Teacher Spotlight: John Powers
When you hear the word “Powers”, your mind would first point to superhero powers like super strength or super speed. Or, it may think of the ideological definition, the capacity or ability to direct...
Tagged: cross country
Fall sports adjust to new norm amidst pandemic
When coaches and athletes look back at the seasons they’ve participated in, 2020 may be missing some fun team bus rides, snacks, after-game dinners, and hugs of celebration. But when they look back...
Pies, corny jokes, and a viola: the profile of a cross country runner
An interest in meerkats, baking pies, writing novels and poetry, and playing the viola makes one boys’ cross country and track and field athlete one of the most interesting athletes head boys’ cross country...
Conant teachers reflect on the journey from student athlete to coach
Teachers are best known for one thing: teaching students. However, there is more to their life than grading papers and giving out homework. Allison Bauch, who teaches math, and Drewann Pancratz and John Powers,...
Boys’ cross country qualifies for Sectionals
After placing 6th at the Busse Woods Regional, the boys’ cross country team qualified for Sectionals for the first time in three years. Sectionals will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Busse Woods....
Conant alumna runs 4,000 miles in honor of Schaumburg pastor
With less than half a year of training, 22-year-old Kristin Decker began a coast-to-coast month-and-a half relay run on June 14 in San Francisco with 27 other runners. Decker was able to raise over...
Exiting cross country captains open new leadership opportunities
With a 9th place finish in sectionals, the boys cross country season ended without an invitation to Peoria. Although the team didn’t make it to state, as a whole they had a strong...
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