Downers Grove Schools
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Schools fear budget cuts will hamper improvementFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - With fewer suburban schools meeting rising benchmarks on standardized tests, fewer schools, in turn, are netting academic improvement awards. The State Board of Educatio...
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Montini thrilled with 2nd chanceFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - The Montini practice floor couldn't have looked more inviting than it did Wednesday afternoon. "I love my family," said Broncos coach Jason Nichols, "but I'm not ready t...
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Retiring choral director challenged students to thinkFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Soon after Naperville North's production of "Pirates of Penzance," Director Jim Yarbrough will be walking the plank. Voluntarily, of course. The choral director is ret...
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Operetta 'Pirates of Penzance' in a class by itselfFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Naperville North students have turned into swashbucklers for their latest theatrical production that hits the stage tonight. "Pirates of Penzance" opens at 7 p.m. today ...
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Benet Redwings claim first title since 1995Feb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Perfection isn't easy. Benet's boys basketball team, however, proved it's not impossible. Grinding through a brutal schedule - especially the last few weeks - the Redwin...
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Waubonsie Valley will get chance it wantedFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Ever since moving to the western suburbs from Rockford last spring, Kim Connell has pointed to Bolingbrook as a measuring stick for her Waubonsie Valley program. Tonight...
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There's no keeping Montini from state finalsFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - The first match of the night went into overtime and Chicago Uplift won the final match. But make no mistake about it, Montini easily stamped itself another trip to this ...
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Montini snaps losing streakFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Montini snapped a 14-game losing streak on Tuesday, beating IMSA 52-24 in nonconference action in Lombard. The game was tied 13-13 after a quarter. Montini (3-22) outsc...
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Tri-Cities briefsFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Kindergarten readiness Batavia public schools will have kindergarten screening today and Thursday. Students who expect to enter kindergarten in the fall will part...
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Montini still standing - but barelyFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Whitney Holloway spoke with a shaking voice, glassy-eyed but still standing. So is Montini. The No. 1 Broncos blew a 22-point second-half lead but survived for a 42-41 w...