Specialized Schools

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...

“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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As District 214’s CyberPatriot team launches into the competitive season, students are finding value beyond the competition. Created by the Air & Space the CyberPatriot program ...

As a recently minted Illinois Democracy School, Wheeling High School displays a new plaque and banner. But for students and staff, the benefits of this newly earned designation ex...

Elk Grove High School teacher Sara Zielinski says she originally went to college to study aerospace engineering. Then on the job, she realized that it wasn’t what she wanted in a ...