Schools Stories from April 30, 2021 (Change date)
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Longtime District 214 superintendent gets five-year contract extensionMay 01, 2021 6:51 pm - Longtime Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent David Schuler has inked a five-year contract extension that, when completed, will put him at the helm...
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Girls lacrosse: Carmel sneaks past PalatineMay 01, 2021 5:34 pm - The difference between a Corsair and a Pirate? "They use different swords, maybe?" Palatine girls lacrosse coach Oscar Flores guessed after his Pirates battled Carmel Ca...
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Softball: Schaumburg continues winning ways by downing WheelingMay 01, 2021 11:49 pm - Schaumburg's softball team begins West Division play of its Mid-Suburban League schedule on Monday at Fremd High School where Saxons coach Ellen Abreu starred for four y...
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Food pantry at Crystal Lake elementary school vandalized, police sayMay 02, 2021 11:00 am - Crystal Lake police on Thursday reported a food pantry outside Canterbury Elementary School was vandalized, showing images of food that had been dumped onto the ground a...
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Third place, 'Italian Birds'Apr 30, 2021 3:16 pm - Judge's comment: The ability to see potential in non-conventional materials can be very powerful when done with creativity. This piece utilizes found imagery and cut pap...
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Softball: Waubonsie Valley's 7th-inning lead slips awayMay 01, 2021 5:34 pm - Morgan Robertson was of no mindset to wait for her pitch with the game on the line Friday. "I was just trying to hit the first pitch I saw," said Robertson, Oswego East'...
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Baseball: Right approach at plate helps Palatine defeat Rolling MeadowsMay 01, 2021 11:49 pm - Palatine baseball coach Paul Belo had a brief conversation with his team after a quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the first. "Their pitcher (Alex Lazes) did a great job ...
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First place, Prose: 'Things Happen'Apr 30, 2021 3:16 pm - Judge's comment: Read the first line, and you're hooked: "Maggie, it doesn't mean anything." And so we continue reading, wondering if that's true. The piece ends with an...
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First place, Poetry: 'Spring Flowers'Apr 30, 2021 3:16 pm - Judge's comment: I love ekphrastic poetry - that is, poems written about a work of art - and this poem is an example of why. We don't even need to have seen the painting...
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Baseball: Branecki closes door in Glenbard East's win over Glenbard SouthMay 01, 2021 3:53 pm - Glenbard East baseball coach Joel Pelland did his Upstate Eight rival few favors with his lone pitching change Friday afternoon in Glen Ellyn. Glenbard South had to dram...