Our District's annual Back to School Resource Fair is right around the corner, and we are excited to invite our families to this year's event. This year's Resource Fair will take place on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Brookside Campus of Waukegan High School.

The first day of school is Monday, August 11, and all families are encouraged to complete registration as soon as possible to ensure a smooth start to the school year.

A Special Session Board Meeting to conduct individual interviews with the finalists for the Student Board Member positions will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Educational Service Center, 214 Washington Street, Waukegan. This meeting will be held in Closed Session in Room 112. A brief open session with public comment will precede the closed session in the Board Room. No official Board action will be taken at this meeting.

Waukegan High School will host its Summer School Graduation Ceremony for the class of 2025 on Wednesday, July 2.

Waukegan Public Schools is beginning the transition of several departments to the new Waukegan Educational Service Center, located at 214 Washington Street in downtown Waukegan. This modern, centralized facility will improve accessibility and operational efficiency, helping us better serve students, families, and staff. The Waukegan Educational Service Center is located at the northwest corner of Washington and Genesee Streets. Free on-site visitor parking is available in our parking lot.

The Illinois Department of Public Health requires a number of immunizations and exams before students can attend school in the State of Illinois. Below is a detailed list of those requirements and the grades affected by each prerequisite. Parents are asked to please plan for the 2025/2026 school year and begin scheduling these immunizations and exams soon. If missing any required immunizations or a physical, students may be subject to exclusion from school starting October 15.

A Special Meeting with Closed and Open Session of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 112 at the Educational Service Center. The subject will be self-evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, and the meeting will be conducted by a representative of the IASB. A regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 7 p.m. for Open Session, and 6 p.m. for Closed Session. The meeting will be conducted in person in the Educational Service Center.

District 60’s K-8 theater program, the Waukegan Performing Arts Company (WAUK-PAC) will debut its next production, Finding Nemo Jr., later this month. Nearly 60 Waukegan students representing seven elementary and three middle schools make up the cast and crew of the production.

Summer school graduation ceremonies for Waukegan High School and District #60 middle schools will be held in the upcoming weeks for students who have successfully completed summer school requirements.

A special meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, June 17, at 6 p.m. at the Educational Service Center, 214 Washington Street. A second special closed session meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m. at the Educational Service Center, 214 Washington Street.

Twenty-one Waukegan Community Unit School District # 60 school buildings were recently recognized by the Midwest Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network for their PBIS implementation efforts during the 2024-25 school year. Buildings recognized included all 15 elementary schools, four middle schools, AOEC, and the WHS-Washington Campus. Recognized schools include:

We need your support as we prepare for this year’s Back-to-School Resource Fair! We're looking for volunteers to help pack hundreds of backpacks with supplies for our annual school supply giveaway and community celebration.

On June 10, 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. at the Educational Service Center, 214 Washington Street. The open session will be held in the Board Room. The closed session will be in Room 112. The Board’s monthly Student Achievement and Operations Services committee meetings will follow the micro meeting at 7 p.m. in the Board Room.

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

Waukegan Community Unit School District # 60’s annual Back to School Resource Fair is just around the corner. This year’s Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at the Waukegan High School - Brookside Campus, 2325 Brookside Avenue.

Budget Workshop #2 for the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be conducted in the Educational Service Center’s Board Room, 214 Washington Street. No final Board action will be taken at this meeting.

As the school year has officially come to a close, and summer school is set to begin, we want to thank you for your continued partnership in supporting our students’ learning and success. Many of our students have taken home their school-issued Chromebooks for the summer. Whether or not your child is enrolled in summer school, we recognize that many students continue to use their school-issued devices throughout the summer. To help ensure these devices stay in good condition and are ready for use when school resumes, we encourage families to follow a few simple Chromebook care guidelines.

Waukegan Public Schools’ annual Summer Meals Program will begin the week of June 2 at 11 school sites across the District. Through this program, all Waukegan children, including those not enrolled in the District's summer programs, are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch.

A regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 7 p.m. for Open Session, and 6 p.m. for Closed Session. The meeting will be conducted in person in the Educational Service Center Board Room, 214 Washington Street. Closed Session will occur in Room 112.

Waukegan High School honored more than 190 student-athletes during its annual Senior Sports Awards program on May 20. The awards ceremony recognized athletes in 27 sports for their achievements on the field and in the classroom.

Eighth-grade promotion events will be hosted over two days, on May 21 and May 22. Promotion events for all five Waukegan middle schools will be held in the Genesee Theatre, 203 N Genesee St. Families should contact their child’s school for information on tickets. Click to read more.

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.