On Thursday, the Lady Irish Basketball team wrapped up the 2025 Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament pool play with a BIG win over a talented Serena Huskers squad, 41-34. Junior Graysen Provance led the way with 18 points, while senior Cam Stecken and sophomore Kylee Rowley added another 7 and 6 points. With the victory, the 3-0 Lady Irish advance to the Championship Game on Saturday at 2:30 PM against the Manual Rams! GOOD LUCK GIRLS! #IrishPride ☘️
Fall Jazz Concert 🎷
Wednesday night, Mr. Windham and the SHS Jazz Band & Choir took the stage for their Fall Concert in the SHS Auditorium. The choir set the tone with three impressive selections, highlighted by standout solos from seniors Maddy DeGrush and Ayden Robinson. The band kept the rhythm going with four incredible pieces of their own. Featured soloists included Ethan Danek, Brooklyn Szafranski, Vivianna Barrera, and Lilly Pfeifer.
A special thank you to Mrs. Sarah Windham for accompanying the choir on piano, and to everyone who came out to support this immensely talented group of students. It was a wonderful evening of music that truly showcased the talent and dedication of our student performers! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
Congratulations to sophomore Callum Wright for being named this week's Success at SHS winner! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
SHS Lady Irish Basketball faces off against Serena in the in the Falcon Irish Thanksgiving Tournament, Thursday, November 20th @7PM.
Watch it on Irish Live!
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Watch it on Irish Live!
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Tuesday night, the Lady Irish Basketball team defeated the Streator Bulldogs 50–14 in pool play of the 2025 Falcon–Irish Thanksgiving Tournament. The offense was a balanced effort, with junior Graysen Provance leading the way with 15 points. Seniors Tessa Krull and Camryn Stecken added 10 and 7 points, respectively. The team will take a day off before wrapping up pool play on Thursday against the Serena Huskers at 7:00 PM. Great job, Lady Irish! #IrishPride ☘️
Seneca High School will have an English Department opening for the 2026-2027 school year. Please check out our Job Posting by clicking on this link:
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SHS Lady Irish Basketball faces off against Streator in the in the Falcon Irish Thanksgiving Tournament, Tuesday, November 18th @7PM.
Watch it on Irish Live!
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Watch it on Irish Live!
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On Monday, Seneca High School took five students to the IHSA Leadership Conference in Peoria. Held for freshmen through juniors, the event featured two dynamic guest speakers as well as small group breakout sessions that covered many aspects of leadership from the viewpoint of athletics. This was a great opportunity for our students and they all had a great experience! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
Pictured from Left to Right:
Tenley Yandell, Tenley Justice, Cody Malak, Brady Fort, and Mason Jordan
Pictured from Left to Right:
Tenley Yandell, Tenley Justice, Cody Malak, Brady Fort, and Mason Jordan
The Lady Irish Basketball team opened their season at home tonight with a 41-28 VICTORY over the Marquette Crusaders in the first pool play game of the 2025 Falcon-Irish Thanksgiving Tournament. Junior Graysen Provance had a game-high 21 points and Senior Tessa Krull added another 9 points to lead the Lady Irish. The team will next be in action tomorrow night in the SHS Main Gym against the Streator Bulldogs @ 7:00 PM. Great start ladies! #IrishPride ☘️
These freshmen students excelled when taking their Pre-ACT as 8th graders. The PreACT Rising Stars program honors students in the top 5% at the Distinguished Scholars level and the next top 10% at the Rising Scholars level. Collectively, they represent the highest academic achievers from all US PreACT 8/9 Composite Scores. Congratulations on this accomplishment! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
From Left to Right:
Talia Jenkins, Rising Scholar; Aidan DeBreto, Distinguished Scholar; Liam Jones, Rising Scholar; Blake Claypool, Rising Scholar
From Left to Right:
Talia Jenkins, Rising Scholar; Aidan DeBreto, Distinguished Scholar; Liam Jones, Rising Scholar; Blake Claypool, Rising Scholar
SHS Lady Irish Basketball faces off against Marquette in the in the first round of the Falcon Irish Thanksgiving Tournament, Monday November 17th @7PM.
Come watch it on Irish Live!
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Come watch it on Irish Live!
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☘️ THIS WEEK AT SHS ☘️ #IrishPride
ECE Senior Spotlight 🏫
Meet Ms. Lexie Buis! Lexie is in Mrs. Read's ECE class. After graduation, she plans to continue her softball career while getting her nursing degree. After nursing school, she plans to attend another four year-university or medical school to become a doctor and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist. "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
"Lexie has been an essential part of my classroom for all 4 years. Her leadership skills inside & outside of the classroom is going to help her be very successful in the medical field. She is a special girl who I will greatly miss when she graduates from SHS!" Love Always ~ Mrs. Read
Meet Ms. Lexie Buis! Lexie is in Mrs. Read's ECE class. After graduation, she plans to continue her softball career while getting her nursing degree. After nursing school, she plans to attend another four year-university or medical school to become a doctor and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist. "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
"Lexie has been an essential part of my classroom for all 4 years. Her leadership skills inside & outside of the classroom is going to help her be very successful in the medical field. She is a special girl who I will greatly miss when she graduates from SHS!" Love Always ~ Mrs. Read
This Wednesday, November 19th, the Seneca High School Jazz Band and Choir will give their Fall Jazz Concert at 7:00 PM in the SHS Auditorium. All are welcome to attend and enjoy an evening of colorful and exciting music! ☘️
Saturday, November 15th was School Board Members Day in the state of Illinois! Join us in thanking our Board members for their continued support and commitment to making Seneca High School the best it can be. We are truly blessed to have them and are grateful for all they do for our students, staff, and community! #ThankABoardMember #TheSenecaWay ☘️
Congratulations to sophomore diver Avery Aldridge for being named one of Busey Bank's October Athletes of the Month! #IrishPride ☘️
MEET THE SENIORS ✨
Tonight's the night! The cast & crew of the 2025 SHS Fall Play: A Wicked Christmas Carol are off to see the wizard on Friday and Saturday @ 7:00 PM in the SHS auditorium! Before they grace the stage and create some behind the scenes magic, take a minute to get to know our incredible senior members. Admission is $5 per ticket and can be purchased by visiting https://cur8.com/16118/project/135176. Come on out to support these seniors and their castmates on their journey down the Yellow Brick Road! 🧙♀️
Tonight's the night! The cast & crew of the 2025 SHS Fall Play: A Wicked Christmas Carol are off to see the wizard on Friday and Saturday @ 7:00 PM in the SHS auditorium! Before they grace the stage and create some behind the scenes magic, take a minute to get to know our incredible senior members. Admission is $5 per ticket and can be purchased by visiting https://cur8.com/16118/project/135176. Come on out to support these seniors and their castmates on their journey down the Yellow Brick Road! 🧙♀️
Congratulations to all our 2025 Fall Sports All-Conference selections! ☘️
Boys Cross Country:
Callum Wright
Liam Baima
Brady Fort
Girls Cross Country:
Lily Mueller
Lila Coleman
Talia Jenkins
Boys Golf:
Cooper Thorson
Cody Malak
Girls Golf:
Camryn Stecken
Piper Stenzel
Vivienne Cronkrite
Josie Mitchell
Football:
Cameron Shriey (Offensive Player of the Year)
Zebadiah Maxwell
Landen Venecia
Colton Angeloff
Ethan Othon
Gunner Varland
Liam Knoebel
Brayden Simek
Brady Sheedy (Honorable Mention)
Jace Mitchell (Honorable Mention)
Landyn Ramsey (Honorable Mention)
Volleyball:
Brooklyn Sheedy
Graysen Provance
Franki Meyers
Seneca Township High School is delighted to present our 2nd Annual Christmas Program! This heartfelt initiative aims to support families during the Christmas season by assisting with the purchase of Christmas gifts for children. Families in need are warmly invited to enroll their children in this program. We encourage families to share the necessary details using the form below, ensuring each child experiences the magic of Christmas! 🎄
Please contact Mrs. Leake at sleake@senecahs.org or 815-357-5000 with any questions.
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Please contact Mrs. Leake at sleake@senecahs.org or 815-357-5000 with any questions.
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National Honor Society is an organization that recognizes students based on their scholarship, leadership, service, and character. This month, NHS has been busy working to help with Packs for Pals and planning our toy drive for Toys for Tots. In addition, individual members have been helping in the community at events such as the MVK Speech meet and the senior citizens' fall play dinner. Keep up the great work NHS! #TheSenecaWay ☘️
