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 […]
High school announces state scholars, silver medallion recipients
Gillespie High School announced this year’s students recognized as Illinois State Scholars and Silver Medallion Recipient. These top-performing students are selected annually based on their ACT exam, class rank, and academic achievement. This year’s state scholars include Trenton Gill, Jack Herron, Sydney Bires, Beau Smith, Cole Frensko, Destiny Hughes, and Megan Labby. The Silver Medallion […]
Gillespie school district will offer free summer food meals
Gillespie CUSD 7 will conduct a summer food service program which will provide free meals that meet SFSP federal guidelines to all children 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled. This program will be in service from […]
Gillespie teachers union wants to separate in-classroom and online instruction
Michelle Smith, President of the local Federation of Teachers union, addressed the Gillespie CUSD 7 school board Monday evening to express the union’s desire that remote teaching and in-classroom teaching will be approached separately in the coming school year. Smith thanked the administration and Board of Education for their support of teachers and students during […]
School Board hires summer school teachers, offers district-owned city lots for sale
Gearing up for an expanded program, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night approved hiring teaching staff and non-certificated staff for this year’s summer school. The action followed formal certification of election results and swearing-in of three members re-elected to their seats during the consolidated election earlier this […]
Thompson inducted into Academic Honors Society
Blackburn College student Rayanne Thompson of Gillespie has been inducted into the College’s chapter of Alpha Chi. A national honor society, Alpha Chi recognizes students who excel academically residing in the top 10% of their junior or senior class and are elected by Blackburn faculty on the basis of academic achievements and character. Rayanne and […]
Blackburn to expand campus bee program to 20 active hives
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College’s five-year-old Bee Program is often referred to as the “greatest thing on campus no one knows about.” This summer, the College has its sights set on expansion, with the number of active hives the program maintains increasing to 20 and caring for a little under a million pollinators. Led by […]
High school announces third quarter honor roll
CLASS OF 2021 (Seniors) High honor roll Hannah Barrett, Allie Bergen, Grace Bertolino, Sydney Bires, Morgan Buckner, Cole Frensko, Trenton Gill, Cameron Hailstone, Destiny Hughes, Madison Hughes, Samantha Jensen, Kylie Keniley, Carl Krieger, Megan Labby, Keaton Link, Rueben McMillin, Ambrosia Redmon, Anthony Ribes, Tanner Whitfield, Rachel Young, Honor roll Trenton Bertolis, Rylan Bruhn, Austin Carney, […]
Middle school releases third-quarter honor roll
SIXTH GRADE Jaxon Ballinger, Logan Belcher, Clayton Bethard, Sloane Brawner, Wrigley Bruhn, Jack Bulla, Bryce Carter, Reagan Cerentano, Mitchell Clark, Olivia Crumley, Jacob Daponte, Dallas Harbaugh, Emily Helvey, Gabriella Jarden, Lucca Kapp, Cole Katich, Olivia Kelly, Tripp Kessinger, Zaden King, Isaac Kravanya, Michael Marcacci, Tember Miller, Benjamin Montano, Ryley Nessl, Ethan Niebrand, Ryder Olroyd, Adam […]
School Board approves return to in-classroom learning, authorizes prom to be held
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced local schools to switch to remote learning, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education took several actions Monday night to start the long journey toward normalcy, including approval of the administration’s plan for reinstating in-classroom learning. The board also posted vacancies for teaching positions […]
University of Illinois fraternity offers new student scholarship
FarmHouse Fraternity at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is offering multiple scholarships to incoming students of all majors that will be attending the university next fall. In 2020, the Illinois Chapter gave out over $20,000 to incoming students in scholarships. In 2021, they plan to give out more depending upon a qualified pool of candidates. […]
HSHS St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary scholarships available
(LITCHFIELD, IL) – The HSHS St. Francis Auxiliary offers three scholarship awards to students whose principal residences are in Montgomery or Macoupin counties. The scholarships are awarded to applicants who have completed one year of college and who are pursuing degrees or diplomas in health-related occupations. Three awards of $1,000 are given. Award recipient selections are based […]
Student artists are invited to participate in Rep. Bourne’s annual contest
Contributed content. LITCHFIELD—State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) is announcing her annual Student Art Contest! Students throughout the 95th district are encouraged to participate in the competition, which is open through the month of March. Entrants are asked to submit original, Illinois-themed, artwork in any 2-D medium (i.e. pen, marker) on 8 ½ x 11 paper […]
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