Plainfield Schools
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Spelling test: Near-miss for Metea practice jerseysJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Metea Valley suffered its first case of mistaken identity when a box of 200 practice football jerseys arrived with the Aurora high school's name spelled "MATEA." Athleti...
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Phones a problem? Enforce the rules.Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It's unlikely that any of the provisions listed in the June 9 article titled, "(Indian Prairie) Dist. 204 bans file-sharing devices from its schools," will be successful...
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Birkett moves to head of the class in District 204Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's official. Kathy Birkett is moving from Indian Prairie's cheap seats to the hot seat. Board members unanimously approved Birkett's three-year, $231,000 contract, mea...
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DuPage County briefsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Habitat ready to break ground: DuPage Habitat for Humanity will break ground at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, on a $3 million neighborhood of affordable energy-efficient ho...
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No time to sleep as Metea Valley school nears completionJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Schmid has been having trouble sleeping. Instead of being able to count sheep, the Metea Valley principal finds himself adding up all the things that still need to b...
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District 204 names Birkett superintendentJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie's new superintendent says she'll focus on three things: student achievement, communication and fiscal responsibility. Kathy Birkett, who had been serving ...
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Nancy Young students paint umbrellas with signs of loveJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The morning's rainfall was perfectly fitting as about 800 Nancy Young Elementary students recently participated in the school's Umbrellas for Peace parade. Students work...
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Indian Prairie school board hashing out contractJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie school board members are continuing to work on details of a three-year contract with Deputy Superintendent Kathryn Birkett to take the reins of Unit Distr...
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Six DuPage athletes picked in baseball draftJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After a quiet first day for DuPage County athletes, the second day of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft on Wednesday produced a little bit of everything. S...
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District 204: Discussion closed on sibling policy, Neuqua council presidentJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - True to their word, Indian Prairie school board members listened this week to a few parents' concerns about separating siblings in high school and a father's plea for hi...