Articles filed under Indian Prairie Unit District 204
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'Waubonsie guy' opening Metea ValleyAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When Jim Schmid, a self-professed "longtime Waubonsie Valley guy" was chosen as principal of the new Metea Valley High School in February 2008, he had just five months t...
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Parents flooding Indian Prairie online bus schedulesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 parents seeking last-minute bus route information before the start of school Thursday have been having trouble reaching the district's W...
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Mural artist strikes (black and) gold at Metea ValleyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As a young boy growing up in Chicago, muralist Eulojio "Joe" Ortega spent endless hours watching his father draw horses. Eventually he developed his own incredible eye ...
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Dist. 204 working its way back to energy conservationAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In a time when "going green" is the thing to do, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials were told Monday the staff and students "appear to have lost some of their en...
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Dist. 204 rally celebrates student achievementAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - New Superintendent Kathy Birkett stole the show Monday during a back-to-school celebration with roughly 3,000 Indian Prairie Unit District 204 staff members. Most of In...
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District 204 prepares to open third high schoolAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It's quite likely there's only one group more excited about putting its mark on Metea Valley Valley School than the students - the teachers. Faculty members recently go...
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Facts, figures about Metea Valley High SchoolAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to opening a 3,000-seat high school in the state's third-largest school district, there's more to be considered than just getting the students in the build...
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What's it take to open a high school? 2,300 desks, 160 erasers ...Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to opening a 3,000-seat high school in the state's third-largest school district, there's more to be considered than just getting the students in the build...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Metea Valley High School's culture: Reward good behaviorJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to defining a new school's culture, especially a new high school, officials agree the conversation begins and ends with the discipline policy. That's why m...