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Maine West marks 50 years

Posted November 05, 2009 10:00 pm

Des Plaines Maine West High School will celebrate "50 Years of Warrior Pride" this weekend.

The school officially opened at 1755 S. Wolf Road, Des Plaines, in 1959.

A Decades Dance will be hosted at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Spectator Gym. School alumni are invited to come dressed as they did in high school.

Visitors can check out the "Memory Lane" room, a classroom full of yearbooks and memories of the past 50 years.

A rededication celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium. A keynote speaker will offer an entertaining look at Maine West's changes and accomplishments over the past 50 years.

There will be an open house following from 2 to 5 p.m. Attendees can take a self-guided tour of the building.

For more information, visit west.maine207.org.

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