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St. Thomas Gigantic Garage Sale September 28 th 8:00 am – 6:00 pmSeptember 29 th 8:00 am – 6:00 pmSeptember 30th 8:00 am – 11:00 am Sale will be held at the St. Thomas Parish Center in Newton, ILSpecials announced during the sale!!Acceptable donations: Gently used clothing (SEASONAL), house wares,
Ben Street – lettered 4 years in Tennis, 4 years in cross country, Ben was also a state qualifier in tennis Carder Reich – lettered 4 years in baseball, 4 years in Soccer and 1 year in cross country. Carder is also, our Soccer Career Goal Leader at NCHS Gage
The Board hired Weston Peno as the Dean of Students for Jasper County Junior High School and Newton Community High School. Weston describes himself as a dedicated educator with experience in developing educational policy on state and national levels, as well as expertise in developing curriculum and instructional strategies for a variety
Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held on Monday, July 17th, 2023 in the office of the Board of Education located at 1401 Clayton Avenue. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman,
The Jasper County Retired Teacher Scholarship winner for the 2023 year is Jaleena Hemrich. Jaleena graduated from Newton Community High School in 2022 and graduated from Lincoln Trail College in 2023. Her parents are Jackson Hemrich and Tina Purcell. She will be a Junior at Eastern Illinois University in the
Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Report July 17, 2023 Visitors: At the July Board Meeting, the Board recognized NCHS Spring State Athletes. Tennis: State Qualifiers Ben and Isaac Street Girls Track: State Qualifiers Brooke Schafer Karasyn Martin Camryn Martin Gracie Smithenry Layna Marshall Shay Bennett Elley
Jasper Co. CUSD Unit #12023-2024 School Year August 14 Teacher Institute – No Pupil AttendanceAugust 15 Student’s First Day of School – Full DaySeptember 4 Labor Day – NO SCHOOLSeptember 13 First Quarter mid-term reports distributed (JH)September 20 Full – Day Inservice – NO SCHOOLSeptember 22 First Trimester mid-term reports
St. Thomas presents their 11th annual duck race on Sunday, August 20 at 11 am at the Newton Aquatic Center. See below for full information. If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, feel free to contact Mrs. Jill Bierman, principal at St. Thomas, at 618-783-3517.
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Brooke Schafer has been awarded $500 as the recipient of the 2023 Eagle Country Water Works Jasper CEO Scholarship. Brooke plans to attend Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville to pursue a business degree in the 2024-25 school year. The Eagle Country
The Jasper County Health Department will be doing school physicals by appointment only on Tuesday, June 20 from 4 pm to 6 pm. The cost will be $20 per physical call 618-783-4436 to schedule an appointment.