Gillespie High School graduated 75 students on Sunday, May 17 in the class of 2020 in a non-traditional fashion after rain forced the district to move the celebration indoors. Three students did not show up for the ceremony as 78 were to graduate. The indoor celebration went off without a hitch and it was followed […]
Record number of Gillespie grads earn Partnership scholarship
A record 26 percent of Gillespie High School (GHS) graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence. Since 1992 the educational foundation has given $273,500 to 451 GHS graduates from every quarter of their graduating classes. Every dollar of these awards came from local individuals, businesses, alums, and foundations who […]
Reiniesch receives award for Outstanding Citizen
Due to the need for social distancing during the Coronavirus threat, the Genl George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution canceled its annual Outstanding Citizenship award ceremony but the chapter still distributed awards to deserving high school students including Gillespie’s Chance Reiniesch. “These are great high school students whose […]
CUSD 7 hires Rosentreter as GHS principal
Meeting via the Zoom online conferencing system, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to hire veteran Middle School Principal Jill Rosentreter as High School Principal for the coming school year. Board members, all seven of whom participated in the special meeting remotely, met in executive session […]
High school releases second quarter honor roll
Class of 2020 – Seniors HIGH HONOR ROLL Michael Baum, Briget Dolliger, William Gill, Megan Hatlee, Bryce Higginbotham, Mallory Mick, MacKenzy Mix, Katie Reed, Chance Reiniesch, Ruby Savant, Ashley Sawyer, Emily Schmidt, Grace VanDoren HONOR ROLL Sarah Alepra, Frank Barrett, Joseph Bertetto, Kaytrin Besserman, Mya Blevins, Simon Boedecker, Alyssa Brown, Jacob Brown, Brianna Bruemmer, Victoria […]
Gillespie basketball to celebrate 100 years on Feb. 21
Gillespie High School will be honoring 100 years of Gillespie Basketball on Friday, February 21. Festivities will take place between the junior varsity and varsity games. All former players and coaches in attendance will be invited to sign a banner that will be in the breezeway and will be invited to the court to be […]
High school announces first quarter honor roll
Class of 2020 – Seniors HIGH HONOR ROLL Sarah Alepra, Madison Anderson, Michael Baum, Kaytrin Besserman, Kennedy Clark, Kendra Damm, Tessa Davis, Briget Dolliger, Meghan Fosnock, Khloe Gerdes, William Gill, Kylee Hardt, Megan Hatlee, Bryce Higginbotham, Mallory Mick, MacKenzy Mix, Laura Polo, Katie Reed, Chance Reiniesch, Ruby Savant, Ashley Sawyer, Emily Schmidt, Grace VanDoren, Deyon […]
GHS and GMS to host annual Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 8
On Friday, November 8, 2019, Gillespie High School and Gillespie Middle School will host the Annual Veteran’s Day ceremony for all local veterans. The event will begin with a breakfast served in the school cafeteria at 8:15 a.m. for veterans and their student relatives. The ceremony will follow at 9 a.m. in the high school […]
School Board hires guidance counselor
With the start of the school year looming a week away, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday night to hire Jill Strole, Marine, as a high school/middle school guidance counselor. The action followed a 30-minute executive session to discuss personnel. Strole will step […]
Twenty students at Gillespie High School inducted into National Honor Society
Gillespie High School’s annual banquet and induction ceremony for the National Honor Society was held on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Along with the high school cafeteria staff, Fema’s catering of Benld provided the dinner featuring barbequed pork steak. Tables were adorned with blue and yellow carnations as well […]
Gillespie High School participates in gifted olympiad
Gillespie High School sent four teams to participate in the Regional Office of Education #40’s Gifted Olympiad on Tuesday, February 26. The Olympiad is a competition that focuses on logic problems, estimation/guestimation problems, construction problems, and math/science logic problems. Schools from Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin Counties are represented. This year, 36 teams participated in […]
Construction Trades SkillBuilder club constructs 16 thin blue line flags
The Construction Trades SkillBuilder Club at Gillespie High School recently constructed sixteen ‘Thin Blue Line Flags’ as Christmas presents for Gillespie High School alumni that have served or are serving as law enforcement officers. Please make a request for your favorite cop to get a well-deserved gift this year by emailing Mark Goldasich at mgoldasich@cusd7.org or calling 217-839-2114 and […]
Carter, Bussmann crowned 2018 homecoming royalty
Gillespie High School concluded their 2018 homecoming celebration Saturday evening with the crowning of Joey Carter and Lexie Bussmann as this year’s king and queen. The weeklong celebration started Sunday with hallway decorating and continued through the week with dress up days, float building, powder puff football, a volleyball competition, chili cook-off, a bonfire, and […]
Gillespie High School releases 4th quarter honor roll
Gillespie High School released on Friday the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2017-2018 school year. SENIORS (class of 2018) High Honor Roll William Bertetto, Jaiden Braundmeier, Lauren Christer, Ally Clay, Alexander Everlen, Tara Fullington, Jason Hartke, Marshall Hatlee, Sydney Henrichs, Mackenzie Kasarda, Hannah Labby, Gary Manus Jr., Maya Marcacci, Elizabeth Niemeyer, Benjamin Polo, Adam […]
Partnership awards 23 scholarships in 25th anniversary year
A full 29 percent of Gillespie High School (GHS) graduating seniors were awarded $1,000 tuition scholarships by The Partnership for Educational Excellence at the culmination of its 25th anniversary celebration. Every dollar of these awards came from local individuals, businesses, alums, and foundations. Thanks to a generous response to The Partnership’s 25th-anniversary fund drive, $25,000 […]
72 graduate at Gillespie HS commencement
Gillespie High School graduated 72 students at its 2018 graduation ceremony on Sunday inside the high school’s gymnasium with a standing-room-only crowd. The bleacher seating was overflowing and extra seating was available on the floor for elderly guests, but some guests still opted to stand while attending the special ceremony. The ceremony was in shorter […]
Gillespie baseball retires Coach Stewart’s number, hosts donor day
Sunny skies and mild temperatures made for a perfect day last month when the Gillespie High School baseball team hosted Southwestern and Calhoun for a doubleheader on Saturday, April 28. The team also held a “Donor Day” and a “Coach Sam Stewart Remembrance Ceremony” at Lionel Fite Field at Gillespie. Gillespie picked up a pair […]
Five Gillespie High School students will receive Silver Medallion Award
Five students at Gillespie High School will be a recipient of the annual Silver Medallion Award, an honor for graduating high school seniors who rank in the top eight percent of their graduating class. Receiving the award include Marshall Hatlee, Adam Reed, Benjamin Polo, Tara Fullington and Hanna Labby. The Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Awards […]
Gillespie High School announces third quarter honor roll
Seniors (Class of 2018) High Honor Roll William Bertetto, Jaiden Braundmeier, Karli Carr, Lauren Christer, Jocelyn Drummond, Alexander Everlen, Tara Fullington, Jason Hartke, Marshall Hatlee, Mackenzie Kasarda, Hannah Labby, Gary Manus, Elizabeth Niemeyer, Chase Odell-Mueller, Alexis Ottis, Adam Reed, Haileigh Rife, Rylee Sarti, Kayla Spencer Honor Roll Abigail Barber, Sheila Bell, Serena Bertolis, Hayle Brennan, […]
American who witnessed Rwandan genocides spends day at Gillespie High
Carl Wilkens, the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, visited Gillespie High School for the day on Monday, March 19. Wilkens’ family was evacuated when the genocide began, but he chose to remain to deliver aid to survivors. Along with about ten other foreign aide workers, they assisted the survivors (many […]
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