Everything Elementary, Junior High and High School

This section - while fairly new - will feature every school story that Skokie Patch in 2011. To kick things off, we thought we'd feature some of our best school stories of 2010 and early 2011.

Enjoy!

- A Skokie Patch investigation reveals that retired administrators were landing lucrative consulting gigs shortly after retiring.

- Part 2 of our Patch investigation reveals the school district wasn't short of change.

- Almost 300 students  gathered outside of to protest Wisconsin's anti-union legislation in March.

- The headline says it all.

- Superintendent Quintin Shepherd said after months of preparation, planning and discussions, District 69 eagerly anticipates the start of the school year with a “monumental shift” in the areas of fine arts and English language learners.

- As a chemistry major, Mahi Mameledzija understands the importance of getting the formula just right.

With this in mind, the Skokie native and soccer standout decided Lake Forest College offered a perfect mixture of athletics and academics. Last spring, he chose the Division III school of 1,387 students over a more high-profile opportunity at Division I University of Illinois at Chicago.