Summer School Principals Joe Taylor and Matt Wallace, and Summer School teachers focused on helping students recover from unfinished learning that resulted from the pandemic. During this past summer program, 89 percent of the students who were auto enrolled attended and 87 percent of those students earned credit. Summer School teachers, principals and staff focused on unfinished learning, social-emotional learning and enrichment opportunities, significantly improving student outcomes.

Thank you to our teachers, support staff, buildings and grounds staff, and everyone else involved for making this past Summer School program a success. Registration is open for Summer School 2022; more information on offerings can be found on the Summer School website.

For over 50 years, each November heralds the arrival of the much-anticipated philanthropic effort known as School Chest. School Chest is a packed, three-week long effort led by DHS Student Council that unites the student body, staff, local businesses and the surrounding Deerfield community toward the goal of raising funds and awareness for that year’s beneficiary, selected through a vote by the student body.

This year’s beneficiary was Paws for Patrick. Paws for Patrick is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting young people with Emotional Support Animals and Therapy Dogs to aid them as they live with mental illness.

In late November, School Chest Co-Chairs Jordan Pinsky and Jessica Lew hosted the reveal announcing that DHS raised $105,921.35 for Paws for Patrick.

Thank you to our community members, students, teachers and staff who donated and/or gave their time and energy to supported this year's School Chest Fundraiser.

HPHS will kick off Charity Drive on February 23 to support the Danny Did Foundation.

District 113 in conjunction with The Art Center Highland Park is celebrating February Youth Art Month with an exclusive show featuring the artwork of District 113 students. The opening event for the exhibit was held on February 3, 2022. If you missed the opening event, the artwork will be on display until February 12, 2022. The Art Center Highland Park is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035.

Congratulations to our students, their teachers, and the fine and applied arts departments at Deerfield High School and Highland Park High School.

Deerfield High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded young women's access in AP computer science courses. Deerfield High School is one of 760 schools from across the country to be recognized in the category of AP CSP.

In order to earn this award, schools must have either 50 percent or higher female exam taker representation in one or both AP computer science courses, or a percentage of female computer science exam takers that meets or exceeds the school’s female population.

Congratulations to our female AP computer science students and their teachers for this amazing achievement and taking steps towards gender equality in computer science and STEM education.

You can access additional information about this award and see the full list of 2021 awardees by visiting the College Board's website.

Township High School District 113 has earned the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE), which is a prestigious achievement for excellence and transparency in financial reporting, from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) for its high-quality Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for Fiscal Year 2020. This is District 113's 29th consecutive COE from the ASBO.

Congratulations to Ali Mehanti, the District's assistant superintendent for finance, and the business and finance department on this achievement.

At the start of every school year, District 113 recognizes and honors staff who have served the District for 20 years and every fifth year thereafter. We would like to recognize and thank the following individuals for their service in District 113.

Eudosio Alonso - HPHS

Lillian Brandt - DHS

Marianthi Brown - HPHS

Robert Canman - HPHS

Dixie Connor - HPHS

Katerina Daughton - DHS

Gail Gausselin - DHS

Jennifer Ginopolis Ebaugh - HPHS

Scott Leibfried - HPHS

Don McCord - HPHS

Ruth Morkin - DHS

Marc Pechter - DHS

Elizabeth Perlman - HPHS

Richenda Petersen - HPHS

Hilary Quagliana - DHS

Krista Settles - DHS

Ronald Smith - HPHS

Deborah Soderquist - HPHS

Ronald Velleuer - DHS

Laurie Williams - DHS

Nikoletta Antonakos - DHS

Lisa Berghoff - HPHS

Deborah Finn - HPHS

Kenneth Kramer - DHS

Leslie Levin - HPHS

Maria Lugo - HPHS

Peter Mordini - DHS

Norma Nevarez - HPHS

Joseph Pighetti - DHS

Helen Crowley - DHS

Steven Morris - HPHS

Barbara Obinger - HPHS

Koren Plata - DHS

Below are some of the honors and achievements our students have earned since the start of the 2021-22 school year.