Schools Stories from August 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Strong start for LibertyvilleAug 21, 2012 11:21 pm - Libertyville’s girls volleyball team followed the strong defensive efforts of Rhiannon Prentiss and Kristen Webb to open the 2012 season with a 25-18, 25-11 win over Con...
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A moment in praise of hard-hitting high school footballAug 23, 2012 4:00 pm - Mamas, go ahead. Let your babies grow up to be Cowboys. Or Bears, Chicago or Lake Zurich. Or Corsairs. Or Knights. Or Bulldogs. Or Mustangs. Or Cougars. “My (young) son’...
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All things equal, FVC Valley is wide openAug 22, 2012 7:45 pm - McHenry won 15 Fox Valley Conference titles between 1988 and 2003. Cary-Grove took its turn as league behemoth by winning conference or division titles every year from 2...
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Demographer: U-46 boundary changes were needed to stem overcrowding, account for new schoolsAug 21, 2012 6:51 pm - A demographer who analyzed student placement plans and enrollment projections in Elgin Area School District U-46 said the 2004-2005 boundary changes at the center of a f...
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Rosary edges Huntley in season openerAug 22, 2012 9:34 pm - There were a lot of jitters. Definitely some nerves, too. And undoubtedly, some firsts. Rosary and Huntley made their volleyball season debuts in Huntley Tuesday night,...
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Technology exec cites passion for education in appointment to District 125 boardAug 22, 2012 11:46 am - A self-described “business and technology junkie” has been named to fill a vacancy on the District 125 school board, which governs Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire....
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William Hill Brown wrote the first American novelAug 22, 2012 11:46 am - You wanted to know “Who was the first American to write a novel?” asked students in Jen Janik’s third grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside. By Hope B...
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West Suburban could be tougher than everAug 22, 2012 7:45 pm - If the last couple of football seasons showed anything, it’s that the gap has narrowed in both divisions of the West Suburban Conference. This year the Gold and Silver ...
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Volunteers transform courtyard at Fairhaven SchoolAug 21, 2012 2:52 pm - Dozens of volunteers recently joined forces to give the courtyard at Fairhaven School in Mundelein a much needed facelift. About 30 volunteers weeded, installed landscap...
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Kepski, Carmel rise up against LZAug 22, 2012 7:45 pm - At first glance, this fast girl Sierra Kepski could pass as a soccer player. She’s really that quick. And clearly she’s not tall enough to play volleyball. She might, y...