Articles filed under Barrington Area Unit District 220
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Barrington chess champ among nation's best young playersApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - Playing chess is all about being like a fox, 10-year-old Shreya Mangalam likes to say. "I always try to do tricks that people can't really see," said Shreya, a fifth-gra...
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Barrington middle schooler to compete in state geography beeApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Peter Chmiel is on a mission: to represent Illinois in the finals of the National Geographic Geography Bee. That's why, Peter, an eighth grader at Station Middle School ...
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Golden Apple teaching award finalists namedApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Golden Apple Thursday announced 32 finalists for the 2014 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The finalists were selected from a pool of 620 nominations and ...
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District 220 names administrators for laptop programApr 02, 2014 5:00 am - The Barrington Unit School District 220 school board approved changes to a pair of district administrator positions Tuesday night in advance of the one-to-world laptop p...
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Enrollment drop leads to staff cuts in District 220Apr 02, 2014 1:01 am - To accommodate for falling enrollment, 11 full-time teaching and 16.5 support staff positions will be eliminated next school year at Barrington Unit District 220 element...
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Barrington fifth-grader's essay takes 1st at state DAR competitionMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Written as a letter to her brother during the Revolutionary War, character Sarah Matherson describes how her life has changed since her brother left their farm to fight ...
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Barrington District 220 will give iPads, laptops to all studentsMar 19, 2014 1:01 am - Barrington Unit School District 220 has signed a contract with Apple that will provide iPads or laptop computers to most district students starting this fall, the school...
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Barrington boy adjusts to lost footMar 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Dominic Szymanski puts his shoes on every morning like any other 12-year-old. Unlike his peers, the Barrington teen first has to put on three socks. Two are cotton, and ...
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Dist. 220, support staff ratify new contractMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - After almost a full year of negotiations, the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board on Monday ratified a new contract for support staff that includes yearly 2 percent ...
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Schools raise concerns about social app Yik YakMar 07, 2014 4:15 am - In the wake of concerns raised by city and suburban high schools, a new social-networking app that allows users to post comments anonymously has reportedly been shut dow...