Schools Stories from September 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Sling your fruit at Lake in the Hills festivalSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Do you want to see watermelons fly through the air? Or a human being swallow fire? Or maybe you feel like checking out some local handmade crafts? The 11th annual Summer...
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High hopes for PalatineSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine’s boys cross country team is no stranger to high altitude. After all, the Pirates have strung together eight consecutive top-10 finishes at the state meet and a...
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Lake Zurich rises to the topSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - After a shocking and meteoric rise to second place last year at the Class 3A boys cross country state meet, Lake Zurich has now established itself as one of the programs...
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Hersey looks to build off signature winSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Hersey hopes its season-opening 21-14 victory at Glenbrook North is a clear sign of changing times in its football program. The Huskies overcame a variety of adversities...
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Vernon Hills' Didier pulls his weightSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - No wonder Wayne Didier is a beast in the weight room, poised to break every lifting record at Vernon Hills High School. Working out is, well, working. And he's used to w...
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Arlington grads reunite 60 years laterSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Thoughts turned to simpler times last month when members of the Arlington High School Class of 1951 gathered for their 60th reunion. Bobby socks, poodle skirts and doing...
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Warren delighted to join area schools with artificial turfSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Add Warren to the growing list of schools in Lake County that have installed artificial turf in their football stadiums. The project was just recently completed after ye...
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Barrington home-schoolers donate to Bright HopeSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Members of the Barrington Area Home Schoolers group presented a donation of $4,891 from its fundraising effort to C.H. Dyer, president of Bright Hope. The group held its...
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Loss makes long day longer for MuhitchSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - When Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch arrived at school early Sunday morning, he knew it'd be a long day. A 21-7 loss to Glenbard West that afternoo...
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Tri-Cities girls tennis previewSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - The 2011 girls tennis season will boast a strong group of returning veterans, a large number of new faces in key roles, as well as new courts where they were needed most...