Geneva High School senior wins Chicago jazz contest

James Bartusek, a senior at Geneva High School, performs

at a recent competition in Chicago. (Submitted photo)

• James Bartusek, 18, a senior at Geneva High School, recently won the 18 to 22 year old category in the Union League Jazz Improvisation Competition in Chicago. Bartusek, a saxophonist, topped other finalists who performed Feb. 15 before judges and an audience at Buddy Guy's Legends. Bartusek received a $1,500 cash prize. Bartusek plans to attend Princeton Univesity in the fall. He started playing the saxophone in the fourth grade and plans to continue playing jazz at Princeton.

• Batavia School District officials now estimate that the district's deficit for the 2011-12 fiscal year will drop from $2.5 million to about $1 million. Officials said the drop is the result of some changes to the district's budget, including $572,000 in one-time tax increment financing funds from the City of Aurora and state funding of $1.4 million. 


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