Des Plaines Schools
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Parking lot Santa visit brings cheer to UPS for DownS familiesDec 24, 2020 5:00 am - Young Lilliani Padilla, 10, of Wadsworth rode in the car with her mother and sisters for more than hour before they arrived in Schaumburg. But the prize was worth the wa...
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East Maine Dist. 63 congratulates its winter card contest winnersDec 20, 2020 10:00 pm - At its Dec. 3 meeting, East Maine School District 63's board of education recognized the nine finalists in the District's 2020 Winter Card Design Contest. While this ye...
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Suburban Hero: Amid pandemic, Maine South student ensures blood drive goes onDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Carter Collins had to scramble when he found out the usual location for his third annual Park Ridge community blood drive wouldn't be available this year, and that his p...
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Constable: Roller coaster year ends on a high note for both kidney recipient and donorDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - College student Ally Hembd has spent most of 2020 sheltering in her Wheeling home, hooked up to a dialysis machine and hoping to find a donor who would give her a kidney...
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Maine West students record recital to share with seniorsDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Since the Tri-M Music Honor Society at Maine West High School cannot do many of the typical service events this year, the officers brainstormed an opportunity for Tri-M ...
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St. Viator High School puts annual Winter Arts Festival onlineDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - In an effort to showcase students' work while remaining safe, Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights will present the annual Winter Arts Festival digitally. Fine ...
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D214 Foundation guides first-generation students to collegeDec 14, 2020 10:00 pm - College was an enigma to Serena Bekteshi. There was a point when the High School District 214 senior, who will be a first-generation college student, didn't know how to ...
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With social distancing in place, Northwest suburban candidate filing begins for April 2021 electionsDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Last month's presidential contest may still seem fresh in everyone's minds, but candidates for a bevy of Northwest suburban political offices already are looking ahead t...
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Legacy continues: More Hall of Fame honors for the Maine West girls basketball programDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - She made the "shot heard 'round Des Plaines" ... via Champaign. Moira Kennelly Pietrowski was a big part of the start of the Maine West girls basketball dynasty. A sharp...
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U-46 mentorship program for Black boys aims to create leadersDec 12, 2020 12:00 am - A mentorship program initially targeting youth in the Elgin community has shifted its focus toward helping African American boys develop leadership skills. Brothers Rise...