Elgin Schools
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Streamwood student 'livid and embarrassed' by teacher's tauntFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - At 330 pounds, Stephen Davis, a 15-year-old freshman at Streamwood High School, says he's used to being picked on. But when a substitute teacher in Stephen's math class ...
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Fremd High School bands successful at North Shore Jazz FestivalFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - The Fremd High School Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band recently performed at the 38th annual North Shore Jazz Festival. The festival took place at Glenbrook South High Sc...
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Wrestling: Scouting Fox Valley area sectionalsFeb 12, 2015 12:01 am - Class 3A at BarringtonThe big picture: The Fox Valley Conference had a fine time last weekend at regionals, with Jacobs enjoying yet another memorable postseason eve...
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Bartlett teen will get her 'dream' prosthetic legFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Bartlett High School senior Tiffany Wallace finally will be able to get her dream leg. The 18-year-old from Bartlett, who started an online campaign to collect $20,000 ...
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Perfect FIT at Elgin schoolFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - About 25 fifth-grade students from McKinley Elementary School in Elgin received pedometers Tuesday provided by nurses from Advocate Sherman Hospital to help teach kids t...
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Dinkheller's officiating career honored with IBCA Hall inductionFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin resident Jim Dinkheller had modest goals when he enrolled in a basketball officiating class taught by late Elgin legend Pete Kovacs in 1980. Talked into the class ...
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Boys basketball: Fox Valley roundup Tuesday, Feb. 10Feb 10, 2015 12:00 am - Glenbard South 61, St. Edward 52: Despite leading at the half, the Green Wave (20-4, 8-2) had trouble offensively late and fell for just the second time in Metro Suburba...
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Bartlett wins in OT as DiCanio reaches 1,000Feb 10, 2015 12:00 am - It would have been easy for the Bartlett boys basketball team to retreat into its shell after junior Jason Hasenberg missed 2 free throws, either one of which would have...
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Tricia Baltzersen of Algonquin uses books to inspire her sixth-grade studentsFeb 09, 2015 10:01 am - Tricia Baltzersen's eyes light up when she talks about books. "My mom used to read this story ... 'Are You My Mother.' Every night my mom would read that book to me. It ...
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Believe Project: $100 for a needy family at school where she volunteersFeb 09, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Bernardine Tracy of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I am a retired special education teacher. I now...