The WEGO Robotics Team has begun gearing up for a new season.  These past couple weeks, members (new and old) have been gathering in the LRC, preparing for when meets begin in early November. Unlike...

At WEGO, some students have started to see new faces during the start of the school year, but one colorfully stands out the most: Healy Rodman, an English 1 and AP Language teacher who joined the staff...

West Chicago Community High School staff welcomed new counselor Karina Ruiz from East Aurora High School earlier this year. Ruiz never had a counselor growing up, and did not necessarily understand...

A new teacher from the Philippines, Antonette Franke, has found a sense of belonging at West Chicago Community High School: after years of teaching in her home country, she made the leap to the United...

West Chicago Community High School’s new special education teacher is ready to get back into the “swing” of things. Despite beginning his 17th year of teaching, Galotta didn’t always want to...

Alex Zimmermann returned to West Chicago Community High School as the new school nurse for her first full year this past August. Zimmermann, known as 'Nurse Alex' to the students, returned to West...

Karen Dorynek looks forward to continuing to raise disability awareness at WEGO after starting in September 2023. Dorynek, a West Chicago alum, initially began working in the Special Ed department because...

The PE department welcomed a new teacher, Kari Rogers, in early August: she is ready and looking forward to “strengthening” the department. Straight out of college, Rogers worked an administrative...

West Chicago Community High School's newest teacher has found her passion in teaching special education.  Marisa Hollister is a 2017 Northern Illinois University graduate. Before she came to District...

Beabadoobee performed to a packed crowd at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Sept. 17. Beabadoobe started her North American tour on September 8 and will conclude on December 3. She and her two openers,...

WEGO alumni Cristina Espino returns as both a club volunteer and special education teacher’s assistant for the 2024/2025 school year.  Espino is a recent (2022) graduate from West Chicago Community...