McHenry Community High School

Last spring, Autumn Mercure was a little uneasy about the future. A member of McHenry High School’s Class of 2020, she was finishing school remotely and worried about the continui...

The show will go on for McHenry High School as students work to prepare for a spring show, “Musical Revue,” that features performances of 16 songs from 15 well-known Broadway show...

MCHS art teachers Barbara Drufke, Michele Zimmerman, Jessica Metropulos, and the National Art Honor Society members worked together to create a virtual art show in light of cancel...

Dear District 156 Parent/Guardian, On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, McHenry Community High School District 156 will administer the ninth annual Illinois...

Katherine Freiberger, a McHenry High School teacher for 31 years, often helps out in the book room distributing textbooks to East Campus students at the beginning of the school ye...

Sarah Ray had her work cut out for her when she started with McHenry High School this year. Students were learning remotely as teachers and staff struggled to reach out to them...

“¿Cómo está, señor?” asks Lorena Ortega, bilingual parent liaison for McHenry High School, on a recent morning while helping a parent work out student bus details. With the sch...

Teaching during a pandemic may not be ideal, but social science Instructor Andrew Stegenga is trying to make the best of it. One thing he says he’s gotten better at doing is quick...

As a reminder, parents must call in students who will not be attending school (either in-person or remote) regardless of the schedule. A valid reason for the absence must be gi...

MCHS is offering virtual homework help in math and reading/writing for students who are working at home on their asynchronous days. During school hours of 7:25 p.m. - 1:25 p.m., ...

Current 8th-graders and families are invited to get started planning for high school with livestream events on Feb. 3 and Feb. 11. The Feb. 3 virtual event is to assist curren...

MCHS students coming to the buildings for hybrid learning should bring self-certification forms every time they come to the buildings. Students will get pads of forms the first da...

Bus schedules are now available for students returning to school next week in the Hybrid Learning Model. As a reminder, use the student's ID number as a username and password. ...

Members of the MCHS school counseling team hosted livestream presentations to assist students and families in selecting classes for the 2021-22 school year. Below are the links...

Julie Greene, instructional assistant for McHenry High School, is used to working in-person with students. But since COVID-19 and digital learning, she’s often had to make do wi...

Events are planned for Jan. 13 and Jan. 14 for current freshmen and new students to look around both campuses in anticipation of starting the hybrid learning on Jan. 20. Please...

JUNIORS!! Welcome Back and Happy New Year!! Please read. Next year the district is offering a new leadership course for the Class of 2022. Leadership in Action is open to all ...

The 2019-20 school year was full of excitement for McHenry High School. From huge construction and renovation projects to record-setting Homecoming festivities to a global pandemi...

As MCHS senior Emily Gahgan enjoys being in the running for a $20,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Foundation , she wants other students to know that they shouldn’t be afraid to...

As high school students across Illinois start preparing for the SAT college admission testing, McHenry High School’s science Instructor Tim Beagle is hoping his work helps student...