Park Ridge Schools
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Hoffman teen one of the country's top young scientistsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Being able to answer the age-old question "Why is the sky blue?" has landed a Hoffman Estates teen a spot among the nation's top young scientists. Avni Bavishi, a 14-yea...
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Most schools reopening Tuesday; Des Plaines grade schools still closedSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - For a second day in a row, Des Plaines Elementary District 62 will be closed Tuesday due to flooding conditions. District officials said North and Central Elementary sch...
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District 96 superintendent announces retirementSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The longtime superintendent of Kildeer Countryside Elementary District 96 announced this week he'll retire in 2010. Thomas Many said he wanted to give the school board ...
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Ex-Hersey band director rememberedSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s and '70s, a familiar battle cry formed in the band room at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights: "GEEVUM," which meant "give 'em hell" in Hawaiian....
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Several suburban schools win Blue Ribbon honorsSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they've come back from low test scores or have consistently done well on yearly exams, several suburban schools can tout a common achievement: They were chosen a...
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Deaf Hersey football player doesn't miss a step on the fieldSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At a recent practice, Hersey High School football coaches put their team through the paces. Forced indoors by the heavy rain, they stressed speed, alertness and spreadin...
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School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
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Elementary students lauded for published bookSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixteen Kildeer Countryside Elementary School fourth-graders can tout an accomplishment that even grown adults often can't achieve. The team of students at the Long Gro...
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Goro, Maine South out-pass WarrenSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Ryan Maguire had just had himself a Matt Mose-like game, albeit in a loss. So who was he talking to afterward? Matt Mose, whom Maguire considers a big-brother figure to ...
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Suburban heavy-hitter to compete for $250K in long-drive contestSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Austin Christy always brings his hunting rifle case to the range. But the Elgin native isn't out to shoot. He's launching bombs instead. Inside the case are a specialize...