Des Plaines Schools
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Several suburban schools win Blue Ribbon honorsSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they've come back from low test scores or have consistently done well on yearly exams, several suburban schools can tout a common achievement: They were chosen a...
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First director built Hersey band into powerhouseSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s and 1970s, a familiar battle cry formed in the band room at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights: "GEEVUM," which meant "give 'em hell" in Hawaiian...
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Deaf Hersey football player doesn't miss a step on the fieldSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At a recent practice, Hersey High School football coaches put their team through the paces. Forced indoors by the heavy rain, they stressed speed, alertness and spreadin...
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School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
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Elementary students lauded for published bookSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixteen Kildeer Countryside Elementary School fourth-graders can tout an accomplishment that even grown adults often can't achieve. The team of students at the Long Gro...
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Flanagan, Lake Park edge Prospect at FentonSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Park's Lindsay Flanagan is off to a blistering start to the 2008 girls cross country season. On Wednesday the senior set the Lake Park course record in finishing th...
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Maine West bounces back with decisive triumphSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Friday night's nonconference football game at Maine West was going to give either the Warriors or Round Lake a recovery victory after both suffered losses in Week 1. Ma...
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Prospect survives Cougars threatSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Conant never let Prospect get comfortable in Friday's Mid-Suburban League football crossover at George Gattas Stadium. The Cougars drove to Prospect's 12 with just less ...
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Tauchman leads Fremd past HerseySep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Senior quarterback Mike Tauchman's big game led Fremd to a 48-14 victory over host Hersey on Friday night in a Mid-Suburban League crossover football game. Tauchman had ...
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Changing times for HoffmanSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - First shutout since 1997 last week. First 2-0 start since 1996 with a victory Friday night. And the first playoff appearance since 1994 for Hoffman Estates football? "Th...