Articles filed under Huntley Unit District 158
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Deep-fried turkey parts star at Huntley festival todayNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - It's turkey time today at Huntley Parkside Pub, where new owners Jeff Lovell and Mark Weishaar are hosting that revered local tradition known as the 27th annual Turkey T...
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Huntley students may get choice for shorter summer breakNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Students can be forgiven if they feel like they're in a time machine during the first weeks of school. That's because after a long summer spent taking family trips, stud...
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Make plans soon to have breakfast with Santa in District 158Nov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Back by popular demand, the District 158 Education Foundation's "Breakfast with Santa" will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at Marlowe Middle School. The event, which sold-out...
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Ft. Hood tragedy felt close to homeNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I was trying to relax and spend time with my niece and nephew last week when I heard about the shooting at the Army base in Fort Hood, Tex. While I was shocked by the vi...
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Dist. 158 parents warm to special-ed funding listNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - For the first time in more than four months, parents of special-needs students in Huntley Unit District 158 are starting to get behind the district's plans for spending ...
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Making sense of school report cardsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - For someone with obsessive tendencies, looking at the annual school report card data can be frightening, certainly more frightening than my Halloween costume - Ed Norton...
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Huntley Dist. 158 parents continue to question stimulus spending plansNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After months of heated debate, Huntley Unit District 158 officials this week released plans for spending $1.6 million in federal stimulus dollars designated for special ...
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District 158 looks to maintain high reading scoresNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - For school districts, life near the top can be tough. Making progress when students are already performing at a high level can be more difficult than bringing underperfo...
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District 158 gets high marks for financesOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Five years ago, Huntley Unit District 158's finances were in such disarray that the school board later launched a special audit to investigate possible fraud and mismana...
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Buy oranges for a good causeOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The next time you watch "The Godfather," probably the greatest "man's man" movie of all time, pay attention to the oranges. Every time an orange appears - like when Abe ...