Elgin Schools
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Trio of gymnasts leave their mark at Elgin clubNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Until Wednesday, the Midwest Elite Gymnastics Academy in Elgin had never had a Division I girls gymnast. Now the club has three. Makenzie Sedlacek (Arkansas), Gabrielle ...
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U-46 students to host virtual forum on race, equity SaturdayNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - As a young Black girl, Caylen Harmon says she's encountered prejudice for much of her life and doesn't know any Blacks who haven't experienced some form of racism. And t...
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Kelly Clarkson Zoom-bombs South Elgin High choir teacher's classNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - YouTube Brex-Castillo, choir director for South Elgin High School and Kenyon Woods Middle School, got the jaw-dropping surprise of her life when Clarkson Zoom-bombed a c...
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A look back at Elgin headlines 50, 75 and 100 years agoNov 11, 2020 5:00 am - "Did you hear they closed an Elgin school because of polio?" "I'll never pay $1 for a haircut!" "I didn't know the same drivers that raced in the Indy 500 also competed ...
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Flinn Scientific donates hand sanitizers to Central Unit District 301Nov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Central Unit District 301 in Burlington recently received a donation of 500 bottles of hand sanitizer from Flinn Scientific in Batavia. "When the crisis first hit, it w...
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U-46 begins hybrid in-person classes for early gradesNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Bucking a regional trend of school districts reverting to remote instruction, Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in preki...
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State urges minority-owned businesses to apply for pandemic aidNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - State officials are urging minority-owned businesses to apply for $175 million in COVID-19 relief available through the Business Interruption Grant program. The Illinois...
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Diocese of Rockford tells schools no basketball this winterNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - As school officials continue to seek legal and insurance guidance concerning playing high school basketball this winter, the Diocese of Rockford said Thursday its six sc...
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Moretti's partners with Barrington Children's CharitiesNov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Moretti's is proud to join with Barrington Children's Charities in the launch of its newly branded weekend food distribution program. The new Packs of Plenty (P.O.P.) pr...
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As new data reveals inequities, few school districts take steps to give poor students moreNov 02, 2020 4:30 pm - Second of two parts. Nationwide, few school districts have made changes to deal with the inequities laid bare by new data on per-school spending that a federal law ...