West Chicago School News and Sports
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Registration now open for District 214 Community Ed's classes, shows, trips starting in August
Jul 18, 2019 7:46 AM - After he lost his wife, Dennis Depcik was looking for an outlet to express the strong and conflicting emotions he was feeling. -
Milwaukee Brewers purchase contract of Schaumburg Boomers' Cousins
Jul 17, 2019 2:39 PM - The Schaumburg Boomers announced Wednesday that the Milwaukee Brewers have purchased the contract of right-handed relief pitcher Jake Cousins, a West Chicago resident and Wheaton Academy graduate. -
U-46 Summer Theatre to present 'Hairspray' July 18-20 at Larkin High School
Jul 12, 2019 2:06 PM - High school students from across Elgin Area School District U-46 are participating in its summer theater program and will perform the musical "Hairspray" July 18-20 at Larkin High School. -
Editorial: West Chicago High School's desecration of memorial
Jun 22, 2019 2:00 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald expresses outrage over the handling by West Chicago High School of the cold removal of a tree meant to honor the memory of 2002 valedictorian Amanda Meiborg. -
Two trees for Amanda: How West Chicago community rallied around mom's loss
Jun 21, 2019 5:44 PM - Nearly three weeks ago, Lee Ann Meiborg shed tears of sadness and anger as she sat in her car outside West Chicago High School, where a tree planted 15 years ago as a memorial to her late daughter, Amanda, had been removed without warning, explanation or ceremony. Friday, she wept again, but these tears were of gratitude for a community that has rallied to make it possible for Meiborg to have not just one tree to honor Amanda's memory, but two -- one at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, the other in West Chicago's Reed-Keppler Park. -
Sign up for Rosary's Summer Cheer ClinicJun 20, 2019 11:19 AM - All kids in kindergarten to eighth grade are invited to participate in this Summer Cheer Clinic hosted by the Marmion/Rosary cheerleaders.
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'It's not happy memories anymore': Mom still hurt over District 94's abrupt removal of memorial tree
Jun 20, 2019 6:33 AM - The autumn blaze maple and plaque that stood outside West Chicago High School for 15 years were a memorial to Lee Ann Meiborg's daughter, Amanda, the Class of 2002 valedictorian who died a year later at age 19 from a rare form of cancer. The abrupt removal of the tree and plaque still hurts, she says. -
Sign up by July 26 for Summer Cheer ClinicJun 20, 2019 12:55 AM - All kids in kindergarten to eighth grade are invited to participate in this Summer Cheer Clinic hosted by the Marmion/Rosary cheerleaders.
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West Chicago District 94 to reconsider memorial policy after tree honoring graduate was removed
Jun 19, 2019 7:55 AM - It is too costly to preserve all class gifts and memorials accumulated over the past 93 years at West Chicago High School, officials said Tuesday. But District 94 officials admit they mishandled the removal of a plaque and tree planted in honor of former student Amanda Meiborg. -
Mother shows up to visit memorial tree for her daughter at West Chicago High to find it was chopped down
Jun 17, 2019 4:38 PM - The unannounced removal of a memorial tree at West Chicago Community High School is opening old wounds for the friends and family members of a young woman who died more than 15 years ago.
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