The Gillespie High School prom was held Saturday, May 7 inside the high school gymnasium and seniors Blake Middleton and Lizzy Nance were named this year’s royalty by the students in attendance. More than 80 couples crowded in the decorated gym to participate in the school’s annual formal event decorated by the junior class and […]
Robotics program excels thanks to the Partnership
Superintendent Joe Tieman offered a report on recent accomplishments from Gillespie High School during the school board’s meeting last week, including being named by U.S. News & World Reports as a top high school in the state, and indicated that he would present similar reports in future from Gillespie Middle School and BenGil Elementary School. […]
School Board accepts chorus teacher’s resignation
Meeting in special session Wednesday night, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the resignation of long-time high school and middle school chorus teacher Angela Brink of Sorento. The resignation is effective immediately. The action followed an hour-long executive session during which board members discussed behind closed doors the […]
Gillespie High School releases 3rd quarter honor roll
CLASS OF 2016 (Seniors) High Honor Roll Samuel Clay, Stephen DeMartini, Taylor Dickinson, Abby Eccles, Rachel Emmenderfer, Elizabeth Fields, Elijah Fox, Regan Goldasich, Kaitlynn Hall, Emily Harszy, Marissa Hartke, Blake Hayes, Taylor Jacobs, Bailey Jarman, Amber Manus, Corey McAllister, Abigail Munos, Michael Ross, Adrianna Williams Honor Roll Paige Adkins, Josh Balzraine, Samuel Barylske, Madsion Buckner, […]
Gillespie National Honor Society inducts 8 members
The Gillespie High School National Honor Society inducted eight students into the chapter on Thursday, March 10, in the high school cafeteria. Inducted into the chapter this year were Ally Bires, Addison Bryant, Hannah Doty, Eli Fox, Jacob Martin, Chandler McDaniel, Amanda Schmidt and Tate Wargo. They join current members Blake Hayes (president), Regan Goldasich […]
High school Student Council hosting blood drive Mar. 18
The Gillespie High School Student Council will be hosting a blood drive on March 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the high school gym and wants to invite the public to participate this year. All students 17 years and older are eligible to donate blood and students 16 can donate with parent consent. […]
Four Gillespie basketball players receive All-Conference honors
The Gillespie High School boys and girls basketball teams had a combined four members named to the South Central Conference all-conferences teams that were announced on Wednesday, March 2. Senior Evan Price received the highest honor after being named to the conference’s first team. He shared the honor with Collin Baumgartner of Southwestern, Steve Fenske […]
Fritz places third in State Wrestling Tournament
Gillespie’s Maxx Fritz won four matches and lost one at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament held at the State Farm Center in Champaign February 18-20. Fritz is a sophomore at Gillespie and wrestles with the Mt. Olive Wildcats through Gillespie and Mt. Olive’s cooperative agreement. Fritz, who wrestled at 145, opened the tournament with a […]
Rife nominated for honors-only medical event
Haileigh Rife, a sophomore at Gillespie High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 25-27, 2016. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of the event is to honor, inspire, […]
GHS announces second quarter honor roll
Seniors (Class of 2016) High Honor Roll Samuel Clay, Stephen DeMartini, Abby Eccles, Rachel Emmenderfer, Elijah Fox, Regan Goldasich, Emily Harszy, Marissa Hartke, Blake Hayes, Taylor Jacobs, Bailey Jarman, Elizabeth Nance, Colin Tieman, Adrianna Williams, Kelcie Woodring Honor Roll Paige Adkins, Josh Balzraine, Samuel Barylske, Madison Buckner, Robert Carr, Owen Carter, Andrew Cline, Kirklund Davis, […]
Board hears results of school report card, administrators begin plans to address shortfalls
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night reviewed recently released school report cards that assess student performance in key academic areas, and heard strategies school administrators and teachers plan to implement to address some of the shortfalls detailed in the report card document. The state report card is […]
Five GHS students recognized as State Scholars
Gillespie High School principal Lori Emmons announced that five high school students have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The students from Gillespie recognized this year are Marissa Hartke, Regan Goldasich, Blake Hayes, Stephen DeMartini and Emily Harszy. This prestigious award is given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and selection is based […]
GHS inducts 6 into Tri-M Music Honor Society
Six students at Gillespie High School were inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society on Friday, November 6 after a brief induction ceremony and dinner. Tri-Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle and high school students, according to the National Association of Music Education. “It is designed to recognize students for […]
Gillespie High School announces 1st quarter honor roll
Seniors – Class of 2016 High Honor Roll Madison Buckner, Samuel Clay, Stephen DeMartini, Taylor Dickinson, Abby Eccles, Rachel Emmenderfer, Elijah Fox, Lynsey Gibson, Regan Goldasich, Emily Harszy, Marissa Hartke, Blake Hayes, Taylor Jacobs, Bailey Jarman, Devin Laughlin, Eryka Mabus, Corey McAllister, Blake Middleton, Kody Page, Ashley Pokorney, Evan Price, Logan Redmon, Colin Tieman, Adrianna […]
Michael Ross and Paige Adkins crowned Gillespie Homecoming King and Queen
Michael Ross and Paige Adkins were crowned 2015 Gillespie High School Homecoming King and Queen on Saturday night, October 3. Gillespie students showed their Miner pride all week last during homecoming week, which was capped with the dance held on Saturday. Students decorated their respected hallways, created floats, participated in dress-up days, participated in the […]
School board approves apprenticeship program for high school trades class
Students enrolled in construction trades at Gillespie High School will now be earning credit while they learn to go toward an apprenticeship program after the school board approved an agreement with the Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters-JATC (MCIRCC-JATC) last Monday evening. Board members listed to a 40-minute presentation last week from Robert Swegel, the […]
PHOTOS: Gillespie High School Homecoming coronation
Gillespie High School senior Michael Ross was crowned homecoming king and senior Paige Adkins was crowned homecoming queen last night in front of a small crowd inside the gymnasium. First runners up were Alex Myers and Madison Buckner. Second runners up were A.J. Cline and Abby Eccles. Read the story this week online on The BenGil Post.
District 7 reports opening day enrollment of over 1300 students
Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 administrators reported 1,337 students showed up for school on Monday, the first day of the 2014-2015 school year, at the district’s three school buildings. Administrators reported during the school board meeting Monday evening, August 17, that first day attendance is higher than previous years’ and there may be some […]
Partnership donates seven Promethean boards to District 7
The district 7 school board was pleasantly surprised Monday evening, July 27, when John Fassero, Jr., president of The Partnership for Educational Excellence, informed them of The Partnership’s commitment to purchase seven Promethean boards for classrooms in the middle and high school. Fassero explained the purchase was made possible after The Partnership matched a generous […]
Gillespie School District raises school registration fees
The Gillespie Unit 7 School Board approved last month to increase registration fees and food service fees for this year’s elementary, middle and high school students. The fees that were affected were driver’s education, textbooks and food service prices. The textbook fee for grades kindergarten through 12 will rise to $70, up from $60 and driver’s […]
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