Barrington Hills Schools
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State testing rules bring failureOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, area school districts said they needed to focus their efforts on their high schools after most high schools failed to meet state standards. This year, most ar...
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Round Lake High School looks to improve report cardOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Buried under mountains of debt, things looked grim for Round Lake Area Unit District 116 back in 2002. The district racked up $14 million in short-term debt with no hope...
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Scouting Cook playoff gamesOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CLASS 8A No. 9 Palatine (7-2) at No. 8 Fremd (7-2) When: 7 p.m. today at Hale Hildebrandt Field Last week: Palatine d. Schaumburg 31-10; Fremd d. Hoffman Estates 27-23 P...
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Scouting the Mid-Suburban League swimming and diving meetOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Mid-Suburban League swimming and diving Teams to watch: Barrington will be seeking its 17th consecutive MSL title, and the West Division champion is in good position to...
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Scouting Lake County playoff gamesOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Class 8A No. 12 York Dukes (6-3) at No. 5 Warren Blue Devils (8-1) When: 3 p.m., Saturday Last week: York def. Oak Park-River Forest, 19-0; Warren def. Round Lake, 40-0...
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Privacy puts limits on good-news coverageOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - How careful is too careful? In these times, it's hard to tell. Last week, I was invited to Prairie View Elementary's mock presidential election. Organized and run by the...
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Help a Huntley charity help the needyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A Huntley charity is asking for your help. In April, I wrote about how Fiat Missionaries was getting a new warehouse at Route 47 and Route 62. Now, the warehouse is up a...
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Battle of the bands to raise funds for Dist. 15 mini-grantsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - For nearly two decades, teachers have relied on the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Educational Foundation to supplement funding and enhance programs not typica...
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Election indecisive for District 300 bus driversOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In a bout between two union heavyweights, the Teamsters union Wednesday won an indecisive victory in its effort to represent more than 200 bus drivers in the northern Fo...
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Breaking down girls volleyball sectionalsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington Class 4A sectional When and where: Regional quarterfinals and semifinals are Thursday and finals are Saturday at Libertyville, Warren, Buffalo Grove and Herse...