Prospect High School

Mom was a music education professor; Dad was a music teacher and band director. Dad’s idea of fun during family road trips was to quiz their three young sons on the differences ...

For reasons that no longer matter so much, Alex Mendoza dropped out of high school. “But I knew I couldn’t be fooling around. I knew I needed my high school diploma to get a bette...

District 214 families and staff are invited to Tee Up for 214, an evening of fun and community spirit in support of the District 214 Education Foundation. This year’s event takes ...

Wheeling High School is hosting the 55th Annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023. It is the longest consecutive running marching band festival in...

Jeanette Huerta graduated from Elk Grove High School in 2015. Several years later, after a disappointing freshman year at college, two separate year-long stints with the Army Nati...

On August 17, the team of world religions teachers from District 214, led by Prospect High School’s John Camardella, made a presentation to the Parliament of the World’s Religions...

District 214 students are making a splash through summer internships. From firefighting, to fashion, and even herpetology, students are getting a jumpstart to finding their future...

From left: The Lilac Laser team winners of the ComEd EV race from Saturday, July 29 featured Rachel Chen, Tabitha Woods, Elizabeth Meza, Ariel Gray and Vivienne DeRosa. (Photo by ...

Ricky Castro’s Oasis summer camp has now come full circle. Since 2015, Castro has run a summer camp at the Oasis Mobile Home Park. Located in unincorporated Des Plaines, the Oa...

District 214's Education Pathway is preparing students for teaching careers. Ed Academy is the Capstone course for seniors that integrates dual credit coursework with internship...

District 214's Veterinary Science program has grown by leaps and bounds since its creation five years ago. The Agriculture Career Pathway, housed at Rolling Meadows High School,...

District 214 is celebrating 10 years of summer musicals with the production of Mean Girls: High School Version . This funny new musical is based on the 2004 movie of the same n...

William Baysingar and Meghan Mrowicki are the 2023 recipients of High School District 214’s Howard Lester Awards. The awards are presented annually to one male and one female seni...

Julia Olson, Rolling Meadows High School Julia Olson of Rolling Meadows High School, a two-year drum major with the Mustangs marching band, and an honors performer in jazz ba...

(From left) John Hersey High School students Alex Masztak, Rachel Rafik, Miguel Aenlle and Alex Strugacz present their app EasyMeal at the flagship Apple Store on Michigan Avenue....

The 2nd Annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Celebration and Collaborate was held at John Hersey High School on May 18th, 2023. The theme was Advancing ...

They started by brainstorming designs, then created models with popsicle sticks and straws—before fabricating and testing a one-person vehicle designed not only with speed, but ...

When John Hersey High School teacher Megan Brownley pitched the idea of an app to help student staffers at the school’s coffee cart, Rachel Rafik stepped up to the challenge. Eac...

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana made a special visit to John Hersey High School in late April. She is considered one of the best tenor saxophone players...

The 8th Annual D214 African American Teen Summit was held at Forest View Educational Center on April 21. The theme was Phenomenally Black with a focus on self love, self estee...