Posts Tagged ‘gibault catholic high school’
Student 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 MoreValmeyer parish turning 100
From fish fry Fridays to “The Bell” that has moved with the parish from old to new Valmeyer, St. Mary Catholic Church has been a staple of Monroe County. To…
Read MoreBoys hoops season down to the wire
Only a couple of games remain in an abbreviated high school boys basketball season that looked unlikely to happen just a couple of months ago. Waterloo, under first-year head coach…
Read More‘Dogs, Hawks win ahead of rivalry showdown
The Waterloo and Gibault boys basketball teams posted wins this week as they prepare for another “Battle of Waterloo” on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs pulled off a 54-51 victory at…
Read MoreLocal high school students on impeachment
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded Saturday, with Trump once again being acquitted of the charges leveled against him. The House of Representatives had impeached Trump…
Read MoreEagle Scout project takes flight
A Gibault Catholic High School senior recently completed the most time-consuming step in earning scouting’s highest honor. “It’s very rewarding to be done with the project and just have the…
Read MoreFinally some good news for high school sports in Illinois
With the metro east moving to Tier 2 COVID mitigations in the state’s Restore Illinois Plan on Friday, it joined other regions in finally being able to allow some school…
Read MoreTwo new COVID-related deaths in Monroe County
The coronavirus continues to rage throughout Monroe County and many parts of the country. There have been 2,136 total coronavirus cases in Monroe County since the pandemic began, with more…
Read MoreMore schools going remote
Two of the smaller school systems in Monroe County will be joining their larger counterparts in Waterloo and Columbia by temporarily returning to remote learning next week. Additionally, the Waterloo…
Read MoreFormer Gibault teacher giving back to school
Mike Schaefer has not worked at Gibault Catholic High School in months, and he only worked there for just under two years, but his time at the school made quite…
Read MoreGolf season comes to an end
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois High School Association eliminated state tournament competitions for all sports this fall. That meant sectional golf rounds played this week marked the…
Read MoreLocals help bring movie to big screen
A new movie called “Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot” was released on all major streaming services last week, and several Monroe County residents had a hand in making it. “It’s funny…
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