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June 16, 2023
Big announcement! The NSPRA’s Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards have rolled out and we're thrilled to share that Rich Township H.S. District 227 has been bestowed t...
May 20, 2023
The Rich Township High School District 227 was honored to host the newly appointed Illinois State Superintendent, Dr. Tony Sanders, for a significant visit to both our STEM and Fi...
May 20, 2023
Rich Township High School District 227 proudly announces that more than 40% of its senior class has already earned college credit, well ahead of their graduation.
These acade...
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March 28, 2023
PHILOSOPHICAL SHIFT
In south suburban Rich Township High School District 227, a drop in enrollment and facility problems forced the district to close one of its three high sc...
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January 27, 2023
Rich Township High School is proud to announce that one of Chicago’s fa-mous chefs has brought his inspiration to the Raptor Community. Chef Camerron Dangerfield visited the south ...
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January 23, 2023
On Sunday, January 22nd, our Special Olympics Basketball team did it again. After beating Kankakee and ATP, they took the gold in their division and qualified for state. This ma...
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January 17, 2023
In December, five Nursing Pathway scholars from Rich Township completed their coursework and clinical with Prairie State College. Congratulations to Jaylin Galvan, Mariah Palmer, ...
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December 22, 2022
In partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education, Rich Township High School District 227 Board of Education has applied for and is expected to receive the Property Tax Re...
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November 1, 2022
The Rich Township Marching Band, M3, under the direction of Phil Crews has had a productive Fall season this year, winning the Chicago Classic Battle of Bands and, just recently t...
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October 27, 2022
In July, Rich Township started its journey in the PACK Challenge. The PACK Challenge is a real-world, end-to-end competition at PACK EXPO International that requires collaboratio...
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September 14, 2022
Rich Township High School is proud to announce that one of its very own has gained the title of “ #1 Wrestler In the Nation. ” This past weekend Nasir Bailey took part in Fl...
![Superintendent of Bremen High School District 228, Brad Sikora; U of I System President Tim Killeen; State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin; Superintendent of High School District 227, Dr. Johnnie Thomas; Interim Chancellor at UIC, Javier Reyes; Superintendent of Homewood Flossmoor District 233, Dr. Scott Wakeley.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/rich_township_high_school_district%2C_il_ar/article/image/large_0444c373-4f39-431d-bd79-3458c8c802e2.jpg)
September 9, 2022
On Thursday, September 8th, U of I System President Tim Killeen continued his state-wide round table discussion tour in the South Suburbs. In partnership with State Rep. Debbie M...
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July 15, 2022
On Tuesday, July 12th, Rich Township High School began its journey in the PACK Challenge. The PACK Challenge is a real-world, end-to-end competition at PACK EXPO Internatio...
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July 15, 2022
On Saturday, July 16 th , t wo Rich Township High School students will be heading to Oxford University to participate in the Oxford Royale Academy (ORA) for the next two weeks. ...
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July 15, 2022
This past week, our Superintendent @DrJohnnieThomas along with 22 other industry leaders participated in the exchange seminar on the Korea-US Science and Technology Talent Developm...
July 11, 2022
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich Township High School District 227 announced that the 2022 graduating seniors received a total of $18,885,021.00 in scholarships to attend colleg...
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July 4, 2022
Kudos 👏 to ISBE’s 2022 School Nutrition Champion Award winner Darla Kasperek, Rich Township High School District 227 ’s food service bookkeeper/administrative assistant for 35 yea...
June 23, 2022
MATTESON, IL - On Saturday, April 9, 2022, seven Rich Township High School students competed in the IHSA Journalism Sectionals. Six students received IHSA recognition placing in ...
June 23, 2022
MATTESON, IL - On Saturday, February 19th, Nasir Bailey became a 3-time state champion by winning the 132-pound 3A state finals match, 6-2 against Will Baysingar from Mt. Prospect...
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May 16, 2022
SSSBA, South Suburban Small Business Association, recognizes annually a junior or senior who has started a business that benefits the community. She was nominated and interviewed...