Itasca Schools
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Wheaton Academy learning all about playoff foe HillcrestOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Once the football playoff pairings were announced, Wheaton Academy coach Ben Wilson was asked about his first-round Class 5A foe, Hillcrest. At first he chuckled. "I wou...
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Are we getting what we pay for?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - With a variety of important purchases, it may be said, you get what you pay for. But in some suburban schools, that's not always the case. School districts in Lake, McHe...
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St. Francis gets one more look at SCC rival MontiniOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - What a coincidence. Out of 16 teams in the Class 5A lower bracket, No. 12 seed Montini and No. 5 St. Francis are poised for a first-round game. With enough to worry abo...
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DuPage schools score well, but follow struggling trendOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Test scores in DuPage County's largest school districts are strong overall, but most area high schools are following a statewide trend and struggling to make the grade. ...
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Success story: Addison Trail High SchoolOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Addison Success story: Bumped up reading scores by 14.2 points and math scores by 10 points this year. How'd it do that? Mandatory summer school sessi...
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All-area team profiles: DuPage CountyOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Britta Baarstad Downers Grove North Trojans coach Mark Wasik calls this senior outside his "Terminator." Baarstad said hasta la vista, baby, to the tune of 323 k...
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All-area team profiles: DuPage CountyOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Keegan Balle Neuqua Valley The senior central defender was named an all-stater, and he it was a well-deserved honor. "He's the guy who runs the back from the bac...
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Math scores fall as focus shifts to reading skillsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Year after year, Illinois high schools fall short of meeting federal No Child Left Behind bench marks on standardized tests. Usually, flat or declining reading scores ta...
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Marimba Mania comes to Brooks ElementaryOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Brooks Elementary students took a worldwide musical tour Friday without leaving their Aurora school's gymnasium. The Marimbaman, David Hall, guided their trip using a va...
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She's earned what she got: Kelsey Robinson is DuPage County captainOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - To watch Kelsey Robinson is to witness athletic poetry in motion. No other volleyball player in the area has quite the gifts the 6-foot-2 St. Francis senior outside poss...