For the 14th year in a row, Prairieview-Ogden CCSD #197 has been recognized at the top of the Illinois State Board of Education’s financial profile list. Prairieview-Ogden once again received “recognition” status in FY 2019. Of the 851 school districts that reported, 706 were in the 2020 “recognition” category, the […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Vic White had a short career as a teacher, but a long tenure as a school administrator. One constant in his more than 30 years in education is his ability to learn while on the job. And now, as he prepares to retire as superintendent at […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The future is bright for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School boys’ basketball program. There is no other possibility when 100 percent of the junior high schools that feed into SJ-O have qualified for IESA seventh-grade boys’ basketball state championship games, scheduled for Thursday night. Royal Prairieview […]
The Prairieview-Ogden School Board approved kindergarten pre-registration for March 24-25, 2020 from 8-3 p.m. at North and South Elementary.
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Prairieview-Ogden district is gearing up for a few fundraisers that are sure to raise money for the schools while also providing residents a way to gather and have a good time. On Monday, the PVO school board approved the PTO’s plans for Bingo Glo and […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com For the second year in a row, the Prairieview-Ogden School District has been recognized as one of the best in the state by the Illinois State Board of Education, which produces the Illinois Report Card. Recognized as an “Exemplary School, Prairieview-Ogden joins nearly 11-percent of all […]
The following Veterans Day programs will be held at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School and St. Joseph Middle School on Nov. 11, 2019. Prairieview-Ogden Junior High St. Joseph-Ogden alum Jeff Mathis will speak to Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School students at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11. Mathis attended […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There’s something about being part of a team. It gives an athlete something to work for and towards. It is a place to belong and to grow. Sometimes teams are a support system for a moment and other times that support system lasts a lifetime. Ogden’s […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Who doesn’t enjoy pancakes on a Sunday morning? Whether a farmer is looking to fill up before going into the fields or a family is hungry after church, the Prairieview-Ogden Junior High girls’ basketball team will be serving pancakes from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What can seventh- and eighth-grade students who attend school while surrounded by corn and soybean fields learn about agriculture? According to Mallory Knight, whom the Prairieview-Ogden School District recently brought on staff to teach agriculture to the middle school-aged students once a week for 45 minutes, […]
