West Chicago Schools
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St. Charles East tops BenetAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Meghan Niski remembered well the last time St. Charles East met Benet on the volleyball floor. "Autumnfest last year, we lost to them in three games - that was the match...
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Students flock to first day at new-look Naperville CentralAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Roughly 3,000 students flocked to Naperville Central Wednesday morning for the first day of classes at the newly renovated high school. Except for a false fire alarm at...
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New school year in U-46 brings larger class sizes; fewer programsAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Coleman Elementary School Principal Brian Stark knows his is one of the lucky schools in Elgin Area District U-46 that came away relatively unscathed from the massive cu...
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U-46 snafu takes all-day kindergarten away from someAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's administration of a federal grant to help low-income kindergartners has left some parents and 33 kids feeling out in the cold. Katie Ho...
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District 87 officials say ACT scores part of a 'never-ending process'Aug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Glenbard High School District 87 officials are not exactly satisfied with a report that says their students' ACT scores exceeded the state average. But that doesn't mea...
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St. Charles woman remembered for unwavering dedicationAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Amy Backer had a farewell worthy of a queen or national hero. And that's exactly what she was to the hundreds of mourners who lined up at Yurs Funeral Home last Friday n...
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Back to school in District 204Aug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Each with their own traditions, schools throughout Indian Prairie Unit District 204 welcomed students and educators back to classrooms Tuesday to start the new school ye...
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Suburban Christian Conference tough throughoutAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The Suburban Christian Conference is primed to flex its muscle. Again. Last season the large-school SCC Blue advanced four playoff teams, including the Class 5A champion...
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Teachers big fans of 'new' Naperville CentralAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - For Jen Norgaard, touring Naperville Central was like déjà vu all over again. The high school science teacher had butterflies in the 1990s when she entered the school as...
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Dist. 88 renovations on schedule for back-to-schoolAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As the final scaffolds come down, tool boxes are put away and dust is removed, students and staff are starting to get excited about the major changes awaiting them when ...