Harvard District 50's renovation of the athletic and gym locker rooms hit a snafu this year when the lockers were delayed seven months by supply chain issues.

With the new school year just around the corner, Woodstock teachers are receiving a welcome surprise waiting for them at the train depot this week.

Students and a teacher from McHenry Community High School are set to join veterans on a three-day hop to Washington, D.C, as part of an Honor Flight. They will tour national monuments and hope to have students record the trip.

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 and its teachers represented by the Cary Education Association have reached an agreement on a new labor contract with annual pay increases, according to a press release.

The forum, which will take place at McHenry County College on Aug. 28, will come shortly after results are released from a US Geological Survey report on water quality in McHenry County.

Harvard District 50 plans to expand its transitional program for young adults with individual education plans with help from Advance McHenry County funds. The plan would build an addition to an existing school to offer practical life skills.

Prairie Grove District 46 is putting future campus expansion plans on hold, at least for now, following survey results that showed many community members were not in favor of taxpayer funded options, Superintendent John Bute said.

McHenry County school districts are seeing more students than ever enrolling in summer school, and while the pandemic continues to play a factor, district administrators said, the high attendance speaks to expanded opportunities overall during the summer season.

Harvard's District 50 has an opening on the school board and seeks applications.