Community High School District 155

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This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of McHenry County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

McHenry County school districts said they still see long-tail effects of COVID-19 but note scores released this week in some cases are higher than pre-pandemic levels.

McHenry County judges raise awareness on cellphone issues like cyberbullying and pornography that can lead, and have led, to chargeable crimes, even against teens.

Crystal Lake native Jackson Marwitz started an internship at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Then the hurricane hit and he had to flee; he recalls those stranded with him helping each other.

For the past 10 years, Prairie Ridge High School students have sent the Northwest Herald letters to the editor about Columbus Day as part of an International Studies department course. Here are some of this year's.

Defense attorneys want argue at the civil trial of the death of a 3-year-old toddler struck and killed by a school bus in Cary that the child’s parents were “negligent” and “caused” his death, according to a filing in the McHenry County court.

Woodstock School District 200 to get 3 electric buses; grant money from the Volkswagen emissions settlement is helping to fund the vehicles.

McHenry County-based robotics team, The Golden Ratio, is looking to create a community center focused on science, technology, engineering and math at their new location in Crystal Lake.

Woodstock School District 200 has different rules about cellphones for different age levels. The school board recently reviewed its policies as districts nationwide grapple with how to regulate phones.

Huntley High School is hoping for a strong alumni turnout at homecoming this year and is offering some perks to get them out to the game.

Two athletes from CrossFit Barrington, including a Cary-Grove High student, gym are competing in international CrossFit competitions this weekend.

An Algonquin man is accused of exposing himself and performing a lewd sex act while inside a truck in Crystal Lake as two teen girls walked by.

A man accused of threatening to shoot 12-year-olds who were riding bikes at Crystal Lake South High School Thursday was released from jail Friday pretrial.

A Crystal Lake man is accused of making threats to shoot “approximately six juveniles” at Crystal Lake South High School, authorities said; he was arrested Thursday night.

Some McHenry County high schools already had policies about keeping cellphones off and out of sight – but now they're enforcing them more strictly as evidence mounts about potential harms, especially from social media.

A student from Cary-Grove High was cited for disorderly conduct based on a note that was found at school.

A new school year has arrived in McHenry County with optimism, nerves, cautions.

Crystal Lake teachers rallied outside the District 47 offices this week as contract negotiations continue and the first day of school quickly approaches. So how much do Crystal Lake teachers make?

Most McHenry County school districts have shut down or moved to remote learning because of Friday's winter storm

School districts 155 and 26 have joined a national lawsuit against social media companies for causing mental health harm to children.

Students from Haber Oaks Campus School in Crystal Lake learn job skills while having opportunity to get presents for the family at the school's pop-up shop.

Crystal Lake Community High School District 155 is proposing to raise its property tax levy as allowed under the tax cap.

Crystal Lake Central High celebrated its centennial this year.

Still in high school when the war started, Lorraine Egan soon joined WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, during the beginning of WWII.

Disparities in absenteeism appear in most McHenry County school districts when the data are broken down by race and in comparing students with disabilities.

How did McHenry County schools do on their Illinois School Report Cards this year?

Crystal Lake Central is celebrating 100 years with a parade, school tours and their homecoming football game on Saturday.

Crystal Lake Central High School sent students and staff home early due to a power outage Wednesday during an excessive heat warning.

School buses are transporting kids smoothly for the most part in McHenry County, officials said.

Wednesday marked the first day of school for many McHenry County children, including in Crystal Lake, Woodstock and McHenry.

The winner was picked out of 40 teachers, staff and administrators who were nominated across McHenry County. Along with the Educator of the Year, eight others won in their respective categories as well.

Fourteen Community High District 155 students received scholarships April 20 at the annual GEM (Generous, Enthusiastic and Motivated) Leadership Luncheon in Crystal Lake.

Andrea Miculinich, a school nurse at Crystal Lake Central, never thought she’d be teaching. But she now leads Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155′s certified nursing assistant program, which began this past fall.

Inspired by her mother, a late Cary-Grove High School teacher, Kera Sanchez recently published a journal designed to help people create a personal legacy for their loved ones to cherish after they’re gone.

Hampshire, Huntley, Jacobs and Cary-Grove high school students were recognized last month by the Fox River Valley chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution at its annual Student Award Reception.

About 25 area students interested in nursing spent a recent Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, learning about the various roles that nurses play in each hospital unit

Cary is considering creating a special taxing district along Route 14 from the Fox River to Cary-Algonquin Road, covering much of its Route 14 and downtown corridor.

A toy squirt gun that resembled a real gun was confiscated Friday at Cary-Grove High School after senior students attempted to squirt each other while off campus, officials said.

Voters went to the polls on Tuesday to elect school boards across McHenry County.

Nearly four dozen of the local races in McHenry County will be competitive on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to decide who will lead their school boards, municipalities, libraries and parks.

Academic performance, bringing in and paying teachers, and how best to help students find a fitting career path are all top concerns for candidates running for Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155′s school board.

Here are all the candidate questionnaires for Crystal Lake races.

Question: Why are you running for office? Answer: As a lifelong resident of Crystal Lake, I want to give back to the community. Read Steve Kieffer's full election questionnaire here.

Question: Are LGBTQ students treated fairly in your district? Answer: I am concerned about making sure all students are able to receive a quality education that prepares them for life and work. Read Kathy Goerges' full election questionnaire here.

Question: Why are you running for office? Answer: I am running for school board because I have a vested interest in the quality of the education the district provides as I am the proud parent of a current and future student attending a school in this district.

Crystal Lake Central High School will perform “The Addams Family - A New Musical” for its winter musical with performances starting Wednesday.

In less than a decade, many school districts across McHenry County have seen their dual credit offerings triple, quadruple or in some cases, increase seven-fold. Student participation in those offerings has in some places gone up at an even higher rate.

Nearly 7,000 McHenry County residents remain without power Friday morning, but area schools are back open following the ice storm that downed trees and power lines.

Wednesday's ice storm caused problems throughout the county, but some areas hit harder than others.