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Trevor Grube and Conner Tippett were two of four alumni members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter who received their American FFA degrees at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Also receiving their degrees were Kylie Hiher and Charlie Schnitzler. Less than one percent of all FFA members achieve this highest of distinctions. To qualify, students must have 50 hours of community service, documented earnings of a minimum of $10,000 with their Supervised Agriculture Experience project and a detailed record book of the time investment in their years-long project(s), which includes at least one year post high school.

River Ridge FFA alumni receive degrees

11/29/22

These River Ridge Junior High FFA members, from left, Gracie Allen, Allie Karberg, Amber Davis, Nick Cobine and Faith Morhardt placed first in a dairy foods Career Development Event at Lena on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Although this was the first time any of them had tried their hand at this competition the competitors, all eighth graders, came away with a win out of six teams from area schools. At this CDE students are tested in a variety of ways including detecting and grading milk defects, differentiating between dairy and non-dairy products, identifying cheeses, reading and evaluating a California mastitis test, taking a written test on the dairy industry and completing a team math problem. Three of the River Ridge members were in the top 10 as individuals: Faith Morhardt, Amber Davis and Allie Karberg. The high school team placed sixth out of 14 teams.

River Ridge students place first in FFA CDE

11/29/22

Representatives from East Dubuque participating in the Illinois Music Educators Association Festival are, from left, Abigail Conzett, vocal music teacher; Wil Quinn, Kaylee Nelson, Maddie Heitkamp and Jeremiah Haven.

East Dubuque students participate in ILMEA festival

EAST DUBUQUE–Four East Dubuque High School seniors took part in the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) District Festival concerts on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Maddie Heitkamp, … more

11/29/22

The 2022-23 Stockton High School servant leadership team includes, back, from left, Ashlyn Schubert, Olivia Harnish, Lincoln Legel; and front, from left, Braden Freese, Jared Dvorak and Bennett Graves.

Stockton servant leaders stay busy this fall

The 2022/23 Stockton High School Servant Leadership team is busy. Still running the Student Nutrition Outreach Works (SNOW) program, the group sends food items home with 15 families each Friday … more

11/29/22

East Dubuque police officer Jeremiah Mast is the only school resource officer in Jo Daviess County. He started this new position at the start of the current school year and splits his time between junior high/high school and elementary school in East Dubuque.

Success so far: East Dubuque pleased with start of its school resource officer program

Jeremiah Mast walks out of the East Dubuque High School cafeteria and into the hallway. Four students are sitting in a secluded area. One reaches out and fist bumps Mast. Mast isn’t a … more

11/22/22

The winning River Ridge High School agronomy team included, from left, Kayla Diehl, Cora Ritchie, Izzy Haring, Graci Vanderheyden and Arthur Horn.

River Ridge FFA wins Agronomy CDE

HANOVER–Ten high school and three junior high members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter competed in the section Agronomy Career Development Event (CDE) on Nov. 2. The Wildcats were ready as both … more

11/22/22

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Honor Rolls Southwestern Middle School HAZEL GREEN–Southwestern Middle School announces its honor roll for the first quarter. Making the high honor roll, 3.5 to 4.00 grade point … more

11/22/22

Members of the Galena High School community wear purple to raise awareness for domestic violence. Community members include, back, from left, Laila Keene-Weinen, Katia Colombo, Julia Dominiak, Grace McIntyre, Kallan Kropp, Averi Reiger, Mason Smith, Roman Romer, Travis Temperly, Jose Hernandez Herrera, Gus Nack, Rhen Hauber, Abby Ehrler, Emma Northrup, Emma Blaum, Brett Noble, Greg Tancrell; seventh row, from left, Jalyn Walker, Kenzie Brown, Ally Farrey, Kennedy Roddick, Violet Doyle, Jayme Frank, Nevaeh Ottenhausen, Dani Hulscher, Jaycob Benson, Sara Schulz. Anne Huber, Joselyn Garcia; sixth row, from left, Drake Puckett-Triem, Sarah Bello, Josue Arcos Andrade, Sumr Al-Hamdani, Mya McCoy, Claire Oberbroeckling, Emma Duncan, Juan Dorantes Alvarez, Dru Kucera, Alicia Hilby; fifth row, from left, Sarah Rosenthal, Ella Getz, Reagan Simpson, Grace DuHack, Rohan Nowatski, Chance Dittmar, Molly Martensen, Sophia Wachter, Abby Bradbury, Paul Kluzek, Holly Niles; fourth row, from left, Madeline Hawkins, Jenna Smith, Alex Oberbroeckling, Ava Hahn, Carly Miller, Lily Jackman, Brooke Dittmar, Perla Suarez, Audrey Wagner, Adison Leitzinger, Irene Thraen-Borowski, Heidi O’Shea, Joan Peters; third row, from left, Taylor Hilby, Jillian Kouzmanoff, Paeton Hyde, Gracie Furlong, Alyssa Wienen, Samantha Wienen, Lilliana Asta, Milo Vega, Lisa Watson, Brooke Deppe, Lillie Anderson-Beadle; second row, from left, Everett Noble, Jakob Schmidt, Ali Al-Hamdani, John Pellegrino, Diego Gallego, Carlos Utrera Hernandez, Emma Furlong, Ayden Wells, Maia Kropp, Jacob Furlong, Emon Bastian; front, from left, Quin Wells, Hayes Noble, Kayleigh Folks, Sam Eaton, Logan Schultz, Patrice Kuhn, Jamie White, Katie McIntyre, Ben Moyer, Sandra Getz, Genevieve Young.

Galena High School goes purple

GALENA–October is domestic violence awareness month. During a presentation given to faculty and staff, the Riverview Center in Galena encouraged teachers to show their support for domestic … more

by Emon Bastian, Galena High School student | 11/22/22