
November 8, 2025
The evidence is clear and emphatic: Adolescents who engage in school activities benefit in so many important ways, including: Improved academic outcomes Higher attendance ...

October 14, 2025
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 ...

October 2, 2025
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...

September 26, 2025
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...

September 16, 2025
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 ...

August 27, 2025
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...

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 School (WHS) Class of 2025 graduate ...

August 5, 2025
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...

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 with Prospect High School (PHS) stud...

June 11, 2025
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...

May 30, 2025
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...

May 16, 2025
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...

May 12, 2025
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 decision had the cap...

May 9, 2025
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...

April 1, 2025
At some point, a series of seemingly unrelated events becomes a trend. So it is at Wheeling High School (WHS), where six students in three years have earned QuestBridge Scholarsh...

April 1, 2025
Elk Grove High School's legendary coach, Ken Grams, has become the winningest softball coach in Illinois history with an incredible 1,045 wins. With 44 years of dedication to th...

March 21, 2025
Prospect High School senior Veronica Znajda was honored as an IHSA Academic All-State Athlete, just one of 26 chosen across the state for excelling in both academics and athletic...

March 13, 2025
The Golden Isles Veterans' Village in Brunswick, GA recently held a grand opening ceremony. District 214 students helped build these tiny homes and a community center for homel...

February 27, 2025
The District 214 Board of Education held a workshop February 27, 2025 to discuss long-term facility planning and financial strategies to support essential infrastructure improveme...

February 27, 2025
Katie Alexander, the former librarian at John Hersey High School, secured an original copy of The New Yorker magazine from August 31, 1946. This special edition was entirely dev...
