Cook County Schools
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Fremd homecoming raises $5,000 for Thai orphanageOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Fremd High School's student council raised $5,000 over homecoming for the Thai Your Shoes Foundation, spearheaded by Fremd student Lisa Koenig. Koenig, a member of the c...
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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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CL South, Glenbrook North have contrasting stylesOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Polar opposite offensive styles will be on display when No. 14 Glenbrook North (6-3) visits No. 3 Crystal Lake South (8-1) in a Class 7A playoff opener at Ken Bruhn Fiel...
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Glenbard North ready for time in spotlightOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - With external expectations at a minimum heading into this football season, Glenbard North slowly emerged from the background of the DuPage Valley Conference race. The Pa...
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All-area team profiles: Lake CountyOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Albert Acosta Grayslake C. (13 goals and 15 assists). Playing the game wasn't the only area in which he excelled. Acosta also showed heart and endurance for the Ra...
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Lake County briefsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Student wins award: Warren Township High School senior Daniel Werst has won a prize in the 2009 National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in Writing con...
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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...
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Scouting Lake Zurich @ Rolling MeadowsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - No. 11 LZ (6-3) at No. 6 Meadows (7-2) When: 7 p.m. Saturday at Robert A. Hoese Athletic Field Last week: Meadows d. Prospect 46-38; Lake Zurich d. Vernon Hills 42-0 Pla...
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Elgin High School presents production of Neil Simon farceOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In an age where basic education and knowledge are expected and promoted, Elgin High School students take on the challenge of faking stupidity as cursed rural townspeople...