Island Lake Schools
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More staff, extra learning time help McHenry County schools recover from COVID-19Oct 29, 2022 1:00 am - Students at Conley Elementary School in Algonquin may have noticed their classrooms are a little busier nowadays, with more teachers in the room to help them catch up on...
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The post-pandemic changes Lake County school leaders credit for modest report card gainsOct 27, 2022 9:00 am - Schools across Lake County are seeing modest increases in student performance on standardized tests, newly released 2022 Illinois School Report Card data shows. And that...
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Richmond-Burton teacher accused of opening one student's shirt, touching another's backsideOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - A Richmond-Burton High School teacher has been charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct this week after allegations he opened one student's shir...
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Top teacher: After a long career, former P.E. teacher finds joy in special educationOct 11, 2022 6:00 am - In the adaptive physical education class at Woodland Intermediate school in Gurnee, equipment and activities are modified to give students the best chance to succeed. Ou...
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District 21 seeks to expand language services for newcomersOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - Ania Figueroa knows firsthand the struggles of being a student whose first home language isn't English. Figueroa's family moved from Chile to the United States just shy ...
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Good News Sunday: District 211 bus driver helps save man in drive-through laneOct 02, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A veteran school bus driver who'd just ...
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Video in NYC's Times Square to feature McHenry County first-grader with Down syndromeSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Full of hugs, always with a smile and ready to make everyone laugh. That's how those around Cody Binger, a first-grader from Union living with Down syndrome, describe hi...
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Police: Boy charged with felonies for bringing loaded gun to Wauconda High SchoolAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - A boy has been charged with four felonies for bringing a loaded handgun into Wauconda High School Thursday, the Wauconda Police Department said Friday. The boy, whose a...
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Wauconda grabs hometown advantage with ProstkaAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - The new football coach isn't new to the town. Chris Prostka was definitely made in Wauconda. Or actually made in Island Lake. Maybe a combination of both. Outside of the...
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Traditions beckon visitors back to McHenry County FairAug 02, 2022 6:00 am - Each year, the McHenry County Fair Association looks to add new attractions for the annual event in Woodstock. But it's the fair's traditions, including the Miss McHenry...