District 214 steps up to march with Mickey

District 214 band students were part of the holiday magic at Walt Disney World. The Prospect High School and Elk Grove High School marching bands were selected to perform in the 2022 Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando.

First Lady lauds 214’s career-connected learning

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and three Cabinet secretaries admired student work and learning opportunities at Rolling Meadows High School.

The week of November 14th marks the 8th annual observance of National Apprenticeship Week

The week highlights national recognition of the ways in which apprenticeships provide paid on-the-job learning experiences for students while creating a pipeline of well trained workers for a wide variety of employers.

District 214 joins public schools across the nation in celebrating American Education Week

WHS celebrates Day of the Dead with Ukrainian students

NBC 5 Chicago: Published November 2, 2022

PHS physics teacher earns top state honor from peers

You can’t reduce physics to a multiple choice question, but it’s not a bad format to assess Katie Page’s recognition as Physics Teacher of the Year for Illinois. The Prospect teacher is this year’s honoree, as selected by the Illinois Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).

Teacher by day, Big Ten Network Commentator by night

When Buffalo Grove High School social science teacher Jeanne Shin-Cooper is not in the classroom, you may see her in an unlikely place – on national television. For the past four years, she has been a field hockey commentator for the Big Ten Network, helping “teach the game” to viewers.

Prospect track coach earns top state honor

These days you can count on two things from the Prospect High School girls track and field team: for the athletes to excel and for Head Coach Pete Wintermute to deflect credit. The girls team finished third in the state last spring, missing second place by a single point and earning the best team finish in school history.