Batavia Schools
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New programs, equipment welcome Dist. 300, U-46 studentsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Students across Kane and McHenry counties can expect to find more than just new books when they return to school over the next few weeks. District leaders say students w...
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Why attacker of Elgin High teacher must get helpAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Angel Facio was 16 when he brutally attacked his Elgin High School teacher without provocation three years ago. Without warning, he stabbed Carolyn Gilbert repeatedly in...
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New conductor joins Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will welcome a new conductor to its ranks for the 2011-2012 season. Andy Masters, of North Aurora, will start as the conductor of the ...
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Geneva leads the way in ACT composite scoreAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts incre...
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...
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The Why: Experts analyze why Facio stabbed his teacherAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Angel Facio says he didn’t know he was going to hurt Carolyn Gilbert that cold January day. Committing such a random act is not unusual for teens pushed to the brink, ex...
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Batavia High School’s Fine Arts Centre to open SaturdayAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - I graduated from Batavia High School in 1968. Although the old high school where I started in downtown Batavia had a stage, there wasn’t enough money to include one in t...
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Incarceration: Rehabilitation not part of Angel Facio's lifeAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - He'd be taking classes at Elgin Community College by now, he imagines. Angel Facio had always wanted to be a chef. “Eggs con chorizo” were one of the specialties he used...
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Isolation: The constant for Angel FacioAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin teen describes emotions on the day he stabbed teacher
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The prosecutor: Facio case was ‘clearly premeditated’Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - It was all a matter of timing. At home watching the news with his wife one Friday night in January 2008, Kevin Frey knew almost instantly Angel Facio’s case would be his...