With all pieces of the puzzle now assembled, officials in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 have finalized the K-8 entity’s operating plan for the current school year.

Minooka Community High School and Plainfield Central High School will play each other in girls' volleyball for the Hits for Hugs fundraiser starting with the junior varsity game at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9.

The Channahon-Minooka Rotary has named Minooka Community High School senior Addison Davis its Student of the Month for September.

The Morris Community High School Board approved a budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which projects $24.4 million in revenue and $27.6 million in expenses.

Morris Community High School has been recognized by US News and World Report as the 6,481st best school out of 17,901 in the US and number 222 out of 715 in Illinois.

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board met Wednesday, approving a 2025-26 fiscal year operating budget that has $40 million in revenues, $17.3 million of which comes from an agreement with Constellation Energy.

Coal City Middle School is hosting a McTeacher’s Night fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at McDonald’s on 2 S. Broadway St.

Reading assessment scores across several benchmarks dipped throughout the past school year within Minooka Community High School, according to a recent analysis.

When it comes to safety, practice drills, protocols and police collaboration are being reviewed in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 as the 2025-26 school year gets underway.