Deerfield Schools
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Palatine schools start vaccinating against H1N1Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When you have four daughters 13 and under, you pay attention when H1N1 vaccines are offered at their school. Julie Hake was at St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine...
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Are we getting what we pay for?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - With a variety of important purchases, it may be said, you get what you pay for. But in some suburban schools, that's not always the case. School districts in Lake, McHe...
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Success story: Antioch Elementary District 34Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Antioch Success story: Antioch Elementary District 34 has gone from failing on the 2008 report card to passing a year later, and had to meet elevated stand...
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'The Legend of Dracula' featured at Round Lake High SchoolOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The Round Lake High School Theater Department presents "Nosferatu: The Legend of Dracula" this weekend at the high school. Director Garry Ebel tells us what you need to ...
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Dist. 211 fundraising efforts culminate in Charity WalkOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 400 students and staff from all the District 211 buildings braved the 30-degree morning Oct. 18 to walk for charity. Students and staff at each District 211 bu...
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Success story: Abbott Middle School in ElginOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Elgin Success story: The only one of eight Elgin Area School District U-46 middle schools to meet improvement goals for the past three years. How it go...
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Why state considers Stevenson a failureOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and academic failure typically are not in the same sentence. Its list of achievements is extensive, with highlights including the f...
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Northwest suburban high schools fail, but officials are skeptical of dataOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Prospect High School has a 94.5 graduation rate, a 24.6 average ACT, not a single teacher who isn't considered highly qualified and a student body that gets into the bes...
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Fremd homecoming raises $5,000 for Thai orphanageOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Fremd High School's student council raised $5,000 over homecoming for the Thai Your Shoes Foundation, spearheaded by Fremd student Lisa Koenig. Koenig, a member of the c...
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Math scores fall as focus shifts to reading skillsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Year after year, Illinois high schools fall short of meeting federal No Child Left Behind bench marks on standardized tests. Usually, flat or declining reading scores ta...