The Media Center will host its first-ever Family Reading Night on November 21, 2013, 7:00-8:00pm. The event will be an evening book club for students, parents, staff, and the community (all members of the "Spartan Family!"). There will be discussion and activities based around the popular novel The Fault in Our Stars by award-winning author John Green. The book is an insightful, ambitious, and heartbreaking story which explores the funny/tragic business of being alive and in love. It's a rare bestseller aimed at teens and adults.

Family Reading Night is in conjunction with Illinois Reads, a new statewide campaign to promote reading for all Illinois citizens created under the auspices of the Illinois Reading Council. Illinois Reads focuses on reading at school, as well as at home. Residents across the state from Rockford to Carbondale will be partaking in upcoming family literacy nights. The culmination event is a statewide celebration of literacy on the same evening as the book club. All book club participants must register - click here.  Click here for event flyer. 

When it comes to the IHSA Regional Golf meet, both Joe Cuculich and Brandon Murley know what to expect. After all, they both earned All-Regional Honors as juniors. This year, they both repeated the feat.

These seniors have been a major part of the nucleus that holds the team together all year.
"Joe has played varsity golf all four years, while Brandon has played varsity for three years," said boys' golf head coach Pat Mayer. "Joe, Brandon and another senior in Matt Dunne have carried the team all year. The seniors were real leaders this year and we will miss them. They were like assistant coaches to the younger players."

The regional honors top off great careers for these Spartans on the fairway. In fact, Cuculich was also an all-conference golfer for the last two years in the South Suburban Conference Red Division as well.  <<read more>>

A steady stream of teams began to arrive to the conservation area at 5:20 a.m.  As teams registered, each student angler received a gift bag from Rayjus Outdoors containing merchandise from Mercury Marine, Power Team Lures, Ferrara Candy, Bizz Baits, Cruncher Baits,  Culprit, Berkley, and Lake Fork Tackle.  By 7:05 a.m, all 48 boats were in the water and the tournament was underway by 7:18 a.m.

The weather on October 12 was variable.  The morning started sunny and temperatures quickly reached 70 degrees.  By late morning,  however, the clouds rolled in, winds picked up, temperatures dropped, and and every so often, a cloud would open up with a steady rain.  Despite the crazy weather, 33 boats out of the 48 taking part in the event weighed fish.  <<read more>>

Lou Canellis shares his enthusiasm about sports with Chicagoans every night on FOX Chicago News at Nine. He has followed local teams his entire life and has an extensive sports background. In addition to his work on FOX Chicago, Canellis is living the dream with the Chicago Bears. He is the TV host for all five of the TV shows the Bears own and produce. Canellis anchors Bears Game Day Live and Bears Game Night Live on FOX Sunday mornings and Sunday nights, along with Bears Recap and Bears Blitz on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays on Comcast Sportsnet.

Canellis has been going to Bears game since he was four-years-old, and has been a season ticket holder since he was six-years-old. Sweet Lou's expertise on the Bears can also be heard on the Roe Conn Show on WLS Radio, 890 AM, Mondays and Fridays. Canellis' first dream job was as a member of the Chicago Bulls broadcasts on TV and radio. Canellis worked on the sidelines and is well-known for his post-game chats with Michael Jordan. He's also an expert on real estate, hosting the TV show "Making Money in Real Estate." A Loyola University graduate, Canellis considers himself a "South Sider," having been born and raised in Oak Lawn. Canellis was inducted in the Oak Lawn Community High School's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998.