Education
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Why community colleges want live mascotsMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - Chappy and Spartacat have some new competitors on the suburban community college mascot scene. Grayslake-based College of Lake County's Lancer debuted late first semeste...
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Batavia 8th-graders take virtual field trips with Google ExpeditionsMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - About 485 eighth-graders at Rotolo Middle School took virtual field trips Monday from locations ranging from Antarctica to the moon. Teachers Jennifer Duffy and Bridget...
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Stevenson senior wins science prizeMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Stevenson High School senior Rebecca Nelson won an award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Festival in Phoenix, school officials announced Monday. Nelso...
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Barrington High coding students show off their appsMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Sixty-eight Barrington High School students showed off functioning iPhone and iPad apps they created at an event called "Meet the Makers" Monday night. In all, 30 differ...
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Lake Zurich High gets special ed leaderMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Zurich High School will have a new special education department chairman. Lake Zurich Unit District 95 board memnbers hired Peter Nadler to lead the high school's s...
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Stevenson High budget talk setMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - The Stevenson High School District 125 board's finance committee will meet Monday to discuss the proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year. The meeting is set for 5:30 p....
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CLC Foundation golf benefit on June 13May 15, 2016 1:00 am - The College of Lake County Foundation hosts its 2016 Golf Classic on Monday, June 13, at the Ivanhoe Golf Club, 28846 Thorngate Drive, near Mundelein. Golfers can partic...
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Mundelein High School graduates get their diplomasMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - The 491 members of Mundelein High School's Class of 2016 received diplomas Sunday at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Valedictorian Kevin Fung and salutatorian Jerem...
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Harvest Christian celebrates 31 graduatesMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Harvest Christian Academy awarded diplomas to 31 students Sunday during the Elgin school's seventh graduation ceremony. A ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel, the school's ...
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MCC awards degrees to more than 500 graduatesMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - McHenry County College conferred associate degrees and/or certificates to 566 graduates Saturday morning during its spring commencement ceremony. Among the highlights wa...