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D79’s Bickley honored: May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 school board President Sandra Bickley received a Distinguished Service Award for excellence from the Illinois School Public Relations Association in May.
Woodland still pressing change in funding for state-approved charter schoolsMay 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 officials plan to continue calling attention to what they say is an unfair method of how state-approved charter schools are formed. District 50 officials have voiced concern about having to send state general aide to help pay for children attending Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, which amounts to about $3 million for the current academic year.
Prairie Crossing funding meeting Tuesday Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School board members will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss proposed legislation pertaining to funding. It'll be at Helle Hall of the Comstock Building.
Proposed legislation targets Prairie Crossing funding Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Some officials at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake are expressing concern about proposed legislation they say would threaten its funding
Fremont students jump way to $20,000Feb 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Students at the Mundelein area's Fremont Intermediate School raised $20,514 for the American Heart Association this month as part of the school's annual Jump Rope for the Heart event. The fundraising event aims to engage students through jumping rope while encouraging them to improve their health and to help peers with heart-related issues, officials said.
Mundelein High hosts concert Feb 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Back from their recent wins in regional competitions, the three Mundelein High School show choirs will join the four concert choirs in a Winter Concert slated for Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium.
Fremont schools launch an app Feb 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 officials have launched an app that allows users to more easily visit the district's website on mobile devices.
Michele Kreis: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Michele Kreis, running for Fremont District 79 School Board (4-year Terms)
Michael Jandes: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Michael Jandes, running for Fremont District 79 School Board (4-year Terms)
Rick Hentschel: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Rick Hentschel, running for Fremont District 79 School Board (4-year Terms)
Jason Bonds: Candidate ProfileFeb 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Jason Bonds, running for Fremont District 79 School Board (4-year Terms)
Dist. 79 to hold kindergarten registration Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 hosts a kindergarten preregistration information night on Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Elementary School gymnasium, 8908 North Fremont Center Road in Mundelein.
Fremont Elementary students shop for needy kids, learn about being charitable Dec 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Hoping to bring needy families some Christmas cheer, about 125 Fremont Elementary School students invaded Mundelein's Target store in search of presents Wednesday morning. Accompanied by parents and teachers and armed with shopping lists, the kids — all from the school's multi-age classrooms — scoured the store for books, clothes, toys and other gifts.
Fremont students collect items for troops Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Students in a social studies class at Fremont Middle School collected household items for a group of Illinois National Guard soldiers serving in Afghanistan, school officials announced.
Fired principal still fighting Grayslake charter school in courtDec 9, 2012 12:00 AM
Brian Greene is continuing his legal fight with Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, where he was the focus of public meetings about a year ago before he was fired. The next hearing for his lawsuit against the school is set for Tuesday. “I remain confident that the truth in what occurred there will be revealed, and my name and credibility can be restored,” Greene said.
Prairie Crossing Charter School leader says he’s leaving Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School's boss has announced he's departing at the end of the current academic year. Nigel Whittington made his resignation public in an email to the Grayslake public choice school's parents and others Monday. He's been executive director since July 2010.
Dist. 79 to hold meeting on special education services Oct 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Fremont School District 79 will host a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9, to discuss plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who live within the district but who attend private orparochial schools or are home-schooled.
Fremont board member resigns Sep 25, 2012 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 board member Glen Gustafson resigned Monday because he’s moving to Kentucky. The board is seeking applicants to fill Gustafson’s seat, through April 2013.
Two Lake County school districts realize savings through sharing Sep 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Sharing a bilingual coordinator is one of the ways Mundelein District 75 and Fremont District 79 are trying to be more efficient and keep costs down. The districts, which have been working together for more than a year, also share a bookkeeper and transportation for special needs students.
Grayslake charter school might shun soup label fundraisers Aug 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Taking a cue from the controversial Center for Science in the Public Interest, Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake is considering a policy that could eliminate label redemption fundraisers with Campbell Soup Co. and other businesses. Children from within the boundaries of Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 and Fremont Elementary District 79 near Mundelein are eligible to attend the small choice school.