Kane County Schools
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The arts come alive at Kaneland festivalApr 18, 2012 8:18 am - Imagine immersing yourself in the visual and performing arts for an entire day. Taking a workshop on glass fusing, mime performance or caricature drawing. Watching a ban...
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Three from Dist. 300 nominated for Educator of the Year awardsApr 17, 2012 11:49 am - This year’s Kane County Regional Office of Education annual educator of the year awards include three staff members from Community Unit District 300. The award honors t...
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Latino Elgin counselor is working for changeApr 17, 2012 8:16 am - Pita Betancourt doesn’t believe in luck. She doesn’t think she ended up in Elgin merely by coincidence. “I think it was because I had to be here to do this work,” said t...
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Group celebrates 40 years of helping youthApr 17, 2012 5:30 am - Left to his own devices, Justin Simms knows he could have gone down a self-destructive path toward drug addiction, dropping out of high school and facing a future of juv...
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St. Charles forum: Combat bullying with kindnessApr 16, 2012 5:52 pm - A kind word to someone or an apology, when needed. Not talking behind someone’s back or posting negative comments on social media. Refraining from using the five-letter ...
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Elgin CC baseball coach Angelo gets win No. 500Apr 14, 2012 7:58 pm - Building a winning tradition where previously there was none is one of the toughest tasks in sports, but Elgin Community College baseball coach Bill Angelo continues to ...
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U-46 teachers union, school board head back to respective cornersApr 13, 2012 6:00 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board and teachers union will each reconvene Monday to decide the next course of action after union members decisively rejecte...
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Meet Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012Apr 13, 2012 3:32 pm - Submitted by Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will be celebrating lives and accomplishments of seven new inductees at its biannual awards banque...
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Hoffman Estates event promotes manufacturing career as student optionApr 12, 2012 7:49 pm - Wheeling High School teacher Michael Geist knows if a student mentions the word ‘manufacturing’’ when talking about what he or she wants to do after graduation, parents ...
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Fallen Marine’s wife remembers him as shy, lovingApr 12, 2012 6:23 pm - Before U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Martinez was deployed to Afghanistan, he gave his wedding band to his wife, Julianna, to be sure it wouldn’t get damaged or lost. Now, Julia...