Board members of the Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 met in executive session for more time than they appeared in open session during the district’s...
Three students of the Gillespie Community Unit School District brought home either a first or second place finish at the annual Regional Office of Education #40...
Sheridan Stangle, fourth-grader at Ben-Gil Elementary, placed third in Avery Bourne’s 95th District State Art Contest. Stangle is among several other students in Bourne’s district that...
Students at Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 are in the midst of taking a standardized test known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for...
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...
Ben-Gil Elementary School students in third and fourth grade attended the Olympiad in Carlinville on Monday, February 6. 4th graders (front): Shane Martin, Leo Li, McKenna...
Students at Ben-Gil Elementary School celebrated the completion of a yearlong goal as they arrived at the Santa Monica Pier last week after completing a virtual...
The Ben-Gil Elementary School recently wrapped up another chocolate sale fundraiser and organizers said the net profit should be around $16,000 after all the expenses are...
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...
Ben-Gil Elementary students just arrived in Missouri this week on their virtual field trip along the historic Route 66. Students celebrated the stop with toasted ravioli...
Ben-Gil Elementary recently received a check for $2,786.70 from Box Tops for Education for box tops collected during the 4th quarter of the last school year...
Ben-Gil Elementary students began a virtual journey along the world famous “Mother Road” this month entitled “Read for Kicks on Route 66”. This reading adventure will...
The Ben-Gil Elementary Adopt-A-Class program began in the year 2000 and was founded by Kellie Vesper, Elise Schwartz and Barb Smith. For the past 15 years...
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...
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...
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...
Kindergarten 5 boxes CRAYOLA brand crayons (24 count) 1 box CRAYOLA brand broad-line markers (classic) 1 backpack 1 box of water paints 1 pair FISKAR...
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....
Jake Bilbruck was selected as one of Madison’s “Teacher of the Year” for the 2014-2015 school year. The announcement came at the end of April on...
Storybooks are extra popular at Ben-Gil Elementary School, but seeing storybook characters lined along the sidewalk during drop-offs are extra special for the elementary students. That’s...