BHS Class of 2013: Funny Moments, Interesting Facts

Barrington High School students were thrust in the national spotlight when students won a contest sponsored by pop star Rihanna for its charity work.

The event was memorable for a few reasons, Rihanna was four hours late and stayed 16 minutes.

Principal Stephen McWilliams joked at Friday graduation ceremony about the schools’ brush with celebrity and pointed out the nation learned what the school and the community have always known about BHS students.

“As a school, as a class, you are committed to assisting those less fortunate,” he said.

The Class of 2013 compiled 49,000 hours of community service and 170 students qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Board, he said. Under senior class leadership, BHS raised $18,000 for Home of the Sparrow, he said.

There are other notable facts about the graduating class:
22 students are National Merit Commended Scholars
172 students are Illinois State scholars
3 students earned a perfect 36 score on the ACT
3 were named Golden Apple Scholars
156, or 20 percent, of graduates are going to Big 10 colleges

The top 10 list of colleges and universities among the Class of 2013, in alphabetical order, are:
DePaul University, Chicago
Harper College, Palatine
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Loyola University, Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo