McHenry County Schools
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Woodland replacing phone systemJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Safety concerns over periodic telephone outages have prompted Woodland Elementary District to spend about $809,000 on a new system. Gurnee-based Woodland District 50 wil...
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Bringing Big Brothers Big Sisters back to Fox ValleyJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Around five years ago, a program that made a real difference in the lives of children as well as adults was suspended in the Fox Valley area for a really bogus reason. ...
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New security measures formally approved by Dist. 300 boardJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 this week moved forward on three measures to improve security at the schools. The district school board approved a policy that will allow sch...
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Dundee-Crown freshman wins national running titleJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Sleepy Hollow resident Anthony Manfrin's first high school running season was already a huge success. As a freshman this past school year, Manfrin was part of Dundee-Cro...
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Tough times mean more hungry kids over the summerJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Hard economic times are stoking a surge in students taking advantage of federally funded summer food programs. "I can tell you that just from the phone calls we receive,...
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U-46 earns top quality management honorJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 earned a top honor this week, receiving quality management certification from the International Organization for Standardization. Accordi...
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How Dist. 54 managed a balanced budgetJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In one way, a balanced budget is no more than a problem that didn't happen. But as Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 achieves one for the 13th consecutive year,...
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Barrington, Harper singers team upJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The Summer Olympics may not start until August, but Olympic fever has hit the Northwest suburbs. Two of the area's choirs leave for Beijing this week to perform in a se...
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District 300 to add classrooms to two schoolsJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville students can expect relief from crowded hallways and mobile classrooms after the Community Unit District 300 school board voted Monday to expand east-sid...
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U-46 board won't reconsider choral director's resignationJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Larkin High School music supporters Monday heard their fight to keep the school's choral director had reached its final act, after the Elgin Area School District U-46 bo...