Elgin Schools
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Grade-schoolers lagging in math, scienceDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - While U.S. grade school students have made gains in the past 12 years in math, their performance still falls short of their peers in Europe and Asia, an international st...
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Fox Valley Toys for Tots back on trackDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - After a bleak start to the Aurora area's Toys for Tots campaign, organizers say donations have risen markedly in recent days and there will be many happy children after ...
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Sculley looms large for improving FilliesDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Barrington's Laura Sculley may not be the tallest girl around, but the senior makes up for her lack of size with a bundle of emotion. The 5-foot-01/2 senior was at it ag...
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District 303 chooses new member, but referendum loomsDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - St. Charles Unit District 303 school board members answered one question about the immediate future of the district Wednesday night, but created a lot more questions abo...
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Student investors' choice of beer wins them state contestDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Want the secret to beating the Standard & Poor's 500 in the stock market? Budweiser. After conjecturing that the economy might drive droves to drink, South Elgin High S...
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Four area teams ready for a tough grind at HarvardDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Burlington Central wrestling coach Tony Rigitano wanted his team to see increased competition this season. That will certainly happen for the Rockets today at the 42nd a...
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Shivakumar enjoys pursuit of state superiorityDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Fremd senior Varun Shivakumar says he's having a blast with his senior season. That's partly because the Vikings have the makings of an elite level team, but also becaus...
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Kemph leads Meadows into MSL East showdown vs. ProspectDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Conant and Schaumburg were expected to have the first of a series of big Mid-Suburban West boys basketball showdowns. And that's how it's worked out as the two-time defe...
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Fox Valley roundup: Hampshire, Jacobs winDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Chrissy Heine scored 18 points as Hampshire (10-1) rolled to a 49-27 win over Harlem Thursday night in the second round of the Harlem Holiday Invite. Alex Dumoulin had 1...
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Schaumburg band pulls plug on inaugural parade hopesDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - What was supposed to have been an upbeat, holiday concert on Wednesday at Schaumburg High School, turned into a bit of a wake, as students and their families began the g...