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District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course May 15, 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.
Guerin Prep Girls’ Soccer Wins First Regional Title in School History, Head to SemifinalsMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
The girls’ soccer team at Guerin College Preparatory High School has earned their first regional title in the school’s 50-year history.
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.
Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Improbable comeback for Burlington Central May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
With 20 minutes to go in the semifinal of the Class 2A Sycamore girls soccer regional semifinal Tuesday, few in the stands were thinking overtime. No one but the most ardent Burlington Central fans was planning a Rockets' victory celebration. Hampshire led 3-0 and was seemingly able to run out the clock. But by the end of overtime, it was indeed the Rockets who were celebrating. Alyssa Messina scored the tying goal with 1:11 left in regulation, then scored the eventual game-winner halfway through the first overtime as the Rockets completed the improbable comeback for a 4-3 victory.
St. Edward stays true to form in sectional semi May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
What has become evident through three postseason games for the St. Edward girls soccer team is that at the very least, seven-goal wins are simply the norm. And Tuesday's win over Woodlands Academy was no exception. Just as they disposed of Elgin Academy (8-0) and Westminster Christian (7-0) similarly last week in regionals, the Green Wave yet again put on a show early in a 7-0 win over the Wildcats in a Class 1A Westminster Christian sectional semifinal in Elgin.
Crystal Lake South blanks Dundee-Crown May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The postseason couldn't have started out any better for the Crystal Lake South girls soccer team. The Gators dominated possession and kept Dundee-Crown from getting any good scoring opportunity Tuesday as CL South defeated the Chargers, 5-0, in the semifinals of the Class 3A Crystal Lake South regional. "It's good motivation to help us get through," said Gators senior Mackenzie Taldone, who scored the final 2 goals. "We've definitely been put as underdogs during the conference so we're definitely going to push through regionals and show people who we actually are."
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.
The 508 Caboose of "The J" Has Come to StayMay 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The 508 Caboose of "The J" Has Come to Stay in West Chicago
Music Workshop for Early Childhood Educators and Camp CounselorsMay 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Miss Carole of Macaroni Soup has songs for Summer Camp and Summer School!
Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Kicks-Off National Travel & Tourism WeekMay 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau kicked-off the 30th annual National Travel & Tourism Week, May 4- May 12, with the 6th Annual Mayors’ Luncheon. Tourism is Illinois’ hidden revenue generator; $1,110 is the amount the average Illinois family saves in taxes each year because of Illinois tourism according to the Illinois Council of Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Dist. 300 considers second online charter school plan May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Community Unit District 300 board members have moved from one charter school proposal to another, holding a public hearing for the Illinois Online Charter School. The charter would be for Northern Kane Educational Corp., which already runs the Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove and serves District 300 students, but also extend to others in the state.
Hampshire HS senior hopes to make a career out of film May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
When Danny Heck was in eighth grade, he and his friends made an Indiana Jones movie with a camcorder. He had such a good time it prompted some research into the film industry and how one could go about breaking into it. Heck, now a senior at Hampshire High School, has worked with Nicole Thompson, the high school librarian, and the District 300 Foundation over the last year on videos for school and district events. "That's when I really knew that this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life," Heck said.
Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Burlington Central downs DeKalb May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Who needs practice? Apparently not Jacobs May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Consider it one of the oddest facts of an unusual spring: it's the final week of the regular season and the Jacobs baseball team has yet to hold a full, outdoor practice. Persistent cold, wet weather throughout late March and April kept the Golden Eagles off their own unplayable infield and in their field house for weeks on end. When the weather finally did improve enough to play outdoors, coach Jamie Murray's team took advantage of any dry day by eating into the backlog of postponed games. No time to practice. Just play, play, play. Though they haven't had the opportunity to work on cutoffs from the outfield or pitchers covering first base, the Golden Eagles have nevertheless managed to win 18 of 28 games, including Monday's 7-0 whitewash of District 300 rival Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division tilt in Carpentersville.
North Boone ousts Westminster Christian May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
The youth of the Westminster Christian baseball team showed Monday in the team's regional opener. Warriors coach Tim Dunderdale said only two players had played in the postseason before Friday's Class 2A Westminster Christian regional play-in game. No. 4 seed Westminster managed 4 four hits as its season ended in a 5-2 loss to No. 5 North Boone.
West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven ArtistsMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
West Chicago's Community Art Banner Project Answers A Question of Balance From the Perspective of Eleven Artists
St. Edward, Westminster prepared for 2A postseason May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Aurora Central Catholic stands between the baseball teams from St. Edward and Westminster Christian and the postseason prize each seeks. ACC (25-5) is the top seed at the Class 2A Westminster Christian regional, which begins Monday with No. 5 North Boone facing No. 4 Westminster Christian (10-9) in a play-in game at 4:30 p.m. A win by the young Warriors would advance them to a Wednesday semifinal against ACC at 4:30 p.m. Westminster and ACC split a nonconference doubleheader at the same Elgin venue Saturday afternoon. The Warriors won the first game 6-5, but ACC pitcher Drew Riedy shut the Warriors out 11-0 on 2 hits in the nightcap.