DuPage County Schools
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Girls track: Prospect dominates own invitationalMay 01, 2021 1:00 am - After nearly an 18-month hiatus from competition, the 2021 girls track season kicked into high gear Saturday at the Prospect Invitational. And with many individuals cont...
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Klimkowicz becomes new District 211 board presidentApr 30, 2021 5:05 am - Anna Klimkowicz, the longest-serving board member of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, emerged as board president Thursday after a contentious internal vote ...
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Lacrosse: District 214 schools geared up for historic first seasonApr 30, 2021 1:01 am - The big headline outside of boys and girls high school lacrosse teams returning to action after a year off due to the pandemic is that the six High School District 214 s...
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Softball: Waubonsie Valley's 7th-inning lead slips awayApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Morgan Robertson was of no mindset to wait for her pitch with the game on the line Friday. "I was just trying to hit the first pitch I saw," said Robertson, Oswego East'...
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First place, Poetry: 'Spring Flowers'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: I love ekphrastic poetry - that is, poems written about a work of art - and this poem is an example of why. We don't even need to have seen the painting...
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First place, Prose: 'Things Happen'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Read the first line, and you're hooked: "Maggie, it doesn't mean anything." And so we continue reading, wondering if that's true. The piece ends with an...
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Batavia teacher named Kane County Educator of the YearApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - A special-education teacher in Batavia Unit District 101 was named Kane County Educator of the Year Friday. Susan Jones, who teaches at Alice Gustafson Elementary School...
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Second place, visual art: 'Scream'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Humor is an underrated quality in art. This photo is funny and sophisticated in its execution. Using materials available at home, the artist was able to...
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Third place, 'Italian Birds'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: The ability to see potential in non-conventional materials can be very powerful when done with creativity. This piece utilizes found imagery and cut pap...
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Baseball: Branecki closes door in Glenbard East's win over Glenbard SouthApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Glenbard East baseball coach Joel Pelland did his Upstate Eight rival few favors with his lone pitching change Friday afternoon in Glen Ellyn. Glenbard South had to dram...