McHenry County Schools
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More District 158 students took AP exams last yearOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - A record number of high school students in Huntley Unit District 158 took advantage of Huntley High School’s extensive offerings of Advanced Placement courses in the 201...
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Sears tax break a detriment to D300Oct 06, 2011 5:00 am - As an employee of Community Unit District 300, I believe that giving Sears this tax break along with the allowing the Village of Hoffman Estates to profit at the expense...
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Help prepare a garden for the food pantryOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - This weekend, take advantage of the fantastic weather we've been experiencing while also supporting a good cause. Eagle Scouts from the Boy Scouts of Algonquin Troop 15...
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Barrington H.S. named among nation's best for math, scienceOct 06, 2011 12:00 am - Barrington High School has made the U.S. News and World Report list of the Best High Schools for Math and Science in the United States. The designation recognizes the sc...
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Buffalo Grove queen of chess sees several moves aheadOct 05, 2011 11:00 pm - A dozen or so young chess novices circling around seasoned veteran Cheryl Liu become increasingly animated as they begin to recognize their teacher's strategy. In an act...
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iPads help suburban governments go paperless, at a costOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Mundelein High School District 120 board members no longer wade through thick packets of memos, contracts and reports at their semimonthly meetings. Instead, they finge...
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Barrington students help restore Joplin H.S.Sep 29, 2011 12:00 am - A new student organization has been created at Barrington High School to help struggling high schools across the country — beginning with tornado-ravaged Joplin High Sch...
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Algonquin teen has a bright future in comedySep 28, 2011 11:00 pm - AJ Lubecker has been telling jokes onstage at bars, coffeehouses, performing arts venues and more for two years, putting on about 90 shows and earning the label "younges...
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What about the CL South kicker?Sep 28, 2011 4:00 am - How could you write a column about high school football kickers and not mention Brad Walovitch of Crystal Lake South? Kicking a 51-yarder with six seconds left in a tie ...
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New schedule means more opportunities to learn in Dist. 300Sep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Eight-period day will begin in 2012-13