Seneca Township High School
Home of the Irish
On Monday at Indian Creek GC in Fairbury, the Fighting Irish Golf team (170) finished behind Prairie Central (161). Junior Cooper Thorson (39) led the way for the Fighting Irish. Seneca finishes the regular season with an 11-7 record and will be in action again on Wednesday at the TCC Tournament @ 9:00 AM. #IrishPride ☘️
Seneca Scores:
Cooper Thorson 39
Zander Newberry 40
Cody Malak 43
Raiden Terry 48
Seneca Scores:
Cooper Thorson 39
Zander Newberry 40
Cody Malak 43
Raiden Terry 48
Volley for a Cure 🩷🏐
Tonight the Lady Irish Volleyball team hosted the Reed-Custer Comets for our annual Volley for a Cure! This year, SHS honored and supported the Heckler family through a variety of fundraisers. Derek, his wife Brittany, and their two children, Cecilia and Ethan, were able to attend. Between the JV and Varsity games, all in attendance wearing a Volley for a Cure t-shirt took a picture on the court with the Heckler family in a show of support. Thank you to all our volleyball girls, coaches, staff, and fans that helped make tonight such a success. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Reed-Custer teams and fans for standing with us in this great cause. To the Heckler family, we wish you strength, comfort, and healing. Please know that we continue to stand beside you in this fight! ☘️
Tonight the Lady Irish Volleyball team hosted the Reed-Custer Comets for our annual Volley for a Cure! This year, SHS honored and supported the Heckler family through a variety of fundraisers. Derek, his wife Brittany, and their two children, Cecilia and Ethan, were able to attend. Between the JV and Varsity games, all in attendance wearing a Volley for a Cure t-shirt took a picture on the court with the Heckler family in a show of support. Thank you to all our volleyball girls, coaches, staff, and fans that helped make tonight such a success. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Reed-Custer teams and fans for standing with us in this great cause. To the Heckler family, we wish you strength, comfort, and healing. Please know that we continue to stand beside you in this fight! ☘️
Wear Pink 🩷🏐
Today, SHS kicked off Homecoming Week with the RISE and Shine Pancake Breakfast! A big thank you to all our staff members who volunteered their time to make it such a memorable morning for our students.
The theme of the day was Wear Pink in support of the Heckler family and Volley for a Cure tonight. 💗 As a reminder: Freshmen & JV will both play at 5:30 (one in each gym) & Varsity will follow at 6:30. During the night, enjoy raffles, a 50/50 drawing, a money board, bake sale, and face painting. The Heckler family plans to attend, and everyone wearing a Volley for a Cure t-shirt will be invited onto the court for a group picture to show support. Come out to be a part of a great cause and follow along on social media as we continue to celebrate 2025 Homecoming Week! #TheSenecaWay #IrishPride ☘️
Today, SHS kicked off Homecoming Week with the RISE and Shine Pancake Breakfast! A big thank you to all our staff members who volunteered their time to make it such a memorable morning for our students.
The theme of the day was Wear Pink in support of the Heckler family and Volley for a Cure tonight. 💗 As a reminder: Freshmen & JV will both play at 5:30 (one in each gym) & Varsity will follow at 6:30. During the night, enjoy raffles, a 50/50 drawing, a money board, bake sale, and face painting. The Heckler family plans to attend, and everyone wearing a Volley for a Cure t-shirt will be invited onto the court for a group picture to show support. Come out to be a part of a great cause and follow along on social media as we continue to celebrate 2025 Homecoming Week! #TheSenecaWay #IrishPride ☘️
The SHS Lady Irish Volleyball Team faces off against Reed Custer at Home on Sept 22th. Freshmen@5:30pm(Old Gym), JV@5:30pm, Varsity@6:30pm.
Freshmen Will be a separate stream on the Irish Live YouTube Channel.
https://youtube.com/live/3VnE4CH9VkU
Freshmen Will be a separate stream on the Irish Live YouTube Channel.
https://youtube.com/live/3VnE4CH9VkU
Saturday morning, the Cross Country team competed in the Dale Donner Invitational against 41 schools. The F/S boys team had a strong 3rd place finish with three medalists: Liam Baima 7th, Brady Fort 11th, and Callum Wright 15th. The girls finished 10th as a team with Lily Mueller medaling at 18th place. The Varsity Boys did not field a full team, but ran well. Congratulations to all the runners! #IrishPride ☘️
☘️ THIS WEEK AT SHS ☘️ #IrishPride
We've had a great turnout today for the first-ever college baseball games at Seneca High School! Once again, thank you to both the Waubonsee Chiefs & IVCC Eagles for this incredible opportunity. It was a special moment watching Austin Aldridge & Casey Clennon take the field again in Game 1! ☘️
Congratulations to sophomore Lily Och for being named this week's Success at SHS winner! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
Big Green Machine ⚙️
It's GAME DAY. The Fighting Irish are gearing up to take on the Genoa-Kingston Cogs in Genoa tonight! We'll be firing up for kick off at 7:00 PM. Good luck boys! #IrishPride ☘️
It's GAME DAY. The Fighting Irish are gearing up to take on the Genoa-Kingston Cogs in Genoa tonight! We'll be firing up for kick off at 7:00 PM. Good luck boys! #IrishPride ☘️
SHS Lady Irish Volleyball Team faces off against the Dwight Trojans at Home on Sept 18th. Freshmen@5pm, JV@6pm, Varsity@7pm.
Freshmen Will be a separate stream on the Irish Live YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/live/h-zg9vF7WoM?feature=shared
The SHS Cheer team is dedicating their time this year to support a local fundraiser, Packs for Pals. Packs for Pals is a program that provides students in need with a weekly bag of food/snacks. During the school year, bags are delivered to each participating school district and passed out discreetly. Members of the cheer team will take turns packing bags throughout the season for those in need. Way to make SHS proud ladies! #TheSenecaWay #IrishPride ☘️
RISE will be sponsoring the RISE and Shine Pancake Breakfast to help kick off Homecoming Week on Monday, September 22nd! Breakfast will begin at 7:30 AM in the Commons with an extended breakfast period. Students, bring your appetites! #TheSenecaWay ☘️🥞
The Lady Irish Volleyball team defeated Gardner-South Wilmington last night in two sets, 25-13, 25-15! Brooklyn Sheedy record 14 kills, Emma Mino dished out 17 assists, and Tori Skelton provided 12 points from the serving line. The Lady Irish are now 12-5 on the year and will next be in action tonight at home against Dwight! Congrats ladies! #IrishPride ☘️
On Wednesday at Edgebrook GC in Sandwich, the Fighting Irish Golf team (176) finished behind Sandwich (169) but defeated Plano (184). Junior Cooper Thorson (41) led the way for the Fighting Irish. Seneca is now 10-5 on the season and will be in action again tonight at Deer Park GC at 4:00 PM. Good luck boys! #IrishPride ☘️
*Counting scores for Seneca:
Cooper Thorson 41
Cody Malak 44
Raiden Terry 45
Zander Newberry 46
*Counting scores for Seneca:
Cooper Thorson 41
Cody Malak 44
Raiden Terry 45
Zander Newberry 46
On Wednesday at Edgebrook GC in Sandwich, the Lady Irish Golf team (199) defeated Sandwich (243)! Junior Piper Stenzel (41) was the match medalist. Seneca is now 15-3 on the season and will be in action again next Wednesday at the TCC Tournament. Way to go Lady Irish! #IrishPride ☘️
Seneca scores:
Piper Stenzel 41
Cam Stecken 48
Brooklyn Szafranski 54
Haiden Lavarier 56
Vivienne Cronkrite 61
Josie Mitchell 61
Seneca scores:
Piper Stenzel 41
Cam Stecken 48
Brooklyn Szafranski 54
Haiden Lavarier 56
Vivienne Cronkrite 61
Josie Mitchell 61
Tonight The Seneca FFA and SHS Board of Education proudly celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new building at the Seneca High School Land Lab. Following the ceremony, our FFA Advisors, Mrs. Cally Hatton & Mr. Conner Christian, together with some members of the FFA Officer Team, hosted a delicious pork chop dinner and an FFA Alumni meeting. This building will be a tremendous addition to our FFA chapter's operations throughout the year! #TheSenecaWay 💙💛
New Staff Spotlight: Nathaniel Meiss, START/PE Teacher & Head Boys Basketball Coach 🏀
“I spent time in different towns growing up because my dad was a basketball coach but we moved to Eureka in 4th grade and I graduated from Eureka High School. I continued my basketball career at Eureka College where I earned my degree in Math & Secondary Education. I also received my Master’s degree in Sport Management. I started coaching at Lexington and then went to El Paso-Gridley High School where I spent the last 16 years as head basketball coach.”
“My wife, Karmelle, is the school nurse at El-Paso Gridley Middle & High School. My oldest son, Micah (19), is a freshman at Illinois Wesleyan. He plans on majoring in Finance and is a member of the basketball team. Eliza (17) is a senior at El-Paso Gridley who is thinking of majoring in Special Education. Brier (11) is a 6th-grader who likes volleyball and Ander (8) is a 3rd-grader. Ander enjoys playing soccer and other sports.”
“I was inspired to go into education and coaching by my dad, Tim Meiss. Growing up around basketball, I was able to go in the gym whenever I wanted. I knew I liked working with kids and Dad always enjoyed it so I decided as a senior that I might try going down that path. My sister graduated with a degree in Sociology but went back to get her degree in Education. My brother is in Elementary Education so it just runs in the family.”
“Seneca has been great because everyone has been helpful and welcoming. I never felt like an outsider when I got here and it was nice getting a head start in the summer. Everyone has gone above and beyond and I couldn’t be happier with the way the transition is going.”
“In my first year I really want to get to know the kids, the faculty and staff. Eventually we’d like to move up here and I’d like to get to know the community better. It is going to be fun letting my younger two kids really be a part of it. I’m also really looking forward to basketball. I think it’s going to be a new challenge that I’m excited about. It’s been rejuvenating just getting to know a whole new group of kids with a blank slate and I look forward to seeing what we can build.”
#TheSenecaWay ☘️
“I spent time in different towns growing up because my dad was a basketball coach but we moved to Eureka in 4th grade and I graduated from Eureka High School. I continued my basketball career at Eureka College where I earned my degree in Math & Secondary Education. I also received my Master’s degree in Sport Management. I started coaching at Lexington and then went to El Paso-Gridley High School where I spent the last 16 years as head basketball coach.”
“My wife, Karmelle, is the school nurse at El-Paso Gridley Middle & High School. My oldest son, Micah (19), is a freshman at Illinois Wesleyan. He plans on majoring in Finance and is a member of the basketball team. Eliza (17) is a senior at El-Paso Gridley who is thinking of majoring in Special Education. Brier (11) is a 6th-grader who likes volleyball and Ander (8) is a 3rd-grader. Ander enjoys playing soccer and other sports.”
“I was inspired to go into education and coaching by my dad, Tim Meiss. Growing up around basketball, I was able to go in the gym whenever I wanted. I knew I liked working with kids and Dad always enjoyed it so I decided as a senior that I might try going down that path. My sister graduated with a degree in Sociology but went back to get her degree in Education. My brother is in Elementary Education so it just runs in the family.”
“Seneca has been great because everyone has been helpful and welcoming. I never felt like an outsider when I got here and it was nice getting a head start in the summer. Everyone has gone above and beyond and I couldn’t be happier with the way the transition is going.”
“In my first year I really want to get to know the kids, the faculty and staff. Eventually we’d like to move up here and I’d like to get to know the community better. It is going to be fun letting my younger two kids really be a part of it. I’m also really looking forward to basketball. I think it’s going to be a new challenge that I’m excited about. It’s been rejuvenating just getting to know a whole new group of kids with a blank slate and I look forward to seeing what we can build.”
#TheSenecaWay ☘️
Who Will Be Crowned? 👑
Join us on September 23rd in the auditorium as some of SHS's finest brave the stage for the annual Mr. Irish Pageant! Doors open at 6:10 and the show starts at 6:30. It is $3 to get in or you can bring 3 non-perishable goods. It is a night you definitely WON'T want to miss! ☘️
Join us on September 23rd in the auditorium as some of SHS's finest brave the stage for the annual Mr. Irish Pageant! Doors open at 6:10 and the show starts at 6:30. It is $3 to get in or you can bring 3 non-perishable goods. It is a night you definitely WON'T want to miss! ☘️
For any student who needs help with completing four-year college applications, please attend our Application Workshop in the guidance office after school on September 24th! From 2:00 to 3:30, Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Holman will help any senior with their college applications. #TheSenecaWay ☘️
On Tuesday at Dwight CC, the Lady Irish Golf team (192) defeated Gilman Iroquois West (213), Watseka (215), and Dwight (220)! Junior Piper Stenzel (43) was the match medalist. The team will next be in action tonight at Edgebrook GC in Sandwich at 4:00 PM. Congrats ladies! #IrishPride ☘️
Seneca Record: 14-3
Seneca scores:
Piper Stenzel 43
Cam Stecken 46
Vivienne Cronkrite 51
Haiden Lavarier 52
Josie Mitchell 52
Brooklyn Szafranski 54
Seneca Record: 14-3
Seneca scores:
Piper Stenzel 43
Cam Stecken 46
Vivienne Cronkrite 51
Haiden Lavarier 52
Josie Mitchell 52
Brooklyn Szafranski 54