New state test wipes nine class days, could have been worse
Lyons Township High School juniors will lose nine days of instruction in the spring to take new standardized state tests, compared to two days required for the old test. Preparations to take Advanced...
View ArticleCrowded field shaping up in La Grange Elementary District 102 race
Interest is high among prospective candidates for four seats on the La Grange Elementary Board in the April 7 election. At least eight candidates are seeking endorsements from the Delegate Assembly,...
View ArticleLyons Township’s newest Speech Team members bring home medals
Lyons Township High School first-year and second-year Speech Team members recently competed in the Prospect Speechapalooza Novice/JV tournament, with more than one dozen students returning home with...
View ArticleNazareth Academy Student of the Week
Austin Brown ’15 – Westchester Senior Austin Brown has embraced life at Nazareth Academy. The Honors and AP student, four-year Cross Country runner, Band Section Leader and Service Team Co-President...
View ArticleStudents make a difference with District 181 grants
Elementary school students have sent video game systems to troops and honored veterans and plan to ship blankets to Tanzania and raise funds for Alzheimer’s research with help from the District 181...
View ArticleNonprofit leaders graduate from National Leadership Program
Community Memorial Foundation in collaboration with the Center for Creative Leadership announced that community health leaders from nonprofit organizations in Cook and DuPage counties have completed...
View ArticleArea students inducted into Montini National Honor Society
Montini Catholic’s National Honor Society inducted 61 new student members Nov. 18 at a special induction ceremony for the 2014-15 school year. President Jim Segredo, Principal Maryann O’Neill, and...
View ArticleTwo sessions set to slate La Grange Elementary District 102 candiates
Interviews with eight candidates for the La Grange Elementary District 102 Board have been scheduled for Dec. 8 and 9 at Park Junior High School in LaGrange Park. Question and answer sessions for five...
View ArticlePleasantdale School District 107 names first trimester honor roll
Pleasantdale Middle School Honor Roll was announced for the first trimester of 2014-2015 School Year. Gold, Silver and Bronze honor rolls were named for the eighth-, seventh-, sixth- and fifth-grade...
View ArticleFenwick High School honor roll
Fenwick High School announced its honor roll for the first quarter grading period. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen are indicated per their class and according to their performance levels of...
View ArticleConcussion suit could spell end of football at some high schools: IHSA
High school football could cease to exist in some towns if a concussion lawsuit filed against the Illinois High School Association succeeds, officials with the organization said Friday. IHSA Executive...
View ArticleRandy Blaser: Can high school football survive a legal hit?
When I turned 40, I started running into friends and acquaintances of a similar age who began complaining about bad backs and weakened and aching knees. “How did you hurt yourself?” I’d ask. Invariably...
View ArticleSt. Joseph High School student spotlight: Pierre Walters
Pierre Walters, 28, born in Maywood and raised in Forest park is now a football coach at St. Joseph High School, his alma mater. He was in the 2004 graduating class at St. Joseph’s. He enjoys being a...
View ArticleProject Search builds job skills, confidence
Several interns smiled broadly as they played videos on iPads they made of their first 10-week rotation in one of a dozen hospital departments. Students then led tours of computer stations or supply...
View ArticleNazareth Academy Student Focus: Analisa Pieranunzi
Junior Analisa Pieranunzi brings an almost contagious enthusiasm to Nazareth Academy. Whether on the tennis court, cheering on her classmates from the stands, working hard for the annual walk or...
View ArticleNine candidates seek slating for La Grange Elementary District 102 Board
Interviews have been rescheduled for nine candidates seeking an endorsement for four seats on the La Grange Elementary District 102 Board. The Delegate Assembly, a nonpartisan group, will talk with...
View ArticleFlu outbreak closes Nazareth Academy for two days in LaGrange Park
Nazareth Academy plans to send students home early today and has cancelled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday in LaGrange Park, due to a flu outbreak, school officials announced. Twenty-five percent of...
View ArticleLa Grange students spread out for a day of service
La Grange second-graders learned that holiday giving is a two-way street during an all-school day of volunteering. The St. Francis Xavier School students toured the Congregation of St. Joseph’s School...
View ArticleCampus News
National Honor for LaGrange Park student Matthew Serafin of LaGrange Park has been inducted into the National Residence Hall Honorary, St. Joan of Arc Chapter, at Marquette University. National...
View ArticleDelegate Assembly seeks new blood in La Grange Elementary District 102...
A community group has passed over the La Grange Elementary District 102 Board president and another incumbent in endorsing four of nine candidates for the April 7 election. The Delegate Assembly, a...
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