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The evidence is clear and emphatic: Adolescents who engage in school activities benefit in so many important ways, including: Improved academic outcomes Higher attendance ...

John Hersey High School continued its homecoming tradition with “The Big Game,” an inclusive basketball event that brings the entire school community together in celebration of ...

The spirit of friendly competition and community service was on full display as Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows High Schools came together for the annual Cereal Bowl — a tradition t...

District 214 is excited to announce the launch of College Now , an innovative partnership with Harper College and school districts 211 and 220. Imagine graduating high school w...

John Hersey High School recently hosted the Portrait of a Soldier art exhibit, a traveling memorial honoring all Post-9/11 fallen servicemembers from Illinois. Displayed in the ...

Published: August 5, 2025 Entrepreneurship thrives on ideas, innovation, problem-solving and, sometimes, getting the right ideas in front of the right people. So it is wi...

Published April 15, 2025 The District 214 Board of Education has approved the Future 214: Strategic Plan , a forward-thinking framework designed to guide the District from ...

District 214 is proud to share that all six of our high schools have once again been ranked among the best in Illinois and the nation in the latest U.S. News & World Report rank...

High School District 214 will host its first State of the District Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, bringing together community members, business leaders and partners to celebr...

Published August 14, 2025 What are the odds that one graduating senior could earn three of the nation’s most competitive and prestigious scholarships - as Wheeling High Schoo...

Have you registered yet? The deadline to complete your student's registration for the 2025-2026 school year is August 13, 2025. Get started at www.d214.org/registration-2025-2026...

Nate Mabry and Veronica Znajda are the 2025 recipients of High School District 214’s Howard Lester Awards. These awards are presented annually to one male and one female senior at...

Six graduating seniors have been named the 2025 recipients of High School District 214’s annual Calisch Awards. This year’s honorees represent passion, talent and leadership in ba...

Students took part in the ultimate test of engineering and problem-solving skills as they raced their high-mileage vehicles to the finish line. After months of designing, buildi...

By Emily Durkin Stocks surged, headlines broke, and 90 high school students raced to outsmart the market. With every tick of the clock, profits were made or lost, and every dec...

On May 8, 2025, High School District 214 officially welcomed three new members to its Board of Education and celebrated the re-election of a longstanding member. The ceremony mark...

Hersey junior Ali Alchikh Ibrahim (right) oversees students as they collaborate on their coding projects during the 3rd Annual Hackathon. A day of coding and collaboration unf...

By Casey Stannis In January 1985, eight students eager to improve their English skills and eight tutors ready to teach created a program that changed lives. This program is Read ...

For 40 years, Jazz in the Meadows has been a staple of Rolling Meadows High School, growing from a small event to one of the largest high school jazz festivals in the country. T...

For their work in creating an immensely popular and instructive guitar and mariachi program, Wheeling High School music teachers Marlyn Barrera-Carrera, Stephen Colella and Mich...