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Boys Volleyball Wins GBN Regional Championship; To Play New Trier Tonight
The boys varsity volleyball team extended their postseason on Wednesday night as they defeated Glenbrook North to claim the Glenbrook North Regional Championship in three intense sets. The boys won the...
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Jessica Pritzker to Leave Niles West
Student activities director Jessica Pritzker will be leaving Niles West to start teaching again starting the 2014 – 2015 school year. Next year, she will be teaching science classes at Glenbrook South....
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BREAKING NEWS: Homecoming King & Queen Announced
This year’s homecoming king and queen have been announced. They are seniors Tommy Galanapoulos and Sherlina Chauhan, who found out along with the rest of Niles West during a brief homeroom assembly in...
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NAMES Assembly to Take Place Tomorrow and Wednesday
Niles West’s annual NAMES Assembly will take place on Tuesday, Sep. 16 and Wednesday, Sep. 17 in the auditorium for freshmen. Students and teachers are hoping the assembly will allow students to share...
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Thespians to Perform “She Kills Monsters”
This Friday and Saturday, in the Black Box Theatre, the production “She Kills Monsters” will be performed. The play is about a 25-year-old schoolteacher named Agnes Evans who has lost her family. Her...
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Digital Literacy Program Piloted as a Graduation Requirement
As part of a pilot program for a possible graduation requirement in digital literacy, freshmen are taking an online exam during study hall that is intended to provide them with information of computer...
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District 219 Community Mourns the Loss of Niles North Student
Students, alumni, parents, and community members gathered last night near Church and Kedvale streets in Skokie to mourn the loss of Niles North senior Max Gadau who had died the night before in a...
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Orchestra to Perform Fall Concert Tonight
The first orchestra concert of the year will be held Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. According to conductor Steven Katz, the three orchestras plan to perform the following music:...
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First Cultural Round Table of the Year to be Held Tomorrow
The first cultural round table of the year will be held Thursday, Oct. 2 at 3:45 p.m. in the student commons. Niles West will welcome guest speaker, Arif Choudhury, who speaks about his life story and...
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School Day, Graduation Requirements Discussed at Town Hall Meeting
The south lobby was transformed into rows of chairs facing the D219 administration Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the first town hall meeting of the year where community members, parents, and students voiced...
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School-Based Health Clinic Causes Changes in Student Services
Starting next year, Niles West will have a school based health clinic run by Heartland Health Centers, which administrators say will provide health care to both uninsured and insured students. The...
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Breaking News: Microwave Fire Causes Fourth Period Evacuation
A small fire in a microwave set off the fire alarm during fourth period today, forcing students and staff to evacuate the building. The fire alarm went off in the middle of fourth period, which was...
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Environmental Service Day to Be Held on Saturday
D219’s 4th Annual Environmental Service Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 with science teacher Thomas Jodelka leading the volunteer team. Volunteers of the event will be helping cut down trees that...
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German Exchange Students Currently Visiting Niles West
Starting today, German exchange students will be coming to Niles West for the exchange program. This is the 10th anniversary for the exchange program. 25 students and two teachers have come to Skokie...
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Administration to Ban Outside Food Orders
Students will no longer be able to buy outside food during their lunch periods, according to assistant principal Mark Rigby. The administration plans to be lenient with its enforcement this week as it...
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Fall Choir Concert to be Held Tonight
Amy Branahl will be constructing her 140 choir students at the fall choir concert tonight at 7:30 in the Niles West auditorium. The choir students will perform a variety of different songs from today...
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Students Recognized at You Make A Difference Breakfast
The annual “You Make A Difference” Breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 a.m. in the student commons. Fourteen students were nominated by 12 faculty and staff members, according to...
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Fall Band Concert to be Held Tomorrow
Students involved in all sections of the band program will perform Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the annual fall band concert held in the auditorium. The students practice every day for the...
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Orchestra Holds Annual Chamber Music Recital
Last night students in Niles West’s Philharmonic and Symphonic orchestras had the opportunity to perform in small groups before a judge. In addition to receiving the performance portion of their final...
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Red Ribbon Week To Take Place Next Week
Red Ribbon week will take place next week from Monday, Oct. 20 to Friday, Oct. 24. “It was started in 1998 by drug enforcement officers promoting drug and alcohol free lifestyles and remembering people...
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