Wheeling Schools
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Second place, Prose - 'March Rain, Year 2 Scholars, New South Wales'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Miss Flossy spoke to her class. "Alright, children, we've a few minutes before noontide, let's clear your workplace and rearrange them into a square or rectangle, you de...
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District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for ho...
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Third place, Poetry: 'Childhood Bedroom'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I love the way you sit there on my bed, stuffed monkey, untouched by teenage perils and inevitable growing pains. I still hold you at night, dear Blankie, because I'm a...
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First place, Prose: 'A Puncher's Chance'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Seated at a small Formica table in a sparse dining room, Ronny Felton stared at the phone resting before him. He licked his lips and reached for the phone, but his hand ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Farmer's Market Club'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Dreaming of growing maitakes from my cheeks Of walking through a layer cake of limestone The American West. Tired of being Corn leaves. Or Gala apples. Haven't called ...
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2020 Arts Unlimited District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Da...
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D214 Foundation donation drive supports students, families in needMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected virtually everyone throughout the Northwest suburbs, including High School District 214 students and their families, particu...
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Bonding as a team helped Buffalo Grove in 2000 state title questMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Below is an edited version of the 2000 Daily Herald game story from the Class AA state championship girls basketball game between Buffalo Grove and Chicag...
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Hamma, Guth reflect on Buffalo Grove's 2000 state championshipMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - I still remember sitting at press row twenty years ago with legendary Daily Herald sports editor Bob Frisk and hall of fame sports writer John Radtke, today the newspape...
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Electric atmosphere surrounded Buffalo Grove-Meadows gameMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - A basket for you, a basket for me. A 3-pointer for you, a 3-pointer for me. This happened over and over again on Feb. 7, 2020 on an electric Friday night in February as ...