MCDONALD'S FRIES IN AN ART BUFFET

7/3/18 - Summer U creates a space for students to connect through their passions like this class, 'Art Buffet.'

RACING THEIR WAY THROUGH SUMMER

6/30/18 - Students learn teamwork, math, collaboration, trial and error, and engineering at Summer U's R/C Car Racing class.

WALKING OUT FOR THE LAST TIME TO A SURPRISE AT DRYDEN

6/26/18 - After 24 years in District 25, the Dryden community thought one Admin Assistant needed a proper send off.

VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE D25 MUSICALS

6/21/18 - The hours of volunteer work by teachers, staff and parents all comes together for a great production in all of our schools.

MORE A.I. IN THE CLASSROOM? THIS STUDENT THINKS SO

6/20/18 - A Greenbrier 5th grader presented to D25's Admin team on why Artificial Intelligence should be more prominent in the classroom.

Worrying about entering middle school? Watch this video.

6/19/18 - Perspective is a wonderful tool to ease worry. Gain some from one District 25 middle schooler, here.

MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND

6/18/18 - Students are learning to recognize their feelings and cope with them in one Summer U class.

TMS STUDENT FINDS A MEDAL, PICKS IT UP...

6/14/18 - An honest moment turns into a connection that feeds a Thomas student's passion.

District 25 students had the ear of state legislators in Springfield

6/1/18 - South's Math Club made the trek to and from Springfield in the same day to be heard.

SHE MET HER BEST FRIEND AT WINDSOR 12 YEARS AGO

6/1/18 - Windsor hosted it's first ever Senior Walk, and it was an emotional morning.

A HEARTFELT GOODBYE TO WESTGATE

5/24/18 - Fifth graders said goodbye with an emotional video, and then the Principals got "Silly Stringed".

PATTON'S WALK-A-THON HITS $120,000

5/17/18 - For 11 straight years, the Patton community has come together to donate, raise funds and walk all for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

KINDERGARTEN BRAILERS

5/2/18 - Two students at Westgate do some learning of their own before joining their classmates at Westgate.

The Rewards of Running

5/2/18 - Westgate 4th & 5th graders trained for the ABC/25 Just Move It! Challenge and had fun doing it!

POTWP 2018 - What a day!

5/1/18 - Here is all of the amazing content to give you as good a feel as you can from Thomas's Pride of the Wolfpack induction ceremony.

VIDEO: Chris Nowinski, 2018 POTWP Inductee

4/26/18 - From Ivy to Thomas to Harvard to the WWE to having an impact on the NFL concussion scene, Chris had a great message for the TWolves.

VIDEO: Mark Woodsum, 2018 POTWP Inductee

4/26/18 - Coach Fitzgerald chimed in on Mark's inductee ceremony!

VIDEO: Abby Fesl, 2018 POTWP Inductee

4/26/18 - Abby Fesl graduated Thomas in 2009 and returned with a message to the current T-Wolves.

Famous Illinoisians gather at Olive...as third graders

4/24/18 - Meet Ray Kroc. He turned McDonald's into a global franchise, then bought the San Diego Padres at only 8 years old.

ONE-HUNDRED SEVENTY STRONG VISIT THOMAS

4/19/18 - Lunch was extra special on this day as BG High School students show what community really is.

Westgate's drone club sweeps the podium

4/12/18 - The Westgate Flyers drone club finished it's first year as champions at New Trier's drone competition.

FOLLOW THE COMPLIMENT MOVEMENT

3/9/18: Students at Thomas change the Twitter game with hashtag #TMSCompliments.

Support cancer research!

4/5/18 - Tuesday, April 10, come to Windsor at 3:45 pm to support St. Baldrick's.

Scaling "The Seven Summits" at Windsor

4/4/18 - His mission is to climb to the top of every continent. Next up is Mount Everest.

Hyper local journalism getting a lift at South

4/3/18 - Students at South are filling a need for a quick and easy way to spread news in Arlington Heights.

Headed to state with a different perspective about Geography

3/14/18 - This Thomas 8th grader qualified for the State Geography Bee in at Illinois State University.

Taking a closer look using photography

3/8/18 - Student's in South's photography club are learning to see their school in a different light, texture, and color.

THIRD GRADER FOR A DAY

3/7/18 - Principal FitzPatrick transformed into 'Little Becky' overnight so she could experience what a day in the life of an Owl is really like.

First time journalists cover OMS's World of Work

3/6/18 - Local Arlington Heights businesses hired some inexperienced but eager workers last week.

Our explorers, exploring... explorers

2/28/18 - Research is underway in fifth grade for their wold explorer essay due soon.

AREA STUDENTS GATHER AT WESTGATE FOR STUDENT RUN TECH CONFERENCE

2/26/18 - This area conference was for the students and by the students.

Leadership Day at Westgate bigger than ever

2/16/18 - The Wolverines of Westgate show how they lead.

Friday Party Jam on 95.5 FM

2/16/18 - Two Dryden teachers put together a jam to kick off everyone's weekend that ended up inspiring a radio station in Chicago.

VIDEO: 'MINDFUL MINUTE' AND A WRESTLING LESSON

2/15/18 - Mrs. Palm's classroom experienced their 'Mindful Minute' with their buddy classroom.

An automated surprise for Ivy!

2/2/18 - Author/Illustrator Peter H. Reynolds visited Ivy Hill and inspired any future artists with a big surprise!

VIDEO: SOUTH'S APPEARANCE ON WCIU

2/1/18 - South second annual 'dude. be nice.' campaign was recognized across Chicago.

Video: 'Kindness means to light up the world.'

1/29/18 - It's been a 'One of a KIND year at Patton' and the Panthers are learning a lot.

Video: Wrestling pioneers at Thomas

1/26/18 - "I liked the idea of wrestling, and I wanted to show that girls can wrestle." - Julianna, TMS Wrestler

TMS Jazz Jamboree showcases learning for the 21st straight year

1/26/18 - Sixteen bands from 13 schools all over the area filled Thomas Middle School with music for paid spectators

Video: Filling their 'emotional bank account'

1/17/18 - In Mrs. Arce's second grade class, the Leader of the Day is nominated by his/her classmates. Here's an example of what that looks like.

VIDEO: I Wonder how Windsor decided to #ChooseKind

1/11/18 - Teachers at Windsor decided to wear Wonder's message.

Digital Arts and Design gets personal

1/11/18 - These two students used their personal experiences to design a fully functioning sleep-away camp for teenagers.

South students featured in D214 Art Expo

12/20/17 - The Expo exhibits two and three-dimensional work of outstanding local student artists and a few of our own put their art on display.

TMS community raises thousands for families in need

12/19/17 - We caught up with the student council presidents at Thomas last week during their wrapping event.

South captures 3rd in state!

12/18/17 - Congratulations to the SMS 8th Grade Girls Basketball team for placing 3rd in the state tournament!

A holiday ballet, programmed

12/18/17 - Why pay for pricey tickets for the ballet? Our TMS STEAM students can program one for you.

Coding their way through Egypt

12/15/17 - The Egyptians used coding as a way to communicate, and our sixth graders at Thomas dove right in.

Video: A state of the classroom, luncheon

12/8/17 - First graders at Olive wrapped up their unit on U.S. symbols with a very official luncheon.

VIDEO: WHY OMS RECEIVED A BLUE RIBBON

11/21/17 - Who better to answer that question than the OMS Olive students themselves?

Video: Inspiration through author and illustration

11/21/17 - Children's Author/Illustrator, Henry Cole, visited all seven of our elementary schools in November.

Thank you, Veterans.

11/11/17 - Veterans Day was celebrated and Veterans were honored throughout the District, in many ways.

Video: 'Some of the coolest first graders around,' via Fox 32 News at 9

11/10/17 - Last night, the OMS Olive first graders helped with the local weather!

Video: All work on a sunny day at Olive

11/8/17 - Students conduct an experiment all day outside of Olive to picture how the sun travels across the sky.

Video: Augmented reality generates excitement in District 25

10/25/17 - Tornados, tsunamis, planets, moons, dinosaurs and more, without leaving the classroom!

Video: South & Dryden learn from the Sicilian experts

10/12/17 - South and Dryden had some visitors from Sicily and everyone learned a lot!

Video: Forging a new frontier

10/6/17 - Our fifth graders had a very real experience of the pre-revolutionary war time as they pushed through the drizzle to walk through a village.

Impacting history without leaving the classroom

10/4/17 – Students at Patton relived the Boston Tea Party, right from their chairs.

#Artspiration is a reflection of Arlington Heights

10/4/17 - The first year event, #Artspiration, was a success as it brought District 25, local businesses & local organizations together to inspire creativity and innovation within District 25 students.

Greenbrier is a Go!

9/28/17 - At the District 25 School Board meeting last Thursday, the construction bids submitted to expand Greenbrier were unanimously approved. What's next?

Video: Hi, Hobby Elementary. You're not alone.

9/26/17 - Hobby Elementary School is one of the many victim schools from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, and two of our schools wanted to send a message along with the donations they have collected.

Video: Birthday for Harvey

9/20/17 - District 25 schools are partnering with one another to help hurricane victims in Houston, and one student took it a bit further.

A 23 year dynasty

9/12/17 - Last week, District 25's Business Department received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 23rd year in a row.

VIDEO: Olive-Mary Stitt is a National Blue Ribbon school in 2017!

9/7/17 - The news came in on Tuesday (9/5) night and Principal Fitzpatrick and the D25 Admin team couldn't wait to tell the staff, community and students!

TMS student featured on Windy City LIVE

8/30/17 - One of our TMS students was named a four star Chicagoan of the week on Windy City LIVE. Check out her segment and two exclusive interviews with her and her brother, here!

Ribbon cut at Windsor and the new spaces are available

8/25/17 - The kids were cut loose in their new gym space at Windsor!