Education
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Social media post unsettles schools, policeFeb 09, 2018 12:30 pm - EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with additional information and comments. Police were present at Du Quoin schools on Monday after a 17-year-old Du Quoin High ...
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Panic buttons in school classrooms?Jan 25, 2018 2:11 pm - Local superintendents react to proposed SOS Act
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Buildings and Grounds Committee discusses 1925 CHS buildingJan 10, 2018 2:59 pm - With the Chester school district believed to be inching higher on the state's construction list, discussion has begun regarding a master plan for the future of the distr...
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Steeleville school board hears peanut concernsJan 10, 2018 2:59 pm - As part of its regular December meeting on Monday, the Steeleville District 138 Board of Education heard from two parents regarding their daughter's peanut allergy. Chad...
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CGS 1st- 4th grade Christmas program is joyous eventJan 10, 2018 2:59 pm - If anyone who attended the Chester Grade School 1st through 4th Grade Christmas Program didn't already have the Christmas spirit before, they sure did after experiencing...
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'Sounds of the Season' fill Colbert GymDec 26, 2017 2:24 pm - The Chester High School Music Department put on its annual concert on December 11, as "The Sounds of the Season" filled Colbert Gymnasium. Steve Colonel, CHS music direc...
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CHS students compete in Special Olympics bowling tournamentDec 26, 2017 2:24 pm - Four Chester High School students recently competed in the Illinois Special Olympics Bowling Tournament. Three of the four advanced to the sectional tournament, while on...
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Banzai providing financial literacy for area schoolsDec 01, 2017 4:31 pm - ELDORADO – A program that teaches students real-world lessons regarding money is proving popular with local schools, according to those involved with the program. ...
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Crosby wins VFW Voice of Democracy contest againDec 05, 2017 2:23 pm - Chester High School senior Melissa Crosby has won the VFW Voice of Democracy contest for the second year in a row. Crosby, who is a member of the National Honor Society ...
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Chester school district headed toward deficit reduction againNov 22, 2017 1:48 pm - After a year's reprieve, Chester District 139 appears headed toward having to compile another deficit reduction plan for the Illinois State Board of Education. During th...