Showing posts with label Proviso West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proviso West. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Proviso West Football Earns Playoff Birth!!!
The Proviso West football team has earned a playoff spot for the first time since 1974. The Panthers, 5-4, will play Taft, 8-1, on Friday or Saturday of this week. Stay tuned for further details.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Chicago Sun-Times Ranks Proviso West Football In Top 25!!!
The Proviso West Panther Football team has been ranked in the Chicago Sun-Times Top 25 for the first time ever. The Panthers, behind the strength of top national prospect Kyle Prater, have started the season 4-0 for the first time in the school's 51 year history. Prater has already been signed the USC Trojans.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Proviso West Plays Morton For Tournament Championship!!!
Proviso West High School Panthers will play the Morton Mustangs in the Championship game of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament. Both teams are surprising stories this year. Game starts at 8pm. It promises to be fun.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Proviso West Holiday Tournament Begins
PTHS District 209 Board President Emanuel "Chris" Welch and the Board of Education invites everyone out to the Proviso West Holiday Basketball Tournament which begins Friday, December 26, 2008. Games will be played December 26, 27, 29 and 30. Catch some good high school basketball where basketball is best. Local favorites Proviso West, Proviso East and St. Joseph are in the tournament as well as state contenders Whitney Young and Zion Benton. It promises to be fun.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Sun Times Names Notable Proviso West Alumni...
The Chicago Sun-Times has named a number of individuals as notable alumni of Proviso West High School. On page 50 of the December 24, 2008 edition, among those listed were:
1. Flozell Adams, Offensive Lineman with the Dallas Cowboys
2. Ray McElroy, Former NFL player with the Bears, Colts and Lions,
3. Famous Hulbert, current varsity football coach at PW High School,
4. Joseph Spagnolo, former Director of PW Holiday Tournament; and
5. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, current President of the PTHS Board of Education.
Kudos to all of the notable PW alumni.
1. Flozell Adams, Offensive Lineman with the Dallas Cowboys
2. Ray McElroy, Former NFL player with the Bears, Colts and Lions,
3. Famous Hulbert, current varsity football coach at PW High School,
4. Joseph Spagnolo, former Director of PW Holiday Tournament; and
5. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, current President of the PTHS Board of Education.
Kudos to all of the notable PW alumni.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Proviso School Board Approves District Busing Program To Boost Attendance!!!
Proviso Board President Emanuel "Chris" Welch and the Proviso School Board recently approved a $3.6 million dollar contract with First Student Bus Company to create the first ever district run busing program. The goal of the busing program is to boost attendance by getting kids to school. According to Board President Welch, "PACE has just not serviced us properly."
Proviso East students will be the first to receive free bus transportation to and from school through Proviso High School District 209.
Bus routes and stops are being worked out, but school bus service is scheduled to start Jan. 20, 2009 for Proviso East students. The plan sets Feb. 17, 2009 as the start date for Proviso West bus service.
Service was announced at the Nov. 17 School Board meeting. Trustees approved a transportation contract with First Student for $3.76 million per year for two years. Security cameras for each bus were included in the contract.
The district pursued bus service for nearly all its students after receiving approval July 9 from the Illinois Department of Transportation to classify certain areas around the school district as safety hazards.
That qualified the district for state transportation reimbursement for busing students who live within a 1 1/2-mile radius of the school. Without the safety-hazard waiver, there is no reimbursement of transportation expenses for students within that distance.
The state will cover about 80 percent of the transportation costs, said District 209 Finance and Operations Assistant Superintendent Nikita Johnson. The district is responsible for the remaining costs, which will not be billed to parents, Johnson said.
School officials expect 95 percent of the approximately 5,000 students in the district will be eligible for free transportation, said Proviso East Assistant Principal Dan Johnson, who has been working on the transportation issue.
Prior to the waiver, about 70 percent of students from Proviso West and 45 percent from East were eligible for free transportation, Johnson said.
Bus service was offered a year ago for 400 to 500 Proviso West students who secured seats on eight buses on a first-come, first-served sign-up basis. There was no bus service for Proviso East students.
No bus service is scheduled at this time for the approximately 600 students attending Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy in Forest Park.
"It would be more difficult to start a bus service for those students in the midst of start up for East and West," said TaQuoya Kennedy, spokesperson for District 209. "Logistically, we cannot coordinate that at this time. But it is something that we hope to look at in the future."
There is hope among district administrators that bus service for Proviso East and West will help attendance and reduce truancy.
"This is an effort to improve the quality of life for our students, to ensure that they get to school safely and on time, and ultimately improve (the district's) truancy rates," Nikita Johnson said.
"With district-wide transportation, we eliminate some of the hazards or obstacles that may keep students from getting to school and getting the education they need."
Proviso East students will be the first to receive free bus transportation to and from school through Proviso High School District 209.
Bus routes and stops are being worked out, but school bus service is scheduled to start Jan. 20, 2009 for Proviso East students. The plan sets Feb. 17, 2009 as the start date for Proviso West bus service.
Service was announced at the Nov. 17 School Board meeting. Trustees approved a transportation contract with First Student for $3.76 million per year for two years. Security cameras for each bus were included in the contract.
The district pursued bus service for nearly all its students after receiving approval July 9 from the Illinois Department of Transportation to classify certain areas around the school district as safety hazards.
That qualified the district for state transportation reimbursement for busing students who live within a 1 1/2-mile radius of the school. Without the safety-hazard waiver, there is no reimbursement of transportation expenses for students within that distance.
The state will cover about 80 percent of the transportation costs, said District 209 Finance and Operations Assistant Superintendent Nikita Johnson. The district is responsible for the remaining costs, which will not be billed to parents, Johnson said.
School officials expect 95 percent of the approximately 5,000 students in the district will be eligible for free transportation, said Proviso East Assistant Principal Dan Johnson, who has been working on the transportation issue.
Prior to the waiver, about 70 percent of students from Proviso West and 45 percent from East were eligible for free transportation, Johnson said.
Bus service was offered a year ago for 400 to 500 Proviso West students who secured seats on eight buses on a first-come, first-served sign-up basis. There was no bus service for Proviso East students.
No bus service is scheduled at this time for the approximately 600 students attending Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy in Forest Park.
"It would be more difficult to start a bus service for those students in the midst of start up for East and West," said TaQuoya Kennedy, spokesperson for District 209. "Logistically, we cannot coordinate that at this time. But it is something that we hope to look at in the future."
There is hope among district administrators that bus service for Proviso East and West will help attendance and reduce truancy.
"This is an effort to improve the quality of life for our students, to ensure that they get to school safely and on time, and ultimately improve (the district's) truancy rates," Nikita Johnson said.
"With district-wide transportation, we eliminate some of the hazards or obstacles that may keep students from getting to school and getting the education they need."
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Proviso East Remains Closed, Proviso West and PMSA to Reopen
Proviso West and Proviso Math and Science Academy will re-open tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008). However, Proviso East will remain closed due to flooding. Proviso East maintenance and 12 month administrators are to report as scheduled. Again, PROVISO EAST will remain closed. PMSA and PROVISO WEST will re-open to students and staff as regularly scheduled.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Flooding Closes Proviso High Schools
All PTHS 209 schools will be closed Monday (Monday, Sept. 15, 2008) and Tuesday (September 16, 2008) due to issues caused by flooding. Proviso East, Proviso West, and Proviso's Math and Science Academy will be closed to students and staff. Maintenance crews are cleaning up after three days of rain and flooding.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Proviso West and Proviso East Celebrate Graduations!!!
The Insider has learned that Proviso West and Proviso East High Schools will celebrate their respective graduations at the UIC Pavilion on Sunday, May 25, 2008. The Proviso West graduation will begin at 1pm and the Proviso East graduation will begin at 6pm. Sources say both schools are graduating record numbers and students at both schools have received in excess of $3 million in scholarships. Congratulations Proviso High Schools!!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Walt "Coach" Sawosko, Sr. Has Died...
Walt Sawosko, Sr., the founder of the Proviso West Holiday Basketball tournament, has died. Insider sources say the Proviso legend passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2008 with family members by his side. Services are planned for Thursday and Friday with Visitation occurring at Conroy Funeral Home on Cermak Road in Westchester from 3pm-9pm on Thursday. Funeral services will be held on Friday at Sawosko's beloved Grace Lutheran Church in Westchester.
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