Springfield Public Schools - District 186

Our Family and Community Engagement department ( F.A.C.E.) worked with Telephone Pioneers who provided over 400 area students with a brand-new pair of shoes from Shoe Carnival jus...

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) selected their Hall of Fame Class of 2023. District 186 had two inductees for this year in the player category and both played a...

We wrapped up our United Way Campaign for 2022 & we're excited to share that we surpassed our goal of $135,000 and raised $138,537 for the United Way of Central Illinois. Th...

Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch , Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives stopped by Grant Middle School and met with 8th grade students and staff. The Generals were excite...

The Central State Eight Conference Board of Control voted to accept Quincy Notre Dame into the conference for football only. Quincy Notre Dame will begin competition in the 2024...

We received a donation of 1,200 scientific calculators for our middle and high school students to use in the classroom. This donation was made by a community member through the gr...

On Saturday, November 19th, the District 186 Capitols Fortnite team participated in the IHSEA Fortnite State Finals. Springfield was the only team in the state to send every singl...

Springfield District 186 School Board selected Jeff Tucka to fill the vacant seat in sub-district 4. Jeff is a chemist for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. He was ...

Hats off to Dan Devlin, longtime SHS cross country coach! He was chosen as part of the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association 2023 Hall of Fame class! Overall, nine...

Let's hear it for Barbara!!! Barbara Montgomery was chosen as part of the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association 2023 Hall of Fame Class! Overall, nine coaches were ...

Ben Kramer, organizer and NHS sponsor reports that SHS raked nearly 400 bags of leaves on Friday, November 11th for local Veterans!! National Honor Society members spent the ...

The Board of Education, Springfield School District No. 186, will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in the Board Room, 1900 W. Monroe Street, Springfield, Illi...

Congratulations to Lawrence Education Center on winning Illinois Times Best Tutoring or Learning Center in the Best of Springfield 2022 awards. Keep up the amazing work at La...

Congratulations to the new class of students entering P4: Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program! Students enter P4 when they are high school freshmen and continue through their...

The crowd was a pink wave at Franklin Middle School tonight! It was the annual pink out girls basketball game to raise awareness of breast cancer. FMS students, staff and gue...

The future is now!! The Illinois Manufacturers' Association , The Boeing Company and The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce hosted a showing of "Top Gun : Maverick" for...

Lanphier High School Building & Trades Program has a very special project they are working on! Springfield Park District has enlisted their help to build a NEW Santa House.Today...

Our District Family and Community Engagement Department (F.A.C.E.) joined the Springfield Housing Authority at their Brandon Drive Fall Festival this weekend. Families enjoyed li...

Students at Lindsay Elementary & Ridgely Elementary both got to experience an amazing presentation on dairy cows and the essential work of America’s dairy farmers on October 19t...

Springfield District 186 school board members honored and remembered, Mike Zimmers, at the October 17th board meeting and presented his wife, Nancy, and daughter Layne with a comm...