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Posted by School Talk 3 months ago.
Sacred Heart-Griffin’s 17th annual Mega-Raffle is underway.
There are about 200 tickets left for the raffle, which supports the school’s operating budget and other area Catholic grad schools.
Tickets are $100 each and only 4,200 will be sold.
The gran...
Posted by School Talk 3 months ago.
The Springfield Public Schools Foundation is partnering with Barnes & Noble to host a fundraising book fair Saturday.
The fair, which will raise money for the Springfield School District, takes place from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 31...
Posted by School Talk 3 months ago.
Franklin Middle School is hosting its sixth annual Think Pink Basketball Game on Wednesday.
The girls’ basketball teams from Franklin will host Grant Middle School. The Franklin girls will wear pink uniforms and playing with a pink ball.
All proceeds fr...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Springfield High School is again the most populous high school in District 186. According to the latest enrollment numbers provided by district spokesman Pete Sherman, SHS has 1,440 students currently enrolled – a drop of about 100 students from thi...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Parents of Springfield School District special education students are invited to bring questions and concerns to a breakfast with the special education director Saturday.
The breakfast is held from 8:30 until 11 a.m. at Southeast High School, 2350 E. Ash ...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Parents of Springfield School District special education students are invited to bring questions and concerns to a breakfast with the special education director Saturday.
The breakfast is held from 8:30 until 11 a.m. at Southeast High School, 2350 E. Ash ...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Forty-one area high schools participated in the 11th annual Springfield Clinic High School Blood Challenge at Springfield High School on Tuesday.
The high schools competed in three groups, which were based on enrollment sizes. Schools in each group vied f...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Springfield High School is planning to host a regional admissions presentation by a representative from the prestigious Yale University.
The presentation is scheduled to take place in the school’s auditorium from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17....
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
The Springfield School District is seeking mentors for elementary through high school students.
Mentors visit students once a week to provide friendship, encouragement and support, according to Pete Sherman, the district’s spokesman.
Do you want to ...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Springfield School District officials are hosting a community conversation about Lanphier High School’s $5.2 million federal School Improvement Grant on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
The public is encouraged to attend. The event will be held from 6 until 7:30 ...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
Fifteen teachers from northeast China are visiting the Springfield School District this week.
The teachers arrived Tuesday and will leave Friday following a lunch reception. So far they have toured several schools and sat in on part of the board meeting T...
Posted by School Talk 4 months ago.
The Springfield School District has created an interactive way of looking at the proposed budget cuts.
Here’s the link.
If you click on the page number in the right column, you will be shown specific correlating budget line cuts.
Remember, the board...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
The Springfield School District has sent employees a heat advisory for Thursday and Friday.
Minimum highs are expected to be in the mid-90s, peaking about 3 p.m.
Superintendent Walter Milton is asking staff, especially in buildings with no or limited air-...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
This is just a reminder for members of the public who want to have their voices heard before the Springfield School Board votes on the budget on Tuesday night.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the board office, 1900 W. Monroe St.
To view the full ...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
School’s back in session, but have you thought about what that means when you’re behind the wheel
Illinois State Police are urging motorists to be mindful of students in school zones and take necessary precautions.
School zone speed limits wi...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
School’s back in full swing for Dist. 186, so in the words of John Sebastian, “welcome back.”
I’m going to use this post as an opportunity to brazenly solicit ideas for future stories. That’s right, folks, this reporter is as...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
The Springfield School Board has scheduled a special meeting at 5 p.m. Monday to discuss its budget.
The board probably will not take action Monday.
Members will discuss proposals to cut more than $5 million from the deficit budget. As we’ve already...
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
Students attending District 186 schools will return to classrooms Monday, but they won’t be there all day. Take a look at the district’s calendar for a full schedule of early dismissals and first-week activities.
http://tinyurl.com/3kd7z9n
Posted by School Talk 5 months ago.
Before you know it (as in Wednesday), schools will be welcoming back students for a new school year. The State Journal-Register’s Tuesday feature section returns for the new school year as well this time of year.
The Voice will resume its weekly pub...
Posted by School Talk 7 months ago.
The Springfield School Board will stream their upcoming board meeting live on television.
The meeting is scheduled to begin about 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The school district has decided to stream it live – with only a two-minute delay – and it will be avail...
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