Maple Park Schools
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Geneva’s Bencini an advocate for kidsApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - It is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Pinwheels and signs adorn the old courthouse lawn on Third Street in Geneva, bringing attention to this issue. Victor Vieth,...
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Kudos to American Cancer Society volunteersApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - There is an old saying that goes, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen.” Every day, American Cancer Society volunteers are worki...
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U-46 union says board put spin on agreementApr 20, 2012 6:03 pm - The head of the Elgin Teachers Association says frustration many local educators have voiced stems from the school board’s interpretation of elements in the tentative ag...
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Middle-schoolers mark Earth Day with crafts, plantingApr 20, 2012 4:48 pm - Seventh-graders at Geneva Middle School North celebrated Earth Day Friday with crafts and gardening. Students planted marigolds around the flagpole in front of the schoo...
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100 years ago: Elgin residents' reactions to sinking of TitanicApr 20, 2012 2:00 pm - “Did you hear what the Elgin agent for the White Star Lines said about the Titanic?” “Those nursing students at Sherman Hospital now have their own residence hall.” “I'm...
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Stedman Graham visits Barrington High School with career adviceApr 19, 2012 12:20 pm - Stedman Graham, author of the new book, “Identity: Your Passport to Success” spoke to Barrington High School students Thursday along with former Chicago Bears Matt Maybe...
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Fox schools stage spring musicals, comediesApr 18, 2012 4:00 pm - It's a busy weekend for the performing arts in the Fox Valley, with three high schools staging their spring plays: Dundee-Crown with “Beauty and the Beast,” Jacobs with ...
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Batavia drama students stage Southern comedyApr 18, 2012 3:37 pm - Batavia High School will present the hilarious comedy “Dearly Beloved,” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and directed by Joshua Casburn. The performance...
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Dist. 204 penny pinching continues in effort to save library jobsApr 18, 2012 12:00 pm - Ideas for penny pinching in Indian Prairie District 204 have come to the point of hosting a triathlon or renting district property for garden plots. Those were some of t...
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The arts come alive at Kaneland festivalApr 18, 2012 8:18 am - Imagine immersing yourself in the visual and performing arts for an entire day. Taking a workshop on glass fusing, mime performance or caricature drawing. Watching a ban...