
October 15, 2025
    Byron High School is proud to announce that Annabella Barker has been recognized as a  Commended       Student   in the  2026 National Merit Scholarship Program!     This honor...

October 1, 2025
 In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, we ask you to help us stand against bullying.  At Byron CUSD 226, we educate all staff and students on how to diagnose and combat b...

August 19, 2025
 Picture day is approaching! Pictures at Byron High School are scheduled for Wednesday, August 27th.  

May 27, 2025
   The Byron music and theater departments have presented their spring awards.  The Shining Star Award is given to a top choir student, this year’s award winner is Leeo Rising and ...

May 23, 2025
 Byron CUSD 226 Finance and Tax Bill Update   The Byron School District would like to take an opportunity to address any concerns taxpayers may have about the changes to the way th...
April 24, 2025
             Byron earned 25 ribbons at the BNC Art & Design Competition this year, among which was Delaney McKinney who won 2D best of show and Emma Franchi who won 3D best of sho...

April 17, 2025
 Congratulations to the Byron High School Academic Challenge for Engineering and Science (ACES) Team for placing fifth in the Illinois State Championship this week at Eastern Illin...

March 21, 2025
   Caleigh Rybicki, a Creative Writing student, earned publication in Unsolved – Perplexing Prose with her 100-word crime story, A Double Homicide. She dedicated weeks to perfectin...

March 10, 2025
   We competed in the IHSA solo and ensemble contest in Class B.  The students prepared solos, ensembles, and small choirs and from the ratings from those groups they were given po...

March 10, 2025
   The BHS ACES won the NIU Sectional Championship!     Andrew Payne (Bio Champ)   George Sober (Chem & Math Champ)   August Martz (English Champ)   Sadie Stoll (Physics Champ)   Z...

March 10, 2025
          State Landscape Design:  Hand-drawn State Champion: Amaya Gooden, 2 nd  Jaidra Poe, 3 rd  Cailey Coyne.  CAD: State Champion Braydon Knoll, 2 nd  Elisabeth Lewis, 3 rd  D...

March 6, 2025
 As part of our mental health parent university series, we will be presenting information about different mental health conditions that may impact you, your child, or someone else ...

March 4, 2025
 As part of our mental health parent university series, we will be presenting information about different mental health conditions that may impact you, your child, or someone else ...


February 28, 2025
 As part of our mental health parent university series, we will be presenting information about different mental health conditions that may impact you, your child, or someone else ...

February 26, 2025
    Please join me in congratulating  Mike Vajgrt  for being recognized for a 2025 ISBE  Those Who Excel   award in the Student Support Personnel category!    As you know, Mike is ...

February 24, 2025
   The BHS ACES Team captured another Regional Championship!  The following students were individual place winners:    Andrew Payne  = 1st Place Bio (42) Gianna Franchi = (tied) 2n...

February 10, 2025
 As part of our mental health parent university series, during the month of February, we will be presenting information about different mental health conditions that may impact you...

January 17, 2025
      Senior Parents: a mailer was sent earlier this week for senior ads for the 2024-2025 yearbook. If you are interested, send Mr.Gura an email at agura@byron226.org  including p...

January 9, 2025
During the fall of 2024, over 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process and of those auditions, more ...
