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For the seniors at Rich East High School, preparing to close after 68 years, ‘this year felt like a slap in the face’
Rich East High School and Park Forest-Chicago Heights School ... Organizers are directing people to watch the parade from inside their homes or from porches. Participants will ride in vehicles ...
Chicago Tribune5y
Column: Rich East boosters look to thwart school board’s plans to fix up district’s other schools; ‘Why should the community write you a blank check?’
Dozens of Rich Township High School District 227 residents turned out at a School Board meeting Tuesday night and many urged the board to reconsider last month’s decision to close Rich East High ...
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Milestone achieved: Rich East High School seniors get diploma in-person despite COVID-19 crisis
PARK FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- It's an emotional day for Rich East High School seniors, and in more ways than one. The students actually got to walk across a graduation stage, with a few family ...
WGN-TV5y
District 227 votes to close Rich East High School
Despite public protest and outcry, Rich Township High School District 227 has voted to close Rich East High School in Park Forest. The board voted 4 to 3 Tuesday night to close the oldest of the ...
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Renderings: Shuttered Park Forest high school could become career, tech ed. center
Plans to turn the former Rich East High School at 300 Sauk Trail into the Southland Career and Technical Education Center were unveiled Friday. The center would offer pathways in aviation ...