Deerfield Schools
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Kids ask: Why is Pluto not a planet?Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - "Why is Pluto not a planet?," asked Nicole Johnson, 10, a fourth-grader at Diamond Lake School in Mundelein. Pluto got its name from an 11-year-old girl who suggested th...
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U-46 candidates talk mobile classroomsMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Six candidates are seeking three seats on the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board. They are challengers Kevin Echevarria, Gary Percy and Ed Stade, and incumbent...
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Lake County briefsMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Healthy careers St. Martin de Porres High School will host public health career days in collaboration with the Lake County Health Department on April 7 at 12:10 p.m. and...
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Cook County briefsMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Library retreat rescheduled The Schaumburg Township District Library board has rescheduled the retreat that was canceled last week. The retreat is now set for 5:30 p.m. ...
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Dist. 211 could name new board member ThursdayMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has received 15 applications from people interested in the school board seat left vacant by Susan Kenley-Rupnow's death. Boa...
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Six-year-old cancer survivor gets grand send-offMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - With more than 1,000 kids yelling, cheering and clapping, it could have been Michael Jordan walking the halls at Millburn Elementary School in Wadsworth. Instead of a 6...
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Grayslake unwraps plan for 641 acres at Peterson and AlleghanyMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The potential of a large tract of land envisioned decades ago finally will be unlocked with a sprawling $818 million plan announced Monday. Grayslake officials released ...
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Hundreds plead with U-46 board to consider human side of layoffsMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of Elgin Area School District U-46 employees turned out Monday night to implore the board to see the human side of the layoffs it was considering. Less than a w...
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29 jobs cut at Grayslake elementary schoolsMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Declining tax revenue caused by the recession was cited as the main reason for eliminating 29 positions at Grayslake Elementary District 46 for the 2009-10 academic year...
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Work begins at Dist. 70's Copeland SchoolMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Contractors will begin moving dirt soon to start what will be a very busy summer of construction in Libertyville District 70. The first project to get under way is a $1....