
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...

February 19, 2025
Get ready to immerse yourself in an unforgettable day of music, energy and celebration as Rolling Meadows High School hosts the 40th Anniversary of Jazz in the Meadows on Sa...

February 14, 2025
District 214 is pleased to announce that Kate Kraft has been appointed Deputy Superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. Kraft, who currently serves as the Associate Superintendent f...

February 14, 2025
District 214 is pleased to announce that Justin Attaway has been appointed as Associate Superintendent for Business Services, effective July 1, 2025. Attaway brings extensive expe...

January 31, 2025
Think about a big and exclusive event for high school musical ensembles. Then think bigger and more exclusive. Then – maybe – you begin to sense the stature of the Midwest Clini...

January 24, 2025
High School District 214 is pleased to announce that the Board of Education has approved Angela Hawkins as the next principal of Wheeling High School, effective July 1, 2025. Hawk...

January 24, 2025
The District 214 Board of Education took a significant step in supporting the future of public education by approving the Vision 2030 resolution, a statewide initiative aimed at t...

January 23, 2025
Tim Johnson knew from an early age that he liked working with his hands. No surprise there: His dad is, by Tim’s description, “a heck of a carpenter,” as is his grandfather, both ...

January 16, 2025
District 214 is calling for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through March 3. Judges w...

January 7, 2025
Daniel Bolash is set to represent District 214 this weekend at the 2025 Illinois High School Theatre Festival (IHSTF), running from January 9-11. As the only D214 student selected...
