Avoca West Elementary School fifth grader Ben Kolot, of Wilmette, recently won the Storyworks “Zodiac” Contest for a paragraph he wrote about his Chinese zodiac sign, the dragon. Ben’s teacher, Gabriel Paynter, said, “As part of our study of China for social studies, we read a play in Storyworks about Chinese zodiacs, and I had [...]
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Avoca West 5th Grader Wins Writing Contest
April 29th, 2011 · Add Comments · Avoca West, Awards/Recognitions, Students
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Avoca West Students to Participate in Tech Demonstration in Springfield
April 29th, 2011 · Add Comments · Avoca West, Awards/Recognitions, Students, Uncategorized
Avoca West Elementary School in Glenview is among approximately 80 schools statewide that will have student representatives participating in the annual TECH 2011 Students for the Information Age event on Thursday, May 5, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield.
TECH 2011 is a non-profit initiative presented by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) [...]
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Avoca West Teacher Recognized as a Technology Leader
October 1st, 2010 · Add Comments · Avoca West, Awards/Recognitions, Teachers
Each year, the National School Boards Association’s Technology Leadership Network (TLN) recognizes 20 emerging leaders in education technology. These individuals are singled out for championing technology initiatives that make a difference for students, teachers, school districts, and the greater education technology community. An annual national search identifies individuals who show the creativity and collaboration that embraces [...]
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“Chicago Magazine” Error Acknowledged: Avoca Schools Actually Rank 4th & 7th in County
September 30th, 2010 · Add Comments · Announcements, Avoca West, Awards/Recognitions, Awards/Recognitions, Awards/Recognitions, District, Marie Murphy, School, School
Recently, Chicago Magazine published an article about the “Best Elementary Schools in Chicago and the Suburbs.” The article included the criteria the magazine used to create its rankings and then listed the top schools in each collar county. When Avoca did not appear on the list, the District’s first reaction was that some sort of [...]
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