Featuring shopping opportunities, children’s activities and festive holiday decorations, Gillespie’s Holiday Sparkle will return to the downtown business district on Saturday, Dec. 17, according to members of the Holiday Sparkle Committee. Once an annual tradition under the sponsorship of the now disbanded Coal Country Chamber of Commerce, the last Holiday Sparkle was held in 2018. […]
Students from BenGil Elementary complete summer reading challenge
Students from BenGil Elementary completed a summer reading challenge that included reading 20 books in a variety of fun ways such as reading by the pool, with a sibling, or under the stars. These 23 students who completed the challenge were awarded a certificate of completion and will have an ice cream party in the […]
Elementary school launches candy sale Jan 29
Ben-Gil Elementary School is excited to be offering the World’s Finest chocolate candy bars and confections again. Proceeds from the sale will be used for technology to support the Promethean boards in the elementary school. The sale is set to begin Wednesday, January 29 and continue through Wednesday, February 12. Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade […]
Family First CUSD 7 Birth-3 program announces raffle winner
Family First CUSD 7 birth to 3 years old program announced on Wednesday their raffle basket winner from entries at the annual Benld Fall Festival. Winning the raffle basket was Felicia Kirkwood. The program has scheduled a bake sale fundraiser on October 26 in Gillespie at the corner of Macoupin and Pine Streets near United […]
Elementary school announces perfect attendance, habit six, habit seven recipients
These Ben-Gil Elementary students were recognized for following habits six and seven. These students are accepting of others and caring. They cooperate well and display many of the other habits. These Ben-Gil Elementary students earned perfect attendance in the 2018-2019 school year.
Ben-Gil Elementary awards Habit Five winners
These Ben-Gil Elementary students were recognized for following Habit Five; seek first to understand and then to be understood. These students try to understand other people’s views and feelings, even if they are different from their own. First Row: (left to right) Elisa Madeline, Liam Butler, Ella Brown, Harper Thackery, Hailee Klose, Mason Jarman, Bradley Clark, […]
Ben-Gil Elementary awards Habit Four winners
These Ben-Gil Elementary students were recognized for following Habit Four, think win-win. These students are kind to others and try to find ways to make everyone happy. First Row: (left to right) Lucy Peterson, Maybeline Davis, Levi Wallace, Patrick Feldman, Nicky Austin, Abigail Phillips, Marley Auffarth, Parish Younker, Gabe Yeager Second Row: (left to right) Kristina […]
Ben-Gil Elementary School announces 2nd quarter perfect attendance
Perfect Attendance: 2nd quarter (in no specific order) Parker Hughes, Gunner Koniak, Celia Li, Raven Pruitt, Remington Wendel, Steven Fosnock III, Carter Plovich, Marley Portwood, Harper Thackrey, Adair Olroyd, Harper Brown, Parker Bussmann, Maggie Portwood, Ivy Crenshaw, Becca Hawkins, Dillinger Higginbotham, Frank Kirby, Charley Schmid, Luke Bertagnolli, Alivia Schoen, Blace Sloan, Blake Woods, Jaidyn Long, Abigail […]
Ben-Gil Elementary recognizes Habit Three award winners
These Ben-Gil Elementary students were recognized for following Habit Three, putting first things first. These students set priorities, make goals for themselves, and follow through on their plans. First row (L-R): Lucy Boyett, Parker Bussmann, Makenzie Stoecker, Celia Li, Adair Olroyd, Scott Pollo, Blace Sloan, Lydia Lowry, and Charley Schmid Second row (L-R): Hanley Stoecker, […]
Ben-Gil Elementary awards Habit Two winners
These Ben-Gil Elementary students were recognized for following Habit Two: beginning with the end in mind. These students set goals for themselves and made a plan to achieve those goals. First Row: (left to right) Alex Knop, Jaxsyn Raynor, Aurora Hauhe, Mason Dillon, Jack Hayes, Nolan Wimberly, Alivia Schoen, Carmen Cano, Dillinger Higginbotham Second Row: […]
Ben-Gil Elementary announces 1st quarter perfect attendance
Kathryn Barber, Patrick Feldman, Gunner Koniak, Celia Li, Levi Rhodes, Meranda Dunaway, Steven Fosnock III, Alexander Knop, Lucille Peterson, Carter Plovich, Rilynn Polach, Marley Portwood, Astoria Chapman, Levi Katava, Charlie Reising, Kasen Roberts, Maxwell Garcia, Charlie Godar, Keyannah Hammack, Mason Jarman, Pearl Kelly, Aaron Metcalf, Adair Olroyd, Becca Hawkins, Dillinger Higginbotham, Alexander Katchmar, Frank Kirby, […]
Ben-Gil Elementary awards Habit One winners
Ben-Gil Elementary recognized 30 students last week for following Habit One and being proactive. They took the initiative to be responsible students during the month of September and were caught doing the right thing without being asked, even when no one was looking. Receiving the award included (first row, L-R) Parker Hughes, Alyssa Cyprian, Jessie Bulla, […]
Elementary students exceed summer reading goal
These Ben-Gil Elementary students set their own goals and read all summer long. Summer reading is critical to a child’s ability to not only retain information learned the previous year, but also to grow in knowledge and critical thinking skills for the coming year. Those exceeding their goal included: (front) Ella Luttmann, Caroline Jubelt, Harper Brown, Ella […]
Build Benld donates to Ben-Gil teachers
Build Benld is offering a helping hand this month by donating $1000 to the Ben-Gil Elementary teachers. Accepting the donation on behalf of the teachers was Elementary Principal Angela Sandretto. “About ninety percent of teachers purchase classroom supplies with their own money”, said Lynn Shehorn. “The average teacher spends about $470 each year just picking […]
Veteran teachers announce retirement from CUSD 7
In other action during the Community Unit School District 7 board meeting Monday evening, the Board of Education accepted letters of retirement from veteran teachers Kelly Vesper and Kimberly Link. On a motion by Bill Carter, seconded by Weye Schmidt, the board accepted “with regrets” a letter of retirement from fourth grade teacher Kelly Vesper, […]
Two Gillespie students finish second in annual spelling bee
Two students of the Gillespie Community Unit School District brought home second place at the annual Regional Office of Education #40 spelling bee hosting in Carlinville on Wednesday, February 28. Finishing second for the district was sixth-grader Bryce Hohnsbehn, a student at Gillespie Middle School, and fifth-grader Landen Emelander, a student at Ben-Gil Elementary School. […]
Ben-Gil Elementary School kicks off candy sale fundraiser
Ben-Gil Elementary School is excited to once again be offering World’s Finest Chocolate candy bars and confections. Proceeds from the sale will be used for new technology to support the promethean boards in the new elementary school. The sale is set to begin on Wednesday, January 24. Students in kindergarten through 5th grade will be […]
Elementary students recognized as super leaders
Students at Ben-Gil Elementary assembled together last Friday, September 22, to celebrate this year’s “Super Hero” theme. Students learned about the power of choice, deemed their greatest superpower by faculty and staff. “To be a great leader, one must first lead themselves and we are all the sum of the choices we’ve made,” the school’s […]
Elementary school donates over $1900 to help hurricane victims
Ben-Gil Elementary School and an anonymous donor raised $1,961.20 to help hurricane victims by paying to wear hats during the school day on Thursday, September 7. After Hurrican Harvey struck Texas, Ms. Petersen’s third grade class thought of a hat day fundraiser where students pay at least $1 to wear a hat the entire day. […]
Students complete summer reading challenge
Title 1 reading teachers and literacy specialists promoted summer reading at Ben-Gil Elementary School by asking students to set their own goals for reading over the 2017 summer break. The children, with the help of their parents, set their own goals and decided upon rewards for meeting those goals. Participants that completed the challenge included […]
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