Park Ridge Schools
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West Dundee history buff headed to nationalsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Elizabeth 'Frani' O'Toole is proof that history does repeat itself, especially when it involves Quest Academy in Palatine and the National History Fair. The sixth-grader...
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Young Elginite with troubled past helping teensJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Kevin Echevarria stands in the second floor hallway of Gifford Street Alternative School one recent afternoon, nervously tucking and untucking his starched button-down i...
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Cross to exit North Barrington school's stageJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Retiring North Barrington School Principal Deb Cross sees parallels between the fields of education and entertainment - specifically between herself and Jay Leno. Just a...
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Fundraising strong in Palatine District 15Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Shortly before school ended, two Palatine Township Elementary District 15 schools tallied up the results of their yearlong fundraisers. Willow Bend School held an assemb...
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Dancers, tumblers, acrobats gather under the Big Top this weekendJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Erin Boyle Folino cannot wait to see her daughters perform as tumbling clowns and rodeo girls in their upcoming dance recital. Folino's 5- and 6-year-olds study at AMA D...
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Retiring custodian spent 10 years caring for ducksJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - When Juliette Low Elementary School's kindergartners arrive in the morning, they immediately check on the ducks that are a mainstay on school grounds. While many school ...
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Canton honors loved and lost staff membersJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Nearly three dozen members of the Canton Middle School community gathered Tuesday afternoon to honor two individuals they loved and lost. At a 4 p.m. ceremony at the Str...
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Dist. 57 board sets superintendent's salaryJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board will pay its newest superintendent, Elaine Aumiller, more than $160,000 a year. Aumiller, who starts July 1, will ...
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Hanover Park student raises funds for library, sibling in the militaryJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Before Frankie Wegner graduated from Spring Wood Middle School in Hanover Park, she wanted to show her appreciation to her teachers, and thought of raising funds for the...
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Cook County briefsJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Terranova wins union seat: Schaumburg Township Democratic Committeeman Rocco Terranova won election as president and business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Internationa...