Oakland Food Drive a Success

At our December Materials Pick-up for students, Oakland Elementary partnered with our Oakland Boosters to run a food drive in support of...

W.C. Petty Weathers Pandemic Challenges

For almost a year, schools have greatly been affected by a worldwide pandemic. Everything teachers knew about teaching before has been completely...

AUGS Students Join NJHS

By Katelyn Swansen and Kaylee Hibbeln The National Junior Honors Society (NJHS) at Antioch Upper Grade School is a...

RHYTHM Plus Coming to Hillcrest Elementary School

Hillcrest Hurricanes were invited to participate in the RHYTHM Plus Zoom demonstration on February 1st. The RHYTHM Plus program (Reaching Hearts of...

Remote Art Connects Community

District 34 art teachers, Cheryl Jerik and Amy Pieniazkiewicz-Grude, continue to work on community involvement during Remote Learning with their art students....

Mary Kay McNeill Seeks Community Collaboration

The Mary Kay McNeill Early Learning Center has been expanding our school community by building partnerships with local businesses and organizations. 

Career Pathways Offers Opportunities For Students

The COVID pandemic has caused all of us to realize the essential need in our society for those who do the day-to-day...

Rotary District 6440’s 2021 Vocational Scholarship Program Call for Applications

The Vocational Scholarship seeks to provide educational opportunities for men and women in District 6440 who are preparing for careers that do...

The Importance of Belonging

Throughout the history of mankind, people have the need to belong in the community in which they live. The importance of belonging...

Those Who Excel

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education sponsors the Those Who Excel program to honor individuals who have made a significant...

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The Paths of Our Graduates After District 117

In previous editions of Connections I have shared how proud we are of our new D117 Portrait of a Graduate that provides...

Math Fair Sums a Total Success

Math Fair: CHSD117 The 2023 District 117 Math Fair was a sum of many efforts by both Sequoits and...

ACHS Students Participate in a Cultural Exchange

STUDENT EXCHANGE: ACHS Students in German language classes at Antioch Community High School participated in a cultural exchange with...