Northwest High School District 214 School Board
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Not yet alive during 9/11, Hersey graduate interviews firefighters for firsthand history lesson
Sep 10, 2021 8:45 PM - Benjamin Popovici, a 2021 Hersey High School graduate, got a firsthand history lesson this summer after interviewing 10 of the September 11, 2001 first responders for a short documentary he filmed and produced. -
Why some suburban school districts have a bus driver shortage and how they're adjusting
Sep 2, 2021 6:15 AM - Suburban school districts are being hit by a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, exacerbated by an unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic that has created a scarcity of workers in many areas of the economy. Here's what's being done about it. -
Cook County commissioner to ask Elk Grove students how to spend federal dollars
Aug 23, 2021 4:16 PM - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will solicit ideas from Elk Grove High School students on how the county should spend $1 billion in federal funds during two town halls Thursday. -
New Hersey principal named two days before start of school year
Aug 9, 2021 6:47 PM - A new principal was announced for John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights Monday, just two days before the start of the school year. -
Mask-optional schools in suburbs reverse course, say they'll obey governor's mandate
Aug 6, 2021 6:48 AM - Suburban school districts that had made face coverings optional for their students and employees backtracked Wednesday, saying they won't defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide mask mandate. -
Dist. 214 won't require students, staff to wear masks
Jul 29, 2021 11:23 PM - Teachers, staff, students and visitors in District 214 schools will not be required to wear masks. But face coverings are recommended. -
Arlington Heights native's memoir gains national attention
Jul 7, 2021 6:37 AM - Katherine Standefer hit it out of the park with her first book, "Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life." Standefer will be doing two virtual presentations with the Arlingon Heights Memorial Library to discuss her work. -
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Arlington Heights women collect food, supplies for kids during pandemic
Jul 7, 2021 11:42 AM - At the beginning of the pandemic, two Arlington Heights friends began collecting snacks for kids who'd miss out on school lunches. Their efforts have grown into a nonprofit helping families throughout the Northwest suburbs.
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After appearance on Fox News to defend patch, Prospect High School resource officer reassigned
Jun 24, 2021 3:26 PM - At the request of Northwest Suburban High School District 214, the Mount Prospect Police Department has reassigned Prospect High School resource Officer Lisa Schaps, after she appeared on Fox News this week defending the village's controversial police patch. -
'A real visionary': Former District 214 leader Elizabeth Ennis dies
Jun 16, 2021 8:41 AM - Innovation and programs to reach underserved students were hallmarks Elizabeth Ennis' seven-year tenure as superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214. -
'We did what was right': Outgoing District 59 superintendent's new job over before it starts
May 14, 2021 5:10 PM - Outgoing Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler will not be taking a job at NSSEO after all. The announcement comes less than a week after a Daily Herald story revealed the new gig was being arranged to help Fessler work the 170 remaining days he needs to get a full pension. -
Good News Sunday: Barber starts scholarship for students entering trades
May 7, 2021 8:29 AM - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald. -
Rolling Meadows barber launches scholarship for District 214 students entering trades
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Suburban school districts step up efforts to vaccinate teens
May 3, 2021 3:09 PM - As the school year winds down, several suburban school districts are stepping up efforts to get older students inoculated against the COVID-19 virus before they break for summer. -
Longtime District 214 superintendent gets five-year contract extension
Apr 30, 2021 6:36 PM - Longtime Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent David Schuler has inked a five-year contract extension that, when completed, will put him at the helm of the district for more than two decades. -
District 214 to host vaccination clinics for studentsApr 30, 2021 4:10 PM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 students age 16 and older will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at schools in May and June, district officials announced.
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Winners in the District 214 and Daily Herald Community Art and Writing Contest
Apr 30, 2021 3:21 PM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has announced the winners of the Arts Unlimited District 214 and Daily Herald Community Art and Writing Contest. -
How unions, political groups influenced school board elections
Apr 11, 2021 5:15 PM - A wave of incumbents will return to school boards across the suburbs, alongside some newcomers, amid ongoing criticism over how school leaders have handled pandemic learning and the gradual resumption of in-person classes. Endorsements from local teachers unions likely influenced the reelection of incumbents in numerous suburban races. -
District 214 inks new contract with support staffApr 9, 2021 4:49 PM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has inked a two-year contract with the union representing some 350 campus security guards, clerical staff, and instructional, administrative and technology assistants.
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After electoral loss, District 214 parents slate renews calls for transparency
Apr 9, 2021 12:25 AM - Coming off one of the most contentious Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board elections in recent years, supporters of the losing slate of candidates renewed calls Thursday for increased transparency from the board and administration. But the board president maintains that the district is transparent. -
Reopening debate or not, District 25, 214 incumbents dominate
Apr 8, 2021 12:19 AM - Whether it was the reopening debate that got people out to the polls or not, the incumbents in two hotly contested Arlington Heights-area school board races ruled election night. -
With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopeningsApr 7, 2021 2:00 PM - Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday, for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
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Incumbent-led slate leading in District 214 race
Apr 6, 2021 10:46 PM - An incumbent-led slate that favored a careful reopening of schools in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and was endorsed by the teachers union has taken an early lead in the race for four seats on the board. -
Teacher, chess coach Buchheit remembered for passion for lifelong learning
Apr 6, 2021 6:00 PM - David Buchheit taught science for more than 30 years in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and spent another 20 in adult community education. However, his legacy may lie in the chess teams he coached and his role in growing the activity across the state. -
Union endorsements in Districts 211, 214 raise stir
Apr 1, 2021 8:47 AM - Teachers union endorsements of school board candidates in two of the largest high school districts in the suburbs are generating debate over what it should and shouldn't mean to voters.
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