Plainfield
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'Waubonsie guy' opening Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When Jim Schmid, a self-professed "longtime Waubonsie Valley guy" was chosen as principal of the new Metea Valley High School in February 2008, he had just five months t...
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Mural artist strikes (black and) gold at Metea ValleyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As a young boy growing up in Chicago, muralist Eulojio "Joe" Ortega spent endless hours watching his father draw horses. Eventually he developed his own incredible eye ...
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Dist. 204 working its way back to energy conservationAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In a time when "going green" is the thing to do, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials were told Monday the staff and students "appear to have lost some of their en...
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Key ingredients to institutional successAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Every year, in my role as president of Waubonsee Community College, I analyze trends in higher education, the needs of the community and our internal college landscape t...
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Dist. 204 rally celebrates student achievementAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - New Superintendent Kathy Birkett stole the show Monday during a back-to-school celebration with roughly 3,000 Indian Prairie Unit District 204 staff members. Most of In...
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Plainfield soldier found dead at Ft. BraggAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Officials with the 82nd Airborne Division say a Fort Bragg soldier has died after he was found unresponsive in his barracks room. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Van...
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District 204 prepares to open third high schoolAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It's quite likely there's only one group more excited about putting its mark on Metea Valley Valley School than the students - the teachers. Faculty members recently go...
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DuPage Co. teams getting geared up for seasonAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - There's a theory in DuPage County. Even though high school football is played only three months a year, the other nine months are spent getting ready for high school foo...
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Facts, figures about Metea Valley High SchoolAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to opening a 3,000-seat high school in the state's third-largest school district, there's more to be considered than just getting the students in the build...
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Ultimate Frisbee keeps 'em movingAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Distance runners always seem to be moving. Warming up. Racing. Cooling down. Perhaps that's why the sport of ultimate Frisbee, which combines principals of soccer and fo...