Articles filed under West Chicago District 33
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New principals, administrators in West Chicago Dist. 33Aug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Teachers, parents and students will greet some new leaders when school resumes this month in West Chicago Elementary District 33. "District 33 conducted a very thorough ...
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Mariachi bands at school? West Chicago District 33 starts programJul 29, 2016 1:00 am - It started as a simple idea tossed around for several years by teachers and administrators in West Chicago Elementary District 33: Why not create a mariachi band program...
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West Chicago program encourages dads to read to their kidsJun 18, 2016 7:38 am - Each night, 4-year-old Damian Aviles goes to bed with a book because he knows what's going to happen next: Dad is going to read to him. Damian and his father, Andres Avi...
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West Chicago school celebrates Earth Day, the artsApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Art provides a universal method of communication for the students at Wegner Elementary School in West Chicago, where more than 30 languages are spoken. Recognizing this,...
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'Mr. Freeze' makes science fun for studentsDec 11, 2015 5:00 am - Loud pops and booms fill the Leman Middle School cafeteria, causing students to hold their ears and shriek. But these aren't scary noises. In fact, shortly after, the ki...
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Dist. 33 awarded $2.2 million to help neediest familiesNov 23, 2015 4:40 am - Some of West Chicago Elementary District 33's youngest and neediest students will benefit from a $2.2 million, five-year grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of...
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Teacher trained in CPR saves life at Glen Ellyn ice rinkNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - It was nearing 10 p.m., and Matt Bosman was debating whether to go his team's late hockey game at Center Ice of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. He was tired, but the North Aurora...
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How dual-language learning is taking hold in West ChicagoOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Tammara Mejia asks her first-grade students something in Spanish and they respond in English. Down the hall, Jaime C. Torne teaches science in English and his fifth-gra...
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West Chicago principal selected for Latino superintendent academySep 29, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago principal has been selected to take part in a nearly yearlong superintendents' leadership academy hosted by the Association of Latino Administrators and S...
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Students share message of peace with pinwheelsSep 25, 2015 11:00 am - Kirsten Snodgrass believes it's never too early to start teaching kids about peace. Earlier this week, the West Chicago art teacher led a celebration of Pinwheels for P...