News and articles about students and education
Connor Freeman, a soon-to-be sixth grader at Trinity Christian School in Shorewood will show how to create “Scratch” coding games.
Oswego East High School senior Mark Chapas Jr. was the type of person who was willing to give a helping hand to everyone he met.
Lockport Township provided over 100 local students with basic supplies before the start of the school year next month.
August will soon be here and students will be heading off to college. Here's help for first-year students and parents in knowing what to buy and bring with for life on campus.
After the Peanut Foundation will host its annual Summer Soirée from 5 to 8:30 p.m. July 24 at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet.
Big Hearts of Fox Valley is a St. Charles nonprofit that benefits District 303 school children and families facing financial hardships.
The Lincoln-Way Area Business Women’s Organization awarded the scholarships.
Joliet West High School has announced that Casey Tyrell and Shradha Verma have been named 2024 Mr. and Ms. Alpha Omega.
Coaches and administrators recognized the Plano School District Unified Track and Field Team for their achievements in May.
Local school districts give the State Seal of Biliteracy to encourage students to pursue biliteracy and honor students’ mastery of two or more languages.
On June 27, a public presentation was held to celebrate two outdoor public art projects initiated by the Oswego Cultural Arts Commission.
Lockport Township presented its 21st annual Scholarship Awards checks to four recent high school graduates to help with upcoming college costs.
The Batavia School District 101 Board voted to approve a strategic plan, outlining the district’s priorities over the next five years on Tuesday, June 25.
The Lockport Township High School District 205 board said good bye to its first class of student board members at its ]meeting on Monday and announced their successors who will be sworn in in August.
Oswego School District 308 on June 11 held its first Annual SD 308 District Dialogue: CommUNITY in Education event at Oswego High School.
District 202 sends athletes to the Illinois Special Olympic Summer Games in the first year for the middle school program.
Students must read eight books of their choice during the summer break, record the names of the books on a form and return the form to Ventura’s office by Aug. 16
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce awarded four Batavia Public School District 101 students with an Inspire Scholarship worth $1,000.
The awards are presented to two students in the graduating classes of three St. Charles middle schools each year; St. Patrick, Thompson and Wredling, during the annual eighth grade awards ceremonies at each school.
The cost of lunch will be going up 10 cents for Oswego School District 308 students starting this fall.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 held an informational meeting for subcontractors interested in bidding on the upcoming rebuilds of Gompers and Hufford Junior High Schools, projects which are slated to begin in September.
Anna Mudroch, associate director of bands, was selected as this year’s recipient of the William and Mildred Jackson Teacher Recognition Award, and bus driver first Robert Friebel was given the Golden Key Award.
On May 16, members of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL) organized a competitive engineering activity to 27 students in Stephen Rummel’s sixth-grade science class at Gompers Junior High School in Joliet.
Thursday, May 30 will mark the last day of Lincoln School's 95-year run as an elementary school in St. Charles.
Vanguard students plant vegetable plants at Aurora's Holy Angels Food Pantry to help people in need.
Traughber Junior High School Symphonic Band and Oswego High School Bands — Wind Symphony participated in the two-day festival.
This free annual event celebrates the life of Tyler Caruso, a St. Charles East High School student who died unexpectedly in 2002, at the age of 17.
Isabelle Jones was named the 2023-24 Yorkville High School Student of the Year and presented with a $4,000 scholarship at the annual award ceremony on May 9
Joliet Central High School senior Jesus Avila won a silver medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA Illinois Career Competition
Volunteers from the Zonta Club of Joliet and Visitation and Aid Society hosted a “jewelry gift shop” of gently used bracelets earrings, necklaces for kindergartners at four District 86 schools to give as gifts on Mother's Day.
The Will County Regional Office of Education has announced the winners of its first annual art scholarship contest.
All 13 Lockport Township High School seniors in the advanced auto shop class earned their first ASE certifications before graduation.
Oswego village trustees are moving ahead with plans to add students to the village's advisory commissions.
Superintendent Khelghati recognized several Oswego students for their success at the SkillsUSA conference.
Geneva High School post prom party needs volunteers for the 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. event following prom.
Lockport students had a strong showing at the Illinois Design Educators Association State Competition on April 20
Spanish Honors Society members from Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox and their teacher Lara DeVries conducted mock citizenship interviews to participants at the Spanish Community Center in Joliet.
The school’s Week of Giving April 22-26 encouraged students to give blood, write notes to veterans, seniors and others, as well as collect donations of food, books and pet supplies for Anderson Humane.
The Will County Regional Office of Education hosted a ribbon cutting for a new kitchen facility at Lincoln School in Joliet which will provide meals and educational opportunities for students at the school.
Oswego East High School will host a car show fundraiser to raise money for OEHS's Auto Club.
The students are petitioning to wear pins at graduation to honor a senior who took her own life in March, but administrators have denied the request.
The winners were chosen in April from over 300 submissions from seventh graders and eighth graders in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles schools.
The CEO class at the Whiteside Area Career Center is holding its annual trade show Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25, 2024 at the Northland Mall in Sterling. Students have worked all year to design, market and sell their goods for this event.
Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman had previously asked staff to lead a discussion about adding student members to the some village advisory commissions.
Waubonsee Community College was the host sponsor of the Illinois Design Educators Association (IDEA) Region 3 Competition and Awards Ceremony this spring.
Hundreds of Batavia High School students left their classrooms at 2 p.m. Friday and walked across Main St. to Engstrom Family Park to stage a protest.
A fourth grade student at Trinity Christian school in Shorewood was chosen to be this week's Friday Forecaster on WGN Morning News.
The bill would provide instruction for school districts on relaxation activities, such as yoga or meditation, once per week for 20 minutes .
The Caritas Scholarship Celebration, organized by USF and the Caritas Committee made up of alumni, staff, faculty, and university friends, has been a long-standing tradition at the university.
The Geneva Garden Club will present $13,000 in scholarship awards to six Geneva High School seniors or current college students at its next meeting 11 a.m. May 7.