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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PKMS – Veterans Day Celebration
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Parent University #2: Tools for Executive Functioning
Come join us for our upcoming Parent University session, Tools for Executive Functioning, on Monday, November 3rd at Prairie Knolls Middle School! This interactive workshop is designed for parents and students to attend together and focuses on building essential executive functioning skills – planning, organization, and time management. These skills are critical for academic success
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HBT Reads
HBT Students Read To The Dogs On the morning of October 20th, 2025, students at HBT were selected to read to the dogs because they have exhibited positive behaviors. Both Eunice and Sampson were happy to help reward these students! Here are a few pictures from this month’s dog reading reward!
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
Career and Technical Education students visit local companies to see modern manufacturing in action. Central High School students recently toured several area businesses to gain a first-hand look at today’s modern workforce through the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. As part of Manufacturing Month, students visited McFona International in Geneva, along with Pactiv
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Friday Focus – October 17, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 🎭 Trunk or Treat Takes the Stage!For the first time ever, Central High School’s Drama Club is hosting a districtwide Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 22 from 4–6 PM at CHS. Everyone in the Central 301 community is invited for
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“Trunk or Treat” Coming to CHS
Student-led event brings Halloween fun for younger Rockets for the first time We’re bringing Halloween fun to Rocket Hill! 🎃Central High School’s Drama Club is hosting our first-ever Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 22, from 4:00–6:00 PM in the CHS parking lot (outside Door 10) — and the entire Central 301 community is invited!
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CHS Senior Earns Top 10 Photo Honor
Capturing the Beauty of Flora & Fauna Central High School is proud to celebrate Elinor Eickmeier, a senior whose work was selected as a Top 10 entry in the Kane County Regional Office of Education Student Photography Contest. Elinor’s photo reflected the Week 6 theme: “Flora & Fauna”, standing out for its creativity and composition
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Last Week at Prairie View…
Field trips are in full swing for the 2025/2026 school year! 1st Grade classes took a field trip to Goebberts Farm! The students learned about our community through visiting a local pumpkin farm! Early Childhood had a field trip at Pioneer Farm! The student’s enjoyed hands on learning of life on the farm!
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HBT Parent University
HBT Parent University Focused on School Technology On October 15th, families of students at HBT were invited to a Parent University event centered around all things school technology. This included Skyward, Canvas, RevTrak, and Parent Square. If you missed the event but wanted to still learn about these systems you can click the link to
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CT Book Character Pumpkin Decorating
Country Trails students decorated pumpkins as their favorite book characters for Family Literacy Night. Congratulations to Dog Man with the win!
