Wheaton Schools
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The key to a smooth test day is preparationApr 17, 2013 9:05 am - Don’t wait until the last minute and pull an all-nighter cramming for a test. Get a good night’s sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast. The standard advice for how to prepare f...
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Does it matter if districts cover teacher contributions?Apr 17, 2013 5:30 am - Illinois teachers are supposed to put 9.4 percent of their salaries toward their pensions. Yet, teachers in at least 27 suburban school districts have some or all of the...
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Waubonsie’s Hohman throws no-hitterApr 16, 2013 10:06 pm - Shannon Hohman twirled a no-hitter, striking out 13, and also homered for No. 16 Waubonsie Valley in a 16-0 win at Larkin on Tuesday. Amanda Minahan tripled and doubled ...
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Van Volkenburg drives in game-winner for LisleApr 16, 2013 7:55 pm - Lisle 6, Coal City 5: Ryan Van Volkenburg#146;s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Jake Oard with the go-ahead run as the Lions (6-4, 3-1) hel...
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Trustees: New Glen Ellyn subdivision too bigApr 16, 2013 10:00 am - A plan to construct a subdivision of 23 houses in a Glen Ellyn neighborhood is being delayed due to concerns from some village trustees that the project is too dense. K....
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Metea Valley wins in bottom of seventhApr 15, 2013 7:34 pm - Metea Valley 1, St. Charles East 0: Gunner Vega singled home Tamal Kumar with the winning run for the Mustangs (4-5, 3-3) in the bottom of the seventh inning of t...
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Hurdles events offer a little bit of varietyApr 15, 2013 1:29 pm - Some hurdlers favor the 110-meter hurdles. Others like the 300s. Inevitably most run both. Benet’s Austin Dzic zeroed in close to his personal-best in the 300 hurdles Fr...
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District 200 foundation names Distinguished Teacher Award recipientsApr 15, 2013 8:00 am - Three teachers in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 — Deanna Bero, Heidi Galassi and Jon Nowortya — were honored this month with Distinguished Teacher Awards from th...
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School pay raises trigger Illinois penaltiesApr 15, 2013 5:15 am - SPRINGFIELD — Seven years after Illinois lawmakers passed a law intended to curtail big pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators, some local school districts st...
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In a DuPage courtroom: murder trial coverage — with many restrictionsApr 14, 2013 5:00 am - In a DuPage County courtroom this week, the grand experiment gets its most rigorous test. For the first time, the media will be allowed gavel-to-gavel camera coverage of...