Several student musicians at Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South high schools were selected by audition for the Illinois Music Education Association All-State Band, Orchestra, Choir and Composition Workshop.
Huntley High School sophomores in American government social studies class learned about critical thinking for decoding and rejecting online hate through a workshop presented by representatives from The Simon Wiesenthal Center s Mobile Museum of Tolerance on Dec. 4-6.
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.
Four years ago, a chance encounter in a coffee line sparked a friendship. The people involved in that conversation, John Tarpey, vice president of security for the Chicago Bears, and Kaneland High School football student manager Charlie Krupka, established a "Bears Bond" that s unbreakable.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, more than a thousand community members participated in the Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot 5K raising funds for the Aurora East Educational Foundation and the A+ West Aurora Educational Foundation.