Articles filed under West Chicago District 33
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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...
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Painter shows West Chicago students how to go from idea to canvasSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - As a child, Sergey Cherep faced several years of partial paralysis, a result of meningitis. The Russian-born painter lay in his bed most days, looking out the window at...
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Partnership extends WeGo Together pantry's reachSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - WeGo Together for Kids has announced that Neighborhood Food Pantries will officially manage the WeGo Together Food Pantry starting in September, allowing the pantry ...
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Jail time for West Chicago woman who stole from PTOAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A former West Chicago PTO mom will trade in her school spirit shirt for an orange jail jumpsuit Sunday night after pleading guilty to stealing $15,000 from the group. Pr...