
February 28, 2024
Some things just never get old, and high on that list is watching robots designed and built by high school students smash into one another in a last-robot-standing competition. S...

February 27, 2024
It took only a harrowing moment and the ensuing fallout for her family to light a motivational fire in John Hersey High School sophomore Shyla Sood that promises to burn brightly ...

February 23, 2024
A self-described “far reacher,” Wheeling High School senior Kristina Sakayeva knew she had earned the kind of sterling academic and co-curricular record that could interest top-ti...

February 22, 2024
Elk Grove Village has served up a generous boost to Elk Grove High School’s (EGHS) Culinary Arts program with a $750,000 grant - formalized during a recent check presentation cere...

February 8, 2024
Pioneers. Champions. Two labels that merit respect, celebration and honor. So it was last week as Wheeling High School inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame its pioneering girl...
February 7, 2024
“It’s a great way to get involved in your school, and it’s a great way to get involved in your culture.” - Elk Grove High School Junior Olivia Britto District 214’s Asian Stu...

February 1, 2024
One Buffalo Grove High School junior will be spending the rest of the school year on Capitol Hill. Yes, that one—in Washington, D.C. Alina Hussain got interested in government an...

January 24, 2024
When Conor Cimo was at John Hersey High School, he never really knew just how far his engineering pathway courses would take him. Turns out, they took him all the way to space. ...

January 11, 2024
The University of Chicago (U of C) welcomes its new students not only for their record of high school achievement and potential for higher education success. They also welcome stu...

December 22, 2023
When it comes to hands-on learning, it’s hard to top the foundation-to-rooftop and everything-in-between experience that District 214 students gain through the Practical Architect...

December 21, 2023
Sophia Johnson says she has always felt an urge to do something “important” to give back to her school and her community. “At the beginning of my junior year I couldn’t figure out...

December 20, 2023
Teacher: “Okay, your mission is to create a lamp base and shade using a 1 by 2-foot sheet of plywood and tissue paper, applying what we’ve learned.” Students: “Great, what other ...
December 6, 2023
The Chicago Bears organization extended an exclusive invitation to 10 Special Olympic athletes from our Specialized Schools. They enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit...
November 30, 2023
For the first time ever, D214 Arts Unlimited collaborated with Harper College to host their Drama Day event for theater and drama students. “We’ve provided our students across ...

November 29, 2023
Congratulations to District 214 Director for Student Services, Dr. Jessica Herrmann, and John Hersey High School Student Success Coach, Angela Ferrazza, for earning Impact Awards ...

November 21, 2023
During the pandemic, many families in District 214’s local communities found themselves in difficult circumstances. Families lost jobs, lost housing and incurred unexpected medica...

November 20, 2023
Cristina Bravo, a second-year Spanish teacher at John Hersey High School, has received the ICTFL Award for New Teachers of Foreign Languages from the Illinois Council on the Teach...

November 14, 2023
When Isabella Ledesma was younger, she says, she wanted to go into pharmaceutical studies. “I had a passion for it,” she said. “I told my counselor, who told me I should do an app...

November 13, 2023
A chance to design and build a catapult to fling marshmallows? What middle school student could resist that? Certainly not the 30 girls who participated in each of two recent Mis...
November 8, 2023
Students from all seven District 214 schools gathered at the Forest View Educational Center on October 20 for the District’s Visual Arts Day. The annual event is dedicated to ex...
