D155: Energy Efficiency Program Saves Taxpayers $200K

“There is a misconception that as a public school district we do not actively seek opportunities to save our taxpayers money."

District 155 Votes To Close Haber Oaks Campus

Between 90 and 100 students attend Haber Oaks. They will be moved to the first floor at Crystal Lake South High School starting in August.

D155 High Schools To Get New Tennis Courts, Parking Lots

The District 155 school board could vote next week on $14 million in improvement projects. Find out what improvements are planned.

District 155’s Parent University Is This Weekend

Parent University will be held this Saturday at Cary-Grove High School.

Bernotas Students Win Northwest Suburban Stock Market Game™

Eighth graders Nico Acevedo and Jake Braasch finish 4th out of 2,359 teams and 13,000 students in grades 4-12 across the state.

District 47 Announces Kindergarten Registration Dates

Registration for the 2018-2019 school year will kick-off on February 27-28.

Bernotas Students Top Finishers In Stock Market Competition

Bernotas eighth graders Nico Acevedo and Jake Braasch took first place in the Northwest Suburban division of The Stock Market Game.

Illinois Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Available

Students can apply through the McHenry Co. Sheriff's Office for the $500 scholarship.

District 155 Approves New Superintendent Contract

Steve Olson contract is effective immediately and runs through the 2020-2021 school year.

School Board OKs New Crystal Lake Central Principal

Eric Ernd has been serving as interim principal since the start of the 2017-18 school year.

District 155 Considers Closing Haber Oaks Campus

The "alternative education campus" currently serves about 90 kids.

Wehde Early Childhood Center To Host Open House

The open house, on Jan. 25, will allow parents to meet staff and see if it's a good fit for their kids.

100 Days of School

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Prairie Ridge Auto Students Fix Jeep For Family In Need

"It shows that as a mechanic you're doing more than turning a wrench... you truly serve a purpose."

Crystal Lake Robotics Teams Advance To State

The Lovely Lego Ladies and BroBOTICS are off to the state competition to showcase their bots.

Perseverance

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District 47 Hosts Internet Information Event For Parents

Learn about the top 10 apps kids are using these days and how to keep your kids safe online.

How Do You Teach Character?

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Cary-Grove’s Entrepreneurship Students Advance to Nationals

It's the second consecutive year the students are advancing to national

D155 Named Again To AP Honor Roll

It's the sixth consecutive year the district has received the distinction.

Crystal Lake D47's New Suicide Prevention Program

Middle schoolers will go through a one-day program on helping to identify the signs of suicidal thoughts.

District 47 Adopts Depression and Suicide Prevention Program

Seventh and eighth graders learn about depression and suicide through new SOS program.

Cary-Grove High School Anomoly Art Show Dec. 15

Students have been working all semester to make this night a success. Help them out and show up.

D155 School Board Approves Tax Levy, $1.2M Abatement

The abatement will limit the increase in property taxes and will rebate taxpayers, according to a press release.

District 47 Students Get Live History Lesson

Renowned historian and scholar Clay Jenkinson brought Thomas Jefferson to life for more than 800 seventh graders on November 17, 2017.

District 47's Clare Bourne Receives 2017 IASB Holly Jack Award

The Illinois Association of School Board award recognizes the extraordinary work and service provided by school board secretaries.

District 47’s Clare Bourne To Receive Outstanding Service Award

She has been in education for nearly 20 years, starting as a classroom aide in 1998.

Author, Historian Clay Jenkinson To Perform Live History For Kids

Thomas Jefferson will come to life for about 800 kids, as one of the country's leading interpreters takes the stage.

Halloween Tips

Coloring pages, tips, kids, books,

West Elementary Students Get Fit at Recess

More than 300 kids hit their stride with new Mileage Club.

Oak Knoll School To Reopen As Early Childhood Center

The school will reopen as an early childhood center for the 2018-2019 school year.

Acts of Kindness

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District 47 Board of Education Recognizes PTO/PTA Fundraising Efforts for 2016-17 School Year

Parent-teacher organizations raise more than $326,000.

Teaching Kindness

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District 47 Leader Among 'Superintendents to Watch'

Hinz is among 21 superintendents nationwide chosen as a 2017-18 Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association.

Husmann Elementary Celebrates International Peace Day

Students create and display "pinwheels for peace" on the school's front lawn.

Bernotas Teacher Starts Book Drive To Help Flooded School

Books in the library and classrooms at Murphy Elementary School in Round Lake were destroyed by July floods.

Recipe for Friendship

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Local Students Named Semifinalists In National Merit Scholarship Program

The semifinalists were named Wednesday. In total, there are 16,000 semifinalists nationwide and 7,500 scholarships up for grabs.

Character Development

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