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Thirty-one Eastland seniors were honored at the 21st Annual Senior Awards and Scholarship Night. Local businesses and organizations, memorial funds, colleges, and individuals donated over $65,000 in scholarships. Departmental awards of excellence, as well as numerous other awards, were also presented. A successful event such as this would not be possible without the tremendous support of area businesses and individuals. Front Row L-R: Molly McLain, Alyssa Miller, Madison Cropper, Mara...
The newest members of the Pearl City High School National Honor Society chapter were inducted on May 12, 2021. The members were chosen based upon high personal standards of scholarship, leadership, character, and service. Students inducted include, Back Row from left: Nathan Brinkmeier, Ben Bremmer, Laine Rosenstiel, Cody Pitts; Front Row: Addison Bremmer, Jordan Johnson, Brea Musser and Cheyenne Handsaker....
The trustees of the Harry R. and Gertrude Zweifel Trust announce that applications for post-high school educational grants are now available for the 2021 – 2022 school year. Applicants must have resided in the Orangeville Community Unit District 203 and graduated after April 1, 2018 unless they served in the military within the four years immediately following their graduation. Home schooled graduates must have completed all requirements for graduation. Zweifel Trust Grants may be used for approved study at technical and vocational school as w...
The Stockton FFA chapter would like to thank everyone that came out for the plant sale on Wednesday, May 5. The event was a great success, and we sold out of almost all of our plants. Our chapter will be having a second plant sale on Thursday, May 20 from 1 to 5:30 at the FFA greenhouse. The greenhouse is located between the Stockton Middle School and High School. All proceeds from both plant sales will go toward our new greenhouse project. Plants that will be sold include several tomato plants...
The Pearl City Lions Club is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 scholarships awarded by the club. All recipients are 2021 graduates of Pearl City High School and plan to further their education at the college level. In keeping with the service theme of Lionism, applicants for the scholarships were asked to explain what service means to them and how they plan to use their future careers to serve others. Lions Club scholarships in the amount of $500 each were awarded to Ella Williams, Jase Sheffey, and Caitlin Niesman. Lioness Club...
Warren Jr/Sr High School Principal Josh Knuth is pleased to announce that Sadie McCook-Berner, daughter of Sarah McCook, Matthew Riedl, son of Doug and Becky Riedl, and Teila Thommen, daughter of Crystall Thommen, have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors from 757 high schools across the state. Illinois State Scholars are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth...
There were two reasons to attend the recent Lena-Winslow School Board meeting last week. The first was to honor John Leuenberger who was stepping down from his Board seat after 28 years of service to the District. "Children have always been a big part of the lives for both my wife and I, and I just became a grandpa again, so I know they always will be," Leuenberger told everyone in attendance when being honored. "I always considered How will it impact the students whenever we were making a...
The Stockton FFA Chapter is excited to announce that we recently had two members notified of their selection for the State and American FFA Degrees. Congratulations to Joseph and Haley Brudi! Joseph will be earning his State FFA Degree this year, which is the highest degree that the state can award its members, and Haley will be earning her American FFA Degree, which is the highest degree any member can earn and is awarded by the National FFA Organization. Less than one percent of FFA members...
The State finals of the Academic Challenge were completed for 2021, with several area students coming away with medals. The Academic Challenge has students take college level exams in two chosen subjects by the students. But just to reach the state finals a student must finish at the top of their region, then also at their sectional, in order to advance for the state finals. Kids from Northwest Illinois who won medals at the State Finals include: Biology 1st – Dylan Berry – Pecatonica 2nd – John Erickson - Durand Chemistry 3rd – Nicole Johnson...
Parents at Aquin Schools were recently informed that the St. Joseph's Elementary Campus is going to be absorbed by the High School Campus – creating a cohesive K-12 campus all in one building. "A plan to form a more robust and holistic Catholic learning environment for students in Kindergarten through 12 has been approved by the Diocese of Rockford," stated Superintendent Elizabeth Heitkamp in a letter to parents. "The plan will help all grade levels to benefit from sharing resources, increase h...
Illinois Farm Bureau will be the financial sponsor of this year’s Illinois Press Foundation mini-grants program that assists existing media programs at public and private high schools throughout the state. Selected schools receive grants of up to $1,500 from the Illinois Press Foundation to pay for a computer, software or other equipment needed for a high school’s student media program to produce print or online newspapers. School media programs will be receiving application information Monday, with requests due on or before May 14. Funds or...
Highland Community College Lifelong Learning April and May courses include Learn to Play Mah Jongg, a Visit to Bald Hill Prairie Preserve, Bamboo and Bullets: WWII in the Philippines, and Wire Wrap a Pendant. Some courses are held in-person, while everyone practices social distancing, and wearing a mask. Others have the option to attend virtually through Zoom™ or online. Some online courses are available with various start times. To register online and view the complete Lifelong Learning schedule, visit highland.edu/lifelong. For more informati...
The 2021 Boyer Colloquium, ‘‘Water, Water Everywhere: Farming and Local Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Challenges,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 on Zoom™. Highland Community College will host speakers Margaret Krome and Dr. Eric Booth to present on the impacts of climate on agriculture and local communities. The discussion will review the impact of climate challenges on farmers and the broader society to look at possible solutions such as soil health practices, regenerative agriculture, and agricultural policy....
1st Team *Brandon Hill – East Dubuque *Daniel Heid – Galena Luke Crome – Stockton Mary Scott – River Ridge Matthew Riedl – Warren (*indicates unanimous selection) 2nd Team Maddie Heim – East Dubuque Thomas Kern – Galena Mikhail Schoonhoven-Hussain – Lena-Winslow Ashton Eisenberg – River Ridge Georgia Vandigo – Scales Mound David Lancaster – Stockton Honorable Mention Team Sam Bonnet – East Dubuque Sarah Edler – Lena-Winslow Payton Scace – Lena-Winslow Fallon Miller – River Ridge...
April is Community College Month and Highland has a lot to celebrate. Like many community colleges across the nation, Highland Community College faced the COVID-19 pandemic head-on by continuing to help students succeed through safe, flexible learning options. The pandemic offered some students to take a closer look at community college education because they would be closer to home, have the same quality instruction, and pay less tuition compared to a university. Jim Reed, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Trustees...
Illinois Wesleyan Dean’s List Liana Rosenstiel, of Pearl City, Illinois was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University. Rosenstiel is a sophomore majoring in Elementary Education. Rosenstiel was among 771 students from 28 states and 15 countries named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As. Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan is a nationally recognized, highly s...
The Stephenson Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a $500 scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. The student must be a resident of Stephenson County and have a junior or senior standing in an accredited college or university with a career in agriculture, natural resources, or a related field. For further details and an application form, please call 815-235-2141 Ext. 3. Applications must be received at the SWCD office by 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2021. Applications are available on our website www.stephensonswcd.org or may be...
Lena-Winslow Honor Roll Principal’s Honor Roll Freshman Molly Amendt, Sarah Geiseman, Casey Klever, Natalie NcNutt Sophomores Henry Engel, Andrew Kempel, Emma Kempel, Drew Streckwald, Madison Young Juniors Conor DeZell, Sarah Foley, Leah Goebel, Kamron Klever, Ava Randecker, Payton Scace, Mikhail Schoonhoven-Hussain, Nicholas Swedlund Seniors Max Amendt, Ashtyn Brinker, Hanna Brinker, Tavor Buss, Maya Curtis, Taylor Dawson, Griffin Durham, Kaytelynn Gable, Marguerite Johnson, Marissa Jones, Sarah Madigan, Caleb Matz, Allyson Milder, Jennifer S...
Highland Community College Forensics team had strong showings at two virtual tournaments at the end of February and early March at the Illinois Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Tournament against community colleges and four-year universities. The team competed February 26-27 and March 5-6. The team’s hard work leading up to the tournament paid off, as Highland had one of its strongest showings at the state tournament in years — winning three state championships and earning several additional awards. “The 2020-2021 season has been...
FarmHouse Fraternity at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is offering multiple scholarships to incoming students of all majors that will be attending the university next fall. In 2020, the Illinois Chapter gave out over $20,000 to incoming students in scholarships. In 2021, we plan to give out more depending upon a qualified pool of candidates. Scholarships range from $500-$5,000. To be eligible you must be a male student who will be attending the University of Illinois for the first time during the next fall semester. All majors are...
Wright Helping UD Spartans Former Stockton standout athlete, Katie Wright, is continuing her volleyball career as a freshman with the UD Spartans in Dubuque. In their most recent victory in the American Rivers Conference, Wright had 12 defensive digs, while adding five kills, one block and an ace serve. Hayden Fox Continues Baseball Career Hayden Fox, a former Stockton/Warren Warhawk who is now a junior at Wisconsin Whitewater, is beginning his season on the Whitewater Warhawk squad as a pitcher in the bullpen. The Warhawks are currently...
For the past several years, the River Ridge School District had convinced their longstanding superintendent, Brad Albrecht, to stick around for, "just one more year," to the point where people in Elizabeth and Hanover used to joke how, "he's always going to be retiring." But as told in confidence, a major reason for him being asked to repeatedly stay, was the failure of the Board to find a suitable replacement. Be honest, of all of the superintendents in our region, who has the longest tenure,...
UW Platteville Deans List Nathan Meyers was named to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Fall 2020 Deans List. He earned a 3.9 GPA while majoring in Criminal Justice. Nathan graduated from Aquin High School in 2018. Timpe Graduates Summa Cum Laude Taylor Timpe from Stockton, IL, earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at winter commencement on December 19, 2021. Timpe graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology. More than 846 graduates graduated in a virtual ceremony. The graduating class included 61...
During the week of February 22nd, the Stockton FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week. There were dress-up days for every day of the week, which included Blue and Gold Day, America Day, Chapter T-Shirt Day, Camo Day, and Flannel Friday. We had various activities throughout the week. On Tuesday, we had Ag Olympics, which included four areas of competition. We started with the obstacle course, where members had to go through an obstacle course made of straw bales while carrying a watermelon....
Village Voices has gotten confirmation that the River Ridge School District has picked former Stockton Superintendent, Colleen Fox, to take over as Superintendent next year when Brad Albrecht retires. Look for the complete story in next week's Village Voices....
