Aurora Schools
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Rock-solid Neuqua Valley, other teams ready for a different looking girls swimming seasonAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Neuqua Valley, a rock in high school girls swimming, added a precious piece. A Stone. McKenna Stone. As a junior for Metea Valley last November, Stone rocked the 100-yar...
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Free school supplies at four drive-thru events in Aurora this weekendAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - As thousands of Aurora students prepare to begin a restructured start to the school year, Aurora is redesigning the way free school supplies are distributed by offering ...
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Aurora Central High to host benefit bags tournament Aug. 16Aug 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Aurora Central Catholic High School will hold a 15th annual bags tournament Sunday, Aug. 16, to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. It will be from noon to 2 p.m. at...
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black populationAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019,"...
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What remote learning will look like this school yearAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Kitchen tables and family dens again will serve as desks and classrooms when many suburban schools begin classes remotely starting this week. Districts that planned on r...
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How Neuqua Valley driver's ed teacher helps students take 'huge step toward adulthood'Aug 07, 2020 6:00 am - Wayne Hartmann was doing his student-teaching at a tiny school in Minnesota with a graduating class of 15 when his supervisor advised him to jump at the chance if he eve...
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Award-winning Neuqua teacher's next challenge: Turning engineering curriculum remoteAug 06, 2020 5:30 am - Tony Tegtmeyer's Project Lead the Way engineering classes at Neuqua Valley High School are built on hands-on exploration. At least, in the classroom in a typical year, ...
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Why Indian Prairie District 204 scrapped reopening plansAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials are standing by their decision to keep schools closed and start the new year online, citing numerous factors that led the Auro...
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PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and KevinAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - PODCAS>: On this special edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin we talk to Naperville North athletic director Bob Quinn about the new IHSA return-to-play plan. Liste...
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Organization says need for ethnic organ donors criticalAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Minorities make up nearly 60% of people who need organ transplants in the U.S., but only a third of registered donors. In Illinois, 1,450 Blacks, 800 Latinos and 240 As...