With half of its members participating remotely via the Zoom remote conferencing platform, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night set a public hearing for the 2020 property tax levy, reviewed this year’s “school report cards” and voted unanimously to return to remote learning, effective Nov. 30, due to an […]
Pair of Gillespie athletes commit to continue playing on the college level
Gillespie High School announced Wednesday two of its senior student-athletes committed to continuing playing baseball at the college level. The pair committing include Cameron Hailstone and Anthony Ribes. Hailstone, son of Chris and Jennifer Hailstone, will continue playing baseball with Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA while Ribes, son of Lanny and Dena Ribes, […]
Tickets on sale for 49th annual Madrigal Feast at Blackburn
The First-time Virtual Event Will Celebrate the Holiday Season CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Department of Music & Theatre is excited to announce its annual Madrigal Dinners. For one weekend every year, Blackburn’s campus is transformed into a candlelit world of castles, knights, royalty, music, and revelry. This year, for the first time, the […]
Blackburn approved to provide early childhood education
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College is among a select group of institutions to be named an entitled institution by Gateways to Opportunity to help graduate students ready to provide quality care and education to young children in Illinois. As the state continues to face a shortage of early childhood educators, students at Blackburn College have […]
First virtual homecoming a success for Blackburn
While traditional on-campus festivities were not possible this year, Blackburn College held “Homecoming @ Home” hosting hundreds of alumni for its first virtual Homecoming celebration September 25-26. The weekend schedule included many of the traditional Blackburn events, but this time easily accessible from the comfort and safety of home. Kicking off the weekend, attendees could […]
CUSD 7 School Board approves $15.9 million budget, approves resolution to use e-learning in lieu of snow days
A budget approved by the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night calls for more than $755,000 in deficit spending largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on both expenditures and revenue for the current fiscal year. The board approved the budget on a motion by Jenni Alepra following […]
School Board votes to return students to classrooms
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 6-1 during a special meeting of the board Wednesday night to reopen district schools for a hybrid attendance plan starting on Monday, Oct. 5. Upward of 20 community members, several of whom had been vocal advocates for returning students to the classroom, attended […]
Dr. Biermann begins tenure as 18th Blackburn president
CARLINVILLE – On August 15, Dr. Mark L. Biermann officially became the 18th President of Blackburn College. Dr. Biermann arrived on the Carlinville campus after serving as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Valparaiso University, where he was responsible for all academic programs, student affairs, retention and student success, diversity and inclusion, […]
School Board stays the course with remote learning plan
Several parents of Community Unit School District 7 left disappointed after the Board of Education declined to take action on reversing or reaffirming the district’s remote learning plan currently in place during a special meeting of the board on Wednesday night. Five mothers of CUSD 7 students urged the board to reopen the district for […]
Middle school announces August students of the month
Despite meeting remotely, Gillespie Middle School announced their students of the month for August. Receiving the award included Olivia Kelly for sixth grade, Emily Bergen for seventh grade, Josie Beebe for eighth grade, and Logan Rhodes for South Macoupin Association for Special Education (SMASE). The sixth-grade teachers chose Kelly because she checks in every morning […]
Ambitious Staunton student launches IT career at L&C
GODFREY – With an eye on a career in Information Technology (IT) and an internship already secured, Lewis and Clark Community College sophomore Tristan Moore is excited for what his future holds. After graduating from Staunton High School in 2019, Moore knew right away what sort of career he wanted to pursue. “It is what my dad […]
GHS graduate gives back to CUSD 7
Andrew Easton, a son of Donna and the late Andy Easton and also an alumni of Gillespie High School, is currently a tenured educator currently employed by the State of Nebraska. Easton paid a visit to Gillespie High School on his way home from Missouri after completing a three-day educational workshop. He offered to stop […]
School Board defends policy on sports, reopening school
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted on Monday night to formally place the 2020-2021 district budget on file for public review but a major portion of the meeting was devoted to responding to parental concerns about opening the school year with a remote learning format and the suspension of […]
LLCC Foundation announces new scholarships
SPRINGFIELD — The Lincoln Land Community College Foundation recently announced new scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year. More than 230 scholarships were awarded to students totaling over $366,000. The new LLCC scholarships include the Judith L. and Donald T. Anderson Scholarship for students in the agriculture program, Kevin Cory Scholarship for past and present members of the Boys & […]
Lewis and Clark announces 2020-2021 scholarship awards
Editor’s note: The coverage below is an excerpt containing only Macoupin County Students. View the entire list on Lewis and Clark’s website. GODFREY – Through various opportunities, L&C is empowering students by making higher education more accessible. “Together, Lewis and Clark Community College’s Financial Aid department and the Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation have produced stunning […]
School Board authorizes vocational building project, hears plans for school opening during pandemic
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education selected a contractor Monday night to replace the roof and build an addition for the high school vocational education building but delayed a decision on the size of the addition. The board also heard extensive reports about how the district will open the school […]
School physicals and immunizations available at CUSD 7 registration
Maple Street Clinic’s Mobile Health Unit will be at BenGil Elementary on Thursday, July 30 during school registration to perform physicals and give immunizations. Appointments can be made with the school nurses during registration and all necessary forms will be available and must be completed and presented at the time of your student’s appointment. The […]
Retired Gillespie teacher wins Partnership’s grand raffle
Joyce Staggs of Bunker Hill is the winner of The Partnership for Educational Excellence fifth annual Grand Raffle. Joyce’s prize is $5,000. Joyce taught English for 34 years at Gillespie High School before retirement. She has always been a strong enthusiast of The Partnership. In recent years she has demonstrated her support by putting together […]
School supply help available
Families in Gillespie CUSD 7 needing help purchasing school supplies can pick up an application at the Benld and Gillespie Libraries and United Community Bank. School registration packets are also available at these locations. Applications and a $3 donation per child are to be returned during registration days to the Gillespie Methodist Church parking lot located next to […]
CUSD 7 students will begin new school year with remote learning
Facing an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Community Unit School District 7 students will begin the 2020-21 school as they ended the past school year—with remote learning in lieu of classroom attendance. Newly hired Supt. Shane Owsley announced the measure during a special meeting of the Board of Education on Monday night in the Gillespie Middle School […]
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