West Dundee Schools
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St. Ed's Yohn named Fox Valley Female Athlete of the YearJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Class act. That's about the best and most simple way to describe Katie Yohn. And while this story is of Katie Yohn's senior year at St. Edward more than anything, it's a...
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Fast times at Jacobs HighJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Kids just can't catch a break anymore. When I was on the phone with a source this week, I told him how kids at my high school once turned the cafeteria into a goldfish p...
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Nun's trial raises questionsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Verdicts in court cases are always a sensitive thing to cover. One side wins, another loses. Someone could walk free or a grieving family could finally see justice. And...
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Jacobs High locked down to head off food fightJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It all started with an innocent year-end prank. Some students at Jacobs High School brought engorged water balloons to school Friday, where they launched them in the hal...
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West Dundee history buff headed to nationalsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Elizabeth 'Frani' O'Toole is proof that history does repeat itself, especially when it involves Quest Academy in Palatine and the National History Fair. The sixth-grader...
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Cambridge Lakes Charter School seeks renewalJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cambridge Lakes Charter School is hoping to extend its two-year run as a school of choice for Community Unit District 300. Larry Fuhrer, executive director of the sc...
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Huntley family has an extra reason to celebrateJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bien family of Huntley hasn't had many reasons to celebrate recently, but they had one last weekend. Greg Bien, 58, was able to walk his daughter, Kristin, down the ...
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Dundee-Crown rallies around family of sick Carpentersville girlJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - After two years of chemotherapy, the Diaz family thought 6-year-old Cindy's leukemia was gone. "She was fine with the treatment. No more medicines at all," said Maria To...
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State looking at practical side of educationJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - As a graduate student in Northern Ireland, I used to marvel at just how different the United Kingdom's educational system was from our own. For one, 11-year-olds took an...
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Elgin Sports Hall of Fame announces scholarship winnersJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation recently announced the winners of $25,000 in scholarships to seven high schools with residents from Elgin. The amount of the sch...