meet Westminster Christian in Wednesday’s semifinals. Game time in Serena is 7:30 p.m. The Ramblers (14-6)…
The odds were always stacked against Mooseheart’s girls basketball team in Tuesday’s Class 1A Aurora Christian Regional semifinal against top-seeded Newark. After some initial success, the Lady Ramblers had to deal with an opponent that got better as the game progressed, and their season ended following a 66-20 loss. “We drew a tough seed in…