Downers Grove Schools
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Benet digs out of early hole, but falls short to O'Fallon in state final thrillerMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Lenee Beaumont slowly walked backed down the court, a solitary figure alone in her thoughts after her last shot. Beaumont willed Benet to a gutsy comeback from ...
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Medinah Intermediate School students join in 'Acts of Kindness' projectsMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - The slogan at Medinah Elementary District 11 is "Medinah Chooses Kind." Medinah Intermediate School wants to show that kids are powerful and capable of changing the worl...
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Trimberger's last second free throws lift Benet over Geneva in state semifinalsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Samantha Trimberger chose to focus on the positive potential of an outcome, rather than the pressure of the situation. One shot, and she'd be a hero. The Benet ...
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Benet survives Geneva on Fagbemi's last-second shotMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - He just had to grab the ball and put it back up and in. Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi made the biggest play of the game to save the top-ranked Redwings' season and sta...
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District 204 hosting mental health symposiumMar 02, 2023 4:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials are hosting a mental health symposium this weekend in a continuing effort to address a growing need among students and familie...
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Benet, Geneva, Hersey take different paths - but all still eye 4A titleMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Rilee Hasegawa knows the tough hurdle in front of Geneva. Benet (23-7) and Geneva (29-3), both No. 1 sectional seeds who emerged from tough supersectional matchups Monda...
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Teachers in Carpentersville, Naperville, Ingleside named Golden Apple Award state finalistsMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Lori Ford truly can say she's come full circle. After embarking on her teaching career years ago as a Golden Apple Scholar, Ford now has been selected as a state finalis...
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Rockford Lutheran ends Montini's surprise runMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Before the start of the second quarter of Wednesday night's Class 2A Johnsburg boys basketball sectional semifinal between first-seeded Rockford Lutheran and seventh-see...
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Glenbard superintendent highlights good news about public schoolsFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Update: Illinois' Class of 2022 had a four-year graduation rate of 87%, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. It's not the highest-ever graduation rate...
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'So much more personal': Waubonsie Valley band to play Hindustani piece for South Asian familiesFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Saniya Desai's flute playing always resonates in her home, but this was different. A familiarity rang out as her mother crept closer to the bedroom door to listen more c...