Have you heard about Lisle High School's latest service club? The Friends of Feed My Starving Children formed earlier this school year, and has seen great strides in its numbers in just a few short months. Friends of Feed My Starving Children works to benefit its affiliate organization, Feed My Starving Children, through both volunteer work and fundraising. The service group began with the efforts of students Robbie Dean, Jake Haseltine, and Ty Howell. You may remember their trip to Feed My Starving Children’s Aurora facility in October, where they assisted in packing 6,680 meals for …

from Athletics2000.com Three Lisle wrestlers traveled to the IHSA state wrestling tournament at the University of Illinois this past weekend. Congratulations goes out to junior Ryan Kilroy who went 4 and 2 on the weekend and took 4th place in the state meet. Senior Brad Blechschmidt was defeated in the medal qualifying match and finished the tourney with a 2 and 2 record. Junior Brian Czyl got some good experience but failed to win a match during the weekend. This concludes a successful wrestling season with the Lions finishing 15-5 in dual meets.

Name: Harkirat Gill Age and school: 13, Lisle Junior High School When did you get started creating artwork? It goes as far when I was 2 and a half year old (my parents told me). I did not learn from anybody. I guess it was all natural, right from the beginning, based on my observations. I used to draw with anything on the walls in every room of my house, including my living room, where I drew bugs with permanent black marker. What medium(s) did you start with? I drew with anything I could get hold of. Pencils, chalks, crayons, markers..... What materials or colors do you prefer to work with? …

Some Lisle High School seniors recently gave up their Halloween evening to help those in need, according to an article on the Lisle District 202 website. Friends of Feed My Starving Children is a new service club at the school, where students perform volunteer work with Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. FMSC ships nutrient-rich food to children around the world, and last week Lisle students helped them pack 6,680 meals. Friends of Feed My Starving Children is headed by Ty Howell, Jake Haseltine, and Robbie Dean; members who attended the activity include Ty Howell, Jake Haseltine, Robbie …

Last month Patch featured a group of eighth grade students whose mission to complete service hours for their upcoming confirmation developed into a real passion for volunteering. Fifteen students from Lisle and Jefferson junior high schools attend Elizabeth Clifford's religious formation class at St. Joan of Arc Church. In the past year they contributed more than 500 hours to local events and organizations—well beyond the required amount for confirmation. "They shine daily; they have inspired their friends, family, members, and neighbors to join in and help out, too," Clifford told Patch. The…

from Benet Academy Congratulations to the Benet Academy music students who were selected to the IMEA District Ensembles! These students will peform at the district concert in November.  Those that qualify will then perform in the IMEA State Ensembles this January.    The following Lisle students were honored: Sheila Connelly, Choir (alto) Mitchell Kinn, Choir (tenor) Nini Marchese, Choir (soprano) Theresa Moen, Choir and Jazz Choir (alto)

Students being confirmed through St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church next spring show no shortage of enthusiasm for their newest hobby: volunteering. Religious formation teacher Elizabeth Clifford was a little unsure how to inspire her crop of 15 eighth graders—from Lisle and Jefferson junior high schools—to attain 30 hours of community service required through the program. “Imagine my surprise when I arranged the first event and couldn't find enough drivers to transport all the kids who wanted to participate. And it's been that way ever since,” Clifford said. The group has contributed more than …

In the past year, Patch has showcased several extraordinary residents. We're always looking for suggestions on new people to cover—especially the students! On Patch we call them "Whiz Kids." Students can be from LSHS, LJHS, Schiesher, Tate Woods, St. Joan of Arc, Benet, Naperville North, Kennedy JH, who have completed projects, have unusual hobbies or interests, volunteer, or of course, excel academically. Here are some examples of our past coverage: the junior high manager of the LSHS softball team ambitious readers LSHS siblings that promote school spirit a Boy Scout that built benches for …

Introducing our first set of Whiz Kids for the school year! Throughout the summer Patch kept you updated on how many residents were involved in the Lisle Library's summer reading program. Kid and teen participants devoured more than 16,000 books over the course of just a few months—that comes out to nearly 13 books per child! If that makes you feel like a lazy reader, check out the real go-getters. The following students completed at least 50 books each. They are the summer's top readers, based on information provided by the library. Congratulations!   Top child readers (preschool-5th grade) …

from District 202 LSHS students Anne Begley, Kellie Brennan, Connor Corrigan, Maggie Corrigan and Melanie Early assisted Morton Arboretum staff and other volunteers in tagging 400 trees around Chicago's West Loop neighborhood last month in honor of Arbor Day. According to the Chicago Tribune, the tags represented the trees's environmental benefits in a 15-year span. See the full story on the students, and additional news links, on the District 202 website.

from District 202 Continuing the tradition that began last year, the fifth grade students at Schiesher School have partnered with a non-profit organization called ‘Kenya Connects.’  Last year the money raised by the fifth grade students went to Sofia Primary School in Kenya (see the Youtube video above). With this money they were able to add lighting and windows to their classroom, as well as a water tower for clean water. Students completed a fundraiser called ‘Pennies for Pages’ in which they received donations from neighbors, friends, teachers, families, etc. for each page of a book they …

from District 202 The 2010-2011 LSHS math team finished their season competing in the ICTM state competition at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.  The team finished tenth overall in the 2A division, with a score of 476.  The Lisle mathletes did very well in several of the events.  The highest placing team was the Junior/Senior 8 person team that finished in second place, with 60 points.  The team consisted of juniors Robbie Dean, Drew Martin, Amanda Mocarski, and Samantha Mocarski, and seniors Najid Ali, PJ McQuirk, Tijana Popovic, and Mike Swartz.  In the Algebra 1 event the …

Did you miss the artwork of District 202 students in mid-March at the third annual district art show? Visitors had the opportunity to vote for the "peoples' choice" for each grade level, and those works are now being displayed in the front window at Past Presence. Students featured include: Emily Baur, Mike Huerta, Tara Kane, Kylie Kendra, Emily Krebaum, Shivangi Patel, Bich-Nhi Pham, Lydia Rossin, Eva Schoell, Stacy Spangler, Tessa Stastny and Abby Zellak. Past Presence owner Christine Kaufman said the works can be seen throughout the month.

submitted by Anne Blaeske On April 16,  Lisle Junior High School’s Varsity Science Olympiad team, coached by Mrs. Natalie Keigher and Mrs. Monica Blatchley, took Division A First Place at the Illinois State Science Olympiad Competition held at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Students competed against the top teams from across the state.  In addition to their first place win, the team took an impressive total of eleven medals in individual events. First place medals went to: Harsha Koritala and Andrew Trzeciak in Shock Value and Mary Sullivan, Sarah Mogensen and Billy Blystone in …

○ Whiz Kids' Names: Michael S. Swartz, Reginald R. Jansen, Najid M. Ali, Neal A. Kfoury, Benjamin J. Rowe, Grant M. Fitzgerald, Tijana Popovic, Catherine M. Armitage, Jacob R. Tarasewicz and Daniel W. Young            ○ Whiz Kids' School: Lisle Senior High School○ Whiz Kids' Accomplishment: These students were declared the school's top ten students of the senior class.○ Whiz Kids' Key to Awesomeness: Starting twenty-four years ago, District 202 has annually taken an evening to recognize not only the success of the students, but also the significance of excellent teachers and caring parents as…

○ Whiz Kids' School: Benet Academy○ Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Eighty-one Lisle students were recognized by Benet this week as honor roll students for the third quarter—half received first honors, and half received second honors. Find of the full list of students, listed by honor and grade, in our announcements section.     We need Whiz Kid nominations! If you know a student that lives or attends schools in Lisle with a recent accomplishment, project or hobby, send their information and a photo to karlie@patch.com.

○ Whiz Kids: Varsity baseball and softball players○ Whiz Kid's School: Lisle Senior High School○ Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: The teams read to students at Tate Woods last week.○ Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: On Mar. 22 the students at Tate Woods School saw a sure sign of spring: baseball and softball players in uniform visited their classrooms.  Leaving their gloves and bats at home, several members of the Lisle Senior High varsity baseball and softball teams instead brought books and a message that reading is both fun and important. “This opportunity is becoming an annual tradition for the …

○ Whiz Kids: Scholastic Bowl Team○ Whiz Kid's School: Lisle Senior High School○ Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: The team won the Class A State Scholastic Bowl Championship in Peoria—for the second year in a row.○ Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: On Mar. 18 the Lions defeated Macomb High School by a score of 352-268 to continue their reign as the top Class A team in the state.  Earlier in the day, Lisle won its pool to qualify for the state match by defeating Litchfield, Petersburg Porta and Warrensburg-Latham high schools.  A decisive victory over rival Chicago Latin High School in the sectional …

We couldn't award the Whiz Kid nomination to a sole individual this week. Students in academic clubs at LJHS and LSHS have been making great strides in regional tournaments recently. Congratulations to: The high school’s math team made several strides at the regional math competition at North Central College. The junior Algebra II team (Robbie Dean, Jake Haseltine, Ty Howell, Samantha Mocarski, Dylan Sinn, and Ryan Twaddl) took second place and the freshman-sophomore eight-person team) took third place.  The junior/senior two-person team of Neal Kfoury and Mike Swartz took second place.  …

○ Whiz Kids: the LSHS Ecology Club ○ Whiz Kids' School: Lisle Senior High School ○ Whiz Kids' Accomplishment: Last week the club was awarded a little more than $330 from the Jewel Corporation for taking part in the Five for the Future program. The company donated 5 cents for every local resident who used reusable bags in their store, which will be used at the Ecology Club’s discretion. (The program is being discontinued by Jewel.)○ Whiz Kids' Key to Awesomeness: According to Ron Logeman, LSHS’s former principal, the club is still debating how to use the funds. One idea includes planting trees…