Oregon sixth, seventh and eighth grade band and choir students participated in the 2026 Route 72 Solo and Ensemble Contest on Feb. 7 at Pecatonica High School.

In addition to Courtney Gaulrapp’s recognition, five other OCUSD 220 team members and partners were honored through Illinois State Board of Education Those Who Excel awards.

Oregon Elementary School’s Courtney Gaulrapp was named Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year.

Oregon High School has recently introduced an off-campus lunch option for seniors who are eligible.

The Performing Arts Guild recently announced the availability of a scholarship opportunity to students interested in studying the arts.

For the second consecutive year, Hands On Oregon donated $2,000 to the Oregon High School Transitions program.

Scholarships are available through the Rochelle Community Hospital Auxiliary to area students who are planning to pursue careers in the healthcare field.

The Next Picture Show in Dixon has announced the appointment of Chance D. Munroe as its new executive director, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

The all-state festival and music education conference is Jan. 28-31 in Peoria.

The high school band, choir, jazz band, and madrigals will perform.

Oregon Junior/Senior High School musicians just finished wrapping up their first round of the ILMEA season with the district music festival on Nov. 15, 2025.

The Oregon School District's Veterans Day Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, included songs by students in each grade level, musical selections by the junior high and high school bands, and recognition of all veterans.

Oregon High School’s madrigal dinner theme for this year is “The Unfinished Madrigal Dinners”.

Oregon High School will present its fall play, “Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death” by Don Zolidis on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. in the OHS Auditorium.

The Northern Illinois University College of Education’s Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway program is launching this fall.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 has been named a College Changes Everything Champion by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, a statewide recognition of schools that go above and beyond to prepare students for life after high school.

The OCUSD Athletic Hall of Fame committee is excited to announce the second class of inductees into the newly established OCUSD No. 220 Athletic Hall of Fame.