Seven teachers of the Gillespie Community Unit School District have been nominated for this year’s Madison Communications Teacher of the Year Contest. Nominated in the 11th annual...
UPDATE: The BenGil Post originally reported that a non-certificated employee employed by CUSD #7 in the elementary school library services will be laid off. After further...
The HSHS St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary offers three scholarship awards to students whose principal residences are in Montgomery or Macoupin Counties. Scholarships are awarded to eligible...
Grace VanDoren, the eighth grade daughter of John and Jackie VanDoren, was chosen as Gillespie Middle School’s leader of the week after being nominated by math...
The Gillespie High School National Honor Society inducted eight students into the chapter on Thursday, March 10, in the high school cafeteria. Inducted into the chapter...
The latest leader of the week for Gillespie Middle School is Sydney Bires. She is the seventh grade daughter of John and Ann Bires of Gillespie....
The Gillespie High School Student Council will be hosting a blood drive on March 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the high school gym...
Gillespie Middle School announced their leader of the month award winners on Wednesday for the month of February. Winners for last month include Dylan Mason, Lakotah...
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education formally recognized the accomplishments of the seventh grade Lady Indians basketball team during the board’s...
The Gillespie High School boys and girls basketball teams had a combined four members named to the South Central Conference all-conferences teams that were announced on...
Elizabeth Eaker, the daughter of Crystal Howard and Troy Eaker, was chosen as this week’s leader of the week at Gillespie Middle School. Eaker was chosen...
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...
Mason Boehmke, son of John and Marie Boehmke and Amanda Boehmke, has been chosen as the leader of the week at Gillespie Middle School after receiving...
Two local students were named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Blackburn College. They are among 111 other students because they achieved at least a...
Gillespie’s Maxx Fritz won four matches and lost one at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament held at the State Farm Center in Champaign February 18-20. Fritz...
Tabitha Pratt of Gillespie graduated Thursday, November 12, 2015, with honors from the basic cosmetology program at Tri-County Beauty Academy in Litchfield. Pratt completed the 1500...
Haileigh Rife, a sophomore at Gillespie High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 25-27, 2016. The...
With upward of 50 teachers and staff members in the audience, Community Unit School District 7 Supt. Joe Tieman outlined more than $400,000 in cuts to...
The annual science fair at Gillespie Middle School was held on Wednesday, February 9, and featured 35 different projects created by seventh and eighth grade students....
Vinny Schneider, the son of Russell and Danie Schneider, was chosen as Gillespie Middle School’s student leader of the week by seventh grade math teach, Mr....