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Illinois Senator Committee approves resolution urging Illinois K through 12 schools to offer Arabic as Foreign Language option By Ray Hanania As Consolidated High School District 230, one of the largest in Illinois, blocked the adoption of Arabic as a Foreign Language at their three High Schools, Sandburg High School, Andrew High School, and Stagg…
High School District 230’s President Lynn Zeder should resign from the board Opinion: District 230 President Lynn Zeder was aware of plans involving three TIF districts that will siphon hundreds of millions in property taxes from the district’s three high schools, but she has been publicly silent about it. Instead of addressing these TIFs, which…
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School District 230 recognized with four “Those Who Excel” awards School District 230 was recognized with four “Those Who Excel Awards” – two in the team category, one volunteer and one in the educator category. Recipients will receive their awards at the 50th annual Illinois State Board of Education Awards ceremony for the work they…
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Stagg High School hosts massive Vocational Fair Bricklayers, firefighters, carpenters, estheticians, and real estate agents were just a few of the 50-some occupations represented at the second annual Stagg High School Vocational Fair. Professionals spent the day on November 7, 2023 discussing their careers with interested students, as well as detailing their career paths and…
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Kendall and Michael Schofield Family Foundation Sponsor Park Redevelopment The Village of Orland Park is proud to partner with the Kendall and Michael Schofield Family Foundation in the improvement and redevelopment of the Village’s Schussler Park. Michael Schofield III and Kendall Coyne Schofield were in attendance at the May 15th Village of Orland Park Board…
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D230 students win prestigious art awards Recently, 24 Consolidated High School District student artists competed against students from dozens of high schools in their Regional Scholastic Arts competitions. Sandburg Eagles entered 43 individual works (drawings, photography, digital images, and paintings) and five portfolios for the regional competition, which adjudicated nearly 84 portfolios and 2246 individual…
D230 students named Advanced Placement Scholars Seven hundred eight Consolidated High School District 230 students were recently named Advanced Placement Scholars in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. AP Scholars may receive college credit, advanced placement or both for their success on the exams. Students at Sandburg, Stagg and…
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Art-Ober at District 230 begins with Chalkfest! Consolidated High School District 230 Sandburg High School once again kicks off Art-ober with Chalkfest, a large chalk mural that all students from all art classes contribute to in some way. Guest artist Adam Fabianski joined the Eagle student artists for the 10th year to design, layout and…
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District 230 Congratulates National Merit Semi Finalists and Commended Twenty-three Consolidated High School District 230 students just made a pretty selective list. They were named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended students. About 16,000 semifinalists and 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, according to information provided by…
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Olympic Hockey Champion Kendall Coyne publishes new book “As Fast as Her” is the exciting story of hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield, who led the US Women’s Hockey team to Olympic gold and was the first female hockey player to compete in the fastest skater competition at the NHL All-Star weekend. Presale orders of the…
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Smith named principal at Carl Sandburg High school District 230 The High School District 230 School Board unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Derrick Smith as Principal of Sandburg High School beginning on July 1, 2021. “The School Board looks forward to seeing Dr. Smith’s passion for student achievement and connection shine in his new…
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Orland Township Distributes Frozen, Prepared Meals to Food Pantry Clients Orland Township recently distributed over 400 prepared meals to residents in need, according to the office of Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady. Through a long-standing partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD), Orland Township held the distribution to gauge need and interest in a…
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Dr. Robert J. Nolting named next District 230 Superintendent The Consolidated High School District 230 School Board announced Thursday evening that they have voted unanimously to hire Dr. Robert J. Nolting as the district’s next Superintendent following the retirement of Dr. James M. Gay. “We knew after meeting with Dr. Nolting that D230 is a…
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Video Interview: Aaron Hanania talks about his new book Videographer Steve Neuhaus interviews first-time author Aaron Hanania, 17, discusses his new book “The King’s Pawn”, why he wrote it, what it is about, and some of the key aspects of the characters in the book. Soon to be a high school senior. He urges other…
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Tyrrell named Principal at Sandburg High School The High School District 230 School Board approved the hiring of Jennifer Tyrrell as Principal of Sandburg High School, in light of the retirement of Deb Baker at the end of this 2017-2018 school year. “District 230 is incredibly grateful for the leadership Deb Baker has provided at…
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