Articles filed under St. Charles

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  Graduates bid goodbye to U-46, hello to the rest of their livesMay 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  The lesson learned by many students of Elgin Area School District U-46's Class of 2012 was that you never know how you're going to react at your own graduation. Altogether, about 2,700 seniors graduated from U-46's five high schools in staggered ceremonies that took place at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
  

   
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  Images: South Elgin High School graduation May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  South Elgin High School's Class of 2012 includes 617 graduates taking part in the commencement ceremony Saturday, May 26 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
  

   
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  Kellen motivates students with piano lessonsMay 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dave Heun talkes with David Kellen of Studio K Music in Geneva. Kellen has taught the art of piano to more than 1,000 Tri-Cities students the last two decades.
  

   

• South Elgin graduates into sectional May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  South Elgin senior Jake Buhman said he wasn't worried about missing his 2 p.m. high school graduation ceremony if it came to that, even when Saturday morning's Class 4A Larkin regional championship game against Elgin went to extra innings around noon. "I told my parents (Friday) night that everybody graduates, well, almost everybody," Buhman said, "but not everybody gets a chance to win a regional championship." Buhman's walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth made certain he and his senior teammates did both. With Ryan Ford at second base after a single and a sacrifice bunt by David Palmer, Buhman swatted an 0-2 curveball from reliever Alex Doty for an opposite-field single to left. Ford scored easily to clinch a 4-3 victory and the second regional title in three years for South Elgin (20-12).
  

   

• Fremd dominates South Elgin May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Fremd senior Megan Hubbard may qualify for the understatement of the year. "I've been hitting pretty well lately," said Hubbard, with a straight face. Already the Vikings' career home run leader, Hubbard set the school's single-season mark Saturday with a 3-run bomb to center field in the third inning of Fremd's 14-0 five-inning with over South Elgin in the championship game of the Class 4A Fremd softball regional.
  

   
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  Neighborhood profile: Woods of Fox Glen May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The rolling hills and wooded terrain definitely add to the appeal of the Woods of Fox Glen neighborhood in St. Charles. Neighbors are very good about taking care of their properties and lots are an acre or more. "and with the property lines, you really don't see your neighbors." said resident Lynn Strickland.
  

   
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  Images: Westminster Christian High School graduation May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Westminster Christian High School's Class of 2012 took part in the commencement ceremony Friday, May 25 at the school in Elgin.
  

   
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  St. Charles Marine tests his physical limits on TVMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  More than 2,700 athletes have attempted to complete what has been dubbed the world's most difficult obstacle course and only three succeeded. St. Charles strongman Nate Aye hopes to add his name to the list this weekend. Aye, a 27-year-old Marine veteran, is one of 100 competitors chosen to attempt the ""American Ninja Warrior" challenge earlier this spring. And he couldn't wait to put his 5-foot-9-inch, 170-pound body to the test.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A resident of the 43W800 block of Oakwood Drive near Elburn reported on Wednesday that someone opened up an AT&T account in that person's name and ran up a bill of $2,156 between March 1 and May 1, according to a sheriff's report.
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  They have different backgrounds and different passions, but the high school seniors named to the Northwest Suburban Daily Herald Academic Team share the conviction it is their duty to contribute to society. "I look forward to someday being able to help those in need through the wonders of human ingenuity and medical technology -- on a scale I had never before thought possible," writes Antonio Spina, of Bartlett High School.
  

   
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  DuPage County honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 DuPage County Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   
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  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Meet the members of the 2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team. Here are 10 teenagers who know what they want out of life. Some of them settled on a life goal when they were preschoolers. Others took a little bit longer to decide. But they all know the possibilities are endless. "Putting my passion into diverse activities has opened the gateway for academic learning to be forged into life success," writes Connor Flexman of Elgin Academy.
  

   
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  Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   

• Barrington’s Coll-Parekh exit after standout season May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  After a cameo in the round of 16 at the state tennis tournament, the Barrington team of George Coll and Varun Parekh bid farewell to its doubles opponents in the championship bracket. One round later, the Broncos standout duo fell in three sets to Bloomington's Ricky Zamudio-Nathan Cavanaugh at Buffalo Grove late Friday afternoon, ending their tournament run. The straight-set loss finished a marvelous postseason which included a Mid-Suburban League title, a second-place finish at the Schaumburg sectional and a 3-2 state tournament record following a 6-1, 4-6, 4-6 defeat to the Bloomington tandem.
  

   
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  Hubble school makes donation of paper products for needy seniorsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Recently, Hubble Middle School made a large donation of paper products, for the sake of needy senior citizens served by the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream
  

   
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  U-46 to demolish a dozen mobile classroomsMay 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Elgin Area School District U-46 board this week approved the demolition of more than a dozen mobile classrooms at schools across the district. We'll find out if the mobiles will be replaced or if they are simply not needed.
  

   
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  Elgin Academy’s Vogel bows out at state May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Charlie Vogel's terrific tennis career came to an end Thursday afternoon when the Elgin Academy star lost his second match of the day at the state tournament, but not without treating perhaps the largest, and most loyal fan group at the Hoffman Estates High School. With several members of his family and friends on hand, plus nearly a dozen special young guests courtside, Vogel would win his opener over Pranv Puri of Moline, before losing in straight-sets to 9-16 seed Scott Christian from Lake Forest.
  

   
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  Fox Valley could be showered in medals this weekend May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  The medal stand at the boys state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University could be littered with Fox Valley area athletes this weekend. Among the brightest hopes to win state titles in Class 3A are Elgin's 800-meter relay team and Cary-Grove senior thrower Josh Freeman. Elgin seniors Terrell Campbell, Devante King, Derek Moorman and Dennis Moore will attempt to win the first state track title for their school since Tony Adams won back-to-back 440-yard dash titles in 1978 and 1979, according to IHSA records. The foursome set the school record in the 800-meter relay at the St. Charles North sectional (1:27.83).
  

   

• Learn story of Mamah Bouton Borthwick and Frank Lloyd WrightMay 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Join the West Chicago Historical Society for its second annual Spring Tea Fundraiser at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the West Chicago Community Center, 306 Main St., West Chicago. The historical society presentation will feature Mamah Bouton Borthwick, as played by Ellie Carlson.