Quarter 1 honor roll for 2011-2012 school year.
Community High School District 99, Woodridge School District 68 and Downers Grove School District 58 will each recoup 50 percent of fees paid to Westway for the first three weeks of school.
Lakeview Jr. High School held the donation drive during the week of Nov. 7.
Veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Cold War, Vietnam and recent conflicts will speak to students during the Downers Grove North event Thursday.
About 30 students were recognized in September and October for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, promoting positive behavior, dedication and improvement.
Downers Grove South will host the festival, which features students in band, choir, orchestra, vocal jazz and jazz band on Nov. 12.
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The Downers Grove South Marching Mustangs took fourth of 45 bands at the Illinois State University marching competition, the band's best finish at the competition in the history of the program.
Four Benet students from Woodridge received honors for their scores on AP tests last spring.
Jefferson students to perform in "Once on This Island, Jr." for the school's first-ever musical production.
Downers Grove North High School hosted its first "Grandparent Day" on Friday, allowing senior students to bring the grandparents to class.
Eat at Tom & Eddie's from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 to raise proceeds for Downers Grove North and South High Schools.
The band has one more competition before the end of the 2011 season.
John L. Sipley Elementary School Principal Don Mrozik told the District 68 Board of Education Monday of a new contest the school is running until December.
Paul Rodda will retire in the spring after coaching Lakeview cross country for the past 28 years.
New District 68 Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Gregory Wolcott says he has the best job in the district.
Raven Wilson and Jacob Schwinger have been named the 2011 Homecoming King and Queen for Downers Grove South High School.
The freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior female teams battled for the championship title in Downers Grove South's first Powder Puff tournament.
From Tuesday's Homecoming Olympics to Friday's dance, check out all of the week's festivities.
Schweizer served as the board president for District 68 from 2007 to 2011 and was on the board since 1999.
Lake Zurich High School is considering conducting random drug testing for students in sports, student activities and those who park at school.
DGS senior Cater Minnis was one of 1,600 students named semifinalists nationally.
Post photos from this year's DGN and DGS Homecoming dances. One photo will be randomly selected and the reader will receive a $20 gift card.
The annual report was posted on the district's website Thursday.
Added information: salary information from other districts, years of experience for teachers and media salaries across the state.
Weather permitting, construction will start in October on a new bus pen at the Plainfield Road campus.
Westway's new hires should improve service, officials said.
Two of District 68's seven schools did not make adequate yearly progress during the 2010-2011 school year, district officials announced Monday.
We break down the most important terms so you can understand how a school can meet or not meet AYP (adequate yearly progress).
The district, which did make AYP last year, will focus on its Hispanic population and other subgroups for improvement, school officials said.
The Jefferson eighth-grader is a talented athlete and student who also volunteers and is the secretary for the school student council.
The teachers were randomly selected to receive $100 Sam's Club/Walmart gift cards Friday from Sam's Club.
The award is given to school systems that have met or exceeded the stringent standards set forth by ASBO, a professional association of over 5,000 members that promotes high standards of school business management practices.
The District 66 PTO raised nearly $18,000 for school technology over the 2010-11 school year.
Budget, change orders approved at Monday's board meeting.
Last year South had two semifinalists; North had seven. This year, each school has five.
All of the students ran for 20 minutes Friday as part of the annual fundraiser for Willow Creek Elementary School.
A lack of permanent bus drivers was a common theme as Districts 58 and 99 discussed bus service at their board meetings this week.
Darien-Woodridge Fire District Lt. John Tabisz told Jefferson Jr. High School students Monday of his time at Ground Zero.
Darien-Woodridge Lt. John Tabisz spoke about searching for survivors and the days following Sept. 11, 2001, to eighth-graders at Jefferson Jr. High School Monday.