Park Ridge Schools
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Despite loss, Prospect happy to be back in actionFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - When Prospect's boys basketball team left the court on March 10 of last year, the Knights couldn't wait to get back. Despite losing to Mundelein in the sectional semifin...
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Woody Hughes, former Maine West coach and witness to Iwo Jima flag-raising, dies at 95Feb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Elwood "Woody" Hughes, one of the state's last survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima and a witness to the iconic flag-raising by his fellow Marines, died Tuesday. After th...
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Maine South High School Named We the People State Champions, Will Represent Illinois at National Finals in Civics CompetitionFeb 02, 2021 10:00 pm - The Constitutional Democracy Project is pleased to announce that Maine South High School will represent Illinois as the state champion in the We the People national comp...
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Foundation names 2021 Young Arts winnersJan 31, 2021 10:00 pm - The National YoungArts Foundation recently announced its 2021 YoungArts Winners. YoungArts' winners are the nation's most accomplished young artists in the visual, liter...
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Maine East High School could become COVID-19 vaccination site for educatorsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - As Maine Township High School District 207 officials wait to learn if Maine East High in Park Ridge will be a COVID-19 vaccination site, volunteers are being sought to h...
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Mom smiling down on Maine South grad, Evans Scholar DunleavyJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - All six kids in the Dunleavy family from Park Ridge have grown up on a golf course. And yet, none of them are serious golfers. Caddying has been the family tradition. Ol...
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Dist. 214 may join vaping lawsuit against JuulJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 could be the latest school system to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs that alleges the ...
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How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sitesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymna...
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New field house highlights massive renovation project at Maine WestJan 21, 2021 4:30 am - Maine West High School was built in 1959 atop what had been farm fields in Des Plaines, to serve the needs of the growing Northwest suburb. More than six decades later, ...
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District 63 boosts pay for substitute teachersJan 12, 2021 10:00 pm - Des Plaines-based East Maine School District 63 is boosting its efforts to attract more substitute teachers by increasing their pay. The district now is offering to pay ...