Des Plaines Schools
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Second place, Prose - 'March Rain, Year 2 Scholars, New South Wales'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Miss Flossy spoke to her class. "Alright, children, we've a few minutes before noontide, let's clear your workplace and rearrange them into a square or rectangle, you de...
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District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for ho...
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Third place, Poetry: 'Childhood Bedroom'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I love the way you sit there on my bed, stuffed monkey, untouched by teenage perils and inevitable growing pains. I still hold you at night, dear Blankie, because I'm a...
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First place, Prose: 'A Puncher's Chance'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Seated at a small Formica table in a sparse dining room, Ronny Felton stared at the phone resting before him. He licked his lips and reached for the phone, but his hand ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Farmer's Market Club'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Dreaming of growing maitakes from my cheeks Of walking through a layer cake of limestone The American West. Tired of being Corn leaves. Or Gala apples. Haven't called ...
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2020 Arts Unlimited District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Da...
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Local AAU basketball programs at a standstillMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Even though AAU girls and boys basketball action has been halted this spring by the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois Elite director Tom Hohenadel is still working. "I sent ou...
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D214 Foundation donation drive supports students, families in needMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected virtually everyone throughout the Northwest suburbs, including High School District 214 students and their families, particu...
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Who's best? Rogers or Dugalic? Both have a case for being Ms. BasketballMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Who was the best girls basketball player in Illinois this season? The top two candidates reside right here in the suburbs: Maine West's Angela Dugalic and Lake Park's D...
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St. Viator junior starts GoFundMe to help homelessMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - It was a routine even a high school student grew to like: Every Thursday morning, John O'Neill, a junior from Barrington, met up with his classmates - before school - at...