Des Plaines Schools
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Hersey’s Nawrot commits to KentuckyApr 12, 2026 4:06 pm - Hersey junior quarterback Jake Nawrot -- whose recruiting stock skyrocketed over the last several months -- announced his verbal commitment to Kentucky on Sunday.
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Girls soccer: Hersey ends frustration with Barrington, battles for 1-0 winApr 10, 2026 9:56 pm - Perennial state and league power Barrington has dashed the hopes of the Hersey faithful over-and-over again, many times in postseason games during the first seven years o...
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Principal’s resignation is latest administrative shake-up at Hersey High SchoolApr 10, 2026 6:31 pm - John Hersey High School Principal Heath McFaul will resign at the end of the school year and return to Barrington Area Unit District 220 to lead Barbara B. Rose Elementary School.
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Mount Prospect approves facility for at-risk middle school, high school studentsApr 08, 2026 3:49 pm - An educational facility serving at-risk middle and high school students from across northern Cook County will open in Mount Prospect's Kensington Business Center.
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Celebrating creativity: Meet the 2026 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersApr 06, 2026 11:29 am - We proudly present the winners of the Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. Their winning submissions will publish over the next week.
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Third place winners, 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing ContestApr 06, 2026 11:20 am - Here are the third-place winners in the 2026 Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest. The first-place winners published on March 20; second-place winners published on March 25.
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College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boatApr 05, 2026 4:32 pm - College Achievers: The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing. One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight. On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have imagined before her junior year at Hersey High School — was sophomore Leah Nawrot.
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Boys water polo: St. Charles co-op clinches tournament title; Hersey tops Mundelein for third placeApr 04, 2026 9:24 pm - St. Charles co-op defeated Glenbrook South 11-6 at the St. Charles boys water polo tournament championship match Saturday.
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Boys volleyball: Conant finds good clues, but not a championship at own tournamentApr 04, 2026 5:25 pm - Conant placed second in its own boys volleyball tournament, losing the championship match Saturday to Taft in three games.
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UCLA withstands Texas’ late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 winApr 03, 2026 11:23 pm - Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time.