Des Plaines Schools
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Buffalo Grove High gets its largest gift ever, $1 million, to develop high-tech science labJul 24, 2019 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School this week announced the largest single gift received in its 46-year history: $1 million that will be used to create a robotics, manufacturing a...
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Wheeling teen trumpeter travels world with national jazz ensembleJul 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Last year, 17-year-old trumpet player Janelle Finton of Wheeling came across an advertisement while scrolling through her Facebook feed. The ad mentioned auditions for N...
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Apprentice program earns District 214 'District of Distinction' nodJul 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Apprentice program earns District 214 'District of Distinction' nod from national magazine
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Registration now open for District 214 Community Ed's classes, shows, trips starting in AugustJul 16, 2019 11:00 pm - After he lost his wife, Dennis Depcik was looking for an outlet to express the strong and conflicting emotions he was feeling. Depcik, who is an author of a book about h...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Mike Ditka, Payne Stewart, Miss Schaumburg, toilet seat races and moreJul 15, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images Payne Stewart at the Western Open, Henry Kissinger, Mike Ditka, dance classes, Ping-Pong and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifie...
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Having fun with old time radioJul 11, 2019 5:00 am - Concerning Robert Feder's column on Chuck Schaden's memoir about old time radio (June 13), I am a member of District 214's Old Time Radio Troupe. We meet at Prospect Hig...
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Two more District 59 principals appointedJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 has appointed two more principals ahead of the start of the school year. Kimberly Barrett is the new principal at Brentwood Ele...
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Five D214 Seniors Awarded Trades Scholarships in first-of-its-kind Bosch, D214 Foundation partnershipJul 09, 2019 11:00 pm - When Angel Gutierrez Gonzalez learned he was awarded the Blueprint Bosch Vocational Scholarship, he couldn't wait to tell his mom. "I was extremely happy," said Gonzalez...
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Former Oakton trustee receives state community college honorJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Des Plaines resident Joan DiLeonardi, Oakton Community College trustee emeritus, received the 2019 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award at the Illinois Community Coll...
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Elgin basketball coach Hess resigns after one seasonJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Elgin boys basketball coach David Hess has resigned after one season, citing family reasons. He made the announcement via social media Sunday. The coaching vacancy has b...