Upload your photos to Bolingbrook High School's 2013 prom "Midnight in Paris." The event is Friday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
Bolingbrook High School students will show off their prom night best Friday night at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Upload your prom photos above by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos" or send them to Local Editor Melissa Sersland at melissa.sersland@patch.com or at 630-430-9814.
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All campuses cancelled classes Thursday.
All classes are cancelled in Valley View School District Thursday due to widespread flooding, according to the district. All after-school activities are also cancelled. READ MORE: Heavy Rains Cause Flooded Roads, Closings in Bolingbrook Bolingbrook Underwater: Flooding Photos While elementary and middle schools were cancelled before the school day began, Romeoville and Bolingbrook high school students were en route to their campues when the decision was made. According to Director of Community Relations Larry Randa, buses were returning to the high schools around 7:30 a.m. Thursday to pick up the kids they had already dropped off and take them home. As of 7 a.m., the National Weather Service in Romeoville was reporting 3.24 inches of …
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Police: Parents shouldn't relax curfew rules on Bolingbrook teens' big night.
Prom night for Bolingbrook High School students is fast approaching. Prom 2013 will take place April 26 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The theme is "Midnight in Paris." Prom tickets are $70 each and are on sale through April 24. Prom night can be a time for good, clean fun. But for some teens, it’s a night to throw caution — and rules about things like drinking and sex — out the window. To prevent risky prom-night behavior like unsafe sex, drinking or drugs, now is not the time to relax parental rules, according to local police. Police offered the following tips to help keep kids safe on prom night, and help parents breathe a little easier: Avoid dating abuse, unsafe sex For teens, the Centers for Disease Control offer the following advice for …
11:20 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
$70 per student.....Yikes!!!! To me that is crazy to charge a high school student this kind of money! more ›
Students need to be 5 years old before Sept. 1 to be eligile for next year's kindergarten class.
Kindergarten enrollment in the Valley View School District is now open, according to the district's website. Parents and guadians should enroll their children at the Valley View Enrollment office, 755 Dalhart Ave., Romeoville, from 8 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday. Students need to be 5 years old before Sept. 1 to be eligile for next year's kindergarten class. According to the district, the following items are needed for registration: Enrollment forms are available at the District Administration Center, 755 Dalhart Ave., Romeoville, or by going to the enrollment website.
The district's score fell slightly, but remained within the "Financial Review" category.
Valley View School District received a slightly lower score on this year's Illinois State Board of Education Financial Profile, but avoided dropping down into the "Financial Early Warning" category. The district is still in the "Financial Review" category, along with 190 other Illinois school districts. The "Review" category denotes districts in ISBE's second-highest financial health category. Those districts receive a limited financial review by ISBE, but are monitored for potential financial downward trends. Meanwhile, nearby Plainfield School District 202 slipped a notch, falling into the "Financial Early Watch" category, while Troy School District 30-C stayed in the "Financial Recognition" category. The Financial Profile provides a …
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4:38 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
What is Leo Venegas talking about in the link you posted, NoNewQuarry? Is he discussing the quarry or something school board related? more ›
Students competed Thursday night at Lewis University in Romeoville.
Students competed Thursday night at Lewis University in Romeoville.
Submitted by Valley View School District. Valley View School District 365U once again proved its students are among the best spellers in Will County by placing four 8th grade spellers in the top 13 at the annual Will County Spelling Bee Thursday night. Defending County champion Kim Belser of Humphrey Middle School, who competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. last year, finished fourth at this year’s county bee, missing on the word “striated” in the 17th round. Lukancic’s Elizabeth Zahorick tied for 5th place, dropping out in the 15th round on the word “nonplus.” Rory Richards of A. Vito Martinez tied for 8th place, missing “junta” in round nine. And Edward Owusu of Jane Addams tied for 13th, going out in the 6th …
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Too few school board members in attendance meant Tuesday's meeting has to be rescheduled for Nov. 20.
Because of a lack of a quorum, Tuesday night’s Valley View School District 365U Board of Education meeting was canceled and re-scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20. The meeting, which will be held at the Administration Center, 755 Dalhart Ave. in Romeoville. Executive session will begin at 6:30. The public session of the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. A tentative 2012 tax levy is on the agenda for the meeting. The 2012 proposed tax levy is a 4.21 percent increase from the 2011 extension. READ MORE: According to a report from Assistant Superintendent for Admistrative Services Gary Grizaffi, the requested levy amount will likely be higher than the actual levy. That’s because this year’s equalized assessed valuation (EAV) of all properties within …
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The Valley View School District 365U will vote Monday whether to reimburse James Mitchem $65,658 for tuition for his doctorate degree.
The superintendent of Valley View School District 365U could receive almost $66,000 in tuition reimbursement from the district if the school board approves an amendment to his contract Monday night. The $65,658 amount for James Mitchem is not a salary increase and “represents the reasonable value of tuition reimbursement for the doctoral degree on an after-tax basis,” according to school board documents. Mitchem "shall be paid a bonus of $65,658 for the 2011‐2012 school year, payable on or before Aug. 1." Mitchem submitted a request for the tuition reimbursement, which has been reviewed by the school board president. According to the district’s 2011 salary compensation report, Mitchem receives a base salary of $199,000. The board will …
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4:31 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
If that were the case, I would say money well spent! Bye-bye Mitchem! more ›
The first meeting with the new 7 p.m. start time will be Monday, July 16.
Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Valley View School District. Valley View School District 365U will change the start time of the public portion of its Board of Education meetings to 7 p.m. when the new fiscal year begins July 1. Board members will still convene in public session briefly at 6:30 p.m. before moving into executive session. Should additional executive session time be required, the board will go back into executive session following the public portion of the meeting. The first meeting with the new 7 p.m. start time will be Monday, July 16.
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12:04 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Two additional comments after reading what others had to say - 1. If building administrators (Principals & Assistant Principals) are not supposed to inform VVSD Administration of impending danger; i.e. flooding (which I find hard to believe) then shouldn't the VVSD Administration be in contact with the building administrators to survey the overall condittions. Another gauge that might give the … more ›