Northwest suburban high schools and community colleges
JOHNSBURG DISTRICT 12
– Johnsburg High School
Sept. 8: 6:45 p.m. Parent orientation
Sept. 23: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming pep rally/fireworks
Sept. 24: 2 p.m. Homecoming parade
Sept. 24: 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Homecoming games
Sept. 25: 8-10:30 p.m. Homecoming dance
Sept. 30: 7 p.m. Choral Festival
Oct. 4: 7 p.m. Band Festival
Nov. 4-6: 7:30 p.m. fall play: “You Can’t Take It With You”
Nov. 7: 3 p.m. “You Can’t Take It With You”
Nov. 15: 7 p.m. Fall sports awards
Dec. 8: 7:30 p.m. Band concert
Dec. 20: 7:30 p.m. Choral concert
ALDEN-HEBRON DISTRICT 19
– Alden-Hebron High School
Sept. 25: Homecoming parade, game and dance
ELGIN DISTRICT 46
– Bartlett High School
Aug. 27: Football game vs. Glenbard North
Aug. 28: Get-acquainted block party–students and staff
Oct. 3: Homecoming parade
Oct. 4-8: Spirit week
Oct. 8: Homecoming game vs. DeKalb
Oct. 9: Homecoming dance
Oct. 28: National Honor Society induction
Nov. 12, 13: Fall play
Nov. 18: Orchestra concert
Dec. 1: History Fair
Dec. 4: Winter formal
Dec. 9: Band concert
Dec. 16: Choral concert
– Elgin High School
Sept. 3: 6 p.m. Freshman dance
Oct. 15: 2-2:55 p.m. Homecoming assembly
Oct. 15: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming game
Oct. 16: 7 p.m. Homecoming dance
Nov. 3: 7 p.m. National Honor Society induction
Nov. 4-6: 7 p.m. Fall show
Nov. 8: 7 p.m. Fall sports awards
Dec. 1: 7 p.m. Orchestra concert
Dec. 3-4: 6:30 p.m. Madrigal dinner
Dec. 5: 1 p.m. V.I.P. Christmas party
Dec. 9: 7 p.m. Choral Concert
Dec. 14: Holiday assembly
Dec. 20-23: Holiday tournament
– Larkin High School (Elgin)
Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dance workshop
Sept. 14: 6-8 p.m. Choral workshop
Sept. 21: 7:30 p.m. Larkin Friends of the Arts
Sept. 30: 7 p.m. VPA Academy “Broadway Night”
Oct. 8: 1 p.m. Homecoming assembly
Oct. 8: 2:30 p.m. Homecoming parade
Oct. 8: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming game
Oct. 9: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming dance
Oct. 19: 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Arts
Nov. 16: 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Arts
Nov. 17-20: 7:30 p.m. fall play: “Appointment with Death”
Nov. 20: IMEA District 9 Festival
Dec. 1: 7 p.m. Choral solo/ensemble night
Dec. 2: 7:30 p.m. Jazz band concert
Dec. 5: 6 p.m. Madrigal dinner/wonderland
Dec. 6-7: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Variety show auditions
Dec. 7: 6:30 p.m. CCC potluck dinner
Dec. 9: 7:30 p.m. Holiday band concert
Dec. 14: 7:30 p.m. Holiday choral concert
Dec. 16: 7:30 p.m. Holiday concert
Dec. 17: 9:30 a.m. Cultural assembly
– Streamwood High School
Oct. 13: 7 p.m. Parent College Night
Oct. 15: 1:30 p.m. Homecoming assembly
Oct. 15: 5:15/7:30 p.m. Homecoming games
Oct. 16: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming dance
Oct. 20: 7 p.m. National Honor Society induction
Nov. 3: 7 p.m. Fall Sports Awards
Nov. 18-20: 7:30 p.m. Fall play
Dec. 2: 7:30 p.m. Jazz concert
Dec. 9: 7:30 p.m. Orchestra concert
Dec. 16: 7:30 p.m. Choir concert
HARVARD DISTRICT 50
– Harvard High School
Sept. 9: Open House
Oct. 15: Homecoming (parade in afternoon)
Oct. 16: Homecoming dance
Nov. 12, 13: 7:30 p.m. Fall musical
Nov. 14: 2 p.m. Fall musical
Dec. 9: 7:30 p.m. Winter music concert
Dec. 13: 6 p.m. Madrigal cinner
Dec. 21: 6-9 p.m. Alumni basketball game
MARENGO DISTRICT 154
– Marengo Community High School
Oct. 1: Homecoming game at Poppe Field
Oct. 2: Homecoming dance
CRYSTAL LAKE DISTRICT 155
– Cary-Grove High School
Sept. 18: Homecoming
– Crystal Lake South High School
Oct. 1: Homecoming
– Prairie Ridge High School (Crystal Lake)
Sept. 25: Homecoming
RICHMOND-BURTON DIST. 157
– Richmond-Burton High School
Sept. 20: Homecoming week begins
Sept. 24: 7:30 p.m. bonfire
Sept. 25: 9:30 a.m. Homecoming parade
Sept. 25: Homecoming games–noon junior varsity; 2 p.m. varsity.
Sept. 25: 8-11 p.m. Homecoming dance
WOODSTOCK DISTRICT 200
– Woodstock High School
Oct. 1: 2:30 p.m. Homecoming parade
Oct. 1 or 2: 7:45 p.m. Homecoming game
Oct. 2: Homecoming dance
MAINE TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 207
– Maine East High School (Park Ridge)
Aug. 28: 10 a.m. Band carwash fundraiser.
Sept. 29: Powder Puff game: female students with faculty and football team.
Oct. 1: 2 p.m. Queen crowned at homecoming assembly.
Oct. 1: 5 p.m. Fine Arts Boosters pasta dinner.
Oct. 1: 8 p.m. Firelight rally.
Oct. 2: 9:30 a.m. Homecoming: freshman game
Oct. 2: 11:30 a.m. Homecoming: sophomore game
Oct. 2: 2 p.m. Homecoming: varsity game
Oct. 2: 8-11 p.m. Homecoming dance
Oct. 8, 9: 7:30 p.m. “Grease”
Oct. 19: 7:30 p.m. Choral concert.
Nov. 4: 4 p.m.; Nov. 5, 6: 7:30 p.m. Variety show.
Dec. 5: 2 p.m.: Community concert
Dec. 12: 2 p.m.: Winter concert
– Maine South High School (Park Ridge)
Sept. 14: 6:30 p.m. Freshman mixer
Sept. 30: 8:50 a.m. Fall activities assembly
Oct. 2: 9:30 a.m. Homecoming freshman football game
Oct. 2: 10 a.m. Homecoming parade.
Oct. 2: 11:30 a.m. Homecoming S-V football vs. Evanston
Oct. 2: 1:30 p.m. Homecoming queen crowning
Oct. 2: 7-10 p.m. Homecoming dance
Oct. 14, 15, 16: 7:30 p.m. Fall play
Oct. 24: 3 p.m. Fall orchestra/choir concert
Oct. 30: 7:30 p.m. Band-O-Rama
Nov. 17: 7 p.m. Fall sports awards
Nov. 18-20: 7:30 p.m. Variety show
Dec. 12: 2/4:30 p.m. Winter hholiday concert
– Maine West High School (Des Plaines)
Oct. 1: Homecoming pep rally and crowning of homecoming queen
Oct. 1: 5 p.m. Homecoming junior varsity game
Oct. 1: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming varsity game
Oct. 2: 7:30 p.m. Homecoming dance at school
TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 211
– Palatine High School
Oct. 1: Homecoming royal rally
Oct. 2: Homecoming game
– Fremd High School (Palatine)
Sept. 28: Homecoming Rose Arbor
Oct. 1: Homecoming game
– Conant High School (Hoffman Estates)
Sept. 24: Rally, spirit assembly and homecoming game
– Schaumburg High School
Sept. 24: Homecoming pep rally
Sept. 25: Homecoming game
– Hoffman Estates High School
Oct. 7: Homecoming pep rally
Oct. 8: Homecoming coronation
Oct. 9: Homecoming game
TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 214
– Buffalo Grove High School
Oct. 15: Homecoming coronation during school
Oct. 16: Homecoming games vs. Elk Grove. 2 p.m.-Varsity game; 11:30 a.m.-boys soccer game
Oct. 16: 8-11 p.m. Homecoming dance at Prospect High School
– Elk Grove High School
Oct. 1: Homecoming game in the evening
Oct. 2: Homecoming dance
– Hersey High School (Arlington Heights)
Oct. 13: 3:15 p.m. Homecoming Powder Puff soccer game
Oct. 14: Homecoming bonfire and pep rally
Oct. 15: 2 p.m. Homecoming coronation assembly
Oct. 15: 5 p.m. Homecoming games vs. Wheeling 5 p.m. sophomore game; 7:30 p.m. varsity game
Oct. 16: 8-11 p.m. Homecoming dance
– Prospect High School (Mt. Prospect)
Oct. 13: 7 p.m. Homecoming junior/senior Powder Puff soccer game
Oct. 15: 6:30 p.m. Homecoming varsity soccer game, followed by a bonfire and outdoor dance
Oct. 16: Homecoming games vs. Rolling Meadows. 11:30 a.m.-sophomore game; 2 p.m.-varsity game
Oct. 16: 8 p.m. Homecoming dance
– Rolling Meadows High School
Sept. 24: Homecoming games vs. Wheeling. 5:30 p.m.-sophomore game; 7:30 p.m.-varsity game
Sept. 25: Homecoming dance
– Wheeling High School
Oct. 8: Homecoming game vs. Prospect
Oct. 9: Homecoming dance
BARRINGTON DISTRICT 220
– Barrington High School
Oct. 1: 7 p.m. Homecoming Powder Puff girls football game followed by bonfire and street dance
Oct. 2: 10 a.m. Homecoming parade
Oct. 3: 2 p.m. Homecoming football game
Oct. 3: Homecoming dance
CARPENTERSVILLE DISTRICT 300
– Dundee Crown High School (Carpentersville)
Oct. 1: Homecoming games vs. Crystal Lake Central. 5:30 p.m.-sophomore game; 7:45 p.m.-varsity game
Oct. 2: 8 p.m. Homecoming dance
– Hampshire High School
Oct. 8: Homecoming games vs. Stillman Valley. 5:30 p.m.-sophomore game; 7:30 p.m.-varsity game
Oct. 9: 9 p.m. Homecoming dance
– Jacobs High School (Algonquin)
Sept. 24: Homecoming games vs. Lake Zurich. 5:30 p.m.-sophomore game; 7:45 p.m.-varsity game
Sept. 25: 9 a.m. Freshman game
– ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Sept. 9: 8 a.m. Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff breakfast
Sept. 9, Oct. 21: 11 a.m. Taste of All Cultures. $2 per plate
Sept. 11: 8 p.m. Variety show
Sept. 15: 6-9 p.m. Mexican Night
Sept. 17: 9 a.m. ECC Foundation Women’s Golf Classic at Spartan Meadows Golf Club. $75; $15 lunch only
Sept. 17: 5-10 p.m.; Sept. 18: noon-10 p.m.; Sept. 19: noon-6 p.m. ECC 50th Anniversary Family Carnival
Sept. 17, 18, 24, 25: 8 p.m.; Sept. 19, 26: 3 p.m. “Anything Goes.” $8-$10
Sept. 21, Nov. 16: 7 p.m. (6 p.m. reception) Distinguished Visiting Chef dinner. $45
Oct. 5: 6-8:30 p.m. College Night (120 colleges exhibiting)
Oct. 6-7: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. The Names Project AIDS Quilt display
Oct. 8: 1-2:30 p.m. Hispanic Heritage Month Town Hall meeting
Oct. 12: 10-11 a.m. Dave Rudolph’s Kid Show
Oct. 15: 8 p.m. Folkloristas
Oct. 17: 3 p.m. International Guitar Night with Alex de Grassi, Gerardo Nunez, Paulo Bellinati and Brian Gore. $27-$28
Oct. 21: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. International Week silent auction
Oct. 22: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. International Week Street Fair
Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30, Nov. 5, 6: 8 p.m.; Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7: 3 p.m.; Nov. 6: 2 p.m. “Little Shop of Horrors.” $13-$15
Oct. 23: 8 p.m. “Lost Highway: The Music and Legend of Hank Williams.” $40
Oct. 24: 3 p.m. “That’s Life: The Music of Francis Albert Sinatra,” Choral Union Master Singers
Oct. 27: 7:30 p.m. “Travelogue USA.” $4-$5
Oct. 29: 8 p.m. Millennium Concert. $4-$5
Oct. 30: 10 and 11 a.m. “Halloween Spooktacular,” Elgin Symphony Orchestra. $12 adults/$4 children 12 and under
Nov. 5: 8 p.m. Jim Post and Randy Sabien. $24-$25
Nov. 11: 11 a.m. Veterans Day program
Nov. 13: 2, 8 p.m. “Luma: Theatre of Light,” ECC’s Marquee Theatre Series. $23
Nov. 18: 7:30 p.m. “Fall Flourish,” vocal ensemble. $4-$5
Nov. 20: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Craft Show
Nov. 21: 3 p.m. Opera choruses, Elgin Choral Union. $10/$16/$18
Nov. 30: 7:30 p.m. Concert Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra presents “Seasons of Nostalgia.” $4-6
Dec. 17: 7:30 a.m. Holiday breakfast
HARPER COLLEGE (Palatine)
Aug. 25: noon Reggae Concert
Aug. 30: 12:30 p.m. Career Center open house
Sept. 14: 12:15 p.m. Concert, Gaelic Storm performs Irish music
Sept. 20: noon Mapapa Acrobats from Kenya
Sept. 30: 12:15 p.m. Sol y Canto Duo performs Latin music
Oct. 17: 3 p.m. Harper Symphony Orchestra concert
Oct. 29: 7 p.m. Dave Rudolf’s Spooktacular (Harper Foundation Gala)
Nov. 5: 7:30 p.m. Folk concert. $10-$15
Nov. 11-13, 18-20: 8 p.m.; Nov. 14, 21: 2 p.m. “An Italian Straw Hat.” $8-$10
Nov. 14, Dec. 3: 3:30 p.m. Harper Community/Palatine Concert Band at Cutting Hall
Nov. 21: 3 p.m. Concert: Ethos Percussion Group
Dec. 4: 2 p.m. “Babes in Toyland,” American Family Theatre
Dec. 7: 7:30 p.m. Concert, Harper Guitar/piano ensemble
Dec. 8: 7:30 p.m. Concert, Harper Jazz Band/Wind Symphony
Dec. 9: 7:30 p.m. Concert, Harper Steel Band
Dec. 12: 7:30 p.m. Concert, Harper Symphony Orchestra
McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (Crystal Lake)
Sept. 11: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. “Treasures Found in Deafness” workshop.
Sept. 25: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. “Fit for Life” Health and Wellness Show.
Oct. 1: 8:30 a.m. Hispanic-Latino Student Leadership Conference.
Oct. 10: 3 p.m. Brian Torosian, classical guitarist in concert. Free
Oct. 21-23: John Glick Pottery Workshop.
Oct. 26: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Volunteer Fair.
Dec. 5: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Winter Craft Carnival.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Des Plaines)
Aug. 27-28: 8 p.m. “Greater Tuna,” a performance by the New Tuners Theater Company. $10
Aug. 30: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Think Fast game show (tentative)
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Club recruitment day
Sept. 16: 5-7 p.m. Concert by pop/folk guitarist Linda Smith. Free
Sept. 24: 8 p.m. Concert by pianist/singer Doug Montgomery. $15
Sept. 26 or 29: 1 p.m.: Family Series concert featuring Ella Jenkins.
Oct. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23: 8 p.m.; Oct. 10, 13, 17, 20, 24: 2 p.m. “Arsenic and Old Lace.” $10.
Oct. 10: 1 p.m.: Family Series: Topsy Turvy Tales
Oct. 11: National GLB Coming Out Day (Blue Jean Day and roundtable discussion)
Oct. 31: 1 p.m. Family Series: Child’s Play Touring Theater presents “One Monster After Another.”
Nov. 4: 1 p.m.: SKYWAY College Bowl Competition at Morton College
Nov. 13: SKYWAY JazzFest at Moraine Valley Community College
Dec. 4, 11, April 8, 15, 2000: 1 p.m.: “The Magic Box Goes Mainstage,” part of Children’s Theater series. $4
