Articles filed under Education
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Science for 'girly-girls' — new NIU program hits NapervilleFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - Some girls like STEM. They build robots and mix it up with the boys. They choose a STEM major and become engineers. STEM — the acronym for science, technology, enginee...
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Naperville students' model buildings endure earthquake testFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - The cellphones were set to video mode in Anna Zuccarini's seventh-grade gifted science classes Wednesday at Crone Middle School in Naperville as students watched to see ...
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Palatine Dist. 15 board president: Let regional superintendent decide who fills vacant seatFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - Dist. 15 board can't agree on process, pick
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Peter Pan and Captain Hook are at it again in 'Peter Pan, Jr.' at Woodland Intermediate SchoolFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - The willowy Peter Pan, played by Amanda Barry, held a sword to the defeated Captain Hook, played by Yu Jin Lee, as the crocodile inched toward him, ticking away, during ...
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West Aurora High students check heart healthFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Only a few days before Valentine's Day, the students at West Aurora High School lined up in the field house Thursday to have their hearts tested. More than 2,000 studen...
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Bartlett teen will get her 'dream' prosthetic legFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Bartlett High School senior Tiffany Wallace finally will be able to get her dream leg. The 18-year-old from Bartlett, who started an online campaign to collect $20,000 ...
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Lake County schools to take part in spelling bee sectionalsFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - On Feb. 17, 25 and 26, students from 117 public and nonpublic schools in Lake County will participate in three spelling bee sectional contests co-sponsored by the Lake C...
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Marlowe Middle School recreates the Middle AgesFeb 11, 2015 1:14 pm - Kings, queens, crusaders, jesters and wizards were among the many characters who roamed the halls of Marlowe Middle School Wednesday as the classrooms came alive with th...
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Perfect FIT at Elgin schoolFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - About 25 fifth-grade students from McKinley Elementary School in Elgin received pedometers Tuesday provided by nurses from Advocate Sherman Hospital to help teach kids t...
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5 measles patients cleared to return; 11th case confirmedFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County health officials have cleared the way for five children sickened through a measles cluster at a Palatine day care center to return to the facility just as an...