A year after facing criticism from the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education for substandard student scores on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness...
Homecoming week kicked off at Gillespie High School yesterday, September 24, with students decorating their class hallways for the week of spirit, fun and competition. “Miner...
Kimberly Rossini is the fourth scholar to be recognized by The Partnership for Educational Excellence in commemorating its 25th anniversary in 2017. This education foundation in...
Gillespie Middle School has announced their first leaders of the week for the 2017-2018 school year. Earning the weekly award for September 4 was Lily Brown...
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....
Scott Ronald is the third scholar to be recognized by the Partnership for Educational Excellence commemorating their 25th anniversary in 2017. The Partnership has invested $570,000 in...
A Gillespie Middle School teacher was among several public-school educators Pre-K through 12 who received a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF). In...
Stephanie Hartke is the second scholar to be recognized by the Partnership for Educational Excellence commemorating their 25th anniversary in 2017. The Partnership has invested $570,000...
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) High School Mentoring program kicks off the school year. BBBS would like to welcome Jami Koniak back to another great year....
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...
Pete Visintin is the first scholar to be recognized by the Partnership for Educational Excellence commemorating their 25th anniversary in 2017. The Partnership has invested $570,000...
Pvt. Michael Ross of Gillespie was sworn into the Illinois Army National Guard July 25, at the St. Louis Military Entrance Processing Station. Ross enlisted as a...
Pvt. Jacob Goodson of Gillespie was sworn into the Illinois Army National Guard March 21, at the St. Louis Military Entrance Processing Station. Goodson enlisted as a...
Superintendent Joe Tieman reported to school board members on Monday evening during the district’s monthly board meeting that the state of Illinois has missed their first...
Katie Weigand, a teacher at Gillespie High School, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars...
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 has accepted a proposed $4 million settlement from Union Pacific in connection to the 2009 mine subsidence loss of the...
Tieman urges board members to attend funding formula event Community Unit School District 7 Supt. Joe Tieman unveiled tentative plans for a new middle school science...
LITCHFIELD – Allison Goldasich of Gillespie was awarded the 2017 Dr. Adarsh A. Kumar Continuing Medical Education Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is administered by the HSHS...
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has released the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Spring 2017 semester. Students earning a cumulative...
DECATUR – Millikin University announced on Thursday the following students were named to the Dean’s List at Millikin University for spring 2017. Students who attempt 12...
