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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 in the Board of Education offices, Monday, March 16, 2020. Board members present were Mr. Gordon Millsap, Mr. Jon Fulton, Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Mindy
Library Closure Announcement, March 17 Until Further Notice On March 13, 2020, Governor Pritzker mandated that all schools in the state be closed from Tuesday, March 17 until Monday, March 30 in an effort to curb the spread and impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. While normally we would invite our school-aged children to come to the
Brenden Sherman presented a sensory board (Minds What Matter) to Mrs Niemerg’s class after working with the class for his Disability Awareness Merit Badge in 5th or 6th grade and enjoyed helping out. He decided he wanted to assist them in a way that would go beyond the current class,
The Jasper County Career Night and Job Fair is on Thursday! Check out this list of who will be there and plan to attend 6:30-8:00pm at the high school gym. Colleges: Lake Land College Lincoln Trail College Olney Central College Wabash Valley College Businesses: Alliance Tractor Sales Birkey’s Boilermakers Local
Sixth grade students, Michael Kennedy and Audrey Elliott, were chosen as recipients of the Illinois Principals Association Student Recognition Award. The pair were recognized on Wednesday, March 4 at the IPA Banquet held at the Holiday Restaurant in Olney. The two students were chosen for this award based on their
These Saints were recognized for committing random acts of kindness during the month of February. We are thankful to Jackie Schackmann and The Freeze for the rewards to give these kind Saints!! (Photo and information provided by Jill Bierman)
As we grow older, we often forget what we were taught in school and we become the people who state, “They should teach students how to ________ in school.” The blank can be a wide variety of things from how to register to vote, what kind of taxes there are,
Photo by Louise Lybarger On March 3, the Newton Rotary Club learned about the welding and agriculture programs, and the co-operative work program at Newton Community High School, from students Lane Higgs (left) and Ryan Buerster (second from left), and instructor Brock Tarr (third). Chairperson for the meeting was Rotarian
A free GED class in Newton will be held at the Newton Elementary School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-8 pm. Participants will be able to enter at door 6 on the North Side of the building and the instructor’s room number is 26. Classes and all Materials are free Stephanie
