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Little Giants football is back in Highland Park — and already topping expectations
After eight years, youth football is coming back to Highland Park. The Park District of Highland Park has revived the Little Giants Feeder Football Program for fourth- through eighth-graders this fall, and the response has surpassed expectations. “We were hopeful to have two teams,” district Athletic Supervisor Troy Hoffmann said, adding that now the plan […] The post Little Giants football is back in Highland Park — and already topping expectations appeared first on The Record.
Record number of high school students complete Basic Nurse Assistant training at Oakton
Over 80 high school students in the northern suburbs are ready to enter college or the workforce after receiving their Basic Nurse Assistant Training certificate from Oakton College on May 22. Students from Maine East, Maine West and Maine South High School and Niles North and Niles West High School graduated from the nurse assistant program as part of Oakton College’s dual enrollment program ...
Kathryn Hahn declares class of 2024 “worthy of celebration” in commencement address
“Special,” “golden,” “together” — all words used to describe the class of 2024 by various speakers during Northwestern’s 166th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the United Center Sunday. Many of this year’s graduating class, made up of 7,720 undergraduate and graduate students, began their...
Northwestern University Graduates Stage Walkout at United Center to Support Gaza, Amidst Free Speech and Antisemitism Debate
Northwestern University's commencement ceremony at the United Center was marked by a protest this Sunday as dozens of students walked out to express solidarity with Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Wearing kaffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags, approximately 50 graduating students chanted "free Palestine"; their exit from the event was aimed at drawing attention to the Israeli-Hamas conflict's impact on students in Gaza, where, according to protesters, no university remains standing due to bombings.
Civil rights group seeks delay on Bessie Rhodes closure vote
Days before taking a vote to close the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 superintendent and school board received a letter from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights urging them to postpone the vote. In the letter – addressed to Superintendent Angel Turner,...
Fostering Resilience, Reaping Rewards: DeVry’s Class of 2024
(BPT) - Across the U.S., higher education is in flux. This can make focusing on education and the future feel overwhelming for many students. But for DeVry University’s students, who often balance classes with careers, families and other personal obligations, successfully meeting challenges is familiar territory. This year’s graduating class, like those before them, has demonstrated and embodied the resilience fostered and supported by the institution.
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