One principal is a District 202 veteran, and the other joins the Plainfield school district from a Warrenville elementary school.
Tara Piatek joins the Plainfield school district from Batavia, where she has worked as principal of Rotolo Middle School.
The junior hopes to help bridge communication between students and adults, ensuring concerns are heard and meaningful change can take place.
Both teams took first place in 2025, the inaugural year for the program at Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202.
Each year, one graduating senior from each of District 202's four high schools will be awarded a $500 scholarship in memory of Hernandez.
About 95 percent of the 16,000 semifinalists were named finalists, and roughly half of the finalists will earn a National Merit Scholarship.
Plainfield thespians will be staging productions of "Hadestown," "Chicago" and "Frozen: The Broadway Musical" this spring.
Twenty-two students from all four District 202 high schools won awards in two prestigious art competitions.
Students will learn techniques in painting, drawing, clay and mixed media. Plus, they'll keep the artwork they create.
Plainfield East High School will host the annual Southwest Prairie Conference Honor Band Festival, featuring students from 12 schools.
Since the students won their middle schools' spelling bees, they're advancing to the Will County bee in March.
The Bonnie McBeth Learning Center is using a new in-person-only, open registration model with no lottery this year.
The 2026 book drive aims to provide 25,000 additional books to children in need.
Wind chills of 25 below zero are expected before "some improvement" on Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
The National Weather Service predicted wind chills between 25-35 degrees below zero on Friday.
The district announced it will lose about $7 million annually in state funding due to a tier decrease from the IL Department of Education.
The boundary changes, which will take effect for the 2026-27 school year, will affect 10 Plainfield-area subdivisions.
The Plainfield South Class of 2025 student was on the team that won District 202's inaugural Entrepreneurial Student Pitch Night in May.
The Plainfield School District 202 Board approved high school attendance boundary changes set to take effect for the 2026-27 school year.
D202 is revising attendance boundaries for its high schools — and later elementary and middle schools — to address projected overcrowding.
The podcast shares good news and recognizes students and teachers at Wesmere Elementary School.
The band will perform in the Thanksgiving Day Parade of Bands, and the choir will sing in the season's first Candlelight Processional.
The program will discuss the common apps predators use and how they lure kids, as well as warning signs and tips for having honest talks.
This year saw a 20 percent increase in applications, making selection even more challenging, district officials said.
She is likely the first student in District 202 history to be selected to attend the District 9 festival each year since seventh grade.
Students from all four Plainfield high schools were selected to take part in the jazz, choir, band and orchestra festivals.
The sixth graders took part in a papercutting workshop with the artist of the public art installation coming to downtown Joliet next year.
The District 202 students are recognized among 34,000 others nationwide for their "exceptional academic promise," officials said.
The event "marks a significant step forward" for Plainfield School District 202, one staff member said.
Then, she did it again with the SAT, scoring 1570 out of a possible 1600, according to District 202 officials.
Out of 6,000 applicants, a mere 100 students nationwide were chosen for the distinction. A Plainfield third grader is among them.
She won the local civics bee in May, then the state competition in July. Next, she's heading to Washington, D.C. in November.
The winner was nominated for her unwavering commitment to students, colleagues and the broader school community, the district said.
Nikki and Lisa are the kindergarten, before/after and summer camp teachers at The Goddard School of Plainfield.
Every student at these schools is eligible for free breakfast and lunch this school year. No fees or applications are required.
Parents in Plainfield can mark the first day of school coming this month.
The fair, open to parents of children ages 3 to 22, will feature guest speakers, vendors and food trucks.
The team posted a 4.92 GPA on a 5.0 scale, placing them "among the academic elite in the nation," district officials said.
Team Expiri, comprised of three 2025 grads, built an app that alerts users when food will expire and offers solutions to reduce waste.
Of the 252 Illinois schools connected to Project Adam, District 202 "remains a model for cardiac emergency preparedness," officials said.