New Trier Township High School District 203

General Announcements

Sports Medicine team captures Knowledge Bowl!

On January 19^th, the New Trier Sports Medicine Club participated in the 1st Annual IBJI (Illinois Bone and Joint Institute) High School Sports Medicine Symposium. The event began with a jeopardy style Knowledge Bowl containing 5 rounds of multiple choice questions, 5 rounds of open questions (points could be wagered), CPR skills check, and the demonstration of 3 different taping skills. New Trier dominated the multiple choice questions, didn't lose any points during the wagering rounds, tied for 1^st in the CPR skills check, and won 2 of3 taping competitions; racking up a total of 3200 points. Having spent almost 8 weeks preparing, the New Trier team: Jeff Bell (Sr.), Jessica Tetzlaff (Sr.), Justin Zaslavsky (So.), Ned Bowen (Sr.), Lauren-Kate Mahmood (Sr.), and Annie Armstrong (Sr.) … was awarded 1^ST PLACE!  New Trier's Knowledge Bowl champions were awarded a $250 grant by IBJI for the Sports Medicine Club. Congratulations to the team, all the Sports Medicine Club members and their sponsor, New Trier Assistant Athletic Trainer Kristin Romani, A.T., C. Go Trevian Sports Medicine!

The New Trier Girls Volleyball team raised more than $10,000 in support of Our Place of New Trier Township, a community organization whose mission is "to support teens and adults with developmental disabilities so they can live meaningful, productive lives in their home community with family and friends".  New Trier senior BrittaniSteinberg is pictured with members of the organization. Great job, Girls Volleyball!

You can learn more about Our Place at http://www.ourplaceofnewtrier.org/about/about.htm  

Title IX celebrates 40 year anniversary: New Trier students interviewed

Several New Trier students were interviewed as part of an Associated Press article assessing the impact of the fortieth anniversary of Title IX; the landmark legislation turned 40 on Saturday. The AP story first ran in the Miami Herald and was picked up nationally. You can read the Herald story at http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/21/2860372/as-title-ix-turns-40-legacy-goes.html  

Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, also identified by the name of its principal author as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act. It states (in part) that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.." Go Trevians!

New Trier - Evanston Swim Meet Marks 100th Anniversary

The 2011-12 school year marks the 100th anniversary of the New Trier Boys’ Swimming and Diving program. The program was started in 1912 in conjunction with the construction of the first indoor high school swimming pool in the country.  The pool was a 20 yard model that was built where the “new” gym complex sits now.  In the 100 years since the inception of the program, the New Trier boy’s program has won over 888 meets on the varsity level.  Since the IHSA started conducting a boy’s state championship series in 1932, the New Trier boys program has won 21 state championships and 19 state runner-up titles.  The Girls Swimming and Diving program has claimed 12 titles since the inaugural girls’ state championship was conducted in 1975.  

On Friday, January 20, beginning at 5:30 pm New Trier will host Evanston in the 94th dual meet between the two schools. This annual tradition started in 1918 and has taken place every year, with the exception of two years during the Great Depression of the 1930s.  It is said the annual Trevian-Wildkit showdown is the longest high school dual meet rivalry in the country.  Evanston Township High School also has a rich tradition in swimming and diving, having won 7 state titles of their own.  New Trier leads the Wildkits in the win column with 66 to Evanston’s 26.  There has been one tie.  Other 100 Year Celebration events will be conducted during the weekend of January 20 and 21. There will be recognition at the dual meet, a party after the meet and a reception on Saturday night.  All alumni from both schools are invited to come and watch this historic rivalry in person.  Admission is free and the meet starts at 5:30 in the new (1936) New Trier pool.  For a complete schedule of events celebrating the centennial, New Trier Swimming and Diving alumni should email:  NTSwim100@comcast.net.    

Inaugural Central Suburban League  College Recruiting Event draws 500 

On Thursday, March 24, a crowd in excess of 500 from all over the Central Suburban Conference filled the Cornog Auditorium at Northfield for the inaugural CSL Recruiting Evening. Featured speakers included Maureen Harty, Assistant Athletic Director and Compliance Officer at Northwestern University, John Thorne (pictured above), Head Football Coach, North Central College, Jackie Slaats, Athletic Director and Senior Adviser to the President, Lake Forest College, Susie Thorngren, Coordinator of the Career Development program at New Trier High School and Beth Arey, College Guidance Counselor, Evanston High School. Each panelist spoke on their area of expertise and a panel discussion with a question and answer period followed.  The event also saw the debut of the CSL Guide for the College Bound Athlete, soon to be available to student and families at all CSL schools.