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6 Kenosha schools close as district faces a $15 million deficit
KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A backyard bash was bittersweet Friday for staff and students at Jefferson Elementary School in Kenosha. It's one of six schools the Kenosha Unified School District shut down as the district faces a $15-million budget deficit. "It's just sad," said Sue Gentz, Jefferson Elementary School...
Pontiac claims Class 3A state softball championship with 6-0 victory over Antioch
A grounder to second baseman Kendall Pitchford, the toss to first baseman Cadence Helms and the euphoric celebration commenced. The routine play was the one that clinched it for the girls in the navy uniforms with white pinstripes. It ended a 6-0 state championship victory over Antioch and ignited a celebration that continued 50-some miles east and a few hours later.
Headway Made in Coming Up With New Uses for School Properties
(WGTD)---A half-dozen soon-to-be vacant Kenosha Unified school buildings are expected to change hands under a land swap with the city that's designed to put the properties to good use. KUSD and the city announced the tentative deal Friday afternoon. WGTD previously reported that KTEC West (the former McKinley Middle School)...
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.
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