Education
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Libertyville student wins state arts poster contestMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - A Libertyville middle school student is the winner of the Illinois State Board of Education's annual arts education week poster contest. Julia Zhang, an 11-year-old sixt...
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Metea Valley musicians gain Grammy-winning statusMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - The 900 students involved in Metea Valley High School's music program received a major honor Friday - a Grammy - that proved they've arrived at the same top tier musical...
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ECC students create ice bunnies for EasterMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Students in a beginning ice sculpting course at Elgin Community College carved Easter Bunnies, eggs and baskets out of ice Friday using chain saws and chisels. ECC is am...
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$5.7 million classroom, gym project set to begin at Libertyville schoolMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - The landscape outside Copeland Manor School in Libertyville will be different when students and staff return from spring break, which starts Monday. "Some of our movemen...
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South Elgin school raises thousands at St. Baldrick's eventMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Kenyon Woods Middle School students raised more than $12,000 during the school's seventh annual St. Baldrick's event Friday. Over the years, the South Elgin school has ...
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Hoffman Estates High School principal namedMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Joshua Schumacher, the assistant principal at Hoffman Estates High School for the past five years, will be principal when the next school year begins in August. He will ...
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Healthy eating focus at Future Chefs contest at District 116Mar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Some budding chefs at Round Lake Area Unit District 116 might challenge Food Network's Bobby Flay or Rachael Ray in a few years. As part of a healthy eating initiative, ...
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Medieval Times show promotes chivalry, anti-bullying messagesMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - The harms of bullying, gossiping on social media or ridiculing others aren't messages students typically encounter when learning about medieval history. Yet, that's the ...
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Illinois PTA honors Hoffman Estates principalMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Amanda Stochl, principal of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54's Lincoln Prairie School in Hoffman Estates, has been named the Illinois PTA Outstanding Principal...
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District 73 summer band campMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Registration is open for Hawthorn Elementary District 73's Summer Band and Orchestra Camp. This two-week camp will run from July 18 to July 29. The camp meets at Middle ...