From staff reports Evergreen Park Community High School has hired Matthew Dugan as its next principal. Dugan’s appointment was made official during the January 24 meeting of the Evergreen Park Community High School Board of Education. Dugan will become principal on July 1, upon the retirement of current Principal Bill Sanderson. “I am thrilled and […]
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Devils Take a Loss then Move on to Trounce Lisle
By: Dennis Bowling The Peotone girls basketball team is a very close knit team. Following their first loss of the season to Prairie Central, the Blue Devils proved they are a very resilient group and rebounded in style by beating Lisle on January 30. Senior Mady Kibelkis, a 5′-8″ shooting guard, finished with 16 points, […]
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Sandburg/MVCC dual courses could save plenty of money
By Jeff Vorva The price of college tuition keeps going up and shows no sign of ever going down. Thus, District 230 Board Member Dave O’Connor is urging Sandburg parents with college-bound students to take a long look at the school’s dual credit program with Moraine Valley. “We get students here who will leave here […]
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Sandburg, Andrew students win prestigious art awards
From staff reports Recently, 24 Consolidated High School District student artists competed against students from dozens of high schools in their Regional Scholastic Arts competitions. Sandburg Eagles entered 43 individual works (drawings, photography, digital images, and paintings) and five portfolios for the regional competition, which adjudicated nearly 84 portfolios and 2246 individual works in total. […]
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Tragic Shooting of Two CM 201U Students
By Karen Haave The Crete-Monee school community is in mourning following the tragic shooting of two students in an apparent robbery in Chicago on January 22. Seventeen-year-old Jordan Nixon of University Park was shot in the chest and died. An 18-year-old who was with him was shot in the right elbow and taken to Advocate […]
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Devils Pull Out Win Over Momence
By Dennis Bowling Peotone sophomore Brandon Weiss was not about to let a painful left leg achilles issue keep him from his appointed rounds. Weiss turned in a very gutsy effort on January 27. Weiss, a very promising point guard, with exceptional accuracy, registered a team-high 21 points, which included five treys, through three quarters […]
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Bobcat Boys Basketball Moves to 15-1
By Dennis Bowling Beecher junior Jack Hayhurst is a two-sport sensation. During this past fall, Hayhurst emerged as one of the top golfers in the State of Illinois. Currently, Hayhurst is one of the best three-point shooters, with dead-on accuracy, and that was especially true on January 3. Hayhurst, a 6’-4” dynamic guard, made five […]
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Peotone Devils Have Winning Week
The Blue Devils began the week on Tuesday, January 24, with nice conference 50-32 victory over visiting Herscher. Miles Heflin had 27 points and 7 rebounds. On Friday, January 27, in a non-conference game on the road, the Peotone Blue Devils beat Momence, 62-54. Brandon Weiss led with 21 points, Miles Heflin had 19, and […]
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Rep. Lauren Underwood Visits JJC to Celebrate Federal Funding for Entrepreneur and Business Center
Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) visited Joliet Junior College to celebrate more than $350,000 in federal funding she secured for the college’s Entrepreneur and Business Center (EBC). This funding will expand the EBC’s capacity to provide no-cost services to new and existing entrepreneurs through education and training to help them build their companies. “JJC is extremely […]
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Bobcats Fall to Cyclones
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Tyler Shireman knew the Bobcats would be up for a challenge when playing Chicago High School Agriculture Science, but the Bobcats’ offense really struggled against the Cyclones on January 26. Beecher’s bright spot was junior Ethan Rydberg, a 6-foot guard, who led with eight points and had three assists, as […]