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Thompson Junior High

Friday, June 8, 2012

Retired Oswego Teacher Charged With Arranging for Sex With Teen

Donald McDowell, who taught at Traughber and Thompson junior highs, was charged in Wisconsin on Tuesday with attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex, and with child pornography possession.

A retired Thompson Junior High teacher is facing charges after he was caught in Wisconsin attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex. Donald P. McDowell, 65, of the 500 block of Danbury Drive in Oswego, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court in Wisconsin on Thursday with one count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and one count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 65 years in prison and $200,000 in fines. McDowell told police that he is a retired junior high school math teacher. Oswego School District officials confirmed that McDowell taught at Traughber Junior High from 1970 to 1977, and transferred to Thompson when it was built in 1977.  He worked there until the 2002-2003 …

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Kevin.Brown

12:44 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012

Try studying harder next time instead of blaming the Gov't. It's not their job to take care of you. Your SAT scores should have been a good indicator of your OHS performance.   more ›

Friday, April 13, 2012

Oswego Boy Dies After Baseball Accident in Wheaton

District 308 counselors available for students, adults.

Updated at 2:30 p.m. Friday A 12-year-old Oswego boy has died from injuries suffered Wednesday while playing baseball for the Oswego Panthers 12U Orange traveling team. According to Kristine Liptrot, District 308 director of communications, Eric Lederman was playing with the team in Wheaton when he was struck in the neck with a ball during warmups. He was a sixth-grader at Thompson Junior High. Wheaton Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Schultz confirmed paramedics were called to Atten Park at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday for an emergency. He refused to comment further on the call, saying only that Eric was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. From there, Liptrot said he was taken by helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in …

Mark Wells

3:30 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

What a terrible tragedy, I'm so sorry for the boy's family.   more ›

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