High Schools

Illinois high school students will begin taking the new exams in Spring 2025.

For many in the Class of 2024, this year's commencement ceremony will be a first. That’s because they’re also the Class of 2020, and the coronavirus pandemic canceled — or dramatically scaled back — their high school ceremonies.

Given by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and named after the famed American composer known for marches, the award honors high school band programs for “outstanding musical excellence.”

A new exhibit at the St. Louis Public Library Central location features Prom Magazine, which highlighted life in high schools in post-World War II St. Louis.

Briana Morales, currently doctorate student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a high school teacher in East St. Louis, is Illinois' 2023 Teacher of the Year.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday visited Clyde Miller Career Academy in St. Louis, which offers training in hospitality, manufacturing and other fields besides preparing students for college. The governor said he'd like to see more of Missouri's high schools offer career training to help fill the state's nearly 150,000 open jobs.

Carter Chance has cerebral palsy, but a little bit of tech and a lot of strength helped him achieve his goal of marching in the high school band.

More St. Louis-area high school students will have the opportunity after the holiday break to learn from inside a classroom instead of their homes.

Missouri high schools have canceled a slew of college fairs this semester because of the coronavirus. Now, the college fairs will be absorbed into one virtual event.

Unlike most St. Louis-area high schools, Lutheran High School South in Affton will allow students to attend in-person five days a week. Principal Jonathan Butterfield explains why he's not only OK with the plan, but sending his own three children.