Des Plaines Schools
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Suburban high schools start football practiceAug 14, 2013 4:00 pm - The calendar may say August but with the cool weather, it feels more like fall. And with the opening of the high school football season Wednesday, that seasonal feeling...
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How a badminton lifer gives back to the gameAug 14, 2013 1:14 pm - When you first played badminton in your backyard or at a picnic, did you think it would change your life? Neither did Shannon Pohl, but now she is a former No. 1 ranked...
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Tar kettle catches fire at Wheeling High School; no damage insideAug 13, 2013 4:40 pm - A tar kettle being used by workers resurfacing the flat roof of Wheeling High School caught fire Tuesday afternoon outside the school, creating a plume of thick, black s...
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RE/MAX hot air balloon to visit Elk Grove schoolAug 13, 2013 3:54 pm - Students at Grove Junior High School in Elk Grove Village will get a special visitor to start off the new school year on Aug. 23 when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits t...
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New look in MSL West as football practice beginsAug 13, 2013 12:04 pm - What’s new in high school football? Plenty — especially in the Mid-Suburban West. As players get their first taste of practice today in advance of the season openers sch...
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New look in MSL West as practice begins todayAug 12, 2013 11:00 pm - What’s new in high school football? Plenty — especially in the Mid-Suburban West. As players get their first taste of practice today in advance of the season openers sch...
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How alcohol testing will work at St. Viator High SchoolAug 12, 2013 5:30 am - Although St. Viator High School has been conducting random drug testing for several years, the technology that allows scientists to determine how much alcohol a student ...
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Drug and alcohol testing rare in suburban schools, but views evolvingAug 12, 2013 5:15 am - Grayslake High School District 127 spent $40,000 on random drug tests for students last year. The testing program, which each year tests about 1,000 students who partici...
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Property tax presentation MondayAug 09, 2013 5:24 pm - District 59 state Rep. Carol Sente said she is hosting a bipartisan property tax presentation for Fremont Township residents on Monday, Aug. 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. T...
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Teen's suicide inspires Arlington Heights family to give backAug 08, 2013 5:30 am - After her 18-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2007, Arlington Heights mom Fran Baumgartner didn't know how she was going to carry on. But within 48 hours of the fu...