Articles filed under Geneva Unit District 304
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Geneva schools might increase driver education fees by $100Jun 25, 2013 11:15 am - Geneva students could pay as much as $450 for driver education starting in the fall of 2014, if the state board of education agrees to allow it. The Geneva school board ...
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Suburban districts spend $320,800 opposing online charter school planJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal...
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Geneva school items put to good use in Aurora, ElginJun 11, 2013 10:04 am - It’s not every day that schoolchildren say a prayer of thanksgiving for receiving used desks. But students at St. Laurence Catholic School in Elgin did so in April, as ...
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Geneva schools consider increase in education fund spendingJun 10, 2013 11:39 pm - The Geneva school district is tentatively proposing to spend $58.26 million in its education fund in the fiscal year that starts July 1, 2.89 percent more than it plans ...
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Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentionsJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Alexis Christian Brenner School: Westminster Christian School, Elgin Hometown: Algonquin Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brenner Sponsor: Scott Sevey, guidance counselor Clas...
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2012-2013 Fox Valley Academic TeamJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Emily Alessio Jacobs High School Hometown: Algonquin Parents: David and Laura Alessio Sponsor: Michael Bregy, superintendent Class rank: First out of 515 GPA: 5.96 ...
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Fate of charter appeal uncertainMay 29, 2013 11:00 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn signed a one-year moratorium on the establishment of new virtual charter schools into law, suburban administrators expected an end to the appeal proc...
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Second career a serendipitous fit for Geneva art teacherMay 13, 2013 7:15 am - Al Ochsner didn't set out to be a teacher. He is a professional artist. But in the early 2000s, he was also a single father to two boys, and needed more cash. He became ...
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Tips from a great teacherMay 13, 2013 7:12 am - We asked Al Ochsner, art teacher at Geneva High School, for some advice for parents. In his own words: Take an interest: My advice to high school parents would be to be ...
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Al Ochsner, in the words of his studentsMay 13, 2013 7:00 am - According to Al Ochsner's independent-study student, 17-year-old senior Becca Hac, Ochsner “is not an easy teacher.” His persistence in making her become better at matti...