
April 21, 2026
Central Elementary School has been named a Model Professional Learning Community at Work, making it the sixth school in Illinois and one of 925 schools and school districts worldw...
April 20, 2026
District 202’s elementary schools will hold events this spring and summer to welcome new kindergarten students for the 2026-27 school year. Children must be five years old by Sep...

April 20, 2026
Plainfield North High School senior Lucy Bronowicki is transforming her personal story into a powerful mission to help others. Bronowicki is raising money for the March of Dimes,...
April 20, 2026
Former Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Aux Sable Middle School teacher Alex Blaine Buetikofer, 38, has been arrested on multiple felony charges. He is curre...

April 17, 2026
District 202 students earned top honors in the Plainfield Area Public Library’s 24th annual Short Story Contest. The Short Story Contest was open to students in grades 4 through ...
April 17, 2026
Eleven District 202 middle school students will compete in the regional Civics Bee on April 28. Here are the District 202 students who will compete in the regional bee: Aisha ...

April 10, 2026
District 202 and its Bilingual Parents Advisory Committee are hosting its inaugural Celebration of Cultures from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, in the main gymnasium at Pla...
April 9, 2026
The John F. Kennedy Middle School Drama Club is staging “Descendants: The Musical” on April 18 and 19, 2026. The musical performances are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026 an...

April 6, 2026
The District 202 Board of Education honor 19 exceptional educational staff and community members at its 34th annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, ...

March 31, 2026
Every day in every Grand Prairie Elementary School physical education class, students swarm teacher Andrea “Andi” Paplaski-Grygiel, or “Queen P,” as all affectionately call her. ...
March 27, 2026
Plainfield School District 202 is distributing a new community survey as part of its ongoing process to gather input and inform long-term planning. Survey postcards are expected t...

March 26, 2026
One new and one familiar face will take leadership roles in District 202 schools. The Board of Education at its Wednesday, March 25, 2026, business meeting approved hiring Dr. Mi...
March 26, 2026
A Batavia middle school principal is the next Director of High School for Curriculum and Instruction. The District 202 Board of Education approved hiring Tara Piatek for the role ...

March 17, 2026
The Indian Trail Middle School PAWS Pack mentor group has a new tool to help students level up their academics. The Peers Assisting with Studying (PAWS) Pack program is designed ...

March 13, 2026
Plainfield School District 202 proudly hosted its third annual Women Empowerment Event on March 10, 2026, welcoming more than 50 female student leaders from across the district to...

March 11, 2026
Please join us in a send-off parade for these athletes at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, 15730 Howard St. Our athletes will get a police es...

March 9, 2026
Four District 202 school and community leaders have been recognized with an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) 2026 Those Who Excel Award. ISBE’s Those Who Excel Awards hon...

March 7, 2026
When Plainfield East High School junior Brittany Beasley noticed an opportunity to strengthen student voices, she took action. Beasley recently became the first student represent...

March 6, 2026
District 202 high school students recently stepped into a room filled with inspiration, insight and real-world leadership at the Third Annual Live2Lead Leadership Learning Experie...

March 3, 2026
The Plainfield School District Foundation for Excellence, on behalf of the Niehus Family, is honored to present the Walter G. and Juanita F. Niehus Award to a worthy District 2...
