Maple Park Schools
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State keyboard push could cut into cursive writingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify this story published Aug. 21, state board of education officials said Illinois has never required cursive as part of the elementary curricu...
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Batavia Fine Arts Centre kicks off in styleAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The couple, elegantly dressed in black, strolled down the red carpet. From across the red velvet rope, a TV camera focused on them, and a perky interviewer asked the wom...
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West Aurora band director pleads ‘not guilty’ to sex chargesAug 19, 2011 1:00 am - West Aurora High School band director Stephen Orland pleaded “not guilty” Friday to charges that he sexually abused and assaulted students. About 30 supporters atten...
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Tri-Cities girls golf previewAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Top area teams: St. Charles East, Batavia, St. Charles North, Geneva, West Aurora, Rosary. Projected starters: St. Charles East: Paige Jordan, jr., Jane Noelker, jr., Da...
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Geneva defends its titleAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - There were at least 18 schools not yet in session on Thursday morning. The boys golf season is in full sway as summer vacation winds down; several of the schools’ teams ...
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New programs, equipment welcome Dist. 300, U-46 studentsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Students across Kane and McHenry counties can expect to find more than just new books when they return to school over the next few weeks. District leaders say students w...
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Why attacker of Elgin High teacher must get helpAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Angel Facio was 16 when he brutally attacked his Elgin High School teacher without provocation three years ago. Without warning, he stabbed Carolyn Gilbert repeatedly in...
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New conductor joins Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will welcome a new conductor to its ranks for the 2011-2012 season. Andy Masters, of North Aurora, will start as the conductor of the ...
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Geneva leads the way in ACT composite scoreAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts incre...
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...