The Gillespie High School Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 16 inductees during a ceremony held last Thursday at Gillespie High School. Superintendent Joe Tieman congratulated the new members on their accomplishments and being accepted into the National Honor Society. The 16 new members join six current members. Students are selected on the basis […]
Gillespie High School goes back to the ‘80s
“Back to the 80’s… the Totally Awesome Musical” danced into Ben-Gil Elementary School last weekend featuring a talented group of Gillespie High School students. Directed by Leanna Sawyer and choreographed by Artie Herron, Jennifer Parker and Suzi Tiburzi, the group of over 60 students took the audiences of all three sold-out shows back in time. […]
Gillespie students earn principals awards
One student from each school building at Community Unit School District #7 represented their school and the district on Wednesday, March 15 at the annual recognition breakfast at Greenville College. Earning the honors this year were Seth Hellman of Ben-Gil Elementary School, Sydney Bires of Gillespie Middle School and Zach Carr of Gillespie High School. […]
High school taking it back to the 80’s for upcoming musical
Students at Gillespie High School are putting in a lot hours of preparation for the upcoming musical, “Back to the 80’s… the Total Awesome Musical” written by Neil Gooding. The high school choir members have been working hard learning their lines and many dance moves from the 1980’s for the musical that will take place […]
Gillespie High School announces 2nd quarter honor roll
Seniors (Class of 2017) High Honor Roll Allison Bires, Kendra Cherry, Daniel Dobrino, Ryan Dopuch, Hannah Doty, Emily Elizondo, Liberty Hartley, Nicholas Jarman, Diana Lienemann, Amanda Schmidt, Abigail Smith, Rayanne Thompson Honor Roll Samantha Alepra, Matthew Ballard, Emily Barylske, Ronald Bertolino, Desre Blevins, Ethan Blevins, Deven Boeck, Aubree Borror, Keragan Brewer, Addison Bryant, Gavin Call, […]
Darrah, Fritz advance to State wrestling tournament
Jonny Darrah and Maxx Fritz, both juniors, of the Mt. Olive Wrestling Wildcats advanced to the State wrestling tournament after respectively finishing first and second in the IHSA Sectional Wrestling Tournament in Vandalia over the weekend. Darrah at 160 was a sectional champion after starting the tournament with a bye as a result of his […]
Greff enlists in Illinois Army National Guard
PVT Trenton Greff enlisted into the Illinois Army National Guard as a 25B, Information Technology Specialist. He will be leaving for basic training at Ft. Benning, Georgia in August 2017, his advanced training will continue at Ft. Gordon, Georiga. Trenton is a senior at Gillespie High School where he has participated in track and […]
Gillespie High School announces Illinois State Scholars
Gillespie High School Principal Lori Emmons is pleased to announce that five Gillespie High School students from the graduating class of 2017 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The following GHS students were named 2017-18 Illinois State Scholars: Allison Bires Ryan Dopuch Hannah Doty Emily Elizondo Nicholas Jarman Diana Lienemann Jacob Martin Amanda Schmidt […]
High school SkillBuilders club donate Thin Blue Line Flags to county law enforcement agencies
A new club at Gillespie High School is putting its skills to good use this semester. The Construction Trades SkillBuilders Club has been working on building a “Thin Blue Line Flag” for every law enforcement agency in Macoupin County. The club was able to finance building 20 flags after selling a bookshelf the club built and using […]
Carr joins Manar at state Capitol
Gillespie High School senior Zach Carr joined Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday as a page for the day. Carr, 17, has a strong interest in politics and learning about state government. His visit to the Capitol occurred during the final week of the Legislature’s fall veto session, […]
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