Meeting in special session Monday night, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Tim Besserman as District Transportation Director, and voted to expel a Gillespie High School student. Board President Mark Hayes reportedly called the special meeting because of the time-sensitive nature of the disciplinary hearing and anticipated action […]
Gillespie Council to consider sewer rate hike, finalizes dispatching deal with Ambulance Service
The Gillespie City Council is likely to vote on raising sewer rates as early as next month, City Treasurer Dan Fisher told council members Monday night during the panel’s regular monthly meeting. Fisher’s discussion followed the council’s approval of $40,000 in emergency spending to repair a deteriorating sewer line on Clark Street which feeds the […]
Burns named to school board
A long-time Gillespie High School teacher and coach has stepped into the school board vacancy created by the death of veteran school board member Don Dobrino. Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously to seat John “Jack” Burns of Benld to complete Dorbrino’s term during a special meeting of […]
School Board, teachers union seek federal mediation to reach contract agreement
School Board President Mark Hayes and representatives of the Illinois Federation of Teachers Macoupin County Local 528 disclosed Monday night that they will seek federal mediation to conclude negotiations on a new teachers’ contract. The union rejected the board’s initial offer last month alleging the offer did not meet expectations to meet cost of living […]
Timeline set to fill school board vacancy
A new member of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education is likely to be named and seated Wednesday night, Aug. 4, after the board meets in special session to interview candidates interested in filling the seat vacated as a result of board member Don Dobrino’s death. Dobrino, a former Gillespie High School […]
Gillespie students earn dean’s list at Blackburn
Blackburn College announced on Friday its Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester. Students named to the Dean’s list must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Gillespie students include: Evan Baugh Jocelyn Drummond Megan Skinner Emalee Sorbie Rayanne Thompson Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational […]
BenGil students graduate from LLCC
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College conferred more than 1,400 degrees and certificates at the college’s virtual commencement ceremony Friday, May 14. The graduate list below is in alphabetical order by hometown and includes degrees and certificates conferred. One asterisk indicates a graduate with honors (3.50-3.74 grade point average). Two asterisks indicate a graduate with high honors (3.75 […]
CUSD 7 teachers reject contract offer
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 teachers union have rejected the school board’s initial contract offer as the current contract ticks down to its final days. About 50 district school teachers, many wearing union t-shirts, attended Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the board in a show of solidarity in support of the […]
Project Kid Kare starts Adopt a Student campaign
Project Kid Kare has initiated their “Adopt A Student” Campaign to provide school supply assistance for students in the Gillespie CUSD 7 district that cannot afford to purchase them. Each student is given a pre-packed box of supplies selected for their grade and a bookbag on the first day of school. Each prepacked box costs approximately […]
LLCC announces spring 2021 President’s and Vice President’s lists
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its full-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2021 semester. Full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) are noted with an asterisk and earned President’s list honors. Full-time students who earned between a GPA of 3.5-3.99 earned Vice President’s list honors. Full-time […]
L&C announces spring 2021 honors lists
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has released the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Spring 2021 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Those students earning a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.74 are recognized […]
Burns recognized by IHSA, Country Financial
Gillespie High School’s Jack Burns was recently recognized by the Illinois High School Association and Country Financial in part of their spotlight series. Burns recently retired from Gillespie CUSD 7 after 30 years of teaching and coaching. Burns started at GHS in 1986 and has coached track for 28 years and football for 30 years […]
School board selects elementary curricula, hires personnel for upcoming school year
With the 2020-21 school year just concluded, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education met briefly in special session Monday to adopt new math and science curricula for BenGil Elementary School and hire several key positions for the 2021-22 school year. Board President Mark Hayes said earlier he was convening a […]
Area students graduate from University of Illinois Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – A total of 1,030 students earned degrees from the University of Illinois Springfield at the conclusion of the spring semester on May 15, 2021, pending completion of university requirements, including six Macoupin County residents. Graduating from Macoupin County include: Kayla Thompson (Carlinville) – MA in human services Meghan Woods (Carlinville) – BA in […]
Partnership awards $20,000 in scholarships
Twenty students at Gillespie High School received a $1,000 scholarship from the Partnership of Educational Excellence this year. Receiving the scholarship include Anthony Ribes, Cameron Hailstone, Preston Kaylor, Nolan Hayes, Keaton Link, Kylie Keniley, Mikala Hayes, Sydney Bires, Jake Carter, Alexis Plunkett, Rylan Bruhn, Morgan Buckner, Hannah Cooper, Grace Bertolino, Brock Fredericks, Trenton Gill, Hannah […]
High school announces 2021 Ashby Scholarship awards
Gillespie High School is pleased to announce the 2021 Ashby Scholarship award recipients. Receiving the $10,000 Doug Ashby Scholarship is Ambrosia Redmon and John Berry is the recipient of the $1000 Colonel Leland Ashby welding scholarship. In addition, Trenton Gill, Anthony Ribes, Cara Reid, Cole Frensko, Cameron Hailstone and Keaton Link are the recipients of […]
High school announces fourth-quarter honor roll
Seniors – Class of 2021 High Honor Roll Hannah Barrett, Allie Bergen, Grace Bertolino, Sydney Bires, Rylan Bruhn, Morgan Buckner, Brock Fredericks, Cole Frensko, Cameron Hailstone, Destiny Hughes, Samantha Jensen, Carl Krieger, Megan Labby, Emily Laughlin, Jacob Remer, Anthony Ribes, Logan Schmitt, Tanner Whitfield, Rachel Young Honor Roll Dustin Armstrong, Damien Baker, Trenton Bertolis, Alivia […]
Bus driver urges higher pay for drivers, board authorizes sale of residential lots
Former district teacher Steve Joyce made an impassioned plea to the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night urging the board to consider higher pay for bus drivers. Since retiring from teaching, Joyce has been employed as the Gillespie Public Library librarian and also drives a full bus route for the […]
Bires signs letter of intent to play collegiate softball
Sydney Bires, the daughter of Ann and John Bires, signed a letter of intent last week to play softball at the next level. In front of a small group of friends, family and staff, Bires committed to play collegiate softball at McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. Bires graduated from Gillespie High School last Sunday. At […]
Local student named to Columbia College dean’s list
Columbia College recently announced its dean’s list for the Spring 2021 Semester (January – April, 2021.) To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale. Among those named to the dean’s list is Mackenzie […]
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