Des Plaines Schools
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Hersey graduate Koclanis joins a deep pool of All-America diversAug 15, 2024 6:00 am - Hersey graduate Jacob Koclanis among boys and girls divers earning NISCA All-America honors.
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The Theater Lab produces vital and timely 1953 play, ‘The Crucible’Aug 14, 2024 2:04 pm - “The Theater Lab, a District 214 Community Education program, is committed to producing works from the canon of American Theater,” says John Meyers, director of the production and artistic director for The Theater Lab.
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Back to school: Why several suburban districts are getting an increase in state fundingAug 13, 2024 5:05 pm - More teachers. New curriculum. Smaller class sizes. Updated technology. Those are just a few of the things suburban school districts have been able to achieve through evi...
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The Theater Lab announces cast for ‘The Crucible,’ closing production of 2023-24 seasonAug 08, 2024 1:51 pm - The Theater Lab announced its second production of the 2023-24 season, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller.
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‘This is harming our students’: District looks to power down on cellphones in the classroomsAug 02, 2024 10:26 pm - As concerns mount over the ill effects of social media on adolescents, schools across the country are taking another look at cellphones — and other smart devices — in the classroom. For some suburban school districts, that means new policies this year.
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Summer biking offers riders, spectators a variety of fun eventsJul 31, 2024 12:32 pm - Chicago area biking offers an exciting, varied summer menu: Racing, race spectating, club rides and unique community events.
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Virtual reality: Local college football players thrilled to be in video gameJul 28, 2024 6:00 am - It’s been a thrill for local college football players to be in the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game.
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Des Plaines District 62 buying land near North ElementaryJul 23, 2024 2:51 pm - Des Plaines School District 62 is buying land for a future expansion of the North Elementary School campus.
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Looking at six of the area’s top high school senior football recruitsJul 19, 2024 6:00 am - Six weeks away from opening night for IHSA prep football, we’re looking at six of the area’s top senior recruits.
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Tee up for Sept. 5 D214 Education Foundation benefitJul 18, 2024 9:02 am - Outdoor golf benefit events are fun but also subject to the whim of whatever form of weather happens to descend on the course that day. Storms? Extreme heat? Historically early snowfall? Who wants any of that? No one.