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Secretary of State Jesse White encourages students to enter competition
SPRINGFIELD–Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White encourages students in grades four through 12 to enter the 2023 “Letters About Literature in Illinois” … more
Rep. Andrew Chesney secured a $1,000 grant from the Illinois Sportsmen’s Caucus which he presented to the Scales Mound School trap team. Participating in the check passing are, from left, Hanna Reddington, Jonathan Reddington, Chesney, Jonah Driscoll, Max Wienen, coach Jeremy Williams.
Chesney presents grant
WOW: ED School Board learns about new high school program
EAST DUBUQUE–Students and teachers at East Dubuque’s junior and senior high school are taking part in a new program this year, World of Warriors (WOW), designed to help students work … more
River Ridge students gather on school grounds for the bench presentation.
Bottle cap bench arrives for use at River Ridge
HANOVER–River Ridge students were presented a bench on Sept. 19 as a result of three years of sorting, cleaning, and prepping bottle caps. In 2019, Warren Lions Club member Francis Fennell … more
Galena School Board President Arlee Stodden stands next to Ayden Wells and Jacob Furlong, recipients of the Rural and Small Town National Recognition Program Award.
Student leadership council works to bridge gaps
Superintendent Tim Vincent had nothing but praise for The Student Leadership Council at Galena High School during the Galena School Board meeting on Monday, Sept. 19. Originally, the group was … more
Scales Mound School Board approves 2022-23 budget
SCALES MOUND–The Scales Mound School Board approved the district’s budget on Monday, Sept. 19. The district anticipates receipts of $6.46 million for the fiscal year which started July … more
On Thursday Sept. 8, construction workers completed pouring concrete for a section of the foundation and wall sections with a concrete pump at the Galena Middle School.
Construction continues on addition to middle school
Summer may be ending and the kids may be back in school, but construction continues at Galena Middle School. Superintendent Tim Vincent said the construction is about 30 percent done. So far, … more
Parade, tailgate party, football game highlight GHS Homecoming activities
GALENA–Galena High School has a number of activities this week in celebration of Homecoming culminating with a football game at 7 p.m. against Stockton on Friday night and a dance from 7-10 … more
Tina Wright was involved in the lives of her students at Southwestern. She even got her students involved with dragon boat racing.
Beloved Southwestern teacher passes
HAZEL GREEN, Wis.–Southwestern recently lost a teacher known for her giving nature and fun costumes. Tina Wright passed away on Sunday, Aug. 21 from stage IV lung cancer. Wright was a … more
Who’s new in your school part two
Southwestern (continued from last week) Jessica Richardson I am originally from Sauk Prairie, Wis. My family and I lived there for a number of years, and I taught high school science there … more
Who’s new in your school part one
There are so many new teachers this year. We’ll see more next week, but here are a few of them: Galena Taylor Ozee I was born and raised right here in Galena. After moving to … more
Cali Runde, the new head cook at Galena High School, shows off the new scanning system the high school is using for lunch periods this year.
What’s new at GHS
A new school year is underway, and with a new year comes new changes. Galena High School has three main updates this year: Moving back from three to two lunch periods, the implementation of a … more
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