Palatine Schools
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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...
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District 211 adopts tentative budget, defers plan on money from land saleAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members' recent 5-2 approval of a tentative $270.7 million budget for the new school year came in conjunction with a d...
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Schaumburg approves 149-home subdivision on District 211 landAug 26, 2020 5:15 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to build 149 single-family homes on a vacant 62-acre site, the largest concentration of new homes in the village ...
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District 15 "tech tents" help bilingual families with e-learningAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Figuring out how to make virtual learning work smoothly can pose challenges for students and families, particularly those who are not comfortable speaking English. To he...