Articles filed under Batavia Unit District 101
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Not only did she move to Kodiak, Alaska, she became mayorMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - What makes a person choose to run for public office? For some, it is a quest for power. For others, it's a desire to serve. A few years ago, I did a column about three l...
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Alice Gustafson PTO holds annual clothing, toy resale March 21, 22Mar 10, 2014 11:00 pm - The Alice Gustafson School PTO will host its annual Children's Clothing and Toy Resale from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 21, for adults only, and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Mar...
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Interest in Fox Valley robot competition skyrocketingMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - By the end of the morning events at the Illinois VEX Robotics state championships, several members of four different teams had gathered around a monitor with a scrolling...
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Batavia schools considering more staff, building workFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - The Batavia school board is considering speeding up its school fix-it list and adding the equivalent of 11 full-time workers with the additional property tax the distric...
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New Batavia charity helping homeless kids go to schoolFeb 08, 2014 7:00 am - Joanne Spitz was meeting with the Batavia Bicycle Commission at its bike rodeo last fall when someone mentioned a Batavia woman and two of her children rode bicycles to ...
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Kane Co. to choose educator of the year at banquetFeb 06, 2014 10:00 pm - The 39th annual Kane County Educator of the Year Awards Banquet will be held Friday, May 2, in the Fox River Ballroom at the Q Center, 1405 N. Fifth St. in St. Charles. ...
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Batavia drops out of online learning cooperativeJan 30, 2014 5:19 pm - The Batavia school district is dropping out of the group planning an online and blended learning program. The school board voted 4-3 to do so Tuesday, according to board...
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Movin' on up: Batavia grads make their mark on the worldJan 29, 2014 12:00 pm - Not long ago, I spoke with Chris Burrichter, a 2004 graduate of Batavia High School. Burrichter had recently joined the prestigious law firm of Kirkland Ellis LLP in Chi...
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Batavia schools consider online learning cooperativeJan 27, 2014 4:58 pm - The Batavia school board Tuesday will consider whether to join three other school districts in a cooperative to offer online and blended learning. It is being asked to e...
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Kane County officials encourage 17-year-olds to voteJan 09, 2014 4:30 am - Some of the youngest voters to ever cast a ballot in Illinois will hit the polls in March, and Kane County officials began the registration process Wednesday in the hall...