McHenry High School District 156

Nicole Class, school nurse at McHenry High School, received the Lina Rogers Award from the McHenry County Health Department.

Honor Flight veterans connect on the trip. One WWII may be sharing his experiences with McHenry High School students.

McHenry teacher and coach Ray Hagerty learned valuable lessons and discipline with his three-year stint in the Army, things that he constantly shares with his students and athletes.

Army veteran Mike Parker’s return from an Honor Flight trip in Washington D.C. on Sunday afternoon was filled with cheers and applause from family, friends and community members.

Volunteers from McHenry High School and Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County began putting up the wall and roofs for McHenry's Riverwalk Shoppes, set for a soft opening in mid-June.

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

Question: Why are you running for office? Answer: I’m running for re-election as a McHenry Community High School District 156 board member because there is more work to be done and I want to see it through completion. Read Nicole Morrow's questionnaire here.

With the polls now closed in Illinois, the count can begin to see which candidates will take the 18 open seats on the McHenry County Board.

To help students recover lost learning from the pandemic, school districts across McHenry County are providing new staff and programs that give extra time to learn. Social and emotional recovery has also been a major part of new plans.

Search this chart to see what designation all McHenry County and Community School District 300 schools received

With more than a month of the new school year in the books and schools looking more normal following the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts around McHenry County continue to struggle with staffing.

A new state law that takes effect this upcoming academic year regarding how Illinois schools handle sex education likely won’t mean sweeping changes regarding how the subject is taught in McHenry County classrooms, officials said.

Students, teachers and principals reflect back on the challenges that came with the first full year back from COVID-19.

Otto Corzo was selected as a 2022 finalist for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Golden Apple Foundation

A business teacher at Harvard High school started a business competition club that after just a few months, has grown into the largest club on campus.

Erin Harris teaches business at McHenry High School – in a classroom one floor above her father’s woodworking class. Her mother teaches preschool at Montini Catholic School in McHenry, and her sister is a teaching assistant at Johnsburg Junior High School.

More than two dozen students in McHenry High School District 156 capped off four years of medical learning at a white coat ceremony Monday evening.

McHenry High School celebrated the inaugural Writers Week celebration from Feb. 7 until Feb. 11, highlighted by its annual Poetry Slam and a visit from author Courtney Stevens.

Starting in the fall of 2021 and continuing through this year, the McHenry Area Rotary Club distributed 16 grants totaling $43,415 to academic and humanitarian causes.

The McHenry High School Foundation Committee will be accepting nominations for McHenry High School Distinguished Graduate until Tuesday.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recognized 46 McHenry seniors as Illinois State Scholars in honor of their superior academic achievement.

“Success is not the finish line. Success is the journey,” the McHenry High School teacher said of his methodology in the classroom. “Success is a process, not a product.”

An appellate court ruling isn’t changing how many McHenry County school districts are approaching their policies around masks and other COVID-19 mitigations.

With remote learning a familiar feeling after the pandemic, some school districts plan to hold classes virtually on days that would traditionally be used as a snow day

McHenry High School’s “Food for Thought” food pantry has found a permanent home, after five years of moving to different locations.

Tours inside the new 70,000-square-foot Center for Science, Technology, and Industry at McHenry High School’s Upper Campus will be offered to the public this Saturday.

Masks are now required for all Illinois schools – from preschool through grade 12 – as well as daycares, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday. Here's what some McHenry County parents had to say in response.

The first day of school is quickly approaching for McHenry County students, but with federal and state guidance less than a week old, many McHenry County school districts said they’re still finalizing some details.

Financial reporting method, slight enrollment decline cited as factors

Principal of McHenry High School’s East Campus since 2017, Jeff Prickett received the recognition during a surprise ceremony Thursday

Schools around McHenry County have stage productions in works with plans for socially distanced performances

Winter weather advisory in effect, rapid ice formation on Fox River could cause flooding, local agency warns

National Weather Service reports 4 inches of snow in McHenry, 3.5 inches in Richmond

Students across McHenry County in the performing and visual arts this fall gained a new perspective on what exactly it means to believe the show must go on.