West Chicago Schools
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DuPage schools score well, but follow struggling trendOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Test scores in DuPage County's largest school districts are strong overall, but most area high schools are following a statewide trend and struggling to make the grade. ...
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Tri-Cities briefsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Roadside check in Geneva The state police and Geneva police will conduct a joint roadside safety check tonight in Geneva, according to Capt. Jeff Hedrich, District 2 Com...
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Bartlett escapes Wheaton NorthOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - It was a postseason volleyball match in which records and seeds were utterly irrelevant. Wheaton North, the No. 13 seed of the Class 4A Geneva sectional, had Bartlett, t...
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Success story: Abbott Middle School in ElginOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Elgin Success story: The only one of eight Elgin Area School District U-46 middle schools to meet improvement goals for the past three years. How it go...
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Success story: Addison Trail High SchoolOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Addison Success story: Bumped up reading scores by 14.2 points and math scores by 10 points this year. How'd it do that? Mandatory summer school sessi...
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All-area team profiles: DuPage CountyOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Britta Baarstad Downers Grove North Trojans coach Mark Wasik calls this senior outside his "Terminator." Baarstad said hasta la vista, baby, to the tune of 323 k...
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All-area team profiles: DuPage CountyOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Keegan Balle Neuqua Valley The senior central defender was named an all-stater, and he it was a well-deserved honor. "He's the guy who runs the back from the bac...
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Math scores fall as focus shifts to reading skillsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Year after year, Illinois high schools fall short of meeting federal No Child Left Behind bench marks on standardized tests. Usually, flat or declining reading scores ta...
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Marimba Mania comes to Brooks ElementaryOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Brooks Elementary students took a worldwide musical tour Friday without leaving their Aurora school's gymnasium. The Marimbaman, David Hall, guided their trip using a va...
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She's earned what she got: Kelsey Robinson is DuPage County captainOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - To watch Kelsey Robinson is to witness athletic poetry in motion. No other volleyball player in the area has quite the gifts the 6-foot-2 St. Francis senior outside poss...