Deerfield School News and Sports
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The post-pandemic changes Lake County school leaders credit for modest report card gainsOct 27, 2022 10:17 AM - Schools across Lake County are seeing modest increases in student performance on standardized tests, newly released 2022 Illinois School Report Card data shows. And that's likely the result of intervention efforts by school districts to provide struggling students with more resources, officials say.
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Top teacher: After a long career, former P.E. teacher finds joy in special educationOct 11, 2022 6:00 AM - Joe Rejczek, who began teaching physical education at Woodland Intermediate school in Gurnee in 1997, has found a new sense of purpose outside the gym. He now teaches special education.
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Deerfield thwarts Maine West's comeback attemptOct 7, 2022 10:43 PM - It was a battle of the Warriors when host Deerfield met Maine West in a Central Suburban League football showdown Friday night.
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Regional entertainment: CMAs hit the suburbs, Elmo learns magic in 'Sesame Street Live!'Oct 7, 2022 2:22 PM - Buffalo Grove's Sam Alex earns a CMA nomination for his nationally syndicated broadcast; 'Refuge' opens in Skokie; The Who and MUSE play Chicago; sample something good at the Lincoln Park Wine Fest this weekend.
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Neighbors in the News: Maine East social science chair wins civic leadership award
Oct 6, 2022 6:00 AM - Billson Rasavongxay, Maine East Social Science Department chairman, was honored with the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award at this year's Illinois Democracy Schools Convening held recently at the Double Tree Hilton in Lisle.
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Sound check: Sam Alex's CMA nod; Jon Shain and MUSE come to town
Oct 4, 2022 6:00 AM - Nationally syndicated broadcaster Sam Alex earns a CMA nomination; MUSE hits Chicago with its "Simulation Theory World Tour"; and bluesman Jon Shain plays an intimate set in Downers Grove.
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Good News Sunday: District 211 bus driver helps save man in drive-through laneOct 2, 2022 7:30 AM - A veteran school bus driver who'd just finished her morning shift for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 recently helped resuscitate a man suffering a medical emergency in a McDonald's drive-through lane in Hoffman Estates.
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Girls golf: Stevenson cruises to victory in Deerfield; Wauconda's Romer propels team to first sectional appearanceSep 29, 2022 6:07 PM - Stevenson wins handily at IHSA Deerfield girls golf regional, followed by Vernon Hills and Wauconda, who is set to make their first ever sectional tournament appearance next Monday.
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Girls tennis: Stevenson's Wang flashes improved game while winning Fall ClassicSep 24, 2022 9:40 PM - Uh-oh. Reigning Class 2A girls tennis state singles champion Sarah Wang has added stuff to her game since last fall.
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Deerfield High earns third National Blue RibbonSep 27, 2022 2:29 PM - Deerfield High School is among 17 schools in Illinois and 297 nationwide to have earned a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School Award
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