Schools Stories from June 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Immigrant to Harvard-bound in 8 years for Des Plaines teenJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Excited for a new life, anxious about the unknown, overwhelmed by how much busier and bigger everything seemed — Svilena Bochukova felt it all as a fourth-grader whose f...
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Batavia schools look at $2.2M deficit after cutsJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - By cutting the full-time equivalent of 18 teachers and hiring a new, cheaper bus service, the Batavia school board anticipates having a deficit of $2.2 million in its op...
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Aurora Christian QB Maddie picks W. MichiganJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Aurora Christian quarterback Anthony Maddie has got it. “A lot of times in football people talk about the ‘it factor.' If they see that in me, that makes me very happy,”...
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Dist. 46 names new chief school business officialJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 officials on Tuesday hired a new administrator to handle the district’s business operations. Todd Covault was named the district’s chief...
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Libertyville High bands headed to seaJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - It’s apparently not enough for the Libertyville High School student bands to take their show on the road. Next year, they’ll be hitting the open seas for a gig. The teen...
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Teen donates books, DVDs to Puerto Rico hospital where he was treatedJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - With plenty of help from classmates in Buffalo Grove, Stephen Cohn is using his spring break illness to bring a little joy to some youth in Puerto Rico. The 14-year-old ...
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Batavia schools hire new bus companyJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Batavia schoolchildren will be transported to school by a new bus company this fall. The school district has dropped First Student, unhappy with its service for regular ...
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