Joliet Junior College (JJC) is proud to be the national winner of the 2024 Charles Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). The Charles Kennedy Equity Award “recognizes exemplary commitment by a governing board or governing board and president of an ACCT member two-year postsecondary institution board or state board for […]
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PHS Celebrates Senior Football Players
On Friday, October 25, Peotone High School honored its Football Seniors. Congratulations to the following senior football players! Laith Khalil Abunijmeh: Laith is the son of Khalil and Shirin Abunijmeh and has played football at PHS for the past four years. Some of Laith’s favorite memories were all the football bus rides home after winning […]
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PHS Honors Senior Marching Band, Cheer, Football Managers
On Friday, October 25, PHS honored its senior Football Managers and those in Marching Band and Cheerleading. Congratulations to the following seniors! Marching Band Logan Szymanski: Logan is the son of Amanda and Paul Szymanski and has been a marching band member for the past four years. Some of Logan’s favorite memories were playing Chameleon […]
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Education Summit at USF Explores Mathematics Preparedness
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Francis (USF) collaborated with the College of Aviation, Science, and Technology at Lewis University on an education summit featuring a panel of experts on mathematics education, and curriculum across K-12 and higher education. The summit, which welcomed math educators from the region, was held […]
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Peotone School Board Contentiously Votes to Approve Bonds
By Andrea Arens Another $4.6M in bonds was approved by the Peotone School Board on October 21 but not without some contention. Board member Tim Stoub said the board passed an unfunded budget until the evening’s $4.6M in bonds were approved, and said, “This is a bit of a bullying tactic. I’m forced into approving […]
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Homeschoolers in Extracurriculars? Maybe
By Andrea Arens Eighth grader Selah Turner would like to participate in extracurriculars in Peotone 207-U, specifically soccer at the high school. At the October 21 school board meeting, she gave a presentation encouraging the district to allow homeschool students to participate in extracurriculars. This isn’t Selah’s first presentation either. She gave one previously and […]
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Blue Devils Trounce Tigers, 35-0
By Jim Piacentini The Blue Devils gave the home fans an exciting win on Friday, October 25, in the last game of their regular season, by trouncing conference foe the Herscher Tigers, 35-0. The Blue Devils came out wanting to run and preceded to do so. Tucker Cain had 107 yards on 7 carries and […]
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Bobcat Volleyball Advances to Tourney Action
By Jim Piacentini On Wednesday, October 23, the Lady Bobcat volleyball team came out very hot, even hotter than it was outside, against conference rival Momence. The Lady Bobcats took the first set, 25-14, with the help of some heavy hitters. Elena Kvasnicka had 8 kills and 5 digs, along with Emily Avelar, who tallied […]
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BHS Announces First Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher High School recently announced students named to its first quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Seniors: Valentin Alcauter, Noah Berry, Brooklynn Burdick, Laville Cherry, Klaudia Chlebek, Ava Chose, Abigail Collins, Jace Cook, Meghan Dabrowski, Amelia Dodge, Charlotte Farrar, Savannah Farrar, Steven Fezler, Kevin Flanagan, Kate Flora, Nicholas Flores, Thomas Forrest, […]
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Devils Playoff Bound Again
By Andrea Arens Another solid win over the Lisle Lions, 42-10, secured the Peotone Blue Devils a playoff spot again. They’re 5-3 on the season and play their last game of the regular season at home against the Herscher Tigers, who are 4-4 and 3-3 in the conference. Quarterback Ruben Velasco had 2 carries and […]