Schools Stories from February 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Persistence pays off for Carmel’s OlmschenkFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - It was a tough decision for Cole Olmschenk to return to the Carmel hockey team after his freshman team. He admits the odds were, at best, 40 percent that he’d skate agai...
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Buffalo Grove’s DeSalvo a winner on and off iceFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Anthony DeSalvo is a straight-A student, has never had a “B,” and gives a large part of his academic success to … hockey, believe it or not. “Ever since I was 5 years ol...
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Girls embrace science at Dist. 211’s conference just for themFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - More than 150 fifth- and sixth-grade girls from Districts 15 and 54 got their science on recently at the annual GEMS conference, held at James B. Conant High School. It ...
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Fee-based, full-day kindergarten to be offered in Libertyville District 70Feb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Parents of youngsters in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will have a new option next year with the introduction of a fee-based, full-day kindergarten. The offering w...
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Montini’s sophs have been superFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Kateri Stone won’t lie — at times last year she questioned if her abilities would ever measure up. Standards were set awful high by Montini’s then-seniors. Day after day...
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Scouting the Class 4A state semifinalsFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Class 4A state semifinals Bartlett (31-1) vs. Whitney Young (32-0) When: 6:30 p.m. today at ISU’s Redbird Arena, Normal How they got here: Bartlett defeated Glenbar...
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Nothing easy in Warren’s openersFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - In the two-class basketball system, Class AA winners of play-in games were most often tuneup fodder for a top seed. But the four-class system has changed the landscape i...
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Jacobs’ Ehrhardt headed to ToledoFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Jacobs outside hitter Alyssa Ehrhardt left no stone unturned in the quest to find the college volleyball program that suited her best. A process that included unofficial...
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Car strikes school bus in Bartlett after driver falls asleep, police sayFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Schick Road in Bartlett was shut down for about an hour Thursday morning after a small school bus not carrying any students was struck by a vehicle whose driver had fall...
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Scouting Tri-Cities regional championshipsFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - By Dave Oberhelman doberhelman@dailyherald.com Class 3A Sandwich regional final No. 3 Aurora Central (10-17) vs. No. 1 Yorkville (20-7) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Outlook: ...