Elgin Schools
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Five more records fall on banner day at state swimming finalsFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Another day, another quantum leap forward for swimming in Illinois. Five more state records fell at New Trier on Saturday, raising the meet's grand total to seven and ce...
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Batavia beats Kaneland on disputed shotFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The regular season could not have ended more dramatically, nor controversially, Friday night in Maple Park. With Batavia clinging to a 54-51 lead in the waning seconds ...
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Intriguing matchups will take place early this yearFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - We're well into Year Two of the four-class state tournament, and the new format has at least one fan. "A lot of people talk about the four-class system. I kind of like t...
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Frugal fashions to be found at Geneva school's clothing resaleFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Do you cringe at paying $90 for a first communion dress that your daughter will wear only once? Does your 4-year-old outgrow his $25 Gap jeans well before he wears them ...
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Any Cinderella's looking for a slipper?Feb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Three months of basketball have provided a fascinating prologue to the dramatic conclusion: boys Class 4A March Madness in the state of Illinois, the place where it all ...
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New Trier all that stands between Geneva and stateFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Success for Geneva athletics in what's becoming an unforgettable 2008-09 school year is no longer measured by conference championships. Not after the girls cross country...
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Vikings know how to put teams awayFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Aside from maybe Mike Tyson in his prime, can you remember anyone who delivers a knockout punch quite like the Geneva girls basketball team? There is Lake Park, the unde...
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The building blocks of a good educationFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - In the late 1980s, Jim Nies initiated the Building Trades program at Batavia High School. He put together an advisory committee that included Mack Olson, Phil Richardson...
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Yelle continues stellar postseason playFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - In the closing seconds of Geneva's first girls basketball sectional championship Thursday night at Addison Trail, the Vikings student section started chanting "Un-de-fea...
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Bartlett's Brady ready for stateFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Bartlett-Streamwood co-op senior swimmer Mike Brady knows how fast the 50 freestyle can go and how little room for error there is. "I missed it (state) last year by a fe...