Park Ridge Schools
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New principal named at Gemini Junior High SchoolMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - The East Maine School District 63 Board of Education has approved the appointment of Lewis Roberts as Gemini Junior High's new principal. Currently principal at Mark Twa...
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How schools are trying to get students to stop vaping on campusMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - It can be easy to light up in school these days - not with cigarettes, but with smoking alternatives that don't leave a tobacco smell and look so innocuous they're somet...
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Maine West employee put on leave during investigationMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 is working with Des Plaines police to investigate a complaint about a staff member's contact with students. That staff member has...
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Decades of debate over Native American nicknamesMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - Maine West High School's decision to eliminate its Native American "Warrior" mascot isn't the first time a suburban high school, and some Midwestern universities, have d...
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Baseball: Marmion wins slugfest over LoyolaMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - It was the wild, wild West offensively between the Marmion Academy and Loyola Academy baseball teams for a second straight day Tuesday. Then Marmion reliever Nick Talari...
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'It's really disheartening.' Some upset about Maine West getting rid of mascotMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. Reactions both pro and con from students, al...
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Maine West ending American Indian mascot at games and assembliesApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - Administrators at Maine West High School said Monday that the Des Plaines school is ending its decades-old tradition of having a person dressed as an American Indian dan...
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Meet the teen behind Kids Feeding Kids ClubApr 23, 2018 6:00 am - When Carson Pazdan was 5 years old, he had a question for his mother, Alyssa. “I asked, ‘why don't people have food?'” he remembers. As with most children his age, Cars...
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Sign up for STEM summer camp classes, travel destinations this summerApr 19, 2018 11:00 pm - District 214 Community Education's online registration is now open for the summer 2018 session with more than 200 class offerings. For the first time, a STEM Summer Camp...
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Maine Township District 207 introduces $240.7 million plan to redesign schoolsApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 wants to spend $240.7 million to upgrade its three high schools, creating modern learning spaces, stronger security at school ent...