Mundelein Schools
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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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Hawthorn District 73, teachers reach 5-year pactMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Teachers in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will begin the 2020-21 school year with a new five-year contract. The pact was overwhelmingly ratified by ...
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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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Innovation amid separation: How three suburban teachers keep kids engagedMay 06, 2020 5:30 am - With e-learning, teachers are reinventing how to engage and inspire students using new tools since the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools. Three suburban educators share t...
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Girls soccer: Juggling act for Carmel coach Kile during pandemicMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - An 11-month-old at home. Pregnant again - a girl this time. A head-coaching career on hold. An up-close view of how a novel virus is staggering our world. But then, firs...
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Diamond Lake school leaders show teachers signs of appreciationMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - The philosophy for Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, superintendent of Diamond Lake Elementary School District 76, for the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week was simple: divide a...
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Appreciation planned for District 73 teachers and staffMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - Students, parents and the PTO in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 plan to show teachers and staff they are appreciated with a series of actions next we...
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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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How educators are preparing for fall if schools don't reopenApr 28, 2020 5:30 am - Uncertain over whether students will return to classrooms this fall or continue virtual learning from home, some suburban school leaders say they are working on continge...
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Hawthorn District 73 PTO donates $25,000 to close technology gapApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - As part of the Hawthorn Parent Teacher Organization's annual distribution to Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73, $25,000 is being provided to offset the ...