Thursday, May 16, 2013
Michael Divincenzo faces eight misdemeanor charges related to reports of physical assaults at Maine West High School in Des Plaines in 2012, according to Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.
A former varsity boys soccer coach and teacher at Maine West High School faces multiple criminal charges related to reports of bullying and hazing, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez stated on Wednesday. Michael Divincenzo was charged with eight misdemeanor counts including three counts of battery, one count of hazing and four counts of failure to report abuse as mandated, in incidents on June 1, 2012, Aug. 31, 2012 and Sept. 26, 2012, according to court documents. Divincenzo is accused of threatening freshmen students to have the varsity players stick their thumbs up their buttocks if they did not communicate properly during a soccer drill, according to the charges. Freshmen team players were held down by varsity players against …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Vote totals, up-to-date results and more election information.
Maine Township residents voted for Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education members and other public officials on Tuesday. We’ll update this page with current election results and other information about what’s happening. Like Des Plaines Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up with the latest on the election. Related: Financial Future, Hazing Lawsuit, More from D-207 Candidates The following election results are from the Cook County Clerk’s website. Updated at 7 a.m. on April 10: D-207 Board Member, Two-Year Term, Vote for One: D-207 Board Member, Four-Year Term, Vote for Four: Updates: We'll post election updates here, on Facebook and on Twitter. Udate, 5:56 p.m. on April 9: Eldon Burk was getting ready to…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Eldon Burk is running against Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
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Monday, April 1
The following information was provided by Eldon Burk. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Eldon E. Burk Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: eldoneb@aol.com Phone: (847) 827-8619 Mailing address: 661 Walnut Court, Des Plaines, 60016 Age: 76 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Son, Randal, daughter, Tammy (deceased…
Mary Childers is running against Eldon Burk, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Mary Childers. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Mary C. Childers Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: mary.childers04@gmail.com Mailing address: 835 Pearson St., #207, Des Plaines, IL 60016 Age: 63 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Eldest of five children, all graduates…
Jin Lee is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Jin Lee. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Jin Lee Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Website: http://www.facebook.com/citizensforjinlee Email: citizensforjinlee@gmail.com Phone: (773) 319-1500 Campaign Manager: Casey Smagala Email: SmagalaCasey@gmail.com Phone: (269) 816-3754 Age: 51 Family Include as much info as you …
Margaret McGrath is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Carla Owen, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Margaret McGrath. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Margaret C. McGrath Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: margaret.c.mcgrath@gmail.com Age: 54 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Married, three children. Two Maine South High School graduates and one current Maine South…
Carla Owen is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Jeffrey Spero and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Carla Owen. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Carla R. Owen Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Website: www.carlaowen.com Email: carlarowen@aol.com Age: 50 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Married to Terry, Two children - one a graduate of Maine South High School, who is …
Jeffrey Spero is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen and Sean Story for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Jeffrey Spero. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Jeffrey S. Spero Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Email: jeffloop@aol.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteForJeffSpero Mailing address: 741 S. Warrington Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016 Age: 45 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): …
Sean Story is running against Eldon Burk, Mary Childers, Jin Lee, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen and Jeffrey Spero for Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.
The following information was provided by Sean Story. Patch provides a platform for candidates to share their messages, and does not give endorsements. To share your message with readers for free, add it to the Local Voices section on Patch. Name: Sean Story Position sought: Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education, four-year term. Campaign contact information. Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. Website: www.seanstory.info Email: storman66@gmail.com Phone: 847-840-4672 Age: 30 Family Include as much info as you like (names, ages, number of children, etc.): Wife – former D-64 school teacher; two children (four and one) with…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Hundreds attended a special Maine Township High School District 207 meeting in Park Ridge on Wednesday to discuss personnel issues related to the bullying and hazing allegations at Maine West High School.
Impassioned statements made by current and former Maine West High School students, and one parent, in support of coaches scrutinized by the school district over bullying and hazing allegations were not enough to convince board members to continue employing the varsity soccer coach and high school teacher Michael DiVincenzo. Tait Jensen said he played on the varsity soccer team at Maine West for three years, and was co-captain of the team for one year. “The culture Divo and Rodriguez created and sanctioned was exactly what you want your schools’ athletic programs to have,” Jensen said. “It wasn’t a culture of hazing or mistreatment or assault; it was an atmosphere of friendship and understanding that fostered trust amongst players and …
Glen
4:31 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013
Your the best Eldon ..you have my vote and my family's also more ›