February 8, 2023
URBANA — Faced with the possibility of their beloved elementary closing next school year, several parents and staffers — many dressed in Wiley-themed garb — urged the Urbana schoo...
February 7, 2023
By ETHAN SIMMONS esimmons@news-gazette.com URBANA — The short- and long-term future of Urbana’s 73-year-old Wiley Elementary School will be up for discussion at tonight’s Ur...
February 7, 2023
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign Central High School’s chess team scored a checkmate in its first year competing as a member of the Illinois High School Association. It qualified for the sta...
February 3, 2023
For Brian Bajer, the career search was an easy one. The former Southern Illinois baseball player never considered another profession.
In his 10th year at Mahomet-Seymour, Bajer...
January 26, 2023
Opening her students’ eyes to something new and fascinating, like the science of genetics, is one of the aspects of teaching that Sydney Amos has loved most during her two years i...
January 19, 2023
Lyndsey Breymeyer knew early in life she wanted to be a teacher. When she fell in love with music, the Urbana High School graduate found a perfect match in music education. After...
January 17, 2023
Shortly after his arrival at Champaign’s South Side Elementary in 2019, Principal Christian Mahone felt something was missing — basketball.
Specifically, games and practices fo...
January 17, 2023
URBANA — On her trip to Tutwiler, Miss., last November with the Urbana High School Habitat for Humanity Club, senior Halie Thompson took notes.
She learned several useful skill...
January 12, 2023
CHAMPAIGN — Members of the Centennial High archery team need only look at one of their teammates for inspiration at Saturday’s tournament to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research H...
January 10, 2023
Have you been hired as a Substitute Teacher or a Paraprofessional? We have step-by-step instructions for the Substitute License, Short-Term Substitute License, Paraprofessional Li...
January 9, 2023
The following educators in Champaign-Ford ROE 9 have renewed their National Board Certification. Congratulations on your accomplishment! Alison Barnes - Gifford #188 Renee Hunt ...
January 6, 2023
The following educators recently obtained their National Board Certification. Congratulations on your accomplishment! Amanda Lappin - Urbana #116 Sunny McMurry - Champaign Unit ...
January 4, 2023
CHAMPAIGN — A junior high school runner once asked Mike Osterbur to pledge money for every lap she completed during a walk-a-thon fundraiser.
The Champaign Central boys’ golf c...
December 21, 2022
Certificate will be known as the State of Illinois High School Diploma starting January 1st
(December 21, 2022) – A new law in 2023 will remove a long-standing stigma fo...
December 21, 2022
On Wednesdays, we’ll introduce the students who make up Year 7 of High School Confidential. Next up: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley’s Katie Steidinger. Follow her on Instagram (@ __kts...
December 21, 2022
TOLONO — Bill Behrends remembers an obvious question during his interview to be Unity High’s next principal.
“You’re coming in after a guy that’s been here 21 years. What do yo...
December 15, 2022
After starting her teaching career in Los Angeles, Mindy Moberg moved to Champaign to pursue her master’s degree in school social work from the University of Illinois.
She’s sp...
December 13, 2022
Savannah Grammer has been working at GameDay Spirit since her sophomore year at Mahomet-Seymour High School. She spends time at the store’s warehouse and also helps at events.
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December 2, 2022
The following information can be found in ISBE's Weekly Message from November 29, 2022. For more information and contact information please view the newsletter. The 41st annual...