Articles filed under Indian Prairie Unit District 204
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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...
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Metea Valley music program strikes first chordJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Football season is still a good six weeks away and the Metea Valley Mustangs Marching Band already has mastered the fight song. Not bad for a group of young high school...
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District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs fundingJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' first and largest special needs Parent Teacher Association may quickly shrink if state legislators approve a budget with threatened cuts to social and human se...
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Metea Valley sports program looks to build own traditionsJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The backs of their wrinkled, sweat-soaked T-shirts say it all: "Tradition Starts Today." Hundreds of potential Metea Valley athletes have been working out on courts and ...
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Spelling test: Near-miss for Metea practice jerseysJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Metea Valley suffered its first case of mistaken identity when a box of 200 practice football jerseys arrived with the Aurora high school's name spelled "MATEA." Athleti...