Des Plaines Schools
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Kolakowski fits with IllinoisOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Zack Kolakowski initially caught the interest of the Illinois baseball program when he played in an American Legion tournament in Champaign between his sophomore and jun...
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U-46 lawyers fire back at claims of segregationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 worked Tuesday to poke holes in the testimony of a former director of the district's English Language Learners program who ...
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Fremd hangs on against WheelingOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Fremd’s boys soccer team struggled to get by No. 13 seed Wheeling but was rescued by the finishing expertise of Eric Leonard in a 1-0 decision Tuesday in Palatine. His f...
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Wheeling artist lands in HollywoodOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - As he sat in class at Wheeling High School, David Tuber doodled in the margins of his notebook paper. Now those doodles, which he saved and cut into long rectangular str...
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Northwest suburban teacher is Art Educator of the YearOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Art Education Association has named Tricia Fuglestad the 2011 Illinois Art Educator of the Year. Fuglestad lives in Hoffman Estates and teaches at Dryd...
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Decorations flap a missed teaching momentOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I was shocked and amused with your article about the decoration fiasco at Wheeling High School. The Student Council adviser’s upset over removal of potentially dangerous...
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Che not a good role model for studentsOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Palatine High School has many displays, one of them celebrates “Hispanic month.” As I looked closer, I noticed a T-shirt showing the terrorist Che Guevara. Che was a co...
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...
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Dist. 214 parenting classes returnsOct 17, 2011 1:00 am - The second session of District 214’s fall lecture and discussion series, “What Every Parent Should Know,” will be offered on Tuesdays, Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, from 7...
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District 211 to begin random, unannounced drug searches with dogsOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - For the first time, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will utilize canine units from local police departments this year to search for illegal drugs on campus....