Twenty Illinois schools, including several in suburban districts, were named Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The list, released Tuesday, includes 353 schools across the country.
Heath McFaul, associate principal at Barrington High School, is expected to be named the new principal at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Wednesday.
If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill requiring full-day kindergarten in all elementary and unit school districts in four years, at least nine suburban districts would be affected. That s according to a Daily Herald analysis of 80 suburban school district kindergarten offerings in five counties.
When Hafsah Khan started painting four years ago, it served as an outlet for her emotions. Now, the Barrington High School sophomore teaches art classes to her peers and older adults at Sunrise Senior Living in Barrington, as part of the school s Art in Action club, which she cofounded.