SCIENCE LESSONS IGNITE A SPARK IN YOUNGSTERS
Fourth grader Evangelyn Vaughn could have cooled off in Thursday's hot weather by swimming in the back-yard pool at her Batavia home, but she preferred to go to school and...
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COLLEGE DUBS ART CENTER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT
The College of DuPage has named its arts center to honor former college President Harold D. McAninch, who spearheaded the move to construct the building as a focal point for...
STUDENTS’ HOMEMADE PROJECT NO SMALL DEED
Paul Anderson graduated from St. Charles High School Sunday not only with diploma in hand but also with a mark of his work that may last for decades. Anderson designed...
ORCHESTRA STUDENTS USE MASTERPIECE TO COMPOSE WORK OF ART
When students at Neuqua Valley High School want to play a Beethoven quartet on their string instruments, all they have to do is look at the wall. Orchestra members are...
HIGH SCHOOL CHESS TEAM PLACES 7TH IN NATIONAL TOURNEY
The West Chicago High School chess team recently placed seventh in the United States among 120 teams in an annual national tournament. West Chicago, which tied for first place in...
FRANKLIN PUPILS BENEFIT FROM TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Pupils at Franklin Middle School are sampling how it feels to be a pilot, rocket scientist, engineer and architect in the new applied technology laboratory. Franklin is among DuPage County's...
YOUNGSTERS WHEEL OUT CREATIVITY, TEAMWORK AT STATE COMPETITION
Because Bill Mortimer knows how to build a sturdy 8-inch tower out of balsa wood and glue, he and six girls from Hinsdale Middle School will go to Disney World...
BOY GETS ON THE MAP–DESPITE HIS SPELLING
Should accurate spelling be required to win the state geography championship? A panel of five judges said no, declaring the winner of the 10th annual Illinois Geography Bee a 6th...
SCIENCE ACADEMY TEEN GETS 5TH PLACE
Travis Schedler, a senior at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, is well on the way toward paying for his first year in college with a $15,000 scholarship as the...
WWII VETERANS ACCOMPLISH MISSION TO TEACH KIDS
The veterans came to Hinsdale Middle School recently to tell war stories that made history come alive. Eleven men and women, all nearing 80 years old and some of whom...