Articles filed under Maine Township High School District 207
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How schools are trying to get students to stop vaping on campusMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - It can be easy to light up in school these days - not with cigarettes, but with smoking alternatives that don't leave a tobacco smell and look so innocuous they're somet...
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Maine West employee put on leave during investigationMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 is working with Des Plaines police to investigate a complaint about a staff member's contact with students. That staff member has...
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Decades of debate over Native American nicknamesMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - Maine West High School's decision to eliminate its Native American "Warrior" mascot isn't the first time a suburban high school, and some Midwestern universities, have d...
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'It's really disheartening.' Some upset about Maine West getting rid of mascotMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. Reactions both pro and con from students, al...
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Maine West ending American Indian mascot at games and assembliesApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - Administrators at Maine West High School said Monday that the Des Plaines school is ending its decades-old tradition of having a person dressed as an American Indian dan...
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Maine Township District 207 introduces $240.7 million plan to redesign schoolsApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 wants to spend $240.7 million to upgrade its three high schools, creating modern learning spaces, stronger security at school ent...
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Des Plaines proposing alternative penalties for kids caught with e-cigarettesApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - Des Plaines officials want to enact alternative penalties for kids caught with e-cigarettes or other tobacco-free nicotine products. Under Illinois law, first-time offen...
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Districts 300, 207 join state program to revise graduation requirementsMar 26, 2018 1:00 am - Six more Illinois school districts are joining a state program to test competency-based high school graduation requirements. Among the newcomers are Algonquin-based Comm...
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Father, mother, daughter killed in Des Plaines crash; son in critical conditionMar 26, 2018 1:00 am - Three members of a Des Plaines-area family were killed when their car was hit broadside while turning through an intersection, authorities said Monday. Two other people ...
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Maine West, District 62 students joining for choral festivalJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - Maine West High School and Des Plaines Elementary District 62 students will be hosting a choral festival at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. More than 400 students from District 62 ...