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District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year.
Thirty U-46 seniors receive Superintendent Scholarships May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
José M. Torres, superintendent of Elgin Area School District U-46, hosted a special award ceremony April 30 at Kenyon Woods Middle School to recognize 30 high school students who were awarded with this year's Superintendent Scholarships.
Beloved Larkin High School teacher dies at 56 May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Larkin High School nursing teacher around whom hundreds have rallied in recent months as she struggled to recover from multiple strokes and fight a rare form of cancer died Tuesday at age 56. Deborah Daly, of Bartlett, started teaching at Larkin High School in 2002 and went on to sponsor the Health Occupations Students of America where she helped numerous students on a path toward careers in the health fields.
U-46 says goodbye to longtime board membersMay 6, 2013 12:00 AM
The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board met Monday evening to say goodbye to outgoing members and welcome new ones as the results of the April election forced a changing of the guard — though not of the board's leadership. Donna Smith remained president after taking her fourth oath of office as Veronica Noland and Frank Napolitano joined the board.
Education summit brings together Elgin community May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin's first Education Summit brought together about 180 people on Friday for what Elgin Mayor David Kaptain called "the largest community conversation" he's ever hosted. Educators, nonprofit agencies, business owners and other community members participated in the event spearheaded by Kaptain in partnership with Elgin Area School District U-46, Community Unit School District 301 and Elgin Community College.
Breakfast in the classroom gets kids ready to learn May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
More than 6,300 students at 10 schools in Elgin Area School District U-46 participate in the Breakfast in the Classroom program that expanded morning meal offerings to kids for the first time this year. Harriet Gifford Elementary School hosted a round-table discussion Thursday highlighting the benefits of the program. The Elgin school was one of 12 statewide to win the Illinois School Breakfast Challenge, recognizing Harriet Gifford as one of the fastest-growing breakfast programs and earning an extra $3,000 to run its program.
Elgin task force hosts heroin info session May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Heroin, a drug that used to be hard to find in the Fox Valley, is now more available than ever. Police and fire department emergency responders are seeing more overdose cases than they used to and finding the drug more often, according to reports from the Elgin Gang and Drug Task Force. The group will host an information session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Elgin High School to educate the community about the dangers of heroin and how to spot its use.
72 teachers cut in U-46; some may return next year Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Area School District U-46 will say goodbye to 72 teachers this year based on annual "reductions in force." Melanie Meidel, assistant superintendent for human resources, said there are a high number of retirees this year, which, combined with an increase in staffing needs, will allow the vast majority of the district's teachers to stay on through the 2013-14 school year.
Dual language programs prepare students for a global society Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Most kids get excited about pizza and cupcakes when their parents let them host birthday parties. Chase Dorn, now 15, always preferred sushi and seaweed. The Conant High School sophomore's connection to Japanese language and culture was cemented over eight years in one of the nation's only Japanese English dual language programs.
Bartlett girl remembered as talented, popular Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Jillian Zaguirre, a sixth grader at Centennial Elementary School in Bartlett, died Saturday following complications caused by the flu. She is remembered by friends and family as a popular, talented girl who loved school and performing. Her death is one of four flu-related deaths in young people across the state this season, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Bartlett sixth-grader dies after flu-like illnessApr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Students and faculty at Centennial Elementary School in Bartlett are mourning the loss of a sixth-grade girl who recently died after experiencing flu-like symptoms. Elgin Area School District U-46 officials activated the crisis team Sunday night, and professionals were on hand at the school, 234 Stearns Road, on Monday and Tuesday to help students and staff. "It's very sudden and tragic. It's a terrible loss," said John Heiderscheidt, the district's coordinator of safety and security.
Bartlett High School receives $1,500 media grant Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Bartlett High School was awarded with a $1,500 media mini-grant funded by the Illinois Press Association. Jill Flanagan, a Bartlett High School English teacher and The Hawk Eye newspaper adviser, applied for the grant to develop her student's skills and knowledge in multimedia.
Science projects spark students' interest at STEM Expo Apr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
From moldy strawberries to three-in-one shoes and even an electric car, students who participated in an annual science expo in South Elgin on Saturday said it's just as much fun to take part as it is to check out other people's projects.
Cops: Teen arrested for bringing knife to high school Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
A 19-year-old from Elgin was arrested Wednesday and charged with bringing a knife to South Elgin High School and trespassing. Michael E. Sidman was on suspension from an alternative Elgin Area School District U-46 program called the Central School Program when he showed up at the high school and offered to sell marijuana to several students, police said.
Weather causes Bartlett’s Eastview Middle School to close Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Area School District U-46 was open Thursday, but Eastview Middle School students in Bartlett had the day off because of the weather. A sewer backup forced Superintendent Jose Torres to close the school Thursday morning. Patrick Mogge, director of school and community relations, said by early afternoon that was the only school where the effects of the storm reached inside the building.
The key to a smooth test day is preparationApr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Don't wait until the last minute and pull an all-nighter cramming for a test. Get a good night's sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast. The standard advice for how to prepare for exams has become almost cliché for a reason. According to Colin Gruenwald, director of SAT and ACT programs for Kaplan Test Prep, it's all incredibly important. And parents play a major role in ensuring their kids are ready for test day when it comes to content prep and learning about the test itself.
School pay raises trigger Illinois penalties Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Seven years after Illinois lawmakers passed a law intended to curtail big pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators, some local school districts still are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in penalties to the state for giving such raises. Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 paid nearly half a million dollars in penalties to the state in the 2011-2012 school year.
BlueStars defeat all those things wrong with youth sports Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
This time of year, young kids, teens and their parents often get beaten down by the pressure-packed, occasionally cruel world of organized spring sports. Even those youngsters fortunate enough to survive the tryouts and make a team can still gripe about coaches, teammates, positions, playing time.
Editorial: Putting the focus on play in kindergarten Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A new program that gauges first-grade readiness rightly views kindergarten as a place where kids grow socially through organized play and activities, a Daily Herald editorial says.
U-46 board newcomers will challenge spending, communication Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Bartlett Trustee Frank Napolitano decided against running for re-election to the post he accepted in 2009 in favor of a bid for the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board. Voters elected him to the new role Tuesday night, along with Veronica Noland and incumbent board president Donna Smith. Napolitano labels himself a conservative with an eye toward fiscal responsibility and said shifting gears to education is giving him oversight of a far larger budget. Noland's focus is less on finance, more on communication as she looks toward her first term.