Celebrating student success at the Special Olympics

Peter F., a fourth-grader at the High Road School of Mount Prospect, a school providing academic and therapeutic services for children, adolescents, and young adults with extraordinary needs, is an athlete and shining example of the importance of determination. The 9.5-year-old recently placed second in the 100-meter and third in the 50-meter snowshoe races at the 2024 Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) Winter Games state championship, following his gold medal win at the regional SOILL games. The essence of Special Olympics lies not solely in winning medals but in the personal [...]

Celebrating student success at the Special Olympics2024-03-19T13:40:51-04:00

Mount Prospect school helps break down barriers for students with special needs

People with disabilities often face significant barriers to finding employment, both in learning applicable job skills and employers' awareness of their capabilities. That's where the High Road School of Mount Prospect's Adult Preparation Program comes in, helping break down barriers for young adults with special needs. The private, therapeutic school serves students from more than 38 public school districts across the collar counties. It emphasizes independence, choice-making, communication, money skills, integration into the workplace and independent living. "Our school provides academic and therapeutic services for children, adolescents and young adults aged 3 to 21, and they have extraordinary needs," said [...]

Mount Prospect school helps break down barriers for students with special needs2023-07-13T10:23:06-04:00

Mount Prospect students shine at the Illinois Special Olympics Spring Games

Special Olympics Spring Games took place on Sunday April 16th at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect. High Road School had 6 athletes compete in a either the 50 Meter Dash, 100 M Dash, Softball Throw or Mini-Javelin Throw. Diego Torres, Bryan Lopez, Bryce Watts and Alex Arroyo all placed in 1st in their running event which qualifies them for State Summer Games which will take place in June down in Bloomington-Normal on the Campus of Illinois State University. Richard Arceo placed in 3rd in his event. Due to the weather the rest of the running events and throwing events [...]

Mount Prospect students shine at the Illinois Special Olympics Spring Games2023-04-25T15:26:45-04:00

Season of Giving at High Road School of Mount Prospect

When Brenda Gionnoulis, the administrative assistant for High Road School of Mount Prospect, was asked for gift ideas to celebrate her upcoming birthday, she had one request: For other staff members to join her for a volunteer opportunity at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a nonprofit organization that works with partners to distribute hand-packed meals in schools, orphanages, clinics, and feeding programs around the world. On November 19th, Brenda’s birthday wish came true when 12 of her colleagues volunteered with her to make and pack meals—24,624 meals, to be exact, or enough to feed 67 children for an entire year! [...]

Season of Giving at High Road School of Mount Prospect2022-12-19T12:00:15-05:00