Blackhawk & District 2 News Items

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Mobile Market Pantry will distribute free, nutritious food on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last, from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Fenton High School, 1000 W. Green Street in Bensenville. Please do not line up before 3:30 p.m. due to school dismissal schedule.

Wednesday, March 5, was the end of the second trimester. On Thursday, March 20, second-trimester report cards will be sent home with elementary students, and mailed to middle school students' homes.

Right at School, which operates the after-school programming for our elementary schools, will also offer a parent-paid child care option throughout the summer. The option will be housed at Tioga School and run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

District 2 will once again offer a free traditional summer school program. It will also offer a slate of free enrichment activities that is open to all students who aren’t identified for traditional summer school, and Right At School will offer a parent-paid childcare option throughout the summer.

On January 10, we informed the BSD2 community that District 2 was one of many school districts across the country impacted by a December 28, 2024, data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System. Here is the most current information provided by PowerSchool and resources you can contact for more information.

Classes will begin on Wednesday, August 20, and the last day of school will be Tuesday, June 2, unless emergency days are needed. Other key dates are as follows ...

Please make certain the school has your correct phone numbers and email addresses on file. Also, please revisit who you have listed as emergency contacts.

The Illinois Department of Public Health offers recommendations for avoiding respiratory viruses as seasonal illnesses increase.

The program will ultimately provide the District’s elementary students the opportunity to leave BSD2 schools in eighth grade ready for advanced Spanish classes and the potential to obtain the Biliteracy Seal in high school. 

Daily student attendance is improving all across Bensenville School District 2. By recognizing students who show up on time and ready to learn each day, and by helping families build good attendance habits, our schools are aiming to build on that growth.