Palatine Schools
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District 15's budget includes $4.3 million in COVID-19 costsSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15's budget for 2020-21 projects a $2.5 million deficit, with $4.3 million in expenses due to COVID-19, although school officials p...
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Girls cross country: No state title defense, but Benet still motivatedSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Benet Academy is the defending Class 2A girls state cross country champion. And due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Redwings will stay defending champions into next fall a...
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High schools welcome back more athletes as contact days beginSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - After a month of golfers, swimmers, cross country runners and tennis players back in action, schools welcomed more athletes back Tuesday. The Illinois High School Associ...
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Palatine's Waller, who is on the autism spectrum, gains confidence through runningSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - Running has opened up a "brave new world" for Brandon Waller. He used to have a lot of trouble communicating with strangers and interacting socially. Waller, a senior at...
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Schools prepare for contact days starting todaySep 05, 2020 1:00 am - After a month of golfers, swimmers, cross country runners and tennis players back in action, schools will welcome more athletes back Tuesday. The IHSA is allowing 20 con...
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Palatine teen earns Congressional Award for volunteerismSep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - For 16-year-old Caitlin Wilson, the Palatine Public Library is her "happy place," so it's no wonder that's where she chose to spend most of her volunteering to earn a br...
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Fremd student's peace pole project encourages harmony, inclusivenessSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Courtney Murphy, a senior at Fremd High School, has an ambitious goal: She hopes to see 100 peace poles set up in Palatine by the International Day of Peace, which is Se...
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Fremd setter Rian Baker commits to Wake ForestSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - Most Division I high school recruits aren't going to commit to a college without meeting a team's head coach in person. But welcome to 2020 and virtual recruiting, wher...
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How remote PE classes will work this fallAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting, says Andrea Rodino, a virtual physical education teache...
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Fremd teacher makes triumphant return following cancer battleAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - During a homecoming pep rally at William Fremd High School on Sept. 20, 2013, special education teacher T.J. Valacak said he wasn't feeling very well. This day was the l...