Mount Carmel, Bloom high school educators win honor

Two science teachers at local high schools are among this year's 10 recipients of the Golden Apple award given annually to reward excellence in teaching.

Bloom's Ivory Cassell

Bloom's Ivory Cassell, center, comes in first in the 100 meter dash at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Crete-Monee's Tineja Foy

Crete-Monee's Tineja Foy, right, finishes first against Rich East's Sharon Heard at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Crete-Monee's Simone Brown

Crete-Monee's Simone Brown reacts after missing a jump in the high jump at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Crete-Monee's Simone Brown

Crete-Monee's Simone Brown competes in the high jump at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Bloom's Justice Howard

Bloom's Justice Howard competes in the high jump at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Bloom's Gina Narcisi

Bloom's Gina Narcisi comes in first in the 3200 meter run at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Bloom's Ivory Cassell

Bloom's Ivory Cassell comes in second against Kankakee's Tyjuana Easton in the 4x100 meter relay at the Southland Athletic Conference meet at Bloom High School.

Bloom Twp holds off Stagg in Class 4A Thornton Sectional semifinal

HARVEY | When Stagg cut Bloom Township's lead to 37-34 with just over five minutes left in the game, it appeared as if the Class 4A Thornton Sectional semifinal was about to get interesting.

Could sunflowers turn Chicago vacant lots into a source for biofuels?

CHICAGO | More than 40,000 vacant lots dot Chicago's landscape, forgotten places often littered with broken glass and patched with overgrown weeds.

'Dreamgirls' on stage at Bloom High School

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Bloom High School students will perform the musical play “Dreamgirls,” the Broadway show that made Jennifer Holliday a household name and the award-winning movie starring Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson.

Julian Lagunas

Crete-Monee coach Julian Lagunas is given a yellow card against Bloom Township in the second half of Monday's game.

Fernando Aguirre, Osvaldo Gomez

Crete-Monee's Fernando Aguirre and Bloom Township player Osvaldo Gomez jump to head the ball during the first half of Monday's game.

Logan Kent, Jose Estrada

Crete-Monee goalkeeper Logan Kent saves the shot of Bloom Township's Jose Estrada in the first half Monday's game.

Logan Kent, Jesse Santillian, Osvaldo Sanchez

Crete-Monee goalkeeper Logan Kent slides between teammate Jesse Santillian and Bloom Township player Osvaldo Sanchez to make a save in the first half of Monday's game.

Gustavo Zambrano

Bloom Township player Gustavo Zambrano scores on Crete-Monee goalkeeper Logan Kent in the first half of Monday's game.

Scouting the 2012 Bloom Twp. Blazing Trojans Football Team

Bloom Township Blazing Trojans

D.206 board hires new Bloom High principal

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Bloom Township School District 206 board appointed Michael Campbell as the new principal of Bloom High School effective July 1.

Crete's Whittler always on the go

Crete-Monee's Tayler Whittler, left won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Southland Athletic Conference meet and was part of the Warriors' winning 400 relay team.