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Sycamore High School's Class of 2022 commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Northern Illinois University's Convocation Center in DeKalb.

DeKalb school district leaders said this week they plan to address student truancy in a school improvement plan meant to outline district goals through 2025.

The DeKalb School District 428 teachers’ union is asking the school board to consider changes to elementary art classes next year for what the union says will afford art teachers greater opportunity to forge student relationships.

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Northern Illinois University held commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Convocation Center as students celebrated graduation with their families.

Perla Gonzalez, a Kirkland resident and graduate of Hiawatha High School, was recently selected as Kishwaukee College’s winner of the 2022 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest and Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship.

Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players performed a concert during an all-school assembly at Lincoln Elementary School in DeKalb this week, the students' first all-school assembly in more than two years.

During an annual review of the Sycamore School Dsitrict 427′s special education program, school staff this week told the school board there’s a growing number of students who require specialized learning.

Sycamore High School’s music department won third place in the 2022 Illinois High School Association Music Sweepstakes Competition for Class A schools. The win is the fourth consecutive top-three win for the school.

After two pandemic years, DeKalb and Sycamore high schools will return to a more traditional prom. “It’s really exciting because we haven’t had a big formal dance in years,” Cassie Chamoun, junior class president, said.