Algonquin Schools
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‘We really are changing lives’: Internship program helps students make post-high school plansJan 31, 2025 1:28 pm - Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.
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Student Silent Film Festival celebrates young filmmakers’ creativityJan 28, 2025 10:28 pm - The 2025 Student Silent Film Festival drew over 400 viewers to watch original movies by 11 area high schools, with the winners coming from Neuqua Valley, Oak Forest, and Lake Forest.
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Boys basketball: McHenry downs Jacobs to stay perfect in FVCJan 24, 2025 11:26 pm - Offered a free chicken sandwich from Jacobs' concession girls before he headed back into his McHenry basketball team’s locker room following a postgame interview, guard D...
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Girls basketball: Huntley keeps perfect season alive, improves to 23-0 with win over Cary-GroveJan 24, 2025 9:55 pm - Huntley senior guard Anna Campanelli feels that her team has a distinct advantage. “I think we have one of the deepest benches, and that helps us get better a lot,” said ...
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Boys wrestling: Huntley’s Abordo continues checking off goals, leads Red Raiders to share of FVC titleJan 23, 2025 9:54 pm - Colin Abordo made a checklist on his phone before the start of his junior season at Huntley with three things that he wanted to accomplish. He planned on placing at the D...
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Girls wrestling: Morris pushes through, sweeps DeKalb, Huntley at Huntley QuadJan 22, 2025 9:56 pm - Morris senior Ellie Evans heard her team was in for a challenge when it added Wednesday’s Huntley quad to its schedule late after a team dropped out. Evans and her teamma...
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Girls basketball: LaFleur’s 21 points helps Burlington Central beat Jacobs, snap 6-game skidJan 21, 2025 10:34 pm - With 10 losses in its past 11 games, Burlington Central was looking for a reason to celebrate. Central’s last win came in spectacular fashion, a two-point victory over St...
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Girls basketball: Crystal Lake South lets it fly in win over JacobsJan 17, 2025 9:44 pm - Crystal Lake South coach Mark Mucha swears his team doesn’t make a habit out of practicing shots from extra-long distance. But when the time comes, the Gators aren’t afra...
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Boys wrestling: Crystal Lake Central pins a loss on JacobsJan 16, 2025 9:53 pm - Crystal Lake Central senior Tommy McNeil faced two paths after losing a match he felt he should’ve won at last season’s IHSA Individual State Tournament that cost him a s...
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Boys basketball: Malone’s buzzer-beater lifts Dundee-Crown past Prairie RidgeJan 16, 2025 10:05 am - When the unlikely hero swished an unlikely basket, Dundee-Crown celebrated a victory on its home court Wednesday night. Which seemed unlikely considering, one, the Charge...