District 214 leads the state in College and Career Pathway Endorsements

District 214 has solidified its position as a leader in the state by providing students with valuable College and Career Pathway Endorsements awarded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). For the Class of 2024, the District received 844 endorsements, which is 512 more endorsements than last year.

John Hersey High School Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon School

For the second time in school history, John Hersey High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. This prestigious award honors schools that demonstrate excellence in academic performance and a commitment to closing achievement gaps.

Shared diagnosis leads to a bond and a battle against NF

It’s called NF for short, this genetic disorder of the nervous system. Rare: 1 in every 2,500 births. Sufficiently rare that in the roughly three decades since his diagnosis, Joe Pardun had never even met anyone else outside his own family with neurofibromatosis.

Music in motion: Chicagoland’s marching bands take center stage

Wheeling High School is hosting the 56th Annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on Saturday, September 14. It is the longest consecutive running marching band festival in the Chicagoland area. 

Accelerating careers with D214 summer internships

District 214 students are accelerating their future careers with summer internships. From working at an auto body shop, to sports marketing and environmental science, students are getting hands-on experience to pursue their dreams.

Wheeling High School alum pays it forward with Harvard Summer Experience

Rishi Ganti needed his next math challenge and wasn’t sure where to turn. He’d taken his first high school-level math course as an eighth grader at Holmes Junior High. By his junior year at Wheeling High School, he was acing calculus, the highest-level math course WHS offered in the late ‘80s.

Perez, Newcomer Academy provide warm welcome, learning and support

Prospect alum Erin Reese launches her way to Paris Olympics

From high school state champion to Olympian, Erin Reese is ready to show her strength to the world in the hammer throw. The Prospect High School 2014 graduate came in third place at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.