Elburn Schools
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Metea Valley High School's culture: Reward good behaviorJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to defining a new school's culture, especially a new high school, officials agree the conversation begins and ends with the discipline policy. That's why m...
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Beware of the divebombing blackbirdsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When hearing about red-winged blackbirds recently "attacking" patrons coming and going at Andres' Restaurant in Batavia, it provided an answer to something I had been cu...
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Organizers expect heavy turnout at U-46 back to school fairJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - For most local students, the Fourth of July served as the official halfway mark to summer break. But those attending three Elgin Area School District U-46 schools - Chan...
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Tax attorney weighs in on District 3 bond planJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I wrote last month about how officials in Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 planned to issue bonds to pay for school renovations. Their plan sparked my interest beca...
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More $$ for school safety won't bring back liaison officers to Elgin schoolsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may have received another large safety grant, but $459,000 will do nothing to help the reduced number of police liaison officers in Elgin...
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West Chicago teen's death ruled a homicideJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old West Chicago youth killed while riding as passenger in a DUI crash last month also was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said Wednesday...
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Elgin theater group adds a local touch to 'Grease'Jul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer lovin' is here once more for the Elgin Summer Theatre's production of "Grease" at the Hemmens Auditorium in downtown Elgin. The T-Birds and Pink Ladies will resu...
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Roskam lays it on the line for U-46 studentsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Call them tapped in. Social studies teachers Rod Watson and CJ Nemec have long sought to make politics come alive for their summer school students at South Elgin High. S...
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Elgin helps kids 'earn a bike'Jul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - For Selena Rodriguez, 11, it was love at first sight. The Elgin resident outgrew her bicycle earlier this year and had her heart set on a shiny new one she'd seen at Wal...
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Owner's rep: Sears Centre should've belonged to Hoffman from the startJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The original ownership plan for the Sears Centre was a mistake, the head of the arena's current ownership group said Tuesday. "Almost every other facility in the country...