March 2, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL - First and second grade students barely held back their excitement as they saw second grade teacher, Kristen Gattusso dressed head to toe in the complete outfit an Iditarod racer wears to sustain temperatures as ...

As students walked into Ivy Hill Elementary this morning, all of the chatter was about the big drawing that was going to happen after lunch. "I put my tickets in the Jimmy John's bucket," one student said. "I want to win the gum ball machine," anoth...

February 25, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL - Patton Elementary fifth-grade teacher Tim Mokert brought two of his students down to the office immediately after morning announcements on Tuesday, and the students were psyched to be there. They were not ...

February 10th, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL - Parents always warn kids to be careful and handle any electronics delicately. So, one can imagine the excitement the second graders at Windsor Elementary School felt last week when they were told they were...

It is often said that one person can't make a difference in the world, and that it is hard for one positive voice to stand out among a plethora of negative voices out there. Don't tell that to the eighth grade social studies students in Greg Lendy's...

Retired Arlington Heights teacher Julia A. Jachec died Thursday, two days after her 85th birthday. But her sense of humor and political activism are thriving this week because of the last line in her obituary: “Julia's final request was that in lieu...

A sense of true collaboration and participation was felt at Thomas Middle School all day Saturday as 12 bands from middle schools all over the area came together to learn, play and listen. Thomas's 19th annual Jazz Jamboree, put on by Thomas band i...

January 21, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL - This year, parents and community members are able to go online to pre-register their child for Arlington Heights School District 25's Kindergarten program. Kindergarten pre-registration is now open for the 20...

Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights, IL - Something felt different on the afternoon of Monday, December 14th, as students raced to the Thomas Middle School Commons for lunch. Perhaps the twelve visitors, former teachers, and current D25 staff hi...