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Grayslake District 46 weighs in on state charter school funding Jul 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake Elementary District 46 has gone on record asking Illinois lawmakers to change how state-created charter schools are funded. District 46's resolution mirrors a document created by neighboring Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee. Woodland has solicited support from nearby districts because of cooncerns over the flow of its state money to Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake.
District 79 honors parent with volunteer award Jul 10, 2012 12:00 AM
The Fremont PTO named Susan Hurley as the recipient of this year's Excellence in Volunteering Award.
Gildea’s contract extended: Jun 8, 2012 12:00 AM
The Fremont Elementary District 79 school board has voted unanimously to extend the contract for Superintendent Jill Gildea for five years.
Fremont PE teacher wins Excellence in Character award Jun 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Kathy Reilly, a Fremont Elementary School physical education teacher, recently received the Excellence in Character Award for the 2011-12 school year. Reilly was recognized for enthusiastically engaging students in fitness activities using the natural surroundings of the school's prairie, wetlands and farmland, which are home to Fremont.
Prairie Crossing students find body on camping tripMay 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School seventh-graders returned home early from a spring camping trip to a Wisconsin state park after finding a woman's body at the bottom of a 100-foot overlook. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials are investigating the 56-year-old woman's death that occurred Thursday at Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo.
Fremont District 79 staffers get guidelines for social media usage May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 officials have developed new employee guidelines for interacting with students using social media. The two-page document, titled "Expectations for Communicating Electronically with Students," supports a social media policy adopted by the Mundelein-area school board in November.
Mundelein middle school students honored for their hard work, improvement during school year Apr 27, 2012 12:00 AM
Students from Carl Sandburg, Fremont and West Oak School who showed the most improvement academically and behaviorally during the school year were honored Friday by the Lake County Circuit Court and Mundelein Police Department.
District 79 using STEAM to get kids to explore science in after-school club Apr 21, 2012 12:00 AM
More than 90 children in third to fifth grades attend the optional Fremont Elementary District 79's STEAM Teams program each week to explore the connections between science, technology, engineering, art, and math."It is our responsibility to ensure that our youth are prepared to lead our country in the 21st century and compete in the global marketplace," Superintendent Jill Gildea said.
Prairie Crossing library dedication Monday Apr 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake will dedicate a new environmental library Monday.
D79 officials to share strategic plan Mar 30, 2012 12:00 AM
The Fremont Elementary District 79 school board will share the districts strategic plan objectives at a community meeting on April 23.
Fired principal sues Prairie Crossing Charter School Mar 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Former Prairie Crossing Charter School principal Brian Greene has filed a lawsuit contending his firing in December was based on false claims against him by Director Nigel Whittington and two others. Greenes attorney, Anthony Esposito of Libertyville, filed the suit Tuesday in Lake County circuit court.
Fremont District 79 golf outing is set for May 7 Mar 12, 2012 12:00 AM
A Fremont School District 79 golf outing is scheduled for Monday, May 7, at the Ivanhoe Country Club near Mundelein. The event raises money for the Fremont Education Foundation.
MHS, Fremont to offer Mandarin classes Feb 23, 2012 12:00 AM
Mundelein High School and Fremont Middle School will offer Mandarin Chinese language classes beginning with the 2012-13 school year.
Fremont superintendent honored Feb 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary District 79 Superintendent Jill Gildea last month was awarded a Dianne E. Ashby Leadership Conference Sponsorship. She will be recognized at Illinois Women in Educational Leadership's 2012 Dare to be Great conference, April 27-28 at the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington.
Three injured when school bus, squad car collide Jan 26, 2012 12:00 AM
A school bus collided with a Lake County sheriff’s police car on Thursday in Fremont Township, authorities said.
Legal tab arrives for ousted Prairie Crossing principal Jan 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake is starting to receive attorney bills for work related to former principal Brian Greene, who was fired in December.
Controversial educator hired as Prairie Crossing interim principal Jan 9, 2012 12:00 AM
Gail Worrell — once embroiled in a controversy at Elgin Area School District U-46 — started Monday as interim principal at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake.
Fremont Wildcat Poms take first in Vernon Hills Dec 28, 2011 12:00 AM
The Mundelein Fremont Wildcat Poms squad won first place in a December competition that took place in Vernon Hills. The Wildcat Poms competed against seven middle schools for the first-place title. The judges scored the team high on its originality of the routine as well as the energy and talent displayed by the girls.
Fremont kindergarten preregistration in Mundelein beginsDec 28, 2011 12:00 AM
Fremont Elementary School kindergarten preregistration will take place Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Fremont Elementary School, 28908 N. Fremont Center Road, Mundelein.
Grayslake charter school director is interim principalDec 22, 2011 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School's executive director has outlined an immediate plan for operations in the wake of last week's firing of Principal Brian Greene. Meanwhile, Greene attorney Anthony Esposito said Wednesday his client refused a severance deal. “His integrity cannot be purchased,” Esposito said of Greene.