Downers Grove Schools
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Butkus to high schoolers: Steroids are for wimpsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A video montage of former Bears Hall of Famer Dick Butkus captivated the room full of teens at Soldier Field Friday. Known for his crunching hits and fearless demeanor, ...
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Magazine reveals new details about NIU shooterJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Steven Kazmierczak admired how the gunman at Virginia Tech chained the doors to prevent students from escaping and the plan by two Columbine High School students to crea...
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U-46 study finds shortcomings in middle school instructionJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Large class sizes, inconsistent structure and a lack of technology have left Elgin Area School District U-46 middle school students behind their peers, an internal study...
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Naperville teens hospitalized after early morning crashJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Bolingbrook police believe a mix of speed and alcohol are to blame for an early morning crash today that hospitalized two area teens. John Kulhanek, 17, of the 100 block...
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W. Chicago High School, feeder districts talk consolidationJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It was a lengthy lesson on the intricacies of consolidation. Nearly 40 school officials and parents from West Chicago Elementary District 94 spent Monday learning about...
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First year provided challenges, surprises for DaeschnerJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Stephen Daeschner has spent 44 years as an educator. But his first year as superintendent of Indian Prairie Unit District 204 had to be one of the most unusual of his ca...
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W. Chicago school districts to talk consolidationJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - School officials from West Chicago High School and its three elementary feeder districts will meet next week to talk about consolidating into one school system. The plan...
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Local teen bands to battle at TasteJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The musical lineup at the Taste of Chicago this year includes Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Bonnie Raitt - and a bunch of teens from the Northwest suburbs. Five bands, incl...
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Students earn state honors in tradesJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Four area students earned the nation's highest awards this week at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. The championship contest i...
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Dist. 87 wants a Glendale Heights cop as liaisonJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Usually, high schools and police liaison officers are paired off by towns. Whatever town houses a school generally provides the police officer who works in the school fu...