District 301 News
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2026 Scholarship Central
Scholarship Opportunities and Resources During the spring semester, students ramp up their efforts to seek scholarship money for higher education. Our hope is to support Central 301 students in their quest after graduation. Here is a list of scholarship opportunities that might be of interest to our Central 301 students. This is an ongoing list.
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Educational Summer Camps!
Central 301 is thrilled to announce two brand new summer camp opportunities for students entering grades 6-8 this fall! Registration is now open! Don’t miss out on these exciting opportunities to learn, create, and have fun this summer!
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Book Fair
BOGO Book Fair is here The Scholastic BOGO Book Fair is here at HBT. Students are shopping the book fair with their classes during their scheduled library times. The book fair will be open to families to shop on Wednesday night from 5pm – 7pm during out Ice Cream Social event. Let’s help build a
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Fox Valley Conference Art Show
Central High School is extremely proud of the Student & Staff showing at the 2025 FVC Art Show. The show was held April 8th through the 20th at McHenry County College. On Thursday night last week, four students were given their awards for their pieces. Our CHS Fine Arts staff were present and ran the
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Friday Focus – April 18, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 🎨 Art Stars Shine in ChicagoFour CHS art students were selected to exhibit at the Illinois High School Art Exhibition at the Bridgeport Art Center! Ella Habib and Marcin Placzek also competed in a live Art Throwdown event.👏 Featured artists: Sarah
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STEAM Night + Book Fair Success
It was a full week of discovery, imagination, and curiosity at Prairie View! 📚 The annual Book Fair brought students and families together to explore new stories, grow personal libraries, and build a love of reading. With shelves filled and excitement high, our hallways were buzzing all week with young readers making big choices—thank you
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CT Chooses a New Cougar Reading Madness Book Winner
CT students voted 36 books down to their favorite CRM book for 2024-25. And the Winner is… And our students were so excited!
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Scrabble Meets Spring Fun
Mr. Roberts’ 1st grade class at Prairie View took part in a creative and engaging egg hunt activity just before spring break—and it was more than just fun! Each egg was filled with Scrabble-style letter tiles, and students were challenged to build a sight word using the letters inside. Once their word was complete, they
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Parent University
The First HBT Parent University Was A Success On the evening of April 15th, 2025, Principal Lewis hosted her first Virtual Parent University event. The event was focused on athletics and activities available to District 301 elementary students outside of the school day. It was all about sharing opportunities that are not only fun and
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CT completes IAR testing
CT 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders finished up IAR testing today. It’s nice to take a Brain Break in the library after a morning of testing!
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CHS Summer Camps 2025
Summer Camp Registration Now Open at Central High School! Looking for ways to keep your child active, learning, and engaged this summer? Central High School is excited to offer a variety of summer camps for registered Central 301 students entering grades K – 12! 🟦 Important Note: All camps are for students registered in Central
