Wheeling Schools
-
District 96 superintendent announces retirementSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The longtime superintendent of Kildeer Countryside Elementary District 96 announced this week he'll retire in 2010. Thomas Many said he wanted to give the school board ...
-
Scouting: Northwest suburban Week 3Sep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MID SUBURBAN CROSSOVERS Prospect (2-0) at Barrington (2-0) When: 7:30 p.m. today at Barrington Athletic Stadium Last week: Prospect d. Conant 28-20; Barrington d. Rollin...
-
Students named Merit Scholar semifinalistsSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A new crop of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists has been chosen from this year's new senior class. These students can now vie to become finalists and qualify for ...
-
St. Viator's Halpin nets coaching honorSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - St. Viator boys golf coach Jack Halpin has received the 2007-08 IHSA Boys Golf Coach of the Year award. In 2007, Halpin's Lions won the Class 3A state, sectional, region...
-
Ex-Hersey band director rememberedSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s and '70s, a familiar battle cry formed in the band room at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights: "GEEVUM," which meant "give 'em hell" in Hawaiian....
-
Several suburban schools win Blue Ribbon honorsSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether they've come back from low test scores or have consistently done well on yearly exams, several suburban schools can tout a common achievement: They were chosen a...
-
Deaf Hersey football player doesn't miss a step on the fieldSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At a recent practice, Hersey High School football coaches put their team through the paces. Forced indoors by the heavy rain, they stressed speed, alertness and spreadin...
-
School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
-
Elementary students lauded for published bookSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sixteen Kildeer Countryside Elementary School fourth-graders can tout an accomplishment that even grown adults often can't achieve. The team of students at the Long Gro...
-
Suburban heavy-hitter to compete for $250K in long-drive contestSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Austin Christy always brings his hunting rifle case to the range. But the Elgin native isn't out to shoot. He's launching bombs instead. Inside the case are a specialize...