Wayne Schools
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Powering down: School districts adopt new procedures to limit cellphone distractionsAug 10, 2025 9:00 pm - Some suburban students will be asked to power down as schools enact new procedures this year to quiet cellphone distractions in the classroom.
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U-46 superintendent gets 5-year contract, salary bump to nearly $300,000Aug 06, 2025 5:02 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson is among the 50 highest-paid school district leaders in the state, under a new five-year contract approved by the school board Monday.
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‘A great opportunity’: High school artists create mural in Elgin through internship programAug 04, 2025 4:18 pm - Three high school artists from Elgin Area School District U46 got a brush with real-world experience this summer via an internship offered through Alignment Collaborative for Education.
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‘I’m beyond excited’: New U-46 middle school in Bartlett ready to welcome studentsJul 30, 2025 8:14 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Hawk Hollow Middle School in Bartlett. Hawk Hollow was formerly an elementary school but was transformed into a middle school to serve the southeast corner of the large district.
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Bartlett seniors fill backpacks with school supplies for Hanover Township students in needJul 30, 2025 10:45 am - With the next school year rapidly approaching, residents of Bartlett’s Hearthwood Senior Living this week filled 100 backpacks with $2,500 worth of school supplies for local students in need of the assistance.
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts awards scholarships to 10 Elgin area studentsJul 22, 2025 9:55 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts group continues its tradition of supporting arts by awarding $20K in scholarships to 10 students. The popular "Lunch at Tiffany's" scholarship fundraiser returns Sept. 13.
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Police chief ‘not going anywhere,’ despite vote of no-confidenceJul 11, 2025 4:30 am - There’s a big rift in small-town Gilberts’s police department. At least that’s according to a letter sent to the town’s village board last month outlining the reasons why the rank-and-file passed a vote of no confidence in Chief Todd Block.
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Countdown to prep football: Eight area non-quarterbacks to see this seasonJul 10, 2025 1:52 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with eight area non-quarterbacks to see play this season.
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Counting down: 10 senior football recruits to watch this seasonJul 08, 2025 2:43 pm - Our countdown to high school football begins this week with 10 senior football recruits to watch this season.
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U-46 board honors student musicians, singers, actors and moreJun 20, 2025 12:04 am - Fine arts coordinator, U-46 Music Education Program also honored Nearly 100 Elgin Area School District U-46 high school students were recognized by the board of educ...