Island Lake Schools
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Wauconda Grade School food drive helps 1,000 familiesMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - Wauconda Grade school held its first "emergency food bank" on March 18 to help families during the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures and stay-at-home order. The school ...
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Vernon Hills High School's teen tech contest expands amid coronavirusMay 10, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down a host of high school events, but it's also led Vernon Hills High School officials to expand their contest for teenage techies and sc...
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Grass Lake School students treated to drive-by paradeMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Grass Lake School teachers and staff members faced a big challenge Thursday to reach the roughly 173 students with a drive-by parade. The 42 teachers and staffers of th...
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'We want to give hope to kids': How schools are creating special moments for graduating seniorsMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - Yard signs. Banners in the town center. Car parades. Lots of virtual recognitions. These are some of the ways suburban high school educators are making the final school ...
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How We Got The Story: Reliable PR tipster leads us to a 7th-grader's sensationApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - It was the start of another odd week dominated by coronavirus, and the emails began arriving early and mounting quickly. About 168 messages hit the inbox that Monday - r...
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McHenry softball donates 100 meals to hospital staffApr 28, 2020 11:00 pm - The McHenry High School softball team partnered with a local business to provide about 100 meals to staff at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital as a show of support ...
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McHenry High School students use class project to educate about zero wasteApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - When McHenry High School buildings reopen, AP Environmental Science teachers are hoping to see students implement some of the ideas they've been looking at to reduce lun...
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Mundelein 7th-grader's music video offers a respite for homeboundApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - A Mundelein seventh-grader's catchy music video about being stuck at "home-ium" during the coronavirus pandemic is spreading nearly as quickly as its subject. As of Frid...
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Former Warren, CLC coach Ramsey missing basketball but enjoying lifeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Long before the basketball season was abruptly interrupted by COVID-19, and became a very different kind of basketball season than any of us has ever seen, it was also t...
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Free meals available for Wauconda District 118 studentsMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Wauconda Area Unit District 118 is offering free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches to students 18 or younger. Meals are available weekdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at ...