2026 Plastic: Mean Girls tops the high school stage
From Chamblee to Maryland, we look at how *Mean Girls* is teaching students the power of resilience and "sharing the stage."
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Naperville D203 faces possible teacher walkout Tuesday
Teachers warn of a strike Aug. 26, citing stalled raises; families urged to prepare childcare alternatives.
Naperville D203 teachers’ union authorizes a strike
The teachers and school board remain apart on pay raises, benefits, and workload as a strike looms before Thursday's school start.
Last time for the first home football game
Seniors have started their last season of high school football; the nation's landscape is once again lit on Friday nights.
Naperville 203 strike possible on Aug. 19
A teachers' strike looms in a big Chicago suburb: salaries and paid leave to care for sick family members are the big issues.
An everlasting in-person / e-learning debate
Students will do whatever school administrators tell them to do with regard to e-learning, but all approaches have risks that require balance.
IL ties TX for most Blue Ribbon Schools in 2018
The National Blue Ribbon went this year to more schools in IL than any other state but Texas. 7 Md. schools also honored.
Boys’ soccer in fog: old hat in 3A, 1st ever in 2A
Naperville N. won its 2nd consecutive title in boys' soccer (3A); Solorio Academy from Chicago won its 1st title in any sport, ever.
US Sen. Bernie Sanders comes to Naperville
US Sen Bernie Sanders of Vt. came to IL to talk to students about the political revolution he started when he ran for president in 2016.
Worst semester of life at a competitive high school
Being a student at a highly competitive high school has its good points, but many students bail out at the first sign of stress.