Vernon Hills Wednesday 11.14.12. Vernon Hills High School basketball player Meri Bennett-Swanson (center) is shown after signing a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the library at the high school. Meri is shown with her father Shane Swanson and mom Susan Bennett. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Vernon Hills High School basketball player Meri Bennett-Swanson (center) prepares to sign a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the library at the high school. Meri is shown with her father Shane Swanson

Vernon Hills High School basketball player Meri Bennett-Swanson (center) signs a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the library at the high school. Meri is shown with her father Shane Swanson and mom Sus

Vernon Hills High School girls head basketball coach Paul Brettner and his children Reagan (top) and Nolan (below) watch as player Meri Bennett-Swanson signs a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the libr

Vernon Hills High School basketball player Meri Bennett-Swanson (center) is shown after signing a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the library at the high school. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Friends, family and faculty look on as Vernon Hills High School basketball player Meri Bennett-Swanson signs a National Letter of Intent to play at DePaul University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in the library at the high school. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Medi

Vernon Hills High School senior goalie Cody Christie signs his Letter of intent to play for Florida Southern College. Christie is the first Division 11 Lacrosse player to come out of Vernon Hills Lacrosse program. The VHHS lacrosse team along with his family and coaches watched as he signed his letter of intent.