Huskie Announcements

2021 Senior Prom

Celebrate with friends at a unique, two-part event. The festivities begin with a sunrise on the morning of Saturday, May 22 at Nickol Knoll Golf Course, and then continue with a sunset gathering that same evening in the Hersey Stadium. We hope you consider this senior celebration one of the most fun and memorable days of your Hersey career. Enjoy Sunrise, Sunset 2021!
- The Hersey Student Council

Click here for more information.

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Activity Night Class of 2025

The website will be available for a length of times in order for you to read through all the information about the programs that might interest you. Take your time browsing the website, as you might find something new that piques your interest.

On Thursday, April 15 several of our programs will be holding live Zoom meetings. These will be 5-8 minute in length and will give you the opportunity to listen to Coaches/Sponsors/Directors and/or current Hersey students tell you what the program is all about. You may also have the opportunity to ask questions. The meetings take place every 10 minute - 7:05pm, 7:15pm, 7:25pm, 7:35pm, and 7:45pm. Click the "Zoom link" button and you will be headed to the meeting. When it's over, click another program's link to join their meeting.

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Class of 2021 Graduation

Mark your calendars! Graduating seniors of the Huskie Class of 2021 will be honored at an outdoor coronation ceremony Wednesday, May 19. This will be a formal celebration. The rain date is Thursday, May 20.

For more information, please click here.

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Talent Development Program

TDP Summer Enrichment is a District-wide program comprising innovative weeklong courses that reach beyond traditional classroom lessons. These non-credit seminars cover a wide array of areas, including graphic arts, forensic science, culinary arts, automotive care, creative writing and more. An all-District summer musical also is part of the TDP Summer Enrichment series.

The cost is typically $75 per seminar, plus applicable fees. FOR 2021 ONLY, all course fees have been reduced to $25 (including any materials fees). Go to our Talent Development Program page for more information and to register.

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Summer School Registration Begins April 9

District 214 Summer School Registration begins on April 9 at 8:00 am.

We are offering both in person and online schedules. The first session will be held from June 7 - June 24. The second session will be held from June 28 - July 15.

For more information, locations, course offerings, forms and Driver Education, please visit our Summer School information page.

Download the D214 Summer School brochure here.

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Get Involved

We are always looking for parents to help out and support the Huskies! If you'd like to get involved, check out this link. If you'd just like to know of upcoming fundraisers, keep an eye out here or check the parent involvement page. Our parents are working daily to support our athletics, fine and performing arts and student clubs and curriculum. They need your help!

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Please visit the IHSA COVID-19 resource page for information about Return to Play. Click here.

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You can find out about the current school announcements by clicking here.

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Huskie News

Return to full in-person instruction on April 5

Effective Monday, April 5, and extending through the end of the 2020-21 academic year, High School District 214 welcomes all students back for in-person instruction.

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The Huskie girls captured the MSL title

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Hersey Live Stream Schedule

The JHHS Athletic Department will be attempting to broadcast sporting events for the remainder of the year. You will find the weekly schedule below, and we ask that if anyone has any issues to please contact the program's coach.

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Hersey's Q3 Orange/Brown Calendar

Click to view the Orange/Brown calendar for Q3.

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The Happiness Project

Four friends - three of them graduates of John Hersey High School - surveyed the damage done by mental health issues, including a friend’s suicide, and launched a business enterprise with an ambitious goal: To remove the stigma from emotional health issues and to increase positivity in people’s lives.

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School & Community Resources

Click on the link to see what resources are in our area.

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School Meal Information

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D214 Stories

District 214 French teacher earns national honor

A District 214 educator, Barbara Meyer, has been honored as recipient of the 2021 AATF Dorothy S. Ludwig Excellence in Teaching Award at the Secondary level.

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Rolling Meadows’ cybersecurity team caps season with national competition

Roughly 3,000 teams of high school students began this year's National Youth Cyber Defense Competition months ago. Only a dozen in the Open Division earned the right to compete in the late-March National Finals competition and one of these is from right here in High School District 214.

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District 214 recognized for budget presentation and transparency

The Association of School Business Officials International has again recognized High School District 214 for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) - this time for the 2019–2020 budget year. A year ago, District 214 was among only 14 districts in Illinois to earn this distinction.

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World-Renowned Muralist Teaches Students Much More Than Art

When Heidi Huck invited world-renowned muralist Hector Duarte to visit her Spanish for Native Speakers class, she had an important objective in mind that stretched beyond an art lesson.

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Shuttle system serves students, earns recognition

The Covid-19 pandemic has tested and forced teachers and administrators alike to rethink virtually every element of providing education and support services - including the means of getting students to and from schools.

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Culinary Arts Pathway serves up a learning buffet

The Culinary Arts Career Pathway offers District 214 students the opportunity to explore careers in food preparation, service and management through a combination of classroom courses and work-based experience in professional kitchens throughout the community.

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Education Pathway winds through classroom experience

“I call our students teachers because they are teachers. It’s important for them to feel that ownership." – Linda Thorson

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D214 develops Multimedia Pathway for a Multimedia World

“To be able to sit across from someone and have a conversation; to look someone in the eye and listen to what they’re saying; to have those interview skills … whether they become a lawyer, or doctor, or work in PR or whatever, these are skills that are universal.” – Jason Block

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