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Lansing is home to a number of high schools and elementary schools that are equipping kids to make a difference in their community. We also have access to a variety of higher education options, and their news occasionally appears in this category as well.
First in-person meeting in months, District 215 Board to discuss 4th quarter, new graduation dates—Agenda 3.23.21
District 215 Board regular meeting - In person at 6:00 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (March 22, 2021) – The March 23 meeting of the District 215...
Reavis teacher and ‘Monarch Lady’ Shannyn Dockery wins national ecology award
Excellence in ecology education wins Dockery Earthkind's Harmony Hero Award
LANSING, Ill. (March 21, 2021) – Shannyn Dockery's first-grade class at Reavis Elementary also know...
TF South football notches double overtime win in first game since 2019
Final: 20-14 over Bremen High School
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 19, 2021) – The TF South football team took the field Friday night to...
Nathan Hale rolls out red carpet for students to mark year since COVID shutdown
Lansing's first public elementary school to return to in-person learning shares protocols
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 17, 2021) – As Nathan Hale students arrived...
The race for District 171 School Board: Meet the candidates
Raising scores, closing gaps, improving communication—District 171 School Board candidates share their priorities
LANSING, Ill. (March 5, 2021) – A global pandemic has created new...
Property tax joint resolution, reopening updates – District 158 Board Agenda 3/17/21
District 158 Board regular meeting - March 17, 7:00 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (March 14, 2021) – The March 17 meeting of the District 158 School...
District 215 Board President resigns, Board seeks to fill seat
Michael Bolz resigns due to potential conflict of interest at new job
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 11, 2021) – On Wednesday, District 215 School...
District 215 Board approves re-opening plan
Staff allowed back by March 25, students in late April; Student Support Wednesdays to stay
Information provided by Thornton Fractional High School District 215
LANSING, Ill....
South Suburban College nursing program ranked top three in Illinois
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill (March 3, 2021) – South Suburban College’s (SSC) Associate Degree Nursing Program (ADN) has been named the number three-ranked nursing program...
District 158 food drive keeps Roundball charitable spirit alive
By Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (March 3, 2021) – Up until this pandemic year, every February for the past eleven years School District 158 has...
Window closing for TF South seniors to apply for scholarships
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 3, 2021) – The deadline for TF South seniors to apply for local scholarships is Friday, March 5, though...
Local high schools celebrate and educate during Black History Month
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 1, 2021) – The pandemic did little to stop two local high schools from celebrating Black History Month; in...
TF North students place in state speech competition
Information provided by Thornton Fractional High School District 215
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (February 26, 2021) – Last weekend, Thornton Fractional North students
 Destinee Owens and...
Little Free Libraries and outdoor concert part of Lansing teen’s Eagle Scout project
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 22, 2021) – After an informal jazz concert outside the Lansing Post Office in January, Ted Gray raised enough...
Fourth quarter learning plan, vaccination updates—District 215 Board Agenda 2.23.21
District 215 Board regular meeting - 6:00 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (February 21, 2021) – The February 23 meeting of the District 215 School Board begins...