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High School Internship leads to opportunities for aspiring medical student

Angelica Groszek always knew she wanted a career in the medical field. While attending Buffalo Grove High School, she took classes in the District 214 Health Science career pathway, including anatomy and medical terminology.

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Rolling Meadows Art Club transforms underpass

An array of colors now brightens an underpass along Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows. Students in the Rolling Meadows High School Art Club and their sponsors Cathy Pach and Martha Nava spent the summer designing and painting a 92-foot long mural as part of a collaboration with the Rolling Meadows Park District.

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Students build a future through Engineering Career Pathway

For Jonathan O’Grady, the clues were there from the beginning. When he was little, he really liked building things with Legos. Then, he found he loved to spend time with his grandfather in the woodworking shop set up in the garage. Entering Wheeling High School, he jumped at the chance to take a woodshop class.

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Wheeling teacher sparks a love for science

Every teacher has seen it: students who from day one lack the experience or encouragement or confidence to believe they can learn and succeed.

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For two teachers, Career Pathway leads to home

This is how it’s meant to work. This is what District 214 envisioned: A redesigned and robust Education Pathway and Education Academy experience that would send graduating seniors off to college with a big head start in teaching experience and, eventually, bring those same graduates home to teach in District 214.

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D214 honors top student-athletes with Howard Lester Award

Audrey Ginsberg and Ben Valak are the 2022 recipients of High School District 214’s Howard Lester Awards. The awards are presented annually to one male and one female senior athlete in recognition of athletic achievements, academics and character, including truthfulness, heart and effort.

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Science comes to life at Wheeling STEM camps

Messy Spectacular Science, Build a Boat and Spa Science, these are just some of the classes offered at this year’s STEM camps at Wheeling High School. Young learners in the community, ranging from first through eighth graders, were fully immersed in science and technology in this week-long summer camp.

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Calisch Arts Unlimited Award 2022

Each year, the Richard W. Calisch Arts Unlimited Award is presented to the District 214 senior who best exemplifies creative excellence in the arts.

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