By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Things are not always how they seem. Taylor Voorhees’ final baseball season at St. Joseph-Ogden is the perfect example. The senior outfielder/designated hitter played in all 36 of the Spartans’ games this spring. Just three other teammates didn’t miss a game. He was second on the […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Connor Smith placed 23rd and Bryson McDaniel placed 31st in the IHSA boys’ track and field meet on Thursday (May 25) at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Smith was timed in 52.48 seconds in the 400 meters. McDaniel’s top mark in the triple jump was 39 […]
By Fred Kroner Seven of 14 St Joseph-Ogden participants in the boys’ IHSA Class 1A track and field state meet advanced to the finals. Six of them earned medals and All-State recognition on Saturday (May 27) for positioning themselves among the top nine in their respective events. Carson Maroon was […]
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. The 73-38 party-line vote came […]
By Dani Tietz Teaching is so much more than making sure students obtain knowledge. It’s also helping them develop confidence by meeting them where they are and creating a safe space for them to grow. Building that world for children has always been a goal for St. Joseph’s Sandy Bayles. […]
By Dani Tietz While teachers usually get to spend a year or two, the time high school guidance counselors get to spend with those same students spans four years. While it may not be the same day-to-day interaction teachers have, guidance counselors are responsible for making sure each student is […]
By Dani Tietz Teaching elementary school was a dream come true for Beverly Pridemore. “I really couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” she said. “It is all I pretended to be as a child. It sounds cliche, but I wanted to make a difference. Like many of my colleagues, I was […]
By Dani Tietz The world is full of wonder. This is just one of the things St. Joseph-Ogden High School Science Teacher Stacey Kietzman wanted students to know. Those lessons happened both inside and outside of the classroom. Keitzman focused on anatomy and biology, teaching students about the world around […]
By Dani Tietz Thirty years with the Oakwood School District will come to an end for Oakwood High School Counselor Dawn Lee as the 2022-23 school year comes to an end. Lee followed her high school interests of psychology and social work, joining the Oakwood High School staff in 1993. […]
HONOR ROLL Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the fourth quarter. A student must have a 3.67 grade point or above for high honors, and 3.0 grade point or above for honors. Following is a list of students who earned high honors and honors: […]
