Northfield Schools
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Chinese prof: Americans too focused on test scoresAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to tests Chinese students are tough to beat, said Yong Zhao. "They are great test takers and they produce a large number of engineers and scientists," said...
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Cancer survivors take leadership skills to collegeAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Matt Claver of Wheeling and Adam Petraglia of Hawthorn Woods only met each other this summer, but they share a lot in common. They both attended a brunch in June where ...
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East powers look to make a statementAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Mid-Suburban East football is looking for a return to semi-tough status. From 2001 to 2006 a team from the division reached the state semifinals. The streak ended last s...
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Rainbow PUSH tours U-46 schoolsAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Local members of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition spent much of Monday eyeing socioeconomic disparities between Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. Traveling by school bu...
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Local districts balk at Canadian National purchaseAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials from two local school districts plan to speak out this week against the proposed purchase of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co. by Canadian National. Barrin...
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Coping in the aftermath of drug overdose deathAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Losing a family member to a drug overdose can be like wearing a scarlet letter, Mary Thrasher says. After her only son, Brian, died of a heroin overdose outside his Chic...
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Three questions surrounding MSL girls golf in 2008Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - 1. Was the 2007 MSL Championship any indication of how competitive 2008 will be? 2. Will Barrington "5-peat" as champions of the MSL? 3. Can Conant junior Kris Yoo repea...
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St. Viator's Vitale aims for victorious finishAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The time, as Matt Vitale says, has flown by. It's difficult for the St. Viator senior golfer to believe that only three short years ago he was just beginning his high sc...
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No retreat just yet for Dist. 211 board membersAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members won't be gathering around the campfire to sing "Kum Ba Yah" just yet. The board on Thursday rejected a proposa...
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Dist. 211 approves new superintendent's contractAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board Thursday approved a contract for incoming Superintendent Nancy Robb. The board's vote was unanimous. Board Preside...