Posts Tagged ‘Waterloo High School’
Spinner is new WHS hoops coach
Waterloo High School is turning to someone with a history of college success to transform its boys basketball program. The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved extra-duty assignments for the 2020-21…
Read MoreWHS student is Entrepreneur of the Year
The Monroe County startUP program recently announced this year’s winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Using a combination of a rubric from the class trade show and the…
Read MoreLongtime WHS art teacher retires
While the typical fanfare may not be accompanying teachers who retired at the end of this school year, their contributions have still been felt by generations of students. None of…
Read MoreWHS honors Class of 2020
Waterloo High School graduates now join the ranks of other area students who have seen the milestone of their graduation transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, as the school honored the…
Read MoreFacebook used to share blessings
A group of local women has been using Facebook to spread blessings to others since earlier this year. Maggie Partipilo, an English teacher at Waterloo High School, used to be…
Read MoreDownen engineers a fantasy
When given the choice to become either an engineer or an author, the decision was easy for Catherine Downen. She did both. Downen, a 2015 Waterloo High School graduate, recently…
Read MoreCommunities ‘adopting’ high school seniors
The latest social media trend that aims to make a truncated senior year special for the Class of 2020 has made its way to Monroe County. The first person to…
Read MoreStudents react to school closure
Gov. JB Pritzker announced earlier this month the suspension of in-person learning at schools statewide for the rest of the academic year in an effort to slow the spread of…
Read MoreWalter out as WHS hoops coach
Dane Walter is out after five seasons as Waterloo High School boys head basketball coach. Walter posted the news on Twitter late Wednesday morning. “I was notified that a decision…
Read MoreWHS student gets creative to help hospital
A Waterloo High School freshman is using his time at home during the coronavirus pandemic to keep up with his studies while also helping medical professionals. Jack Schnepel recently donated…
Read MoreGoing bald for cancer warriors
Waterloo’s Shaved Head Challenge raises $40,000 Faced with likely economic hardship on the horizon due to COVID-19, local residents still found money to donate to those less fortunate earlier this…
Read MoreHoops hall of fame nods for Henson, Moore
Two past Waterloo High School hoops legends have been chosen for induction in the newest class of the prestigious Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Legendary WHS basketball coach…
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