Des Plaines Schools
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Plans for summer camps are on holdApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - During the high school season, you'll often hear athletes mention their team's success started during the summer months. They'll credit a summer or college campus camp. ...
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Match challenge issued for #214Cares fundApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Only one week after its launch by the District 214 Education Foundation, the #214Cares Fund to support students and their families in economic need during the COVID-19 p...
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How the shutdown has impacted lower level high school athletesApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - As she begins her fifth season as a lower level softball coach for Hersey High School, Catherine Zaworski didn't expect to be working more with her players on the comput...
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Maine West math students close generation gap with letters, artworkApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - On most school days, Amy Claus is big on numbers. She is a math teacher at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, and her classload includes geometry and advanced place...
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District 214 donating PPE to Northwest Community HospitalApr 06, 2020 11:00 pm - High School District 214 is taking yet another step to address the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care professionals by donating to Northwest...
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O'Donnell: A dentist, a priest and the lost local hopes of the Dayton FlyersApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - IN A PERFECT WORLD, Jack and Terry Keehan would be intensely focused on TBS's coverage of The Final Four from Atlanta this weekend. That would be Dr. Jack Keehan of Elgi...
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Leyden community supports student in need of specialized wheelchairApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Miguel Galvan is wheelchair bound. He has outgrown his current wheelchair and requires a new one that is specially equipped to meet his needs. The bottom line is Miguel ...
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East Leyden students honored at Exceptional Eagle BreakfastApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - East Leyden High School students were honored at the February Exceptional Eagle Breakfast held at the school in Franklin Park. The monthly breakfast recognizes student...
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Third place, Prose - 'True Friends'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Infinite stars stared clearly through the warm summer air, like holes punched out of a taut fabric. A wide expanse of desert stretched untouched, save for a single road....
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Second place, Poetry - 'Starlight'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I found a poem in a moment you've forgotten, when your eyes met mine then shifted up to splattered silver brightness hanging still against the ink-smeared sky. Lines c...