Twenty-nine area residents were named to the spring-semester dean’s list at Benedictine University, Lisle.

Stephanie Simmons received a degree from St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis., during spring commencement exercises.

Sixteen residents received degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during December commencement exercises, including Hillside resident Equawn Elerby.

Area students find academic success, including Hauser Junior High School's third quarter honor roll.

Students graduate from Hauser Junior High School and Willow Springs School District 108.

More and more these days, a school administrator’s success isn’t measured in letter grades and conduct marks — it’s gauged by an ability to implement a mounting wall of mandates while producing positive test scores and receiving little to no financial assistance along the way.