Four Monmouth College softball players make up one-third of the South Division All-Midwest Conference team.
Seniors Lauren Bergstresser (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) and Brooke Twohill (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) and sophomores Caitlin Lingle (Andalusia, Ill./Rockridge) and Sommer Foster (Alexis, Ill./United) were selected for the honor in a vote of the league’s coaches.
Carl Sandburg College will host a career fair from 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 9 at the Main Campus in Galesburg for area high school students.
The Moline Foundation announces February 15 as the deadline to apply for the Clem T. Hanson scholarship. Residents of Moline School District No. 40 are eligible to apply for the four year college scholarship based on scholarship, financial need and extracurricular activities. Students should contact their counseling office at Moline High School, Alleman High School or Black Hawk College for an application. The three Hanson scholarship award winners will be chosen by a local scholarship selection committee and notified of their selection by May 1, 2012. They will receive $1,500 annually for the next four years with an annual renewal based on satisfactory progress in their post-secondary education.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has come out in strong opposition of Illinois Senate Bill 2550 and is urging its member schools and the communities they reside in to speak out against this potentially dangerous legislation.
Monmouth College Track & Field and Cross Country Camp, July 11-14
Illinois 4-Hers are raising support for and visibility of their program--by working to get a 4-H specialty license plate available in Illinois. They need our assistance to make it happen.
Entry Period for America’s Farmers Grow Rural EducationSM Ends June 30, 2011
Are your kids looking for something to do this summer? Black Hawk College has a variety of youth camps.
Send us photos from your child’s graduation, and we will run some in the newspaper and some at aledotimesrecord.com.
Send with your name and a daytime phone number to Robert Blackford at editor@aledotimesrecord.com by June 10.
Illinois school districts may soon get the answer to their multi-million-dollar question: Exactly how much money are they getting from the state?
As the Illinois Legislature rushes to beat the budget deadline, lawmakers in the Illinois House are eyeing cuts to the majority of grants for local schools. General state aid also may be trimmed to make the House' $6.9 billion school spending goal.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Thursday, April 28 that the 2011 IHSA Bass Fishing State Final Tournament, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 at Carlyle Lake in Carlyle, has been postponed due to dangerous water levels and will be rescheduled to unfold in Carlyle in May or June.
Mercer County High School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 22 at 1 p.m. at the high school.
United High School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 22 at 2 p.m. at the Huff Center on the campus of Monmouth College.
Rockridge High School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 29 at 2 p.m. at the high school.
Sherrard High School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 29 at the high school.
Legislation that would make major changes in how Illinois schools are run breezed through the Senate on a 59-0 vote Thursday, although two House lawmakers indicated that chamber might tweak the plan further.
Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Marty Hickman ruled today that any students displaced by the earthquake and subsequent disasters in Japan that relocate to IHSA member schools will be granted immediate eligibility to participate in IHSA sports and activities.
As part of national FFA week, United High School had its own polar plunge Tuesday in advance of this weekend's regional event in Galesburg.As part of national FFA week, United High School had its own polar plunge Tuesday in advance of this weekend's regional event in Galesburg.
Carl Sandburg College will host the 30th annual Worldwide Youth in Science & Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the CSC Theatre in Building F on the Main Campus. Participants for the event are juniors and seniors from area high schools.
People of all ages are invited to help set a new Guinness World Record™ as part of the national kickoff of the Civil War Sesquicentennial.
Recruiting and retaining top nurses helps Genesis meet the challenge of continually improving nursing practice for the benefit of patients.
The Galesburg Civic Art Center will hold its thirteenth annual Kid’s Month this January. Kid’s Month is sponsored by NAEIR and Target, and allows area children to create art and have it exhibited in the Art Center Gallery. Art creation hours will take place Jan. 3 – 18.
The State Board of Education announced today that Illinois ranks third nationally for the number of teachers who achieved National Board Certification in 2010 and ranks sixth in the nation for the cumulative total of teachers who have earned this professional milestone. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) released the findings today as part of National Board Certification Day. This is the fifth year in a row that Illinois has ranked among the top 10 states for the number of new teachers achieving the profession’s highest credential.
