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U-46 hopes to train more black, Latino parent leaders Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking for its next group of black and Latino parent leaders. The district has had more success in recruiting Latinos for its Hispanic Parent Leadership Institute than for the black equivalent. “The African-American community has just been so hard to reach out to,” said Karla Guzmán, parent/community outreach coordinator.
U-46 grading changes means no score below 50 for studentsJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Changes to the Elgin Area School District U-46 grading scale were never intended to be issues requiring school board approval. After weeks of intense opposition by some teachers and parents, the board's newest members — Frank Napolitano and Veronica Noland — pushed for a vote anyway. It isn't going to happen. The change will eliminate the bottom half of the traditional 0-100 scale, making a 50 the lowest grade students can get. The goal is to equalize the interval between each letter grade but opponents say it will reduce achievement.
Suburban districts spend $320,800 opposing online charter school planJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal fees fighting the issue. Not to mention the hundreds of hours school staffs spent researching the proposal, officials say.
Prosthetic leg brings U-46 grads engineering fame Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Beny Romo, Jonathan Kuruc and Justin Markel, three recent South Elgin High School graduates, are spending their summer before college figuring out how to apply for a patent and start a business as they look toward marketing a one-of-a-kind prosthetic leg. Their design earned them first place in a regional competition in April and notice from HP and Intel industry leaders.
Maine East, South Elgin teachers honored by state Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Teachers from Maine East and South Elgin high Schools are among 36 statewide who will be honored at a luncheon Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Education Association and the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Elgin group faces tough decisions creating charter schoolJun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Members of the Elgin Math and Science Charter School Initiative have been working for more than a year and a half to research charter schools and their options for starting one in Elgin. Their vision is for a math and science-focused school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
Local airman receives joyous welcome home Jun 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Senior Airman and Bartlett High School graduate Bradley Taylor received a warm welcome home from military service as more than 30 Warriors' Watch Riders and dozens of family members thanked him for his service Saturday. “I love coming home,” Taylor said to the gathered crowd.
More Latinos in U-46 taking advanced placement exams, study says Jun 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Area School District U-46 has been recognized in a national study for the number of Latino students taking and passing Advanced Placement exams in its schools. A report by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation examined four years of AP exam data for 75 school districts that qualify for the annual Broad Prize for Urban Education. The report focuses almost exclusively on districts increasing participation by black students but it also highlights five districts seeing similar success for Latinos.
2012-2013 Fox Valley Academic Team Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Imagine getting straight A's in every class, all four years of high school. Now combine that with leadership, extracurriculars, and a desire to apply one's knowledge in a way that benefits others, and you've got the kind of student who gets named to the Daily Herald's 2012-13 Fox Valley Academic Team. "Success is not about how much money we make or how many square feet our houses are, but rather how many lives we can improve by helping others," writes Arjun Tambe of Illinois Math and Science Academy.
Northwest suburban academic team honorable mentionsJun 7, 2013 12:00 AM
2012-2013 Northwest suburban academic team honorable mentions
Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentions Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM
2012-2013 Fox Valley academic team honorable mentions
Digging deeper: Science teacher’s wormy lesson yields results Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
A few thousand worms wiggle through decomposed banana peels, vegetables, and scraps of bread, adding their own waste to a thick, black muck contained by layered plastic bins. Streamwood High School students in Greg Reiva’s physical science classes dig through the muck, but they're doing more than just getting dirty - they're learning about sustainable living.
U-46 hires two new assistant superintendents Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Area School District U-46 will welcome two new assistant superintendents to the central office this summer. Suzanne Colombe will move from Bartlett High School principal to assistant superintendent for teaching and learning – the new chief academic officer. And Steve Burger will go from Liberty Elementary School principal to assistant superintendent of elementary schools, instruction and equity.
South Elgin’s Rodriguez created many memories Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez aspires to work in the broadcast communications industry when she graduates from college because, she says, she likes to create things. Rodriguez created an awful lot of memories during her four years as a three-sport athlete at South Elgin High School, although some of them came with pain and an ultimate restructuring of what she once thought would be her athletic future. From the time she started playing sports as a little girl, Rodriguez’s dream was to play college softball. But on a fateful day in South Elgin’s gym during the football season of her junior year — one of the prime times for softball recruiting — one slip and a millisecond later while doing a cheer routine changed things. She tore an ACL, missed that recruiting season for softball, and with it what many thought could be a Division I scholarship offer.
Softball: Fox Valley all-area team Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Presenting the Daily Herald's all-area softball team for the Fox Valley.
Lepoudre one tough customer for St. Edward Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
At halftime of St Edward’s 3-1 Class 1A supersectional loss to Francis Parker on May 21, Green Wave girls soccer coach Tim Brieger had the unenviable task of telling junior midfielder Corey Lepoudre she was out for the second half because calf cramps throughout the first 40 minutes essentially left her on one leg. “I told her after the first half, ‘you’re done,’ ” said Brieger, which Lepoudre countered, “’Nah, nah, give me a minute, give me a minute,’” she said. “I can go, I can go.” Brieger eventually caved and Lepoudre returned when a key opportunity arrived in the 73rd minute on a left-side free kick the Green Wave so desperately needed, facing a 2-1 deficit. Although her shot from about 19 yards out never developed in front of the net and St. Edward lost in the Elite Eight for the second-straight year, it wasn’t what ultimately removed Lepoudre from the field. With a little under 5 minutes remaining in the game, the junior’s infamous cramps flared up once more and Lepoudre fell to the Concordia University turf in agony.
South Elgin’s Buddle the consummate leader Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
For the most part, high school softball coaches call pitches, or have one of their assistants do it. Unless they have an elite catcher who has the knowledge to call her own game. South Elgin coach Jason Schaal has had that luxury for three years with junior Alyssa Buddle.
Baseball: Fox Valley all-area team Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Presenting the Daily Herald's Fox Valley all-area baseball team.
South Elgin names Petersen new boys basketball coach Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Matt Petersen became the second coach in the South Elgin boys basketball program’s short history Thursday when his hiring was announced by the school. Petersen, 31, is a 1999 graduate of Spring Valley Hall, where he played on two teams that finished second in the state. He spent the last 10 years as a high school boys and women’s college basketball assistant coach. Petersen replaces Chaz Taft, who directed the Storm to a 91-106 record in seven seasons since the program’s inception. Taft accepted the same position at Waubonsie Valley High School in April. South Elgin finished 5-23 in 2012-13.
Images: Daily Herald Spring All-Area Team Captains Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Images of the 2013 Spring Daily Herald All-Area Team Captains in baseball, softball, volleyball, and girls soccer.