McHenry County Schools
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Eyes to the sky: How schools are using Monday’s solar eclipse as teaching momentApr 08, 2024 5:00 am - First, don’t look up! At least not without proper protective eyewear. That’s among the lessons suburban schools are imparting to students for viewing Monday’s total solar...
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More suburban high schools are turning to baseball and softball turf fields, but is it a good thing?Apr 07, 2024 6:00 am - For nearly 30 years one of the joys for Barrington softball coach Perry Peterson was regularly making sure the “Fields of Dreams” lived up to its name. Now it’s a bit dif...
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Girls track and field: Lake Zurich dominates field at Buffalo GroveApr 06, 2024 6:45 pm - Everyone knew that the Lake Zurich girls were going to have a strong track and field team this spring, and the Bears showed that was true Saturday afternoon at the Buffal...
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Bus company owner cited after unlicensed driver transported Wauconda studentsApr 06, 2024 2:30 pm - In the wake of a group of students being transported to Wauconda Middle School by an unlicensed bus driver, the company’s owner has been cited for allowing the employee t...
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Baseball: Janke leads Huntley in 5-2 FVC win over McHenryApr 05, 2024 9:53 pm - Huntley left fielder Haiden Janke had an inkling early on that it was going to be a productive day at the plate. “When we were warming up this morning I felt like my swi...
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Softball: Stevenson pulls away from CarmelApr 05, 2024 9:27 pm - It was a pretty close softball game for four innings when host Stevenson took a 4-1 lead over Carmel Catholic heading into the fifth inning on Friday afternoon. But the P...
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Barrington Hills teen’s voice has crowds standing at attentionApr 05, 2024 6:00 am - Not every 14-year-old can command the attention of thousands of people. But Ayanna Sidi of Barrington Hills knows how to hold the crowd with her rendition of the national...
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Fox River Valley Chapter NSDAR names five student winnersApr 04, 2024 4:12 pm - On Saturday, March 16, the Fox River Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual student award reception at First Congregationa...
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Carmel students hear 102-year-old World War II veteran’s storyApr 03, 2024 9:57 pm - Frank Fabianski, a 102-year-old Army veteran who served in World War II, visited areas in Belgium and The Netherlands he last saw nearly 80 years ago during a trip with h...
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Cook softball notes: Cline helps make Barrington go; Rolling Meadows starts fastApr 02, 2024 3:46 pm - Barrington centerfielder Mimi Cline was a Mid-Suburban League all-conference player and third team all-stater last season as a sophomore. She's continued to show those ta...