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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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.

Hersey's Q3 Orange/Brown Calendar

Click to view the Orange/Brown calendar for Q3.

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.

School & Community Resources

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School Meal Information

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.

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.

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

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

A new issue of Discover 214 Magazine is here.

A new issue of Discover 214 Magazine is here, filled with stories about the many ways in which District 214 is preparing students for success beyond high school even in the face of unprecedented challenges.

RMHS greenhouse continues to serve families in need

As many suburban families continue to suffer from a pandemic that struck quickly, erased jobs and created financial crises over the past year, High School District 214 continues to join many others to assist those in need.

D214 graduate exits the life program and lands full-time manufacturing job

When Dan Soto landed a full-time manufacturing job, he was making much more than critical parts for various machines – he was also making a major positive change in his life.

Alumni Spotlight: D214 Internship inspires career path for Buffalo Grove graduate

Alumni Spotlight: D214 Internship inspires career path for Buffalo Grove graduate