In response to a recent ruling in an ongoing lawsuit against almost 150 Illinois public school districts, District 211 schools will no longer require masks during the school day, or mandate the quarantining of...
In response to a nationwide TikTok trend threatening violence in schools on Friday, Dec. 17, District 211 declared a Level Yellow Alert on Dec. 16 at 4:20 p.m. D211 Superintendent Lisa Small issued the...
Throughout Illinois and much of the United States, school districts face the growing reality of a teacher shortage. By 2026, an estimated 270,000 public school teachers will leave the profession behind. According to the...
During the summer of 2020, a group of District 211 students created an Instagram account as an anonymous forum to share allegations of injustices they experienced at school. As the username “@alettertod211” suggests, the...
The words “teenager” and “lazy” seem to go hand-in-hand when people voice their opinions on the work ethic of young adults, but why is that? In short, the majority of teens are chronically sleep-deprived....
Update: The Board and the Union reached a tentative agreement on Monday, December 17, and the District ratified the contract at its board meeting on January 17. Final exams may be pushed back and...
Video courtesy of Richard Bauer, Operation Snowball advisor. D211’s Operation Snowball is right around the corner and will be held at Schaumburg High School on March 10. Richard Bauer, Operation Snowball advisor, explained that...
District 211 held a Hack-a-thon, a two-day, 20-hour competitive and educational coding event, for the first time Jan. 19-20. Students from across the district gathered at Palatine High School to create projects and learn...
Since the start of the 2017-2018 school year, Conant High School (and the rest of District 211) has adopted a new semester grading system, similar to the grading system used in colleges and universities....
A new, all-district dance will be held this spring. The dance aims to raise money for Partners in Our Community, which helps underprivileged families in the District 211 community, and will take place at...
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