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Orchard Hill choirs sing National Anthem for Blackhawks game
Orchard Hill fifth and sixth grade chorus sang the national anthem at the Blackhawks hockey game on Friday, Feb. 25. At the beginning of the...
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Senior’s PSA wins $1,000, first place in American Lung Association contest
Senior Leah Takes’ love for creating cinematography recently culminated in $1,600 of validation. In her 21st century literacy class in spring 2021, English teacher Brian...
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Poll of Peet freshmen shows differing opinions on free COVID tests, masks
On Dec. 21, Biden announced that the government had bought half a billion COVID-19 tests to be purchased for free and shipped country-wide, with citizens...
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For college applicants, choices opening up regarding optional ACT
Senior Koro Castillo has taken the ACT twice during the span of her high school career. “I took it my freshman year, just to see...
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Twenty seven seniors graduate after fall semester
Students have an opportunity to graduate a semester earlier than other seniors. There are 27 students this year who’ve graduated early, each with unique reasons. ...
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Freshman jazz concert build connections for aspiring musicians
Seventh graders, eighth graders and freshmen from both Peet and Holmes Junior High met on Feb. 5 at 4:15 p.m. in the high school band...
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Peet freshmen using mock trials in English
Freshmen at Peet Junior High are putting their debating skills to the test by performing mock trials in their English classes this week. Teachers Brian...
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Superintendent measures multiple factors in weighing weather delays
It is now midwinter and there have already been a couple of weather delays and weather cancellations at the CF community school district, and with...
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70 families showing early interest for 2023 European trip
According to CAPS teacher Chris Woods, who is also hosting a trip to Europe in the summer of 2023, “I think there’s something to be...
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Teachers question focus of ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
Kicking off the legislative year, Amy Sinclair, the senate education committee chair, has announced that she will be pushing to pass the “Parents Bill of...
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Battle of the Books: Students kick off year of club reading for competition
Laughter echoes through the library as students flip through pages, quiz each other on plot twists and race to remember which character saved the day. Battle of the Books...
