Articles filed under School Districts
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Parents of U-46 special education graduates organize alumni promMay 07, 2019 11:00 pm - For the second straight year, parents of special education graduates from Elgin Area School District U-46 are taking matters into their own hands. While their children a...
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Thirteen tables, 72 players and 12 teams bring the South Middle School community togetherMay 07, 2019 11:00 pm - Every Friday throughout the school year, eighth graders show up in hundreds at South Middle School to connect and have fun through the sport of Ping-Pong. Submitted by A...
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Holocaust survivor tells Conant students of experiencesMay 07, 2019 11:00 pm - On April 11, 1945, a 12-year-old Barney Sidler was liberated from the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. On April 30, the now 86-year-old Holocaust survivor shared his exper...
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District 301 English teacher named Kane Educator of the YearMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Teachers have tremendous power to shape the lives of students in their charge. Yet, with great power comes great responsibility, says Tina Scruggs, an English language ...
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Student group leads push to ban use of strawsMay 06, 2019 11:00 pm - With a movement to "Ban the Straw," students at Elmhurst's Emerson Elementary School recognized a need for change in their own school. They created posters, worked to e...
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Mother and daughter duo: Keeping education grants in the familyMay 06, 2019 11:00 pm - The spark of mutual love and admiration is evident between the mother/daughter duo of Catherine Prange and Betsy Prange as soon as you see them together. Both are recip...
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District 73 celebrates 'new possibilities' with kindergarten center groundbreakingMay 06, 2019 1:00 am - A brief downpour didn't dampen enthusiasm Monday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of an 18-classroom, $13.5 million kindergarten center in Vernon Hills. Officials and ...
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U-46 board approves 4-year teachers' contract with 3.85% average raisesMay 06, 2019 1:00 am - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night unanimously approved a four-year teachers' contract granting a 3.85% increase on average over its duration ...
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Sears Centre offering a suite view for high school graduationsMay 05, 2019 11:00 am - Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre Arena for the first time will offer parents and family members of high school graduates the option to lease a private suite at upcoming com...
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U-46's first girls lacrosse team determined to make itMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - Learning a new sport is hard enough. Doing it with a squad of novice teammates can be "daunting" - but exciting as well. Twenty-six girls from Elgin Area School District...