Des Plaines Schools
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Maine West to host festival benefiting athletic programsJun 19, 2013 12:14 pm - The Maine West athletic boosters will host their third annual West Fest this Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23, to benefit the school’s athletic programs. Enter...
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Why $25,000 in food on Batavia school charge cards?Jun 19, 2013 4:30 am - It wasn't the more than $1 million in purchases that caught Carl Dinwiddie's eye, but rather the nearly $25,000 in food costs tucked among all the spending. After reques...
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A new generation of directors leads CTE in ‘iSing’Jun 18, 2013 11:18 am - When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But...
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North fifth-graders cruise Chicago RiverJun 17, 2013 10:59 am - On May 10, North Elementary School fifth-grade students took an architectural boat tour in Chicago. The cruise featured histories of many famous buildings that grace the...
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St. Viator leads all-star effortJun 15, 2013 8:34 pm - St. Viator was best represented in this year’s Class A all-star game at Sandburg in Orland Park on June 6 as Mike Julius, Dan O’Malley, Andrew Romano, Billy Spingola and...
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Dist. 207 anti-hazing consultant says staff 'overwhelmed'Jun 13, 2013 11:00 pm - The consultant hired by Maine Township High School District 207 to lead anti-hazing focus groups at its three high schools recommends the district take steps to include ...
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New Dist. 57 board member hopes to help maintain “spectacular” schoolsJun 13, 2013 5:01 pm - John Krupa, the newest school board member in Mount Prospect Elementary District 57, believes he represents a growing constituency in the community. “There are lots of p...
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Palatine, Wheeling schools part of new state-sponsored STEM programJun 13, 2013 3:42 pm - Two local schools will be part of a new statewide program aimed at increasing students’ interest in careers involving science, technology, engineering and math. The...
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Calisch Award winner has long artistic resumeJun 13, 2013 12:04 pm - A glossy, black grand piano takes up half of the small front room in Chelsie Coren’s Wheeling home. It’s not there for decoration. Chelsie’s parents bought it eight year...
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Districts 214 to hold school on Veterans DayJun 12, 2013 5:25 pm - Students in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will have to attend school on Veterans Day for the first time during the 2014-2015 school year, officials said. T...