Gillespie High School concluded their 2018 homecoming celebration Saturday evening with the crowning of Joey Carter and Lexie Bussmann as this year’s king and queen. The weeklong celebration started Sunday with hallway decorating and continued through the week with dress up days, float building, powder puff football, a volleyball competition, chili cook-off, a bonfire, and […]
Gillespie High School releases 4th quarter honor roll
Gillespie High School released on Friday the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2017-2018 school year. SENIORS (class of 2018) High Honor Roll William Bertetto, Jaiden Braundmeier, Lauren Christer, Ally Clay, Alexander Everlen, Tara Fullington, Jason Hartke, Marshall Hatlee, Sydney Henrichs, Mackenzie Kasarda, Hannah Labby, Gary Manus Jr., Maya Marcacci, Elizabeth Niemeyer, Benjamin Polo, Adam […]
Partnership awards 23 scholarships in 25th anniversary year
A full 29 percent of Gillespie High School (GHS) graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence at the culmination of its 25th anniversary celebration. Every dollar of these awards came from local individuals, businesses, alums, and foundations. Thanks to a generous response to The Partnership’s 25th-anniversary fund drive, $25,000 […]
72 graduate at Gillespie HS commencement
Gillespie High School graduated 72 students at its 2018 graduation ceremony on Sunday inside the high school’s gymnasium with a standing-room-only crowd. The bleacher seating was overflowing and extra seating was available on the floor for elderly guests, but some guests still opted to stand while attending the special ceremony. The ceremony was in shorter […]
Gillespie baseball retires Coach Stewart’s number, hosts donor day
Sunny skies and mild temperatures made for a perfect day last month when the Gillespie High School baseball team hosted Southwestern and Calhoun for a doubleheader on Saturday, April 28. The team also held a “Donor Day” and a “Coach Sam Stewart Remembrance Ceremony” at Lionel Fite Field at Gillespie. Gillespie picked up a pair […]
Five Gillespie High School students will receive Silver Medallion Award
Five students at Gillespie High School will be a recipient of the annual Silver Medallion Award, an honor for graduating high school seniors who rank in the top eight percent of their graduating class. Receiving the award include Marshall Hatlee, Adam Reed, Benjamin Polo, Tara Fullington and Hanna Labby. The Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Awards […]
Gillespie High School announces third quarter honor roll
Seniors (Class of 2018) High Honor Roll William Bertetto, Jaiden Braundmeier, Karli Carr, Lauren Christer, Jocelyn Drummond, Alexander Everlen, Tara Fullington, Jason Hartke, Marshall Hatlee, Mackenzie Kasarda, Hannah Labby, Gary Manus, Elizabeth Niemeyer, Chase Odell-Mueller, Alexis Ottis, Adam Reed, Haileigh Rife, Rylee Sarti, Kayla Spencer Honor Roll Abigail Barber, Sheila Bell, Serena Bertolis, Hayle Brennan, […]
American who witnessed Rwandan genocides spends day at Gillespie High
Carl Wilkens, the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, visited Gillespie High School for the day on Monday, March 19. Wilkens’ family was evacuated when the genocide began, but he chose to remain to deliver aid to survivors. Along with about ten other foreign aide workers, they assisted the survivors (many […]
School board hires ag teacher for 2018-19
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education, meeting in special session Thursday night, voted unanimously to hire Kayla Wills, Carlinville, to teach vocational agriculture at Gillespie High School next year. Wills, who will graduate from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, this spring, was employed as a first-year, non-tenured teacher on a […]
Gillespie High School announces second quarter honor roll
Seniors (Class of 2018) High Honor Roll Jaiden Braundmeier, Alexander Everlen, Blaine Fritz, Jason Hartke, Mackenzie Kasarda, Hannah Labby, Maya Marcacci, Elizabeth Niemeyer, Benjamin Polo, Adam Reed, Haileigh Rife, Rylee Sarti Honor Roll Abigail Barber, Sheila Bell, William Bertetto, Serena Bertolis, Gavin Brown, Karli Carr, Lauren Christer, Cassie Clark, Ally Clay, Makayla Coss, Jocelyn Drummond, […]
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