Hampshire Schools
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Jacobs student achieves top ACT scoreJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Kevin Derby, son of Keith and Julie Derby and a senior this fall at H.D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Nation...
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Woman sues brother-in-law over son's tractor death near GenevaJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the farm where the accident took place. A Rockford woman is suing her brother-in-law over a fatal tractor acci...
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Help Project Backpack with school supplies donationJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College and its partners are preparing for Project Backpack, a community-based initiative to benefit students in need. Donations of school supplies will ...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Auxiliary at Sherman Hospital awards scholarships to local studentsJun 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin, Ill. - The Auxiliary of Advocate Sherman Hospital recently awarded five $1,500 scholarships for the upcoming school year. This year's winners included Jacobs High...
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Records: St. Charles North aid confessed to sex, was investigated before hireJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - A former St. Charles School District 303 employee accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student this year confessed to police after his arrest and also was investigat...
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Baseball: Fox Valley All-Area teamJun 11, 2015 1:01 am - Brandon Altergott HuntleyThis senior center fielder followed up a strong junior season by developing into a more dangerous presence in the batter's box. "This year...
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Softball: Fox Valley All-Area teamJun 11, 2015 1:01 am - Kristina Ahlers Burlington CentralAhlers burst onto the varsity scene this season and became one of the Fox Valley area's most consistent hitters. Playing shortsto...
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Girls soccer: Fox Valley All-Area teamJun 11, 2015 1:01 am - Mariela Alba BartlettThis three-year varsity starter accumulated 15 goals and 21 assists over 3 seasons, and has now cracked her first all-area team with 7 goals a...
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District 300 adopts full-day kindergarten for all schoolsJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is expanding its full-day kindergarten program to all 17 elementary schools. The district will add 12 kindergarten classrooms...