South Elgin Schools
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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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U-46 budget will have district holding lineAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - After finding itself millions in the red last year, Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking at a bare bones 2009-10 budget. The proposed $434 million spending plan is...
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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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A fresh start for Larkin: New principal set to rebuild school's reputationAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Few would disagree that Jon Tuin inherited a mammoth task when he was named principal of Larkin High School in Elgin. The west side school, which underwent a massive hou...
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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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U-46 gets upgraded financial ratingsAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's have upgraded Elgin Area School District U-46's ratings in recent reports, a move district officials expect to help with ...
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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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Batavia teen succumbs to cancerAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A Batavia prom queen who raised thousands of dollars for cancer research and was often called upon to speak at Relay for Life events has died of leukemia. Ashley R. Sou...
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Dist. 301 test results reveal program's flawsAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Word this week that Central Community Unit School District 301 aced its state tests serves two different advertisements very well. The first would be a selling point for...
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District 158, parents argue about use of stimulus fundsAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Tempers flared and heated words were exchanged Thursday during a vigorous debate among Huntley Unit District 158 officials over how to spend federal stimulus dollars. Th...