Huntley High's Class of 2012 Leaves Behind a Green Legacy

The class raised money for the project adding landscaping to the high school's grounds.

  Justin Veach graduated from the old Huntley High School in 1997, back when the senior class had 63 students. He was in the last class to graduate. The current Huntley High School, on the Harmony Road campus opened that fall. Veach doesn't remember what, if any, senior gift his class presented. But he had a hand in the Class of 2012's senior class gift. He arrived on campus Friday morning with a crew to plant about $2,000 worth of trees, shrubs and flowers. The senior class raised the $2,000 throughout the year. Veach Landscaping, based in Huntley, is a family business that began in 1984. Jason Veach got a call from Huntley resident, Kathleen Wiedenfeld, whose son graduated last week, asking if he would help with the senior class gift. As…

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Spotlight: Huntley on YouTube

Huntley High School's The Voice wrapped up a great year _ which included launching its site and winning a top journalism award_ with this video of Huntley High's graduation on Saturday, June 2.

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Huntley High Celebrates its Class of 2012

Ceremony draws more than 3,000 people to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Saturday who celebrated with the new high school grads.

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Huntley High Grads Head Off to Military

High school recognizing young men and women who've enlisted and will be joining the military after graduation.

Daniel Diaz de Leon walked down Huntley’s Main Street in sync with his fellow U.S. Marine Corp recruits at the village’s Memorial Day parade. Diaz de Leon is one of seven of Huntley High School’s class of 2012 who are entering the Marine Corps after graduation. The group marched with Sun City Marines and Marine recruiter Sgt. Lawrence Prete. “When we were marching, I heard one of them say this is one of the proudest moments of their lives,” said Prete, whose assignment includes visiting Huntley High School monthly. He works out of the Carpentersville recruiting office. There are 15 Huntley High School students from the Class of 2012 heading off to the military who will be recognized at Saturday’s graduation. The number of Huntley High …

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Scholarship Recipients Named by D158 Education Foundation

D158 Education Foundation scholarship one of many presented at Senior Awards Night this week.

  Six Huntley High School students received scholarships from D158 Education Foundation this week. Brandon Bencko, Melissa Charron, Kate Darby, Jenna Gaudio, and Pierce Cordle as winners of the District 158 Education Foundation 2012 Scholarship award, and Amy Kahl as the winner of the Grant Fruin Memorial Scholarship. Scholarship Committee members Rita McMahon, Jean Hernandez, and Roger Schroepfer, reported receiving 42 applications this year and interviewed 21 students before deciding on the final six students. “There were many excellent candidates who applied and it was very hard to narrow them down to only 21 students who moved on for the interview process,” Hernandez said. Attending the Senior Awards Night is an honor that McMahon …

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Huntley High Moves Graduation to Sears Centre

Increasing size of graduation classes means school needs more space for ceremony.

Huntley High School’s class of 2012 is ushering in a new era. becoming the first class to have its graduation ceremony at the Sears Centre Arena. The school’s graduation has been held at the Huntley High east gym for decades, but it simply isn’t big enough anymore to hold all the graduates. This year’s graduation is at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. “It’s very exciting,” Miller said. While some people who’ve seen generations of their family graduate from the high school gym may feel nostalgic, the fact is the school is “out of room,” she said. Huntley High is graduating about 540 seniors this year, said Karen Miller, senior class sponsor. The class of 2012 is the largest …

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