Spirito! Singers Announce Three York Seniors As Scholarship Winners
The Dolores Stedman Shaheen Scholarship for Choral Excellence
Purpose/Mission: The Dolores Stedman Shaheen Scholarship for Choral ...more
York Team Takes Second in Illinois Stock Market Game
York High School students in Jim Borel’s 7th period Intro to Business class finished in 2nd place out of 541 teams in the Econ Illinois Stock ...more
York Model United Nations Sends Delegation to Canadian-American Security Councils Conference
York Model United Nations sent a delegation of 12 students to the Canadian-American Security Councils ...more
York’s Model UN Club Attends UN Conference
York Community High School recently sent a delegation of thirteen students to the St. Ignatius Model UN conference. Meg and Catie Grasse both earned ...more
York's Math Team Scores a Win over Prospect High School
York Community High School's Math Team scored a win on their first meet this year, beating Prospect High School by just two points. A record 15 ...more
Fifteen members of the York Community High School Class of 2013 have been named National Merit Commended Students, as announced by the National Merit ...more
The York Community High School Class of 2013 has again produced six National Merit Semifinalists, as announced by the National Merit Scholarship ...more
Recent York Graduate Tessa Kroll Named to Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team
York Community High School recent graduate Tessa Kroll was named to the elite 2011-2012 Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team. The ...more
Sandburg Contest Winner Named "Mayor for a Day"
With an emphasis on respectful leadership, Shelia Evans of Sandburg Middle School penned the first-place winning entry to the Character Counts! 2012 “May ...more
Hawthorne Student Poets Published in Poetry Anthology
Ten Hawthorne Elementary fourth-grade REACH Expressways students were published in the anthology A Celebration of Poets after their entry in a ...more
Three York High School Seniors Awarded Spirito! Singers Scholarships
Spirito! Singers recently announced the recipients of its Dolores Stedman Shaheen Scholarship for Choral Excellence and Florine ...more
York Symphonic Band Performs at SuperState Concert Band Festival
Upon invitation, the York Community High School Symphonic Band participated in the prestigious SuperState Concert Band Festival, held ...more
Senior Athletic Recognition Night Hosted by York Athletic Boosters
The York Athletic Booster Club hosted their annual Senior Athletic Recognition Night at York High School on May 16. Varsity athletes, ...more
York High School Students Earn Top Achievement on National Spanish Exam
Twenty-one York Community High School world language students recently attained national recognition for excellent performance ...more
National Merit Scholarship Corp. Names Merit and College-Sponsored Award Winners
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) named the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship as well as the ...more
Jacob Ruprecht Named Principal’s Leadership Award Winner
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)/Herff Jones in April announced the 2012-13 Principal’s Leadership Award ...more
Illinois Golden Apple Scholars Represent York Community High School
Golden Apple announced the selection of its 2012 Golden Apple Scholars. Representing York Community High School are Kelly O’Ryan ...more
Jeremy Paschke Named Outstanding HS Physics Teacher
The Illinois Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (ISAAPT) strives to advance the teaching of physics and also furthers an ...more
D205 Elmhurst Library Poetry Contest Winners Announced
The Friends of Elmhurst Public Library recently held its 8th Annual Poetry Contest for students in 4th through 12th grades. The contest was open ...more
District 205 Students Excel at State Science Olympiad
Teams from more than 46 middle schools and 48 high schools participated in the State Science Olympiad competition, held at the University of ...more
Rush Anatomy Lab field trips both captivate and educate
York National Technical Honor Society inducts six members
Thousands of schools and colleges throughout the U.S. and its territories have a chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on ...more
York Youth & Government Team realizes success in Springfield Legislative Assembly
On March 17, 2012, the York High School's Youth and Government Team season culminated in a statewide Legislative ...more
Five York Seniors named National Merit Finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) program has recently determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September of 2011 have met ...more
District 205 to be represented by three of its schools at State Science Olympiad event
More than 65 students from Elmhurst, including teams from York High School, Bryan, Churchville and Sandburg ...more
York High School Science Olympiad Team places 4th at Regional Contest
The York Science Olympiad Team placed 4th in the competitive College of DuPage Regional event held March 10, where more than 20 ...more
Sandburg MS Science Olympiad Team also ranks 4th
Members of the Sandburg Science Olympiad team also placed 4th at the March 10 Regional competition. Student interest in the Science Olympiad program at ...more
Churchville MS Science Olympiad Team ranks 6th
Churchville Middle School coaches Heather Wrzensinski and Anthony Petersen had a great Science Olympiad season, medaling in nine varsity events, ...more
York Students compete at Regional IDEA Competition
Computer Aided Drafting students from York High School competed at the Regional IDEA State Qualification Competition on March 9. The following ...more
York’s Ken Ross named CISCO Educator of the Year
The Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) recently announced its Project of the Year award winners. The Pride in Construction Program, ...more
District 205 National Board Certified Teachers Announced
Four teachers from Elmhurst District 205 are among the 461 members of this year’s class of Nationally Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) in ...more
Hawthorne Fifth Grade REACH Language Arts Students' Poems Published
This fall, nineteen Hawthorne fifth grade REACH Language Arts students entered a national poetry contest sponsored by Creative ...more
128 York seniors named 2012-13 Illinois State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently recognized 17,515 students from 773 different high schools across the State as ...more
34 Middle School Students Represent District 205 at IMEA Jr. Festival in November
On November 5, 2011, the Illinois Music Educators Association Elementary and Junior High Division held its annual ...more
Four National Advanced Placement Scholars Recognized at November 15 Board of Education Meeting
The College Board Advanced Placement Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated ...more
Four District 205 Staff Members Receive Those Who Excel Award From ISBE
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) honored nearly 200 educators and community members for their outstanding service to ...more
44 York Musicians Named IMEA All-District Selectees
More than 3,000 students from over 75 schools throughout Northeastern Illinois auditioned for the honor of being selected to the Illinois Music ...more
Cathleen McGovern Earns $10,000 Nordstrom Scholarship
On September 27, 2011, a “prize patrol” of Nordstrom executives surprised York High School senior Cathleen McGovern with the news that she had ...more
Six York Students Named as National Merit Semifinalists and 8 Named as Commended Students
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)recently announced six National Merit Semifinalists from York ...more
York Students Recognized as J.Kyle Braid Scholars
York Community High School students Grace Haggard, Billi Marquess, Matthew Parks and John Shipman were recognized by a Proclamation of the Board of ...more
York Boys Volleyball Team Win Academic Award
The York Boys Volleyball team was recognized by a Proclamation at the August 16, 2011 Board of Education Meeting by the Board and Administration. The ...more
Jefferson Elementary School fifth grader, Meghan Quinn, takes third place in State bike poster
The Board of Education and Administration recognized by Proclamation the accomplishment of Meghan Quinn ...more
Boys and Girls Track Team Honored at Board of Education Meeting - June 14, 2011
Members of the York Community High School Boys and Girls Track Teams, as well as their coaches, were honored by ...more
York Honors 70 Seniors at Scholarship Awards Night
Seventy members of the York High School Class of 2011 received 29 senior awards and/or scholarships at the annual Scholarship Awards Night held on ...more
Kick Off For Kids Presents Star Educator Award
Kindergarten teacher Tammy Dospoy, of Edison Elementary School, was honored on May 4 with the Star Educator Award, which includes a $300 check to be ...more
York Italian teacher selected as NEH Summer Scholar
Maria Barbanente, who teaches Italian at York High School, was one of 25 from across the country selected to participate in the National Endowment ...more
York sophomore Consetino takes 2nd in State CAD Contest
York sophomore Nick Cosentino placed second in the Introductory CAD (Computer Aided Drafting and Design) category at the State contest sponsored ...more
31 from York Named State Winners in FCCLA Competition
The Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State competition took place in Springfield on Friday, April 8. Thirty-one York ...more
York Career and Technical Education Honor Society Inductees Announced
In April, the following York High School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society for 2010-2011: Kelsey ...more
Four York Students Earn State SkillsUSA Medals; One Headed to Nationals
Fifteen York High School students competed in the State SkillsUSA competition in mid April, earning four medals. In the category ...more
Pat Masterton Named IASBO Service Award Recipient
District 205 Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations will soon be honored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) ...more
PTA Reflections Winners for 2010-11
Each year, the PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme.Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by ...more
District 205 Named to College Board's AP ® Achievement List
Elmhurst District 205 was one of 388 school districts in the nation honored by the College Board this year with a place on its AP ® ...more
J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation announces York High School Leadership Scholars
In March, the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation announced the newly selected Leadership Scholars for 2011. ...more
Elmhurst District 205 Earns Bright Red Apple Award
SchoolSearch has awarded Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 with a 2010 Bright Red Apple for educational excellence. Out of 868 school ...more
Freshman Orientation Program Highlighted at State Conference
York High School counselors Karla Goldman and Amy Thompson, and York School Psychologist Linda Johnson presented recently at the state ...more
York Students Win Poster Contest
Two York High School students, Alex Rebek and Alexa Drake, were recent winners in the annual poster contest sponsored by the Illinois First Amendment Center. Alex ...more
Eight District 205 Schools Recognized with ISBE Academic Excellence Awards
This month the Illinois State Board of Education IISBE) will be honoring 834 schools that have been named to the 2010 ...more
York Senior, Tori Larson, Honored at Jan. 25th District 205 Board Meeting for IHSA Girls Swimming Achievement
Tori Larsen, York Community High School senior, recently earned two medals at the ...more
District 205's National Board Certified Teachers Honored at January 25th Board Meeting
Five teachers from Elmhurst District 205 are among the 771 members of the 2010 class of National Board Certified ...more
Edison Elementary School Honored at District 205 Jan. 25th Board Meeting as National Blue Ribbon School
This year’s national Blue Ribbon Schools were announced on September 9, 2010. U.S. Secretary of ...more
District 205 Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Meg Schnoor Awarded 2010-11 William H. Ott Memorial Scholarship
Meg Schnoor, District 205’s Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and ...more
Safe Routes to School Award
The Safe Routes to School Committee was formed this fall, with the charge of creating Safe Routes to School (SRTS) in Elmhurst. The SRTS Committee is comprised of ...more
Work of York Artists Exhibited and Juried
Elmhurst College hosted its 12th Annual High School Art Exhibit from January 5-19, 2011. A reception to honor the student artists was held on January 12. This ...more
District 205 Middle School IMEA Students Recognized at January 11th Board of Education Meeting
On November 6, the Illinois Music Educators Association Elementary and Junior High Division held its ...more
117 York seniors named 2011-12 Illinois State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently recognized 17,335 students from 749 different high schools from across the state as ...more
December 14 Board of Education Meeting Recognition for York Students
In Elmhurst District 205, 422 York Community High School students took a total of 884 Advanced Placement (AP) tests in May of 2010, ...more
December 14 Board of Education Meeting Recognition for Sandburg Eighth Grader
Clara Stezowski , an 8th grade student at Sandburg Middle School, has been selected to represent the State of Illinois at ...more
National Commended Students Honored
Five members of the York Community High School Class of 2010 have been named as Commended Scholars in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) ...more
District 205 Schools Listed in Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times Academic Rankings
Every October, when the Illinois State Report Cards are released, the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times set about ...more
York High School Boys' Top Athletic Accomplishments
A proclamation will be read at the November 16 Board of Education meeting honoring the York High School Boys Cross Country Team for winning the ...more
York High School Girls' Top Athletic Accomplishments
York’s Girls Volleyball team won the Class 4A Super Sectional against New Trier last weekend, earning their first trip to the Final Four on Friday ...more
York High School IMEA Participants
More than 3,000 students from over 75 schools throughout Northeastern Illinois auditioned for the honor of All-District band, chorus, orchestra and jazz band ...more
District 205 Middle School IMEA Participants
On Saturday, November 6, the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Elementary and Junior High Division held its annual District I Music Festival at ...more
3M Bestows Star in the Classroom Award to York High School Social Studies teacher
James Borel has been recognized for his effective implementation of Econ Illinois programs in the classroom, helping ...more
“Best of the Best” honored in Illinois School Communications Contest
The Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA) presented 114 awards to 34 school districts on ...more
District 205 Earns SchoolSearchTM Academic Award
For the ninth consecutive year, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 has received the SchoolSearchTM Bright A+ Award, based on the 2009 Illinois ...more
Four York students honored as J.Kyle Braid Scholars
The J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation mission is to identify and select young adults who exhibit leadership potential, have a strong sense of ...more
Physical Education teacher, Jeremy Thomas, named Teacher of the Year by IAHPERD
The Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, was founded in 1931 by a group of ...more
York Class of 2010 Student wins STAR gold medal at FCCLA conference
The 2010 Family and Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) national conferencewas held in Chicago in July. More than 6,100 ...more
Jefferson Elementary School awarded Jaffarian Award by the American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) announced that the Jefferson Elementary ...more
Churchville Counselor receives Counselor of the Year Award
Ramona Osgood has received the Middle School Counselor of the Year Award from the Illinois School Counselors Association. Honorees are ...more
District students named National Merit Finalists
All eight York Community High School students who qualified as National Merit Semi-Finalists last fall were recently named Finals for the 2009-10 ...more
York High School announces record number of Illinois State Scholars
York Community High School is pleased to announce that 148 students have been recognized as 2010 Illinois State Scholars. This is ...more
District school nominated for national Blue Ribbon status
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205’s Edison Elementary School has been nominated by the Illinois State Board of Education for the ...more
District 205 awarded Certificate of Excellence for financial reporting
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 won the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International Certificate of ...more
York cross country team named Boys’ Team of the Decade
York students chosen to attend Illinois Music Educators All-State Festival in Peoria
York students Kate Burnier, Alto (vocal); Lois Cha, Chello; Trace Gaynor, Violin; Kristina Murray, flute; Cassie ...more
York's Tori Larsen takes third place at Illinois state swim meet
York's Tori Larsen took third place in the Illinois state swim and diving meet in the 50 M freestyle. The state swimming and diving ...more
Wrestling coach Terry Clarke to be inducted into IWCOA Hall of Fame
Terry Clarke has been selected for induction into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame. Inductees ...more
Amy Thompson named School Counselor Advocate of the Year
The Illinois School Counselor Association has named Amy Thompson, a York Community High School counselor, School Counselor Advocate of the ...more
J. Kyle Braid Leadership Scholars Receive Board of Education Recognition
The mission of The J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation is to identify and select young adults who exhibit leadership potential ...more
York Boys Cross Country Team comes in third at state meet
The members of the York Community High School boys cross country team have won third place standing in the state finals. The team is coached ...more
Two York track coaches inducted into Hall of Fame
York Coaches Stan Reddel and Annette Schulte will be inducted into the Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) Track Coaches Hall of Fame this ...more
District 205 receives highest level of financial recognition
For the third consecutive year, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 has earned the highest level of financial recognition from the ...more
District teacher named Illinois Outstanding Biology Teacher for 2009
District receives the 2009 Bright A+ Award
SchoolSearch has honored District 205 with a Bright A+ Award for 2009. The Bright A+ Award is given to those school districts with the highest academic ...more
Students earn top national academic awards
Eight York High School students including David Baker, Gavin Fahey, Rachel Nelson, Mark Nosek, Will Ritter, Kyle Ann Sebastian, Thomas Speers and David ...more
Two students earn national gold medals in interior design
York High School seniors Lucy LaPalermo and Kendra Mills won gold medals in Interior Design at the National Family, Career, and Community ...more
District earns top state-wide recognition for public engagement campaign
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 earned top honors from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public ...more
