Sandridge School officially names interim principal as school chief

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | The Sandridge Elementary District 172 board of education Wednesday officially approved Cindy Sowles as principal of Sandridge School for the 2012-13 school year.

D.172 searches for new principal

LYNWOOD | Officials with Sandridge School District 172 are doing reference checks on two prospective candidates for the job of principal of Sandridge School, 2950 Glenwood-Dyer Road.

Sandridge referendum's failure not a surprise, superintendent says

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | Sandridge School District 172 officials were "disappointed," but not entirely surprised, by the failure this week of a referendum proposal that sought to raise money for repairs to the school building.

Former NWI principal to lead Sandridge school

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | A former Northwest Indiana school administrator is set to begin work Aug. 2 as Sandridge Elementary School's new principal.

Sandridge says no to four contracts

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Four more local school employees will be out of a job at the end of the school year, after Sandridge School District 172 School Board on Wednesday voted against renewing their contracts.

D.172 averts teacher strike

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | Sandridge Elementary District 172 and its teachers union have averted a potential teacher strike by ratifying a three-year agreement.

Sandridge School honor roll

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Sandridge School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2009/10 school year.

Sandridge School honor roll

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Sandridge School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2009/10 school year.

Union: Teachers won't walk out today

LYNWOOD | Sandridge District 172 teachers will report for work today, averting what had been the possibility of a strike, union President Laurel Sons said late Monday.

Sandridge wants more info about H1N1 vaccine

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | Sandridge Elementary District 172 has not yet decided whether it will take part in a voluntary, school-based H1N1 vaccination campaign led by the Cook County Health Department.

Sandridge board adopts $4.62M spending plan

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | Sandridge Elementary District 172's $4.62 million spending plan for this year includes the addition of a full-time bilingual teacher and salary increases for staff.

Grant aims to improve attainment at Heritage

Sunnybrook Elementary District 171 will, for a second consecutive year, receive a $314,000 School Improvement Grant for Heritage Middle School.

Mediator called in for teacher contract talks

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | A federal mediator is working with negotiators for Sandridge Elementary District 172 and its teachers union to reach a contract settlement.

D.157 hires another law firm

Hoover-Schrum Elementary District 157 has another set of lawyers in its corner.

Crete family welcomes South Korean student

JIM BIS | THE TIMES South Korean teenager Hyun-Suk Nam, who has adopted the name Andrew, works on his U.S. history homework Tuesday in Crete. He is spending a year with Craig and Susan Mazur, a Crete family, while attending Marian Catholic High School.

Crete family welcomes South Korean student

JIM BIS | THE TIMES Hyun-Suk Nam learns tosses a bean bag in a game with host Craig Mazur on Tuesday in the Mazurs' backyard in Crete.

Crete family welcomes South Korean student

CRETE | A young man from South Korea will learn a lot this school year, especially since he's spending it in a foreign country.

D.171 mulls $12.8 million budget plan

Sunnybrook Elementary District 171's proposed, tentative $12.8 million budget for this year forecasts a spending reduction of more than $800,000 compared to last year's actual expenses.

Sandridge chief gets 2-year extension

BLOOM TOWNSHIP | Two years before his current contract expires, Sandridge Elementary District 172 Superintendent John Sawyer III is getting another two years.