Palatine Schools
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Ex-Hersey band director rememberedSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s and '70s, a familiar battle cry formed in the band room at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights: "GEEVUM," which meant "give 'em hell" in Hawaiian....
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Several suburban schools win Blue Ribbon honorsSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they've come back from low test scores or have consistently done well on yearly exams, several suburban schools can tout a common achievement: They were chosen a...
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Fremd holds on for sweepSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - With the way Fremd and Barrington played in Tuesday night's girls volleyball match, a coach can take one of two approaches: praise the good or focus on improving mistake...
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Deaf Hersey football player doesn't miss a step on the fieldSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At a recent practice, Hersey High School football coaches put their team through the paces. Forced indoors by the heavy rain, they stressed speed, alertness and spreadin...
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Briefs: Special Fremont Twp.meetingSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Fremont Township trustees hosts a special meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 to determine resident interest in contracting with a waste disposal hauler for the collect...
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School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
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Fremd's Langhorst wins at 1st singlesSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though Stefanie Younberg is a senior and Erin Bowman a sophomore, the St. Charles East tennis players have known each other forever. Now this season they've paired...
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Elementary students lauded for published bookSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixteen Kildeer Countryside Elementary School fourth-graders can tout an accomplishment that even grown adults often can't achieve. The team of students at the Long Gro...
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Tauchman leads Fremd past HerseySep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Senior quarterback Mike Tauchman's big game led Fremd to a 48-14 victory over host Hersey on Friday night in a Mid-Suburban League crossover football game. Tauchman had ...
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Teen safety program earns Crystal Lake cop international accoladeSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Sean McGrath's efforts to make the highways safer, especially for teen drivers, are well known and often duplicated throughout the suburban law enforcement community. No...