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HSS grant boosts school-based mental health
Faced with a growing mental health crisis impacting youth, the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services is providing nearly $13 million to groups across the state to boost school-based…
Read MoreSex ed standards debate simmers
Illinois House of Representatives recently presented the possibility of the state’s comprehensive sex education standards becoming mandatory. While House Bill 5188 failed to make it to a vote before the…
Read MoreGibault mission trip raising funds
With another spring semester at Gibault Catholic High School, senior projects are on the horizon, and a handful of students are currently working to gather funds for their planned mission…
Read MoreFuture CHS renovations planned
The Columbia School District has been addressing the very early stages of a project that could see Columbia High School receiving major renovations in the next few years. The project…
Read MoreTeacher shortage hits home
A shortage of teachers has left schools in many parts of the country scrambling to fill positions and meet student needs however they can, and schools in Monroe County are…
Read MoreWaterloo talks fire science, sex ed
The Waterloo School Board had an eventful meeting Monday night, with two members of the public speaking and plans for construction at Zahnow Elementary progressing. Christine Keller was the first…
Read MoreCobalt chosen for CHS work
Last week’s Columbia school board meeting was largely quiet, though the selection of an owner’s representative for a future high school remodeling project and progress in various areas of the…
Read MoreWHS speech team keeps winning
The Waterloo High School speech team is continuing its winning ways during the 2022-23 school year. Waterloo’s Performance in the Round cast competed in the state tournament last year after…
Read MorePolice assist with CMS student matter
Columbia police assisted school officials in handling a potential threat situation Wednesday morning involving a middle school student. Police said a Columbia Middle School eighth grader was overheard on a…
Read MoreValmeyer nixes concert at Rock City
Last week, students in this year’s Monroe County startUP class received a first-hand lesson about the best-laid plans of mice and men. An effort to secure a venue for a…
Read MoreHow have local schools used COVID funds?
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts in Illinois have received financial assistance in the form of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. With the nation’s response to the pandemic…
Read MoreLearning to save lives
Gibault Catholic High School has made a unique, safety-focused addition to its curriculum over the past year. A new Emergency Medical Relief class headed by David Schauer – who also…
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