Eight students representing District 155’s four high schools participated in the American Legion’s ‘A Day to Remember’ ceremony on September 11 at Union Cemetery in Crystal Lake. The day marked the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Marauliana Torres, a senior at Crystal Lake South, excelled in College Board assessments and schoolwork to earn national recognition as part of the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program and College Board National Indigenous Recognition Program.

The CLS graduating class of 2021 includes 342 graduates who earned $6,182,432 in scholarships. Eighty-eight percent of graduates are continuing their education at four-year universities, two-year universities, technical/vocational schools, or trade and apprenticeship programs. 

U.S. News & World Report ranked all four District 155 high schools in the top twelve percent of high schools ranked nationwide and all four high schools earned a spot in the top 100 in the state of Illinois.