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The four-year graduation rate for District 196 students remained stable in 2024, at 88.1%
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2025 Athena Awards: Makayla Moran, AVHS; Ava Ligtenberg, EHS; Gracie Puit, EVHS; Sophie Stramel, RHS
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![Jill Coyle receives outstanding service award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743714942/district196org/b81f17npach0gwstrlsb/Screenshot2025-04-03at24257PM.png","width":2200}])
Three teachers, two operations staff, and one administrator have been selected for the 2025 Outstanding Service Awards, the district’s highest honor for employees
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![BPA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742579012/district196org/kzq7n9xjvoabpnxa00ip/BPA-RahimQureshi-NoahClaude-KinuthiaKinuthia.jpg","width":2200}])
![DECA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742578677/district196org/zpvajndz6b2t5498nuqv/DECA.png","width":2200}])
Twenty-four District 196 students earned invitations to the DECA International Competition later this spring.
District 196 has selected Mark Aronson as the next Highland Elementary School principal—only the third since Highland opened in 1986. Mr. Aronson has served as the assistant administrator at Highland for the last two years.
![photo of AVHS state champions in Mock Trial]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741893392/district196org/ylvmlfesa8mgoau4s4sc/State_2025-1024x768.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741893392/district196org/ylvmlfesa8mgoau4s4sc/State_2025-1024x768.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741893392/district196org/ylvmlfesa8mgoau4s4sc/State_2025-1024x768.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741893392/district196org/ylvmlfesa8mgoau4s4sc/State_2025-1024x768.jpg","width":1024}])
![District 196 Infinite logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574781351/district196org/p1zoaiw0ghvv9dug0kny/District196_Infinite.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574781351/district196org/p1zoaiw0ghvv9dug0kny/District196_Infinite.jpg","width":283}])
Mandy Hill will be principal beginning July 1. She is currently an assistant administrator at Diamond Path.
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