214 Education Foundation

Published March 16, 2023 District 214's inaugural Asian Student Association (ASA) Showcase was held at Buffalo Grove High School on March 10, 2023. The event was student-led...

Published March 9, 2023 When Arlington Heights Township High School announced its evening classes for adults in 1947, Principal LeRoy Knoeppel wrote that adult education helps...

Updated April 3, 2023 Published March 3, 2023 Robots may–or may not–someday rule the world. In the meantime, designing and operating them for crowd-pleasing competition provid...

Published February 28, 2023 Buffalo Grove High School hosted the District's first “Everyday is Black History” celebration. All District 214 Ebony Clubs and Black Student Uni...

Published February 28, 2023 The Rolling Meadows High School Vet Science team finished first at the recent Spring Vet Science Invitational, and is headed to the March 4 state t...

Published February 21, 2023 Ben Marcus, a 2009 Wheeling High School graduate, recently was recognized as one of the school’s Distinguished Alumni. Marcus also happens to be on...

Published February 14, 2023 The Buffalo Grove Scholastic Bowl team is entering the 2023 spring state and national championship season on a roll. Ranked third in the nation, t...

Published February 13, 2023 To the question of how District 214 Specialized Schools prepare students for success, the short answer is: In too many ways to count or enumerate...

Published February 9, 2023 Rolling Meadows High School student Kate Foley received the invitation of a lifetime when she was personally invited by First Lady Jill Biden to t...

Published February 7, 2023 Credit the coaching. Credit the dedication and skill of team members who have cheered competitively since childhood. Credit the “newbies” who blen...

Published February 2, 2023 John Hersey High School multimedia teacher Todd Hatfield recalls one of the last conversations with his father. “He looked right at me and said, ‘Y...

Published February 2, 2023 Nicole McCormick, special education teacher at District 214’s Specialized Schools, has been named Illinois Special Education Teacher of the Year f...

Published February 2, 2023 Dr. Michael Ayala, world languages teacher at John Hersey High School, has been named Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year for 2023. Ayala...

Published January 31, 2023 Rolling Meadows principal Eileen Hart was selected as Principal of the Year by the North Cook Region of the Illinois Principals Association. The an...

Published January 30, 2023 The D214 Special Olympics team showed off their skills in the Night of Hoops event at Hersey High School. This annual event is held with Barringto...

Published January 23, 2023 Abraham Lopez is the latest in a long line of District 214 students to pursue their career interest at Arlington Heights Ford. The John Hersey High...

Published January 18, 2023 Twenty students from High School District 214 schools have been selected to perform at this year’s Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-...

Published January 13, 2023 When Madelin Luna first arrived in District 214 as an incoming junior, she faced challenging adjustments. During the pandemic, she had been taking a...

Published January 5, 2023 From the Prospect High School stage to the Chicago airwaves, Chris Petlak is the host of The Morning MIX on 101.9fm The MIX. The 2004 graduate take...

Published December 27, 2022 How do you feed a planet whose population will reach 9 billion in the next 15 years? Here at home, how do you help those in need access affordabl...