The application window for the Medical Academy will be opening on October 1st. Current sophomores and juniors who have taken or are enrolled in at least one medical academy class…
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Leggee Elementary School has been selected as a 2019-2020 School of Excellence for its use of Imagine Español, a personalized learning solution that accelerates grade-level reading and language proficiency in…
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Thank you to the families of incoming kindergarteners in 2020-21 who attended our Dual Language Information nights. Unfortunately, the final of the three information nights, scheduled for March 18, was…
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Huntley High School has been named among “100+ Middle and High Schools to Visit” by leading educational innovation blog Getting Smart. The site highlights the school’s Blended Learning program as a…
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Huntley 158 schools are again sponsoring the Young Authors Program, an optional program for all kindergarten through 8th grade students that is completed at home. Participating in Young Authors puts into…
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The Daily Herald highlighted Huntley High School’s leading Career and Technology course offerings in an article discussing a rising focus on the broad area of study for high schools. At HHS, the…
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Parents/guardians of current 8th graders are invited to attend with their student an informational presentation about Vanguard Vision, Huntley High School’s Competency-based Education Program, on December 17, 6:30 p.m. at…
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Huntley High School Teacher Dennis Brown has been named one of three Teachers of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance, a nationwide organization that works to promote law-related education…
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Huntley 158’s innovative programs are being shared by the Illinois State Board of Education as a model for other school districts throughout the state through ISBE’s “Illinois Sparks” initiative. The…
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Huntley High School has been ranked as the #1 blended learning high school in the United States by Study.com. The ranking is continued recognition of the school’s blended learning program,…
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Huntley High School teacher Dennis Brown has been named the winner of the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s Tidwell Award, which recognizes the top high school media educator in the state.…
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Students from Mackeben Elementary School were taken on a one-of-a-kind tour through the natural world without having to leave the Square Barn Road Campus. They visited neighboring Heineman Middle School…
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Huntley High School senior Shefali Sharma has been recognized among the top high school women in computing by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). The NCWIT Aspirations…
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Quill and Scroll – the international honor society for high school journalism – holds an annual competition to recognize national winners of a Yearbook Excellence Contest. There were 179 schools…
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Heineman Middle School students teamed up to raise enough money to fund the construction of two wells to serve people in Haiti and South Sudan without reliable access to clean…
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Students in Deb Udelhofen’s Job Skills class at Huntley High School were featured in the Daily Herald and the Northwest Herald, showcasing the candles they have been successfully making and selling since last year…
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Huntley 158 has once again been selected for membership in the League of Innovative Schools, a group of 102 schools in the U.S. leading innovation to provide equitable and excellent…
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The District 158 Early Childhood Center has achieved the Gold Circle of Quality in ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development programs. ExceleRate unifies all…
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The Huntley Community School District 158 Board of Education has approved the hiring of Marcus Belin as the next principal of Huntley High School, starting July 1, 2018. Belin currently…
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Huntley Community School District 158 has been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools. Huntley 158 is among just 93 school districts in the U.S. and 3 in Illinois to be accepted.
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Harpal Singh, a 2017 graduate of Huntley High School, was honored with an award and scholarship at the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) Punjabi Youth Graduation and Scholarships Awards…
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Longtime Huntley High School teacher and coach Kris Grabner announced that he will be stepping back from coaching duties with the HHS girls soccer team. He will continue to coach…
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Tonight’s Marlowe Middle School 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be live streamed on the District 158 YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/c/district158. The stream will begin shortly before the 7:00 p.m. ceremony. Tune in!
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Conley Elementary students were thrilled May 25 to host 12 members of the Huntley High School Class of 2017 who are enlisting in the military. The Conley students both listened…
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Four Class of 2017 graduates: Heather Baldacci, Hailey Hill, Claudia Kosiak, and Jacob Wat have all excelled in academics, with GPAs in the top 10 among the class's more than 700 graduates. But equally as important, each has forged a distinctive path through high school, including finding the right balance among academics, extracurriculars, and social life.
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Huntley Community School District 158 recognized 2017 graduates of the LIGHT (Life Instruction Guiding Huntley Transition) Program at a ceremony on May 23. The LIGHT Program is a special services…
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In what has become a treasured annual tradition, members of the Huntley High School Class of 2017 took a walk down memory lane by visiting the elementary schools they attended…
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Congratulations to HHS senior Heather Baldacci on being named to the Daily Herald Fox Valley Academic Team as an honorable mention! Heather is also the valedictorian of the Class of…
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Heineman Middle School has for the past several years hosted an Apprentice-style interdisciplinary project, in which 8th-grade students teamed up to research, present on, and support good causes. After presenting to…
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Today we talk with Scott Iddings, principal of Leggee Elementary School; Carrie Hernandez, Leggee kindergarten teacher; and Carter, a kindergarten veteran, about what to expect at kindergarten registration and in the classroom. At kindergarten registration events, families have the opportunity to tour the school, meet staff, and get to know their school.
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Huntley High School will hold the graduation ceremony celebrating the Class of 2017 at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln…
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Today we speak with five students from the inaugural class of Huntley High School's pioneering Youth Residency Program about their experiences. They'll share their favorite memories from their one-of-a-kind experience as well as how the program has helped them develop their plans for the future.
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Huntley High School has been named to the Washington Post “Most Challenging Schools” list for the third year in a row. The list primarily reflects the Post’s own Challenge Index…
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The first class of students to complete the Huntley High School Youth Residency Program in partnership with Centegra Health System were recognized at a ceremony at the new Centegra Hospital-Huntley…
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On Friday, April 28, the Huntley HS Journalism team placed 4th in state in the IHSA State Journalism Tournament. Individual winners included Courtney Thomas (State Champion, Newspaper Design), Ryan O’Sullivan…
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Dylan Lyon, a 7th grade student at Heineman Middle School, was honored among winners of the McHenry County Bar Association’s Law Day Essay Contest on May 5. The organization sponsors…
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On this special two-part episode, we speak with six Huntley High School who shortly after graduation will be shipping out for service in the military. As we near graduation season, we are so proud and honored to speak with these students about the choices they have made to enter the military. On Part I we speak with seniors Noah Drzal,...
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Huntley High School’s Raider Nation News took first prize in the Division AA News Program category at the Midwest Media Educators Association VidFest on April 28. The video festival included…
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A team of Huntley High School students took first place in the Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT) National Design & Construction Competition in late April. The CIRT competition pitted teams…
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Huntley High School hosted an international delegation of students and educators through the Philippine Youth Leadership Program (PYLP) on Wednesday, April 26. The PYLP is a leadership development program for Filipino students…
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Chesak Elementary School second-grader Samantha (Sammi) Stobbe recently received a 2017 Infinitec Outstanding Student Technology Award. Sammi, the daughter of Carla and Christopher Stobbe, has Pallister Killian Syndrome, which leaves her…
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Today we speak with Richard Myers, manager of Culver's in Huntley, which over the years has partnered in numerous ways with Huntley 158. In addition, we talk with HHS senior Trevor Sass, who says he will take his experiences working at Culver's through the school's Co-op Program with him to the United States Marine Corps.
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This past Friday students from Huntley High School’s Operation Click club attended their annual year-end banquet. Also in attendance were two other HHS students who were randomly chosen to attend based…
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Today we speak with Sunday Graham, of the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition to hosting the ribbon cutting event for Huntley High School's new addition in 2016, the Chamber partners with the District in many ways. According to Graham, strong local schools have a large positive effect on home values and business growth.
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Through April 17, the work of 45 Huntley High School students is on display among that of hundreds of students from across the Fox Valley Conference at the Annual FVC Art…
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Approximately 125 colleges and universities and more than 20 area high schools will participate in Huntley High School’s inaugural IACAC-Recognized College Fair, to be held from 6:00-8:30 p.m. on Monday,…
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Huntley 158 is one of 10 Illinois school districts selected to participate in the first cohort of Illinois’ Competency-Based High School Graduation Requirements Pilot Program. The program is targeted to spur…
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Today we speak with Jacki Carrasco, director of the Huntley 158 gifted program, as well as Deena Reeves and Bruce Augustine, two gifted parents who have both served as chair of the Community Organization for Gifted Children (COGC), an organization that provides networking and resources for parents of gifted children.
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Fifteen Future Business Leaders of America members and advisers from Huntley High School attended the Sixty-eighth Illinois Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference at the Crowne Plaza,…
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