Batavia Schools
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District 158 changes course on special edAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - So much can change in a week. When I left for a vacation in Yellowstone National Park, the administration in Huntley Unit District 158 had recommended spending just half...
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Tri-Cities briefsAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - What bus to take? The 2009-10 Geneva school bus routes are now posted on the district's Web site, geneva304.org. Click on "Parent Resources" and then "Bus Routes and Inf...
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Familiar face greets students at new middle school in AuroraAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - While students and teachers shared much of the same nervousness and excitement during the first day of classes at Fischer Middle School, Greg Fischer simply smiled and t...
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Geneva's returnees relish leadership roleAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Geneva certainly lost the majority of its starters on both sides of the ball from its 13-1, Class 7A runner-up last year. One player the Vikings can count on is Bret Sha...
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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...