Park Ridge Schools
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Chicagoland band fest this SaturdayApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - There are marching band festivals and jazz band competitions, but few contests target the core of any high school music program: its concert band. For 10 years, Hersey H...
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Beloved Prospect Heights band instructor retiring after 40 yearsApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Not many people stay at the same job for 40 years - especially one involving adolescents - but Dave Thomas, the MacArthur Middle School band director, has stuck around t...
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U-46 frustrated over lack of funding fix helpApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials are expressing frustration with both the state board of education and state House leaders, saying they are dragging their feet ...
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U-46's CFO leaving to take job at Harper CollegeApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The second chief financial officer in less than a year has announced his resignation from Elgin Area School District U-46. Ron Ally will leave his position July 1, acco...
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Palatine schools' bond sale divides board, communityApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Bond issues are a common tool by school districts and municipalities to raise funds, especially for capital projects. But Palatine Township Elementary District 15 intend...
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EIU honors Hersey teacher and documentary filmmakerApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Hersey High School teacher Bruce Janu has won awards from national film festivals for his documentaries about Darfur. Next week, he will receive an award recognizing his...
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Upset over firing of Vince RamirezApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I am very upset by the sudden firing of Dstrict 57 former employee Vince Ramirez. Both of my children were students in that district and they both knew Mr. Ramirez. If t...
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U-46 will use drug-sniffing dogs in high schoolsApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Police dogs are part of a new drug prevention and deterrence program being rolled out in Elgin Area School District U-46 high schools. Under the plan, administrators at ...
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Alcohol incident has Dist. 57 considering outside busingApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A Mount Prospect elementary district is considering outsourcing its bus services less than a month after one of its bus drivers was arrested on drunken driving charges. ...
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Palatine woman picked to attend 'Mom Congress'Apr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Parenting magazine has chosen a Palatine resident to represent Illinois at its inaugural Mom Congress on Education and Learning Conference. Jennifer DeFranco, the presid...