Big Hollow School District 38
{{Short description|School district in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Big Hollow School District 38
| logo =
| motto = Believing in higher standards
| type = Public
| grades = PreK–8
| established = {{Start date and age|1836}}
| closed =
| region = ROE 34
| country = USA
| location = 26051 W. Nippersink Rd.
Ingleside IL 60041
(Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois)
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.349|N|88.1425|W|dim:450_region:US-IL_type:edu|name=Big Hollow Schools (District 38)|display=inline,title}}
| superintendent = Bob Gold{{cite web | url = https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/District.aspx?districtId=34049038002# | title = Illinois School Report Card: Big Hollow SD 38 | year = 2018| access-date = 2019-11-17 }}
| asst_superintendent =
| accreditations =
| schools = 3 schools on 1 campus
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|1706270|district_name=Big Hollow SD 38|access_date=2019-01-24}}
| students = 1754 ({{as of|2018|lc=yes}}){{cite web | url = http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2018&code=340490380_e.pdf | title = Illinois School Report Card: Big Hollow SD 38 (34-049-0380-02-0000) | year = 2018 | access-date = 2019-01-24 }}
| teachers = 117 (FTE {{as of|2019|lc=yes}}){{cite web|url= http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2019&code=340490380_e.pdf|title=Big Hollow SD 38|website=ISBE}}
| staff =
| ratio = 18.4 ({{as of|2018|lc=yes}})
| conference =
| website = {{URL|http://www.bighollow.us}}
}}
Big Hollow School District 38 is a school district in Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois. The district includes parts of the villages of Fox Lake, Lakemoor, Round Lake, and Volo.{{cite web | url = http://www.bighollow.us/files/_hGHny_/36ae0a01c0f8193f3745a49013852ec4/BigHollowBoundaries.pdf | title = Lake County - Big Hollow Elementary School District 38 (04-209) | year = 2004 | location = Waukegan, Illinois | publisher = Lake County Department of Information and Technology, GIS/Mapping Division | access-date = 2013-01-24 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite map | url = http://www.bighollow.us/uploads/5/6/8/6/56865445/boundarymap.pdf | title = Lake County - Big Hollow Elementary School | date = 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190124053316/http://www.bighollow.us/uploads/5/6/8/6/56865445/boundarymap.pdf | archive-date = 2019-01-24 | author = Lake County Department of Information and Technology | location = Waukegan, Illinois }} Shows boundary and locations of old Big Hollow School, Edmond Taveirne Middle School, and new Big Hollow School. Since 2007, it has had a single {{convert|62|acre|sp=us|adj=on}} campus,{{cite web|url=http://www.bighollow.us:80/District/OurHistory.htm|title=Big Hollow District 38 History|publisher=Big Hollow School District 38|location=Ingleside, Illinois|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221162118/http://www.bighollow.us/District/OurHistory.htm|archive-date=2008-12-21|access-date=2019-01-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = http://www.bighollow.us/pages/Big_Hollow_School_District_38/About_Us/General_History | title = General History | publisher = Big Hollow School District 38 | location = Ingleside, Illinois | accessdate = 2013-01-24 }}{{dead link|date=February 2022|fix-attempted=yes}} at the corner of Fish Lake and Nippersink roads in Ingleside,{{cite news | url = http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120515/news/705159711/ | title = Big Hollow District 38 accepts bid for Route 12 property | first = Lee | last = Filas | date = 2012-05-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211114/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120515/news/705159711/ | archive-date = 2016-03-04 | access-date = 2019-01-24 | work = DailyHerald.com | publisher = Paddock Publications }} with three schools: Big Hollow Primary School, Big Hollow Elementary School, and Big Hollow Middle School.{{cite web | url = http://www.ruckpate.com/PDFs/Big%20Hollow%20Expansion.pdf | title = Big Hollow School District 38 Campus Expansion | date = 2007-11-27 | access-date = 2019-01-24 | publisher = RuckPate Architecture | location = Barrington, Illinois | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316120024/http://ruckpate.com/PDFs/Big%20Hollow%20Expansion.pdf | archive-date = 2017-03-16 }} HTML version {{webarchive | url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170302090431/http://www.ruckpate.com/project_pages/BigHollowCampus.html | date = 2017-03-02 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.bighollow.us/campus-map.html|title=Campus Map|publisher=Big Hollow School District 38|location=Ingleside, Illinois|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124064553/http://www.bighollow.us/campus-map.html|archive-date=2019-01-24|access-date=2019-01-24}}
History
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According to the district's website, the school district has been in operation since 1836.
Around 1850 a 4th of an acre on the corner of what now is U.S. Route 12 and Illinois Route 134 in Ingleside near the village of Fox Lake{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120130/news/701309954/print/|title=Pazanin to retire as one of Lake County’s longest tenured superintendents|last=Filas|first=Lee|date=2012-01-30 |work=DailyHerald.com|access-date=2019-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402064739/https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120130/news/701309954/|archive-date=2016-04-02|publisher=Paddock Publications}} was donated by Mr. William B. D for a school in the big geographical hollow. They put up a log cabin with the desks fastened to the wall, with the teachers desk in the middle of the room. The building was heated by a wood stove and had few books. Teachers were originally paid with meat and then would sell the meat to someone for money.{{Cite journal|date=1918|title=1918 school histories|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/lakecoun001/id/2907|journal=1918 school histories|pages=6&7}}
Then in 1873 the building was replaced with a frame building and the district bought more land. on the new building there was a blackboard and a bench around the stove in the middle of the room to keep the kids warm.
In 1917 the building was once again remolded with new windows, desks and stove.
In the 1940s, a new Big Hollow School was built on the southeast corner of the intersection. Additions were made in the 1950s and 1960s. Taverne Middle School was built to the south of Big Hollow School in 1972.{{cite news | url = https://www.nwherald.com/2011/01/14/big-hollow-buildings-torn-down/aycxdy0/ | title = Big Hollow buildings torn down | date = 2011-01-14 | first = Colin | last = Selbo | work = Northwest Herald | edition = online | publisher = Shaw Media | location = Crystal Lake, Illinois | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190124054608/https://www.nwherald.com/2011/01/14/big-hollow-buildings-torn-down/aycxdy0/ | url-status = live | archive-date = 2019-01-24 | access-date = 2019-01-24 }}{{cite map | url = http://www.bighollow.us/uploads/5/6/8/6/56865445/boundarymap.pdf | title = Lake County - Big Hollow Elementary School | date = 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190124053316/http://www.bighollow.us/uploads/5/6/8/6/56865445/boundarymap.pdf | archive-date = 2019-01-24 | author = Lake County Department of Information and Technology | location = Waukegan, Illinois }} Shows boundary and locations of old Big Hollow School, Edmond Taverine Middle School, and new Big Hollow School.
The district experienced a population boom in the 1990s and 2000s. Ron Pazanin, who had served as school superintendent since 1990, retired in June 2012; in the 22 years that he was superintendent, the school system grew from 305 students to 1780, and from 18 teachers to 150 members of faculty and staff.
The newest campus, on Nippersink Road, began operation in 2000 with only Big Hollow Primary School for kindergarten through second grade. Big Hollow Elementary School, for third through fifth grade, opened on the campus in August 2006. Big Hollow Middle School, for sixth through eighth grades, opened in January 2007, Taverine Middle School having closed in December 2006.
In January 2011, the district had the two school buildings on the U.S. 12/Illinois 134 site torn down and, in May 2012, arranged to sell the property to Interstate Partners for $2.8 million.
Fine Arts Program
Big Hollow has many different fine art programs including plays, musicals, choirs, bands, set crew, art club, and speech & acting team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/school.aspx?source=schoolhighlights&source2=fineandappliedartsprograms&Schoolid=340490380021001|title=Illinois Report Card|website=www.illinoisreportcard.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}} The Choirs and Bands have a total of 8 unique concerts. The fall 6-8th grade band and choir concert, the 5th grade band and choir concert, the holiday choir concert, the winter band concert, the 5th & 6th grade spring concert, the 7-12th grade MIOSM concert hosted by Grant Community High School, the 5-8th grade band theme concert. and the 5-8th grade choir pops concert. There is also a variety show in the fall and 3 speech and acting showcases throughout the school year.{{Cite web|title=Big Hollow Fine Arts Calendar|url=https://www.bighollow.us/athletics-clubs/fine-arts-boosters/calendar/monthly/2020/05|website=BIG HOLLOW|language=en}}
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|+The Musicals and plays performed at Big Hollow Middle School as of February 13.{{Cite web|title=Plays & Musicals|url=https://www.bighollow.us/athletics-clubs/fine-arts-boosters/plays-musicals|website=Big Hollow|language=en}} !Year !Musical !Play |
| 2010/2011
!Alice in Wonderland Jr. !Law & Order Fairy Tale Unit |
|---|
| 2011/2012
!The Wiz Jr. !Romeo & Winifred |
| 2012/2013
!Honk Jr. !The Emperors Birthday Suit |
| 2013/2014
!Guys and Dolls Jr. !Captain Bree:Scourge of the Sea |
| 2014/2015
!Shrek Jr. The Musical !The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Coming! |
| 2015/2016
!Peter Pan Jr. The Musical !The Fearsome Pirate Frank |
| 2016/2017
!Captain Louie Jr. !The Snow White Variety Show |
| 2017/2018
!Bye Bye Birdie !Unwrapped |
| 2018/2019
!The Lion King Jr. !A Super Groovy Night's Dream |
| 2019/2020
!Into The Woods Jr. ! |
| 2020/2021
!Left To Our Own Devices !Objection! Disorder in the Court! |
| 2021/2022
!Matilda Jr. !Haphazardly Ever After |
| 2022/2023
!Frozen Jr. !It's A Madhouse! |
| 2023/2024
!High School Musical Jr. !Channeling Grimm |
| 2024/2025
!The Little Mermaid Jr. !Night at the Wax Museum |
Big Hollow Athletics
Big hollow middle school has many different athletic programs there is volleyball, soccer, cheer-leading, cross country, basketball, wrestling, track & field, and POMS dance team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bighollow.us/athletics-clubs/athletics|title=Athletics|website=www.bighollow.us|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bighollow.us/ Big Hollow School District 38] — official site (requires JavaScript)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bighollow.us/ Wayback Machine archive of http://www.bighollow.us/] from 2003 to present
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bhsd38.lake.k12.il.us/ Wayback Machine archive of http://www.bhsd38.lake.k12.il.us/] from 2002 to 2006
Category:1836 establishments in Illinois