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West Chicago Community High School Senior Christopher Vargas Awarded 2024 Dell Scholarship

West Chicago, Illinois – West Chicago Community High School proudly announces that senior Christopher Vargas has been selected as a 2024 Dell Scholar. This prestigious scholarship recognizes Christopher’s outstanding academic achievements, leadership skills, and commitment to pursuing higher education. As a Dell Scholar, Vargas will receive a $20,000 scholarship disbursed over the course of his…

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Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice to Serve High School Graduates at Newly Repurposed Career & Education Center

SAINT CHARLES – The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) celebrated the grand opening of a newly repurposed secure youth facility today that will specialize in vocational, career, educational, and life skills development opportunities for high school graduates ages 17-20 who are in the custody of IDJJ. The purpose of the Phoenix Emerging Adults Career…

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Special Program Highlight: Spoon River Anthology At West Chicago Public Library

This adult performance, based on Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, a classic portrait of life and death in early Illinois, will reveal the joys, sorrows, and secrets of unforgettable, intertwined characters as they speak from the grave. Masters wrote this poetry anthology from the perspective of townspeople speaking of their lives from the grave…

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