Batavia Schools
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Metea Valley High School's culture: Reward good behaviorJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to defining a new school's culture, especially a new high school, officials agree the conversation begins and ends with the discipline policy. That's why m...
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Beware of the divebombing blackbirdsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When hearing about red-winged blackbirds recently "attacking" patrons coming and going at Andres' Restaurant in Batavia, it provided an answer to something I had been cu...
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More $$ for school safety won't bring back liaison officers to Elgin schoolsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may have received another large safety grant, but $459,000 will do nothing to help the reduced number of police liaison officers in Elgin...
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West Chicago teen's death ruled a homicideJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old West Chicago youth killed while riding as passenger in a DUI crash last month also was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said Wednesday...
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Elgin theater group adds a local touch to 'Grease'Jul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer lovin' is here once more for the Elgin Summer Theatre's production of "Grease" at the Hemmens Auditorium in downtown Elgin. The T-Birds and Pink Ladies will resu...
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Roskam lays it on the line for U-46 studentsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Call them tapped in. Social studies teachers Rod Watson and CJ Nemec have long sought to make politics come alive for their summer school students at South Elgin High. S...
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Elgin helps kids 'earn a bike'Jul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - For Selena Rodriguez, 11, it was love at first sight. The Elgin resident outgrew her bicycle earlier this year and had her heart set on a shiny new one she'd seen at Wal...
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U-46 receives second large safety grant in a yearJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Safety czar John Heiderscheidt has spent the past three years raising the bar on disaster readiness in the state's second-largest school district. Elgin Area School Dist...
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South Elgin high schooler taking her bike overseasJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - If you ask Jessi Prinner what she did over the summer, be prepared for a lengthy answer with an international flair. The South Elgin cyclist - who just started racing fo...
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Time for another tale from the fellowship of reformJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Reform. It's a nice word, kind of rolls off the tongue. It makes an especially nice sound in a state accustomed to felonious politicos who rub elbows with Mafiosi and co...