Seventh-grader Evan Cochrane was determined to head for the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year after placing sixth in the McHenry County regional contest last year.
“He said, ‘You got to be r.
Matt de la Peña, a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for his book “Last Stop on Market Street,” never would have imagined he’d be speaking to students as a publi.
The McHenry High School District 156 physical education department scored a repeat Blue Ribbon Award for excellence from the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance after a yearlong effort to showcase the department s approach to educating the whole student.
McHenry Community High School senior Alexa Munoz is one of 105 high school seniors nationwide to be selected for a $25,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship program award.
Two McHenry Community High School graphics students created car wrap designs to honor the McHenry Moose Lodge as part of a graphic design partnership that included graphics students producing the car wrap project from start to finish.