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Waterloo Diversity Club creates a safe space
With colorful flags and attire, the Waterloo High Diversity Club walked in the school’s Homecoming parade for the first time since its 2016 inception, and they were welcomed with candy…
Read MoreHearing on mandate lawsuit vacated
With multiple pending court matters being introduced late last week, parents of students in Waterloo, Columbia, Valmeyer and Red Bud, along with over 140 other districts, must now wait longer…
Read MoreSWIC defies enrollment trends
With enrollment plummeting among many sectors of higher education, Southwestern Illinois College is actually seeing a positive trend. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the COVID pandemic caused…
Read MoreClean audit for Columbia schools
It was business as usual for the Columbia School Board during this month’s meeting on Thursday. As Columbia Superintendent Chris Grode explained, the district underwent a more in-depth audit for…
Read MoreLocal parents join suit fighting mandates
Waterloo, Columbia, Valmeyer and Red Bud school district parents are part of a large lawsuit filed Wednesday regarding COVID-19 mandates and policies. Thomas DeVore, an attorney based in Greenville who…
Read MoreS4S helps young student find her voice
With the help of Songs4Soldiers, one Columbia student is continuing to find her voice. Fiona Dolan, a 7-year-old in the Columbia school district, has a developmental delay that makes it…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board draws crowd … again
With Monday night’s Waterloo School Board meeting drawing an even larger crowd than last month, Gardner Elementary’s cafeteria became the backdrop for the meeting. Parents sat at the same tables…
Read MoreStudent numbers trend up
Despite continuing to deal with pandemic-related procedures and mandates, many area schools saw increases in student enrollment. Waterloo The Waterloo school district has 2,728 students enrolled this year, which is…
Read MoreA new way to play at Eagleview
October may be International Augmentative and Alternative Communication Month, but Columbia’s Eagleview and Parkview Elementary schools are embracing different communication styles year-round. With the start of the new school year,…
Read MoreColumbia School Board talks mandates, budget
Between mask mandates, vaccine and testing requirements and ever-evolving legal precedent, schools have been put in a tough position once again this academic year. Yet, at the Columbia School Board…
Read MoreHow schools are spending COVID funds
Currently, schools across the state are in the process of determining how they will use the largest installment of American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. Initially,…
Read MoreWaterloo schools show heart
At last week’s Waterloo School board meeting, a familiar face from the American Heart Association relayed some outstanding news. American Heart Association Youth Market Director Renee Ades said the Waterloo…
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