Articles filed under Education
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Small team, big effort: St. Edward cheerleaders advance to sectionalsJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Unique is an apt word that describes the St. Edward competitive cheerleading team. After a recent championship performance in Huntley, instead of celebrating, the Green ...
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St. Charles schools debating value of forced AP examsJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 officials are debating the value of a mandate that students taking Advanced Placement courses, which have seen record enrollment this year,...
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Constable: Traditional black colleges opening to all racesJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - Established in an era when race limited a young person's options, our nation's collection of historically black colleges and universities will open the doors to students...
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Woodland Middle School bee champion:Jan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Woodland Middle School officials have announced the winner of the local National Geographic Bee. Eighth-grader Eli Ameyibor recently won the middle school competition, w...
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District 79 kindergarten:Jan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Fremont Elementary District 79's kindergarten preregistration night for classes in fall 2015 is set for Thursday, Feb. 12, at Fremont Intermediate School, 28754 N. Fremo...
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Kaneland board says 'no' to STEM schoolJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Kaneland students will not participate in the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University, the school board decided in a 7-0 vote Monday. "It is difficul...
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Free international film series at CLC:Jan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Four international films will be presented for free on Friday nights by the College of Lake County Center for International Education. The films begin at 7 p.m. in Room ...
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Problem prevention at the Dist. 59 Invention Convention in Des PlainesJan 26, 2015 10:00 pm - Kristin Hahn, advanced language arts and social studies teacher, and her eighth grade students hosted the second annual Invention Convention at Friendship Junior High Sc...
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School looking for instruments to jump-start a jazz bandJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - The poster circulating in the community is as cool as the music - three musicians in silhouette playing instruments that signify the unmistakable flair of jazz. The imag...
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Kaneland athletic director to coach girls softballJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - Kaneland High School Athletic Director Peter Goff will step in as head coach of the girls softball team this spring, despite one school board member's concerns doing so ...