Stories about education
La Salle-Peru High School honored upcoming graduates with scholarships and special awards during the annual Senior Awards Night on April 25 at the school.
The JJC Foundation awarded $1,000,522 in donor-funded scholarships to students in the 2023-24 school year.
Karrow will attend Sauk Valley Community College in the fall then will later transfer to a 4-year college.
The DeKalb County Community Foundation and DeKalb County Regional Office of Education recently celebrated local educators from Hiawatha, Sycamore and Hinckley-Big Rock school districts during an annual Excellence in Education Awards reception.
Streator High School honored 57 students during the annual Student-Employer-Parent Recognition Night for the Tech-Prep, STEP, CWT and CO-OP programs May 1.
The event will commemorate the school’s longevity as the oldest facility in School District 303 and its impact on thousands of students and staff through the years.
Sycamore High School could be near the end of its days, as Sycamore Community School District 427 officials have begun discussing how to deal with what Superintendent Steve Wilder said architects refer to as a “Frankenstein building.”
Carter Chance, a Sterling High School senior, is an April Student of the Month. He plans to attend Iowa State University to become an engineer.
The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently announced the creation of the Sharon Sue Betts Wiggins Mier Scholarship Fund, meant to provide aid to graduation DeKalb High School seniors attending any 2-year college or trade school in any area of study.
The annual garage sale fundraiser will be held rain or shine on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18.
On Monday, the University of St. Francis Board of Trustees announced the retirement of University President Arvid C. Johnson.
The Oswego Wildcats Basketball Junior and Silver teams were recently recognized by the Oswego SD308 Board for their achievements in the Special Olympics state competition held in Bloomington-Normal in March.
Three Morris Community High School and Grundy Area Vocational Center students, Bradley Raffel, Valeria Garcia and Kira Dergo will be traveling to Atlanta in June after finishing first place at the state-level SkillsUSA competition in Peoria.
Oglesby Elementary will host a meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Lincoln Elementary School, 755 Bennett Ave., to inform parents of private school and home school students with special needs.
Some 225 students who completed degrees or certificates are expected to participate in Illinois Valley Community College’s 58th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.