Lake County company offers athletic shoe recycling program
April 16, 2013 • emmy schwerdt, bear facts news writer
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Focused on keeping Lake County clean, a local company is currently offering Reuse-A-Shoe, a seasonal recycling program for old shoes. The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) has offered the Reuse-A-Shoe program every spring for nine consecutive years. The program takes used... Read more »
Vertical lockers to be replaced
April 16, 2013 • kevin logan, bear facts news editor
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The Board of Education approved replacing all small blue lockers with larger, new lockers for the next school year. The construction will begin on the first day of summer and about 150 lockers will be built per day. The project was looked into after the administration saw a clear need for new lockers... Read more »
District planning leads to budget surplus
April 16, 2013 • angelica lavito, bear facts editor in chief
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Nearly five years ago, District 95 was facing a budget crisis and cut programs and raised registration fees in order to stabilize the budget. Today, the District is in much better financial shape and ends the fiscal year with surpluses, or an excess supply of funds. “We were... Read more »
District comes together for fellow staff member
April 16, 2013 • angelica lavito, bear facts editor in chief
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When Chuck Engelking, Sodexho delivery man for District 95, lost his mother in January, his friend Lisa LePage, teacher at Sarah Adams, sought support from District employees to raise money for Engelking to rescue a dog to keep him company. Engelking was... Read more »
LZHS announces new principal
March 12, 2013 • kevin logan, bear facts news editor
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The Board of Education announced a former LZHS assistant principal to replace retiring principal Kim Kolze next year. Kent Nightlinger, currently associate principal of operations at Rolling Meadows High School and former LZHS assistant principal of student... Read more »
LZHS to add 600 iPads in each of next 3 years
March 12, 2013 • renee griffin, bear facts managing editor
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LZHS will receive 600 iPads next year as part of a long-term plan to give every middle and high student an iPad for school use. The Board of Education approved the proposal on February 28. The final plan will bring 600 iPads to LZHS in each of the next three years for a total of 1,800 iPads in the high... Read more »
Graduate is a finalist in Lay’s new flavor contest
March 12, 2013 • carolyn busse, bear facts news writer
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Lay’s Potato Chips has chosen 2009 graduate and Illinois State University junior Tyler Raineri’s flavor as one of three finalists in a nationwide competition for a new potato chip flavor. Raineri’s creation, Sriracha, a Thai hot sauce flavor, is competing against two other... Read more »
LZHS to no longer offer academic level classes
March 12, 2013 • angelica lavito, bear facts editor-in-chief
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Starting next school year, LZHS will no longer offer academic level courses. Students currently enrolled in academic level courses will be placed in college preparatory courses next year. The District cited a desire to challenge students and the fact that the National Collegiate... Read more »
Lieutenant Governor awards students for Domestic Violence Awareness Contest
February 15, 2013 • kevin logan, bear facts news editor
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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon, along with other representatives, awarded four LZHS students first prize in the ‘No More Dating Abuse Video Contest,’ February 15 in the PAC. Simon and Vicki Smith, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Chief Executive Officer, presented sophomores... Read more »
Local group helps Sandy Hook
February 12, 2013 • emmy schwerdt, bear facts news writer
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A local organization recently sent a “Comfort Dog” to Newtown, Connecticut and helped bring relief and a feeling of security to citizens affected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The local dogs that travelled to Newtown were accompanied by their handlers,... Read more »
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