Champaign Unit 4 School District

In the pages of Champaign Central High School’s 2002 yearbook, a young Harmonia Rosales smiles from her senior portrait, unaware that she would one day become a celebrated painter...

How did Hispanic Heritage Month come to be? In 1968, a member of Congress had an idea. Representative Edward R. Roybal, a Mexican American congressman from Los Angeles, believed t...

Champaign Centennial High School senior Jieun Lee has been named a Semifinalist in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, placing her among the nation’s top high school scho...

Twelve Champaign Unit 4 high school seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Principals Sara Sanders of Centennial High School an...

Hispanic Heritage Month is a wonderful opportunity for students of all ages to celebrate and learn about the cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic communities. From ...

Champaign Unit 4 School District is proud to announce that both Central High School and Centennial High School have been recognized on the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report list ...

Champaign Unit 4 Schools is proud to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with a special reading list for our students. These books celebrate culture, family, history, and identity throu...

Huge shout-out to Garden Hills Academy teacher Megan Nierenhasuen, who has been honored with a $1,000 Teacher Award through the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard fo...

A group of Unit 4 student-athletes participated in the Special Olympics Bowling Regional event. Darris Horton (Centennial), Maxwell Morgan (Franklin Academy), and Rory Gordon (Fra...

Central High School’s Instructional Coach, Emily Walsh, has been named the recipient of the Lee Yunker Mathematics Leadership Award, a prestigious recognition presented annually b...

The Unit 4 Schools College and Career Readiness Team is proud to recognize three outstanding students who earned the Illinois State Board of Education College and Career Pathway E...

Three Unit 4 middle school students, Finley Tarr (Franklin Academy), David Wang (Franklin Academy), and Heidy Fernandez (Edison Middle School), represented Champaign County at the...

Shelly and Rob’s love story started on Southmoor Drive. The two first met as students at Robeson Elementary (Champaign Unit 4 Schools). Rob was best friends with Shelly’s brother ...

The “You Belong” mural was revealed this week at Central High School. Located at the student entrance, the mural welcomes students with a message of inclusivity and impressive cre...

Unit 4 Students Present Research Findings at University of Illinois Family Resiliency Center YES Program Collaboration with University of Illinois Showcases Student-Led Research ...

The Unit 4 Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments for the 25/26 School Year during its meetings this summer. Stanley Bergman Appointed Assistant Pr...

We are proud to share that the 2024–2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam scores have been released—and once again, our Unit 4 students have demonstrated outstanding achievement! Part...

Twenty-three students from Central and Centennial High Schools were in the national spotlight at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. Aanya Ranga...

During a special meeting last night, the Unit 4 Board of Education approved three administrative appointments. Ms. Eliza Brooks was appointed as the Principal of South Side Eleme...

Five students who attend Centennial and Champaign Central High Schools learned that they achieved a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT exam, the state-administered standardi...