Waukegan High School will host its 152nd commencement exercises on Friday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Weiss Field. An expected class of more than 950 students will make up Waukegan High School’s Class of 2025. Gates at Weiss Field will open at 4 p.m. Each graduate will be given four tickets for the ceremony. No spectators will be admitted without a ticket. Families are asked to please arrive together if possible, as saving seats for others will not be permitted. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the District’s YouTube Channel. See facts about the Class of 2025 here.

District 60’s K-8 theater program, the Waukegan Performing Arts Company (WAUK-PAC) is holding auditions for its upcoming production of Finding Nemo Jr.! Auditions will be at Cooke Magnet School, 522 Belvidere Road, on Thursday, May 15, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All K-8 students are welcome to audition.

Budget Workshop # 1 for the Board of Education will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 6 p.m. On May 13, 2025 the Board of Education will meet for its regular monthly micro meeting. The meeting will be conducted in open and closed sessions beginning at 6 p.m. The Board’s monthly Student Achievement and Operations Services committee meetings will follow the micro meeting at 7 p.m. in the Board Room.

Two Waukegan High School students were recently announced as winners of Congressman Brad Schneider’s 10th District Congressional Art Competition.

District 60 will host an EPIC preschool walk-in registration event later this month, where families will have an opportunity to complete the registration process to enroll their child in Pre-K for the 2025-26 school year.

Last month, we shared information on our Waukegan Public Schools' 2025 Summer School program, which will run from June 3 to June 26 for students in grades PreK-12. Families of eligible students will be contacted by their child’s school with more information.

The Waukegan Schools Foundation is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day in a big way with its annual “Treat-a-Teacher” event on Tuesday, May 6. The community is invited to join the celebration from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Yorkhouse Tavern and Table, located at 4555 W. Yorkhouse Road in Waukegan.

Waukegan Public Schools' final new student Kindergarten registration event for families new to the District has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 3.

The Waukegan Community Unit School District #60 Board of Education officially seated four members during a special organizational meeting on Tuesday, April 29.

The returning registration deadline for the 2025-26 school year is this Wednesday, April 30. Families have until tomorrow to complete the online registration process.

Graduation and promotion events for Waukegan High School seniors and Waukegan 8th graders are fast approaching. Parents of seniors and 8th graders should have received information regarding planned graduation and promotion events for their child. Please see below for further information.

A special meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Educational Service Center, 214 Washington Street, Waukegan, IL. The meeting will begin in open session in the Board Room before moving into closed session in Room 112 to review closed session minutes and discuss specific personnel matters. Following the closed session, the Board will meet back in open session and adjourn sine die. A special organizational meeting will immediately follow.

Planning for Waukegan Public Schools’ 2025 Summer School programming is being finalized, and parents of eligible students should soon hear from their child’s school about summer options. Summer School for grades preK-12 will run from June 3 to June 26, 2025.

Waukegan High School’s music program has once again finished its competition season ranked as one of the top programs in Illinois. Students in the band, choir and orchestra combined for a 3rd place finish among all Illinois High School Association Class AA schools.

Join us for the world premiere of Un Solo Pueblo – a vibrant and emotional new work for concert band by award-winning Colombian composer Dr. Rubén Darío Gómez – on the WHS Spring Band Concert, Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 7:00 PM. This powerful piece celebrates the unity of Latin communities across the U.S. and beyond, offering Latin background musicians a chance to reconnect with their roots through music. Come experience this unforgettable night of music, culture, and celebration!

Waukegan High School’s Fine Arts Department will debut its production of "The Addams Family" musical April 24-26 in the Trapp Auditorium of the Waukegan High School-Brookside Campus.

A regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7 p.m. for Open Session, and 6 p.m. for Closed Session. The meeting will be conducted in person in the Lincoln Center Board Room, 1201 N. Sheridan Road. Closed Session will occur in Room 120.

The registration deadline for the 2025-26 school year is quickly approaching, and families have until April 30, 2025 to complete the process.

Waukegan Public Schools' new student Kindergarten registration event originally scheduled for April 26 for families new to the District has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 3.

There’s still time for families to explore enrollment in our District’s Two-Way Dual Language program for the upcoming school year. To help parents learn more about the program, our District is hosting another informational meeting on Tuesday, April 29 at 5 p.m. at Oakdale Elementary School, 2230 McAree Road.

A Special Session Meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to discuss specific personnel performance - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). The meeting will be in Closed Session beginning at 6 p.m. in Room 120 at Lincoln Center, 1201 N. Sheridan Road. Public comment will precede the closed session in Room 120. The meeting will precede the Board's regular monthly committee meetings.

Waukegan Public School’s Family and Community Engagement Department will host its annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration on Thursday, May 8.

Waukegan Public Schools has begun registering incoming kindergarten students for the 2025-2026 school year. Parents of children who will turn 5 years old prior to September 1 can begin registering for the fall, depending on their current enrollments. See below for information on various timelines.

District 60’s Diverse Learners Department Parent to Parent Special Education Network support group will meet on Tuesday, April 22 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Welcome Center, 742 W. Greenwood Ave.

District 60’s K-8 theater program, the Waukegan Performing Arts Company (WAUK-PAC) will debut its next production, Moana Jr., in April. 90 Waukegan students representing 10 elementary and 5 middle schools make up the cast and crew of the production.

Waukegan Community Unit School District #60’s annual Elementary Art Show is now open at the Waukegan Public Library and will run through April 30.

The Board of Education for Waukegan Public Schools will meet in a Special Meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 6:00 pm in Room 120 at Lincoln Center. A regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 7 p.m. for Open Session, and 6 p.m. for Closed Session.

Waukegan Public Schools’ annual Middle School Music Festival is right around the corner! The popular event will be hosted on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16 at the Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan.

The Waukegan Community Unit School District Board of Education is seeking two students to serve as Student Board Members for the 2025-2026 school year. Any student who will be a sophomore, junior, or senior next year is eligible to apply.

We know many of you have questions following the recent presidential executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. While the full impact and implementation of this decision remain unclear and are likely to take time, we want to assure our community that we are closely monitoring developments. We will continue to rely on guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education, which has been a strong and consistent ally through these changes. As we learn more, we will keep our families informed.

District 60 staff, students, and parents have until this Friday, March 28 to complete this year’s statewide 5Essentials survey! Click here to take the survey.

Spring Break is finally here, and I wanted to take a moment to send my best wishes for a peaceful and refreshing break. Whether you’re traveling, diving into your favorite hobbies, or simply taking some time to relax at home, I hope this time away brings you joy and relaxation.

Waukegan Public Schools will host a free meal distribution event for families during Spring Break on Monday, March 24 at the Waukegan High School-Brookside Campus, 2325 Brookside Avenue. Meals will be available between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Families can pick up food by driving up to door 25, which is located at the back of the Brookside Campus. Families will be asked to stay in their cars, and students are not required to be present to pick up meals.

Registration is now open for all returning Waukegan Public Schools students in grades Kindergarten through 11. Parents must complete the online registration process through the Parent Portal. To access registration, log in to Parent Portal and click on "More" to find the Online Registration link.

We understand the current climate in Washington D.C. can be unsettling for our families. We want to assure you that our priority in Waukegan Public Schools remains to create a safe and supportive environment for all our students, families, and staff. While we must comply with federal law, we will continue to work to ensure that families can feel safe sending their children to school.

Earlier this week our District publicly presented important information related to both our End of Year (EOY) student data from the 2023-2024 school year, as well as Beginning of the Year (BOY) student data for 2024-2025.

On October 15, 2024, the Student Achievement and Operation Services Committee meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Center Board Room, 1201 N. Sheridan Road. No formal Board action will be taken during the meetings.

District 60’s K-8 theater program, the Waukegan Performing Arts Company (WAUK-PAC) is holding auditions for its next production, Frozen, next week. Auditions will be held at Cooke Magnet School, 522 Belvidere Road, on Thursday, August 22 from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. All K-8 students are welcome to audition.

Waukegan Community Unit School District # 60 schools are again participating in Professional Learning Days this school year. These days will allow for additional professional development opportunities for staff members and will result in altered bell schedules on these days.

District 60’s K-8 theater program, the Waukegan Performing Arts Company (WAUK-PAC) is holding auditions for its next production, Seusseical Jr. next month. Auditions will be held at Cooke Magnet School, 522 Belvidere Road, on Thursday, May 16, from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. All K-8 students are welcome to audition.

Parents new to District 60 looking to enroll their children in kindergarten for the 2024/25 school year still have time to reserve a time slot to complete the registration process during one of our upcoming New Kindergarten Registration events.

A Special Closed Session Meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, for the purpose of discussing negotiations and litigation. The meeting will be in Closed Session beginning at 6 p.m. in Room 120 at Lincoln Center, 1201 N. Sheridan Road. No official Board action will be taken at this meeting. The meeting will precede the Board's regular monthly committee meetings. On November 21, 2023, the regularly-scheduled Student Achievement and Operation Services Committee meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Center Board Room.

Waukegan Public Schools is excited to announce we will soon be rolling out a new facility scheduling and work order software. Later this summer FMX will officially replace SchoolDude. Our district-wide launch will take place in August.