The Vermilion County Federation is recognizing 10-year 4-H members by sharing their bios with the community. Normally, the participants would be honored them at the Vermilion County Fair. When the fair was canceled for 2020, the 4-H group decided to have a virtual show. Kayden Turner of Danville is […]
Editor’s Note: The SJO Daily was granted permission to attend one graduation ceremony of the four school districts we cover: Heritage, St. Joseph-Ogden, Oakwood and Mahomet-Seymour. We went to capture a visual record of graduation, as newspapers do annually. Those photos are shared here. The written account is published to […]
As the 2020 school year comes to an end, high schools are already preparing for a summer session that will look different from in-person school and the remote learning that students recently became accustomed to. After receiving guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education and the phase standards administered […]
Heritage High School Principal Cory White was looking forward to celebrating with the Class of 2020 as they received their diplomas. “The Class of 2020 will always be special to me as they will be the first graduating class since becoming principal of Heritage High School,” White said. “I was […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com At the time current administrators and teachers were preparing to work with students, vaping was not something they were expecting to face. At the time parents of today’s teenagers had their children, “juuling” wasn’t a term. In fact, while many of those educators were working towards […]
In honor of their outstanding scholastic achievement, the following students have been named to the Parkland College Dean’s List for fall 2019. To make the list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the semester in which they are being honored. Students […]
Heritage High Schools’ Jada Davis and Kailee Eldridge were named to the Illinois State Scholar Program by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). Illinois State Scholars must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen who is also a resident of Illinois. The student must attend an approved high school, take […]
Heritage Performing Arts will be hosting their winter program on Dec. 13. Grades K-4 will present their winter program in the Heritage Elementary and Junior High Gym from 2 to 3 p.m. From 7 to 8 p.m., fifth-grade students will perform with the Heritage Junior High and High School choral […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Villa Grove/Heritage Girls’ Basketball The Blue Devils (4-1) overcame a halftime deficit on Tuesday to post a 49-43 victory at Tuscola. The host Warriors led, 22-20, at halftime, but VG/H went on a 17-5 tear in the third quarter and took control. Aliya Holloman scored 18 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Heritage School District received a “Commendable” designation on the Illinois Report Card, which was released on Oct. 30. Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education gives schools summative designations based on data provided. Schools receive Exemplary School, Commendable School, Underperforming School, and Lowest-Performing School […]
