Kindness in the Classroom

Throughout the 2019-2020 school-year, Grass Lake School will be focusing on Kindness in the Classroom. All students in Kindergarten through eighth grade will be...

Braves’ Cross Country Team is on Pace

The Grass Lake Braves’ Cross Country team was comprised of three returning athletes from last year’s team and three athletes who were new to...

Eighth Graders Visit CLC

On Thursday, October 10, eighth grade students toured the Tech Campus of the College of Lake County. They were fascinated by the array of...

Braves Soccer Team Play Hard & Have Fun

Grass Lake Braves soccer team returns again for the fall 2019 season! The team is very young, having only two eighth graders and the...

NJHS Students Serve During Lunch Period

National Junior Honor Society students earned some service credit by trimming and bundling Box Tops for Education during their lunch period. The PTO collects...

Antioch Township Schedule of Senior Events

Saturday, December 21st Jolly Holiday LunchTime: 11am-2pm Location: Antioch Township, 1625 Deep Lake Rd. Lake VillaCost: FREEAntioch Township is proud to host a Jolly Holiday Lunch...

Antioch Township Introduces Office Staff All-Stars

We would like to introduce and connect you with our Office Staff. These women are our first line of connection with you in the...

The Park Crew Keeps Improving

Our Park Crew (L-R Bill Fick and Barney Anderson) have been working in concert with the Village Parks and Rec Department, Antioch High School...

Great Happens Here at Lake Villa 41

What would be possible if all schools were filled with students who were responsible, who showed initiative, who were creative, who knew how to...

Thompson Students Learn 7 Habits

Thompson Elementary students are learning about and practicing the 7 Habits during explicit 7 Habit activities, as it is integrated into the core curriculum,...

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The Power of Collaboration: Actively Listening for Mutual Understanding

In previous editions of Connections, I have highlighted our District 117 Portrait of a Graduate which identifies six competencies we want our students to...

CHSD117 Unveils New Home for Life Skills Academy

CHSD117: Life Skills Academy By Tanya Karner, Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services In a significant move towards enhancing educational opportunities for students, Community High School...