Batavia Schools
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Batavia schools unveil new maintenance buildingJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - An earlier version incorrectly identified a district official. The man quoted and featured in a photo is Pat Browne, the district's buildings-and-grounds director. ...
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Gustafson School PTO seeks sellers, volunteers for Clothing & Toy ResaleJul 15, 2015 11:00 pm - BATAVIA - The Alice Gustafson School PTO will host its annual Children's Clothing and Toy Resale from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 a...
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Police: Ex-Carpentersville teacher had sex with 2 studentsJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville Middle School teacher told authorities she had sex with two former students - ages 14 and 15 - in her husband's Jeep and smoked marijuana with o...
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Woman sues brother-in-law over son's tractor death near GenevaJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the farm where the accident took place. A Rockford woman is suing her brother-in-law over a fatal tractor acci...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Batavia teacher tapped for National Education AwardJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - Jennifer Erickson, a third-grade teacher at Alice Gustafson Elementary School in Batavia, has been tapped for the 2016 California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence....
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Elburn church names Jeremy Fairve as scholarship winnerJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Community Congregational Church of Elburn is proud to announce that Jeremy Fairve is the winner of our scholarship, which he was awarded June 14. It is open to youth who...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Geneva varsity football gives back to their communityJun 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The Geneva High School varsity football team is committed this year to volunteering and giving back as much as possible. This past weekend, team members volunteered at ...