
March 24, 2021
Dear Warrior Family
I’m pleased to announce, in conjunction with our feeder districts, we are planning to expand our in-person learning model when we return from spring break ...

March 24, 2021
Like many across the country, Casey Honniball celebrated the recent landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. The excitement for space exploration was perhaps a bit more perso...

March 19, 2021
Take a listen to Dr. Prickett on WBBM Radio Chicago on March 16. Click here . Dr. Jeff Prickett, principal of McHenry High School-East Campus since 2017, is the Illinois High S...

March 19, 2021
Two McHenry High School seniors were among 14 area students to earn the Good Citizen Award from the Kishwaukee Valley Region of the Daughters of the American Revolution for demons...

March 17, 2021
Officers with the West Campus Key Club attended the first-ever Key Club Digital District Convention and Leadership Conference, and came away with several awards including 1st plac...

March 15, 2021
The McHenry High School Foundation Committee is accepting nominations for the McHenry High School Distinguished Graduate honor, which is a recognition of McHenry High School alumn...

March 10, 2021
When you walk into McHenry High School school Counselor Curtis Menke’s office at East Campus, you might see a photo of Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton. Or you might notice a sh...

March 10, 2021
As McHenry High School works to educate young people in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, the newly created Freshman Success team has been crucial in helping students new to high...

March 9, 2021
Last spring, Autumn Mercure was a little uneasy about the future. A member of McHenry High School’s Class of 2020, she was finishing school remotely and worried about the continui...

February 27, 2021
The show will go on for McHenry High School as students work to prepare for a spring show, “Musical Revue,” that features performances of 16 songs from 15 well-known Broadway show...

February 24, 2021
MCHS art teachers Barbara Drufke, Michele Zimmerman, Jessica Metropulos, and the National Art Honor Society members worked together to create a virtual art show in light of cancel...

February 22, 2021
Dear District 156 Parent/Guardian,
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, McHenry Community High School District 156 will administer the ninth annual Illinois...

February 19, 2021
Katherine Freiberger, a McHenry High School teacher for 31 years, often helps out in the book room distributing textbooks to East Campus students at the beginning of the school ye...

February 16, 2021
Sarah Ray had her work cut out for her when she started with McHenry High School this year.
Students were learning remotely as teachers and staff struggled to reach out to them...

February 5, 2021
“¿Cómo está, señor?” asks Lorena Ortega, bilingual parent liaison for McHenry High School, on a recent morning while helping a parent work out student bus details.
With the sch...

February 5, 2021
Teaching during a pandemic may not be ideal, but social science Instructor Andrew Stegenga is trying to make the best of it. One thing he says he’s gotten better at doing is quick...

January 28, 2021
As a reminder, parents must call in students who will not be attending school (either in-person or remote) regardless of the schedule.
A valid reason for the absence must be gi...

January 27, 2021
MCHS is offering virtual homework help in math and reading/writing for students who are working at home on their asynchronous days. During school hours of 7:25 p.m. - 1:25 p.m., ...

January 25, 2021
Current 8th-graders and families are invited to get started planning for high school with livestream events on Feb. 3 and Feb. 11.
The Feb. 3 virtual event is to assist curren...

January 15, 2021
MCHS students coming to the buildings for hybrid learning should bring self-certification forms every time they come to the buildings. Students will get pads of forms the first da...