McHenry Community High School District 156

McHenry Community High School District 156 invites families of home-school and private school students to meet with district officials to discuss special education services on April 25.

Kelsey Podgorski, assistant director of multilingual education at McHenry High School, started work to create a school multicultural fair when she took on her new role in July with hopes of continuing to build the event each year at the school.

McHenry Community High School is showcasing cultures from around the world at the school’s first-ever Multicultural Fair.

Cary resident Evan Cochrane will be competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May after winning the McHenry County Regional Spelling Bee Wednesday.

Nominations are due by March 1; those who graduated from McHenry High School at least 15 years ago will be considered.

McHenry High School seniors got their first shot at catering a larger event, making lunch for a Leadership Greater McHenry County get-together.

McHenry High School District 156′s physical education department earned its second Blue Ribbon Award from the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Take a look back at Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's 15 favorite photos from 2023, and why he chose them. The images were selected from more than 4,000 photographs that were published in the Northwest Herald in 2023.

A pen pal project for English learners at McHenry High School has students exchanging letters with school staff members, helping students better connect to language.

The McHenry Elementary Education Foundation will host a craft and vendor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Parkland School, 1802 N. Ringwood Road in McHenry.

Disparities in absenteeism appear in most McHenry County school districts when the data are broken down by race and in comparing students with disabilities.

Mexican American tradition of remembering relatives central to holiday

This free Day of the Dead celebration includes a movie, a photo booth, face painting, games and dancing, and tacos for sale.

How did McHenry County schools do on their Illinois School Report Cards this year?

The Warrior Shack is set next to the track during McHenry High School football games and debuted during homecoming.