20 U-46 students win Superintendent s Scholarship Courtesy of Elgin Area School District U-46Abraham Lopez, left, of Streamwood High School joins 19 other U-46 students in accepting the 2021 Superintendent s Scholarship from Superintendent Tony Sanders.
Posted5/24/2021 12:35 PM
Twenty U-46 college-bound seniors from the class of 2021 were awarded a $1,000 Superintendent s Scholarship this May.
In addition to having strong academic backgrounds and being leaders in their schools, these students will all be the first generation in their family to attend college. By going to college, the students feel they are carving pathways, not just for themselves, but for their whole family.
These recipients are among our most motivated students, said U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders. We have seen them face numerous challenges, both at school and at home, and they have repeatedly demonstrated the inner strength and perseverance to come out ahead. I have no doubt tha
Posted5/7/2021 8:02 PM
Elgin Area School District U-46 will honor the academic success and accomplishments of graduating seniors who rank in the top two percent of their class at 6 p.m. Monday, May 10, inside the South Elgin High School auditorium, 760 E. Main St. The ceremony will be live-streamed and archived on the School District U-46 YouTube channel.
The 47 students are the top-achieving graduates from the district s five comprehensive high schools, and they are also featured as part of the district s Class of 2021 website section, and through a series of social media posts.
Also Monday, the board of education will recognize Maggie Schroeder, a coordinator with Project Access, the district s homeless education program, which supports nearly 1,000 students annually. Schroeder identifies students in temporary living situations and assists them to enroll, attend, and succeed in school. She also collaborates with local service agencies to assist with the needs of Proj
Elgin on track to convert all streetlights to LED
Elgin will replace all city-owned streetlights with LEDs during the next two years. Some lights along College Green Drive have already been completed so residents can see the results the change will have. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Elgin will replace all city-owned streetlights with LEDs during the next two years. An interactive, informative display is in place at the Robert Gilliam Municipal Complex. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Elgin replace all of the city-owned streetlights with LEDs in the next two years. Some lights along McLean Boulevard have already been replaced so residents can see the results the change will have.
Wheaton peace circle helping Latinos heal from pandemic s trauma Immigrant Solidarity DuPage general coordinator Cristobal Cavazos leads a weekly peace circle for Latino community members struggling with the mental trauma of the pandemic. Courtesy of Cristobal Cavazos
Updated 4/4/2021 9:30 AM
A DuPage County group is helping Latino workers heal from the mental trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately is affecting communities of color.
Wheaton-based Immigrant Solidarity DuPage is using $15,000 in state funding to organize peace circles where essential workers employed in DuPage County factories and warehouses can talk with their peers in Spanish about their challenges dealing with COVID-related deaths, poverty and hunger. Participants mostly are from Addison, Glendale Heights and West Chicago.
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