Sycamore High School

A group of social workers, teachers and coaches at Sycamore High School has come together to form a coalition to support student athletes’ health, both body and mind.

Calling it “an incredible miracle,” the family of Karen Schepers issued a statement Wednesday thanking all those involved in finding their loved one, who had been missing since 1983. Divers uncovered her remains and her Class of 1977 Sycamore High School tassel.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison recently for making a false 911 call in September claiming he saw someone with a gun at Sycamore High School, court records show.

A former Sycamore teenager will remain held without release pending trial on adult first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of classmate Kaleb McCall, a judge ruled Tuesday. It's the second time the 16-year-old's request for release has been denied.

A special prosecutor was appointed Wednesday in the murder trial of a 16-year-old accused of stabbing to death his Sycamore classmate Kaleb McCall in 2023. The teen's lawyer is expected to argue against his transfer to adult court in January.

A 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his Sycamore High School classmate Kaleb McCall will be tried as an adult, and could face decades in prison if convicted, a judge ruled this month.

Sycamore High School held its homecoming parade Wednesday in downtown Sycamore.

While the parents of slain Sycamore teen Kaleb McCall, 17, watched, the defense for another teen charged in his 2023 fatal stabbing argued in court Monday that the juvenile system would better rehabilitate their client for a future that could include college and a career.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently named four area students as 2024 Spinoso Masters Scholarship recipients. Two are graduates of Sycamore High School, and two from Genoa-Kingston High School.

The scholarships were presented to Keira Specht and Ellison Xu of DeKalb High School and Stephanie Kim and Makena Ndicu of Sycamore High School, according to a news release.

A Sycamore High School senior’s dream of taking to the sky just got a little cheaper thanks to funding provided by a local hobbyist group.

Sycamore High School could be near the end of its days, as Sycamore Community School District 427 officials have begun discussing how to deal with what Superintendent Steve Wilder said architects refer to as a “Frankenstein building.”

More than 3 dozen people held “Justice for Kaleb McCall” signs outside the DeKalb County Courthouse Wednesday to support the family of a Sycamore High School teen, 17, stabbed to death Sept. 7. Another teen charged in the slaying appeared in court.

The 24th annual FNBO Challenge returned to the hardwood at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center Friday, pitting the DeKalb Barbs against the Sycamore Spartans for a good cause: $41,000 for both district's sports booster clubs.

Tickets for Sycamore High School’s next playoff football game in Chicago Saturday are now on sale.

It’s been a big year already for Tim Carlson, who retired as longtime Sycamore High School principal, and soon he’ll add another title to his name: Grand Marshal in this year’s Sycamore Pumpkin Festival parade.

Students and residents lined State Street in Sycamore Wednesday evening for the Sycamore High School homecoming parade.

Kaleb McCall’s loved ones and coworkers on Monday remembered the 17-year-old Sycamore High School senior as kind, funny and hard-working and said they’re still in shock that he was stabbed to death last week.

Sycamore High School graduate Lillian Fifer is the recipient of DeKalb Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 241′s Flight Scholarship.

American families with children in K-12 school are expected to spend an average of $890 on back-to-school spending this year, according to data collected by the the National Retail Federation.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra announced that Emily Bychowski, Emma Fredericks, and Luke Templin are the recipients of the High School Senior Musician Scholarship.

The Sycamore High School baseball team was escorted out of town by Sycamore police, parents and community supporters Thursday as the team hits the road to play in the Class 3A State Tournament for the first time in program history on Friday.

The Sycamore High School class of 2023 graduated Sunday during commencement ceremonies at Sycamore High School.

Two Sycamore High School students were recently selected to participate in the upcoming American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) National Honors Choir’s biennial conference.

Energy was high at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center Friday, as dozens gathered in support of the DeKalb and Sycamore booster programs that raised $46,000 during the semiannual FNBO Challenge.

Sycamore High School’s softball field, the site of frequent flooding, could be renovated or moved to Sycamore Park District grounds, a query under school board consideration.

The Sycamore High School football team hosted Nazareth Academy Saturday with a trip to the IHSA state championship game on the line.

The Sycamore High School homecoming parade made its way through downtown Sycamore Wednesday. The Spartans will be taking on Woodstock North in Friday night's game.

An individual at Sycamore High School has tested positive for monkeypox, according to Sycamore District 427 officials Wednesday, marking the county's third confirmed case. Here's what symptoms to watch for and how to get a test:

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

The snow, sleet and cold weather couldn't get the Sycamore softball team to cancel their game Friday as they took on Harlem at the Sycamore Community Sports Complex.

The Old West is coming to Sycamore High School with three upcoming performances of the melodrama “Alias Smedley Pewtree or … The Villain of Glitter Gulch.” The show opens Friday, Feb. 4.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, made good on his bet against House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, delivering Italian beef sandwiches from Tom and Jerry’s of Sycamore.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher is betting it all on a Spartan win against Fenwick High School alum Jim Durkin, House Republican leader, ahead of Saturday’s Sycamore Varsity Football IHSA semifinal showdown against the Fenwick Friars. The friendly wager? Italian beef sandwiches.

A social media threat of "generalized violence" toward Sycamore High School students and staff was deemed non-credible by district officials and Sycamore police early Wednesday morning, said Sycamore Superintendent Steve Wilder.

Sycamore High School head football coach Joe Ryan described the death of former coach Peter “Pete” Johnson, who passed away peacefully on Aug. 19 in his home, as “losing Mr. Sycamore.” Johnson was 98.

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year, was presented to Megan Taylor, a senior at Sycamore High School, during the school’s Senior Awards ceremony on May 27.

The Sycamore Education Foundation announced three recipients of its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Thursday. This year’s recipients include Rhonda Johnson (Class of 1978), Mark Kessler (Class of 1972) and a posthumous award for Joel Strack (Class of 1978).

The Class of 2021 experienced a senior year like no other, a full year of remote or hybrid learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes to long-held rights of passage such as senior events, prom, sports and graduations. Here are just a few of their stories:

Although Broadway is still shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sycamore High School is offering live, in-person entertainment with three showings of “Little Shop of Horror" this week.