Batavia Schools
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Curtain rises today on new Metea Valley High SchoolAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - In a moment at least 442 days in the making, Metea Valley High School will open its doors for the first time this morning to roughly 1,300 freshmen and sophomores. And f...
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New Metea Valley High School opens without a hitchAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Even as the sun rose Thursday morning on Metea Valley, officials were busy making last-minute adjustments to prepare for the arrival of the first students on opening day...
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U-46 approves new English curriculumAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "Relevant" isn't usually one of the first words associated with Shakespeare's "Hamlet" or Albert Camus' "The Stranger." It will be next year in Elgin Area School Distric...
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Quinn signs fix for school districts that pass tax hikesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - If someone asked you for $10, and you knew if you gave him the money that he would also lose $5, would you still give him the money? Until Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new la...
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ACT scores dip slightly in District 300Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - ACT scores, a key measure of high school performance, continued their roller-coaster ride in Community Unit District 300 this year, according to the district's latest sc...
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Work up a serious sweat at Speed SchoolAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - You won't find anyone drinking a latte on an elliptical here. At The Speed School, just off Randall Road in St. Charles, it's a no-nonsense atmosphere, owner Joe Giustin...
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Voices of praise for the new Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "The fact that more than 1,200 students will be able to spread out in a brand new, state-of-the-art building in Aurora for their first two years of high school is extrem...
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St. Charles ACT scores on the riseAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - For the second year in a row, the composite ACT score in St. Charles School District 303 rose, according to figures released Wednesday by the district. Batavia's scores ...
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'Waubonsie guy' opening Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When Jim Schmid, a self-professed "longtime Waubonsie Valley guy" was chosen as principal of the new Metea Valley High School in February 2008, he had just five months t...
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Budget woes may get in way of new buses for U-46Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may pull back on spending $3 million to replace old school buses this year because of budget problems. A total of 43 buses are in need of...