Deerfield Schools
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Kids ask: Where does quicksand go?Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Alyssa Munch's fourth-grade students at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked: "Where does quicksand go?" Quicksand is a mixture of water and sand or air. Ins...
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Time to get serious on school fundingMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - By this time, no one can be too surprised to hear that another school district is facing painful staffing cuts in order to address a budget disaster. It's a theme that h...
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Woodland Primary School in Gages Lake turns 100Mar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Students at Woodland Primary School in Gages Lake celebrated the 100th day of school last month. Since the first day of school in September, kindergartners have been mak...
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Gangs here but shouldn't be toleratedMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - While most of us are looking forward to the coming warmer weather, it also serves as a reminder to local authorities that gang crime could be near. "The nice weather com...
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U-46 teacher who recovered from in-school stabbing laid offMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Carolyn Gilbert isn't the type to make waves. After she was attacked by a 16-year-old student with a knife in January 2008, she lost her right eye, endured several surge...
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Neighbors in the NewsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - • Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 board of education appointed Kimberly Dahlem director of student services, to succeed Julie Schmidtm. Schmidtm will assume the responsibili...
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Dist. 95 to hold forum on budget, curriculum, feesMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Budget, curriculum, finances and fees are expected to be the main focus of a special community forum Thursday for residents of Lake Zurich Unit District 95. District off...
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Dist. 62 Foundation grateful for supportMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - On Feb. 19, the School District 62 Foundation Board hosted a Benefit Dinner at Grazie! Ristorante in Des Plaines. On behalf of the children in the District 62 schools, t...
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District 56 taking a close look at closing Gurnee Grade SchoolMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Gurnee Elementary District 56 is exploring whether to abandon a flood-prone school near the Des Plaines River in the village and construct a new building in Wadsworth. F...
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College degree may be key to billionaire statusMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Students in Elsie Diaz's fifth-grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked: "How do you become a billionaire in 10 days?" Even in these tough economic times, there s...