Harvard High School

Hello Hornets Fans,

We hope this correspondence finds you all healthy and happy! We can't thank you enough for your continued patience and flexibility with our ever changing environment.

Updates for the Month of October:

• The D50 BOE approved a $5.5 million renovation project to improve athletic and PE locker rooms. The project will begin in March. Article HERE
• We are currently finishing up our Fall sports and we can not be more proud of how our athletes have handled the constant changes and adversities they have faced.
• The Hornet out of season athletes are currently finishing up the second round of contact days which involves baseball, softball, girls soccer, and track& field. The third and final round will start on 10/14/2020. Please get registered for ANY sport you may be interested in participating in this year. All registration is open...and FREE
• Winter sports and schedules are still not finalized as we continue to wait on seasonal information from the IHSA. Conference schedules are posted however they are subject to change.
• CHESS season will begin on October 19th. Please get registered and reach out to Coach Widzisz (Dwidzisz@cusd50.org)
• Please save the date of October 29th and October 30th for the Fall Play, Dracula. The drama club, led by Ms. Taryn Galasso will be hosting a radio drama. We are extremely excited about the artistic imagination and innovation our Drama club has used for this event. More information to come (see below).
• Special shoutout to our Maintenance crew, which has been working tirelessly to continue to improve our facilities. Recently the crew has completed a baseball dugout Restoration project that has really brought life back into our baseball field.

Stay safe,

Andrew Walters

Athletics and Activities Director

The show will be held live for two performances: Thursday, October 29th at 7:00 and Friday, October 30th at 7:00. It will be hosted on Zoom, and there will be a reservation link available soon! We will get this link out as soon as it is available.

The performance is a 1940s style radio broadcast featuring a set of HHS students. It is an 80 minute show with commercial breaks. The show is an adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic Dracula full of blood, gore, screams, and chills. We hope to see you all in attendance (zoom of course).

Please get registered for ANY sport that you wish to play this year. Due to the generosity of the Harvard Board of Education, all sports and activities are FREE of charge this year. Take advantage and try something new!

The IHSA has approved extra contact days for the 2020-2021 athletic season. Contact days are defined as out of season workout with sport specific instruction.

It is not too late to sign up for the contact days. Below is the list of sports that are still running contact days.

• The schedule will be as follows:

• 2nd Session: September 25th- October 13th

• Baseball- Adam Ulen

• Softball - Becky Edinger

• Boys Track and Field - Dennis Eisele

• Girls Track and Field- Casey Seyller

• Girls Soccer - Victor Gonzalez

• 3rd Session: October 14th - October 30th

• Boys Basketball - Dan Krauser

• Girls Basketball - Larin Filip

• Wrestling - David Schultz

• Cheer - Ashley Kuecker-Zurba

If you have ANY desire to play ANY sport this year, please register on 8 to 18. It is FREE! This is a great opportunity to try something new.

After a number of cancellations due to weather issues, the hornets finally got going in the second half of the month. Against first place Johnsburg their strong comeback late in the match fell just short losing 199-196. The girls then reeled off three straight wins beating Richmond-Burton (208-221) and Marengo twice (207-256 & 195-248). The Hornets finished the conference regular season in second place at 4-2. They are currently 5-2 overall. Individual medalist honors were earned by Joelle McMillan, Julia Chupich and Emma Ackland, while Sophomore Aaralynn Schneider also played well, shooting her career best score against Johnsburg.

Seniors, Emma Ackland, Joelle McMillan, Alexis Lehman, and Reagan Witt celebrated their Senior Night on Tuesday, September 22 vs Marengo at Abbey Springs Golf Club.

The future also looks bright as all three JV players, Sophie Elliott, Allie Scott and Michelle Dollman recorded personal bests this month.

SECTIONAL QUALIFIER ALERT!! Emma Ackland became what we believe to be the first ever FOUR time Sectional Qualifier in Harvard history! CONGRATS

The girls competed at Regionals at Boone Creek on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The team was led by Emma Ackland (88), Joelle McMillan (94), Alexis Lehmann (103), Julia Chupich (104), Reagan Witt (111), and Aaralynn Schneider (120). Congratulations to Emma Ackland who qualified for the Sectionals on Monday, October 12, 2020.

Sophomore, Myles Brincks, took 1st place medalist honors in 4 of our last 6 golf meets.

The team defeated Johnsburg, then tied with them losing on a 5th place tie breaker.

Defeated Marengo and gave Richmond-Burton a competitive match.

The boys played some really good golf and set goals to accomplish at the KRC Tournament.

The boys celebrated senior, Jacob Chupich, for his Senior Night on Tuesday, September 22 vs Marengo at Abbey Springs Golf Club.

The boys competed at Regionals at Marengo Ridge on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The boys golf team finished 6th in place.The team was led by Aaron Saucedo (89) and Myles Brincks (90). Senior Jacob Chupich carded a 102, Logan Garafol(105), Caden Scott (106), and Andrew Dudley(111).

The Cross Country team collected 109 pounds of food to donate for the Harvard Virtual 5K. All donations were donated to the Brown Bear Food Pantry.

Christina Koleno earned athlete of the week for winning her first meet at the high school level against Woodstock North. Liz Flores turned in an all time Personal Record in the 3 mile at the Lakes Sundown Invitational with a time of 21:58! Yiszel Calixto and Valeria had good performances at the Conference Preview meet and are looking to continue their growth into October. The boys team has been starting to really gel as pack runners in our meets. Freshman Jared Gonzalez, Elijah Binz, Caden Kotecki and Manny Pineda are establishing a phenomenal work ethic that is developing them into great runners. All the freshman boys continue to turn in PRs and contributing to the future of Harvard Cross Country. Eric Elizaarraraz and Evan Lich look to improve upon their times this season going into October. Zach Isonhart, Jacob Pedersen, Bryce Fiegel and Steven Austin continue to lead this boys team in the right direction. Their leadership is proving that dedicated consistency will provide success. Zach, Jacob and Steven all turned PRs in September, including Steven Austin's all time PR at Lake Sundown Invitational of 17:04.1. October brings the conference championships, Regionals and Sectionals. Stay tuned for more by following us @hvdcc1 on Twitter!

Julia Chupich - Junior

Julia finished 13th with a career best 90 at Antioch Tournament on August 29, 2020.

Steven Austin - Junior

Steven finished 3rd place at season opener meet vs Woodstock at Emricson Park, and finished 1st in our home meet, at a 3.15 mile course with a time of 18 minutes 29 seconds, 25-30mph winds.

Liz Flores Bernal - Senior

Liz had a 7th place finish at the KRC preview meet with a time of 22 minutes and 19 seconds. This is the best time for Liz since her sophomore year. Liz is one of the most compassionate and outgoing leaders we have on our team with a constant push to improve herself and her teammates.

Christina Koleno - Sophomore

She won her first meet in high school against Woodstock North on September 15, 2020.

Emma Ackland - Senior

She earned Medalist honors in both matches this week as she led Hornets to wins over Marengo and Richmond-Burton.

Joelle McMillan - Senior

At the the KRC conference tournament, Joelle finished in 2nd place shooting her best round of the year 89, while also leading the Hornets to a 2nd place team finish.

Logan Garafol - Freshman

Logan placed 2nd overall at the KRC Tournament, two shots off the lead.

Whether you are playing golf or basketball, stretching helps you to stay flexible. Flexibility can prevent injuries, especially at the knee and ankle. Stretching correctly will improve motion, increase blood flow, and decrease stiffness. It's important to know the proper way to stretch for each muscle group. Warm up the muscles before stretching, by walking, jogging or doing jumping jacks. Cooling down is also important because it will help the muscles to relax.

We appreciate all the help and support that the Harvard Booster Club has given to all of our student-athletes.

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Andrew Walters

Email: awalters@cusd50.org
Website: https://www.cusd50.org/harvardhighschool/
Phone: 815-943-6461 2280

Sarai Juarez

Email: sjuarez@cusd50.org
Phone: 815-943-6461 2281

Nick Medina

Email: nmedina@cusd50.org
Phone: 815-943-6461 2243