REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

By COLIN LIKAS clikas@news-gazette.com CHAMPAIGN — Josh Pierce is an uncompromisingly positive human being. The St. Thomas More senior nearly always sports a smile on his f...

MAHOMET — When ag teacher/FFA adviser Jennifer Wherley joined the teaching staff at Mahomet-Seymour High School 21 years ago, there were 17 students in the ag program. Today, t...

RANTOUL, Ill., (WCIA) — One Rantoul principal is back from Washington D.C. after presenting at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) conference with educators from ac...

How did the Illinois state archery tournament end up in Champaign? The credit is shared by multiple stakeholders, including the state's coaches, Champaign's Unit 4 school distr...

URBANA — Urbana students and staff returned from spring break this week with heavy hearts. At tonight's school board meeting, there was a moment of silence held for Montrell Em...

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After graduating from Illinois State University in 2014, Mahomet-Seymour graduate Hillary Veitch decided to venture far away from her hometown. She moved to South Korea, where she...

This morning the FCC announced their ACP Outreach grant recipients this morning and Illinois organizations received 7 grant awards, totaling over $1.8 million! This is wonderful n...

TOLONO, Ill. (WCIA) — Unity High School in Tolono has raised thousands of dollars over the years with its “Great Auction.” This year was only the second time back since the pandem...

After earning a bachelor’s degree in integrative biology from the University of Illinois and master’s degrees in plant biology and science education, Alex Riley took his first job...

Bob Asmussen Juggling act Asmussen | Juggling act: GCMS senior keeping a lot of balls in the air Want proof? Check out the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley senior’s list of activitie...

CHAMPAIGN — For inspiring the fifth-graders she teaches “through her positivity, belief that any student can learn and her dedication to creating a classroom with a culture of lea...

After 169 straight Sundays of asking local leaders about their philosophy on meetings, we have a winner. Here’s MEGAN HUNTER , the no-mincing-words principal at Mahomet’s Linc...

URBANA — Learning content and tutoring resources for local schoolchildren, wrapped in the familiar guise of a social media platform. That’s the framework of a new, ambitious Un...

RANTOUL — In his one week on the job, the new part-time help at Rantoul’s Broadmeadow Elementary has been an instant hit with the little ones, helping out with their reading, thei...

In total, Kim Clemmons has spent 45 years in the Fisher school district, including 13 as a student. Throughout her 32 years of teaching fifth grade, sixth grade, technology int...

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After teaching English in France and on Reunion Island, which is just east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, Laura Furrer decided to come home. For the last three years, Furre...

Top of the Morning, Feb. 15, 2023 JIM ROSSOW jrossow@news-gazette.com On Wednesdays, we’ll introduce the talented students who make up Year 7 of High School Confidenti...