Thursday, March 22, 2018

Club Members Present Business Ideas at MHub

Three student teams from the new MIT Launch Club participated earlier this month in the LaunchX Midwest Regional Demo Day at MHub in Chicago. The students made pitches to a panel of seven professionals about the businesses they had developed since the start of the school year that focus on environmental sustainability.

One of the team’s received an award for best prototype for its EcoSade app, which allows farmers to share environment-friendly farming methods. The students behind the app are juniors Dhruvaa Shroff, Emily Wang, Shreya Karpoor and Aishu Sanchula. Their app is scheduled to be available on Google Play and iTunes.

Another team’s idea was an incinerator that would be installed into the basements of suburban homes, and by burning trash, convert heat into electricity to power the house. The team consisted of freshmen Rushil Vora, Krushank Bayyapu and Kaushik Jegath, and sophomores Micah Lukose and Aryan Narang. A third team, comprising sophomores Srinu Rayudu, Rishika Chikoti, Krish Shah, Nikhila Paleati and Advait Deoskar, developed a water desalinator.

After Today, No School Until April 2

Students do not have classes Friday, nor do they have classes next week, which is Spring Break. Classes will resume Monday, April 2. The Digest will be published Friday, but not during Spring Break.

Choral Guild Fundraiser on Friday

The Choral Guild is holding a fundraiser at Roti Modern Mediterranean, 1240 E. Route 45, in Vernon Hills from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

PATRIOT SPORTS

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Wednesday, March 21 Varsity Results

Boys Lacrosse

Stevenson 11, Lakes-Antioch 9: Seniors Austin Masters and Caleb Benoit-DiMaria each scored four goals and dished out two assists to lead the Patriots in their season opener on the road. Junior Cole Okmin and senior Colin Bowler both recorded a goal and two assists. Senior Ryan Walsh had a goal and an assist, and classmate Caden Colvig contributed an assist. Senior goalie Jacob Guria made 10 saves.

Girls Soccer

Wauconda 3, Stevenson 0: The Patriots dropped to 2-1 after being shut out in the Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Zoey Friedman made six saves. – Daily Herald

Softball

Carmel 12, Stevenson 0: The Patriots were held to one hit in their season-opener on the road. – Daily Herald

SHS Faces Familiar Foe for State Hockey Title

Stevenson squares off with Scholastic Hockey League rival Loyola Gold for the state championship at 3 p.m. Saturday in the United Center. Ticket sales at SHS end at the conclusion of the third lunch period today (1:41 p.m.). See this article for ticket ordering details. The top-ranked Ramblers won the SHL title but the Patriots, ranked No. 3 in Illinois, won the last meeting between the two teams on Jan. 28. The game will be shown live on NBC Sports Chicago. The Daily Herald has a preview.

March Madness: Right Where Brunson Belongs

So many articles have been written about Jalen Brunson that we could easily produce a Daily Jalen Digest. Instead, we have to be selective. One of the better Brunson pieces of recent vintage was this Deadspin article that included comments from his mother, Sandra, his sister, Erica, and his coach at Stevenson, Pat Ambrose. The 2015 graduate and his Villanova basketball teammates face West Virginia in the Sweet 16 at 6:27 p.m. Friday. The game will be televised on TBS.

Sign-Ups Open for Cheerleading, Patriettes Tryouts

Tryouts for the 2018-19 cheerleading and Patriettes teams will take place April 16-18 in the Wood Commons. Freshmen will have tryouts from 3:30-6 p.m. each day, while sophomores, juniors and seniors will try out from 6-9 p.m. Interested students must follow these steps to sign up for tryouts.

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

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AP Pre-Administration Sessions After Break

Students taking an Advanced Placement exam in May are required to attend one pre-administration session the week of April 2-6 to complete demographic information. Students should allow approximately 15 minutes for each exam they are taking to complete the information. See this article for details.

Share Your Spring Break Images

If you’re going somewhere for Spring Break, wear something that says Stevenson on it and take a photo of yourself to share with the school community. Tag us using #shareSHS on Instagram or Twitter, or email us at shareSHS@d125.org. Show your Patriot pride wherever you’re going.

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