From Chicago Now Staff Blog: Niche’s 2018 Best Public High Schools rankings are “based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.” … Continue reading
Category Archives: High School
A press release from the Home of the Sparrow: My Sister’s Dress is Collecting Formal Dresses for Fundraiser Benefiting Home of the Sparrow McHenry County, Illinois –The 10th Annual My Sister’s Dress Event is now collecting new and gently used formal dresses … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: House Approves McSweeney Proposal to Help High Schools and Community Colleges Provide Dual Credits to Students Springfield, IL… The House today approved a measure to create a pilot program to help Illinois … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog adds this to the discussion: It is often argued (by members of high school district boards) that it is inherently more expensive to educate high school students than elementary school students. There is no logical … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Mike Tryon Files Bill to Ease Process of Obtaining PE Waivers to Allow for Advanced Placement Coursework SPRINGFIELD….. State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) hopes to tackle high college tuition costs … Continue reading
Real estate tax bills being sent out in McHenry County this year will total $783,689,437.41 this spring. That compares with $773,325,977.50 a year ago. That’s an increase of 1.34%, which those with good memories will recall is less than the … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has a story about an audacious rape by a 16-year old of a 15-year old girl, not once, but three times in a Barrington High School stairwell. “’The high school has an extensive video surveillance system and … Continue reading
A note and some pictures from my sister, who lives in Joplin: We drove the new high school last Thurs. It happened to be open so we went in to investigate. It turned out we were crashing Gov. Nixon’s press … Continue reading
You can see the data above. But, just to make sure people can use a search engine to find out how well each McHenry County College high school prepares its students who attend McHenry County College in math, I’ll type … Continue reading
This post is a continuation of my sister Ellen’s email about what happened as a result of the tornado that devastated much of Joplin. The hospital that was destroyed has mobile units set up and is back in business. They … Continue reading
What follows is the first part of a long note from my sister, who lives in Joplin. Mercifully, her family lives in Leawood, about a quarter of a mile south of the Interstate on which I saw a photo of … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times released a school teacher and administrator data base this week that some might find interesting. “Salary data includes base, summer-, after-school pay, benefits, vacation- or sick-day payouts, pre-retirement salary bumps. Average includes only full-time employees,” says the … Continue reading
Southwest Airlines is popping for two free plane tickets to Washington, D.C., for a talented high school artist living in the 16th congressional district. U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo has sent out this press release about the opportunity: Rep. Manzullo Invites … Continue reading