
July 2, 2024
With the excitement of Paris on the horizon, District 214 is beaming with pride as we celebrate the outstanding achievement of six athletes who competed fiercely in the U.S. Olymp...

July 1, 2024
From our halls to the pros, Cameron Christie is officially in the NBA. The Rolling Meadows High School 2023 graduate was the 46th pick in the second round of the draft by the L....

June 24, 2024
As a teen, he created his own work-based learning by repairing neighbors’ TV sets. The younger brother of mechanics, he knew how to build things. Like the rafts on which he’d flo...

June 11, 2024
Space travel is hardly new, but videos of astronauts floating through the International Space Station never get old. Watch carefully the next time you see such a video, because W...

June 3, 2024
In a world with ever-increasing speed, immediacy and instant gratification, the value of the process, working towards a goal over a long period of time, can get lost. For students...

May 28, 2024
Combine the time-tested science fair with a contemporary focus on societal benefit and what do you get? Wheeling High School’s innovative and popular Positive Impact Symposium. B...

May 28, 2024
Six graduating seniors were named the 2024 recipients of High School District 214’s annual Calisch Awards. This year’s honorees represent passion, talent and leadership in band, ...

May 24, 2024
Alex Strugacz is heading to Cornell University this fall; Miguel Aenlle to the University of Illinois. After that … who knows, other than onward and upward? There’s no hyperbole ...

May 20, 2024
District 214 is all about helping students discover their future. Emily Sohn epitomizes the realization of this mission. The John Hersey High School senior found her calling throu...
May 15, 2024
For 35 years, Elk Grove High School has been providing students with a “once-in-a-lifetime experience.” The Japanese Exchange Program has been a cornerstone of EGHS’s language ...
May 14, 2024
Wheeling High School robotics students are pushing the boundaries of robotics education. Wheeling was the only high school with a display at Automate, the world's largest robot...
May 14, 2024
Why conduct strategic planning? For many good reasons, among them the fact that a thoughtfully constructed strategic plan, created with input from key stakeholders, can set the st...
April 26, 2024
Sometimes, all it takes is one person’s passion and vision to launch an idea that takes root, steadily grows and bears fruit for decades to come. So it was nearly 50 years ago w...

April 25, 2024
Shelby Rosin, science teacher at Prospect High School, is the winner of the 2024 Dr. Elizabeth A. Ennis Innovator Award from High School District 214. The legacy of the late Dr. ...

April 11, 2024
When Julia Korzen first tried bowling at a birthday party several years ago, she didn’t know that the game would be right up her alley. Turns out that it is, so much so that the ...

March 26, 2024
Forty years. That’s how long it had been since any District 214 girls gymnastics team had won the IHSA state title. Until this year, when John Hersey High School’s team turned in ...

March 20, 2024
In mid-March, District 214’s World Religions team hosted its second World Religions Summit, themed “Building pluralistic spaces through religious literacy.” The all-day summit br...

March 20, 2024
The Board of Education for High School District 214 has honored nine individuals with the District’s 2023-24 Distinguished Service Awards. The awards are presented annually to peo...

March 13, 2024
Buffalo Grove High School’s Scholastic Bowl team is headed to the IHSA State Finals after knocking off key rival Barrington High School to win its March 9 Sectional Tournament. T...

March 11, 2024
For 39 years, music students, instructors and professionals from across the Midwest have gathered for a special day of jazz at Rolling Meadows High School. Now the 2024 edition o...
