Key Club is an organization for students interested in getting involved in their community. The club is a national organization, with branches across the country.
Kiwanis is the parent …
The students at Carolyn Wenz Elementary School are preparing to practice their best manners while being served a scrumptious catered dinner by local celebrities.
Ms. Cindy’s Dine and Dance …
The AP chemistry class at Paris High school did something illuminative under the guidance of teacher Brett Block.
An outdoors lab Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, was the appropriate setting for an …
During an open session on Sept. 11, 2023, Paris Union School District 95 board president Kevin Knoepfel issued a statement regarding the district’s corrective action plan and the current …
The Paris High School band is hosting its second annual Mattress fundraising event 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1.
Paris High School will once again be transformed into a showroom where 30 mattresses …
Interact is a Paris High School extracurricular program that has been in place for nine years.
Sponsors Maryann Stallings and Tammy Pittenger have anywhere between 30 and 40 kids …
CHRISMAN – Chrisman Community Unit School District #6 will receive a one-time payment of $27,338 because Illinois did not meet per-pupil Maintenance of Equity funding requirements.
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CHRISMAN – School is in session, and Chrisman High/Junior High School looks a little different on the inside.
Community Unit School District #6 (CUSD6) worked diligently over summer break …
The Paris Highschool Beacon Brigade lost a number of seniors and experience when the class of 2023 graduated. Leaving both the directors and members to rebuild this year's show.
Beacon Brigade …
HUME – The school year is officially underway in Community Unit School District 1. The Shiloh school board met Monday, Aug. 21, to discuss various updates, projects and expenses arriving with …
Crestwood (Paris School District #4) and the Paris Carnegie Library have joined forces to ensure children from all backgrounds receive equal access to literature.
Ceili Boylan stepped into her …
HUME — It’s a homecoming of sorts for Deputy Ryan Washburn.
The Shiloh High School graduate is returning to his alma mater as the district’s school resource officer (SRO). This …
Changes are coming to the Paris High School greenhouse.
“The fire department has been called to the greenhouse three times,” said PHS Principal Mark Cox. “There was a new …
KANSAS — The Kansas Board of Education is holding to the status quo largely upon advice from legal counsel and insurance consultants.
District superintendent Cindy Spender laid two issues …
Approval of an e-learning plan, additional hires to fill classrooms and an update of the district’s corrective action occupied the Paris Union School District 95 school board at the Aug. 14 …
Beth Keys accepted a seat on the Crestwood Board of Education Wednesday, Aug. 9, filling the vacancy left when Danielle Colvin resigned to accept the Crestwood Girls Basketball Coach job. Keys was …
Shiloh improves playground, students had a say in the design
HUME — Shiloh Elementary and Junior High School students will be excited for school’s return when they see what has happened during summer break.
New playground features, including …
After more than a month of searching, Paris Union School District 95 found its new principal for Memorial Elementary School. Lucy Tarr begins her tenure as principal Aug. 1.
In a special meeting …
KANSAS — Change was the main theme for the Kansas Board of Education meeting, but it was nothing out of the ordinary.
The school board met Wednesday, July 19, and approved two board policy …
HUME – With the dawn of a new school year just a month away, the Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 board held an extensive meeting on Monday, July 17, to discuss updates on a variety of …
The Paris 95 School Board met for the first time since federal agents searched the home of Jeremy Larson, the district’s Superintendent of Schools. Interim Superintendent Lorraine Bailey …
MAHOMET — Kelsey Luth, of Hume, was recognized as one of 30 members of the class of 2023 Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) agriculture scholars during a luncheon at Carriage House Event Center in …
The Paris High School Board met Monday, June 26, with one thing on the agenda – approving the renewal of insurance.
The new insurance premium raised more than 40% from last year going from …
KANSAS — Parents in the Kansas school district are getting a surprise financial reprieve.
The board of education voted Wednesday, June 28, to waive registration fees for the 2023-2024 …
CHRISMAN – Chrisman Board of Education president Jim Spesard swore in the board’s seventh member at the regular scheduled board meeting Monday, June 19. Shelly Good’s appointment …
Crestwood board of education member Danielle Colvin resigned her position after approval of being hired as the school’s head girls basketball coach.
In other business at the June 14 board …
HUME — Football, or the lack of it, was a main topic of discussion at the Shiloh Board of Education meeting.
Shiloh participates in the Tri-County sports cooperative and each school …
After a relatively quiet week, more information concerning District 95 Superintendent of Schools Jeremy Larson is now available.
According to a letter distributed to The Prairie Press and signed …
Shock and confusion permeated Edgar County after FBI agents searched the home of Paris Union School District 95 Superintendent and Memorial Elementary principal Jeremy Larson on Tuesday, June 13. …
After a team of FBI agents searched the home of Paris Union School District 95 Superintendant Jeremy Larson on Tuesday, June 13, the Illinois State Board of Education released a statement identifying …
FBI agents searched a home in Paris on Tuesday, June 13. The operation took place just before noon.
Federal agents were seen entering the home carrying cases and evidence tags. The agents …
For nine years, Crestwood school teachers could be excused for thinking they needed their eyes checked, but they were truly seeing double with three sets of twins in the same grade level.
The …
CHRISMAN – Cody Denton was elected as CUSD #6 Board secretary filling the last vacant position on the Chrisman Board of Education during the regular board meeting Monday, May 15.
In other …
“I would like to announce officially that graduation will be held here,” said PHS principal Mark Cox at the regular PHS board meeting Monday, May 8.
Cox explained the contractors …
KANSAS — HUDL was a main point of discussion during the Wednesday, May 10, Kansas Community Unit School District #3 Board of Education meeting.
The HUDL program takes sports games …
There are changes coming to the grading system at Paris Cooperative High School, but the changes will not affect current students. Implementation begins with the class of 2027 which are the freshman …
Paris High School senior Alyssa Reed has grown up always wanting to help those in need.
“I think it is a good way to connect with people,” said Reed. “Helping people make their …
(Editor’s Note: This story is the second of a two-part series on school safety in Edgar County. The first installment covered Paris-Union School District 95, Community Unit School District 4 …
Megan Carroll, principal at Carolyn Wenz Elementary School, was recently selected as a State Director for the Illinois Principals Association.
“This esteemed appointment is a testament to …
The Crestwood Board of Education said goodbye to two longtime standing members of their board at the Monday, May 2 meeting.
Keith Trogdon and Jared Dyer did not seek reelection to the board and …
When a child finds a passion for a subject, such as sports, it is all they do, but Mayo eighth-grader Mia Morris believes focusing on one thing is limiting.
“I love all kinds of …
Paris High School Senior Will Templeton already has a sense of what he has been called to do in life.
“At the U of I, I will be studying chemistry,” said Templeton. “I want to …
Crestwood eighth grader Skylar Sweet’s positive outlook has him reaching for the stars.
“My lifelong goal is to hear my name called at the NFL draft,” said Sweet.
For the …
HUME — The Shiloh school board met in special session Monday, April 24, to reorganize and say goodbye to departing board president Dave Smith.
Smith opted not to seek reelection.
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PHS announced this year’s May Fete Court. May Fete is 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Eveland Gymnasium. Doors open to the public at 6:30 p.m. Pictured left to right are front row, Queen nominees, …
When someone asks a young student who their role model is the answer is generally someone famous but not Andre Calhoun.
“My role model is my dad,” said Crestwood eighth grader Calhoun. …
Wednesday, April 26, marked the beginning of a new era for Paris Union School District 95. The Paris 95 Board of Education waved one final goodbye to former members Amy Isaf and Jamey Littleton …
Some junior high kids think they are anxious to leave Paris, but Mayo seventh grader Gracie Wilson wants to stay here for the long haul.
“When I grow up, I want to teach little kids here …
PCHS senior Hayden David grew up in Paris, and he is ready for a change of scenery after graduation.
“I am going to Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania,” said …
KANSAS — A brief report by Kansas Community Unit School District #3 Principal Tiffany Huisinga resulted in new and more secure glass door inserts.
Huisinga met with a representative of …
Many students focus on what they want to do when they grow up their whole life, but not Mayo eighth grader Aliyah Doran.
“I am not sure where I’ll be in 10 or 15 years,” said …
Crestwood eighth grader Carter Cochran has played football for most of his life and hopes he can continue to play it for the rest of his life.
“It’s all I know,” said Cochran. …
Maelynn Redmon is a senior at Paris High School and believes this year has pushed her to reach things she never thought she could do.
“This year is going very good so far. I’ve been …
Every year Taco Bell awards three high school senior employees nationwide through the Live Más Scholarship Fund and Paris High School senior Seth Worthington was one of the $10,000 scholarship …
CHRISMAN – The Chrisman Board of Education meeting Monday, April 17, was dominated by parent concerns.
“There is bullying going on in the school,” said Chrisman resident Pam …
HUME — With the school year drawing to a close, members of the Shiloh Community Unit School District (CUSD) 1 school board discussed a number of changes, updates and the upcoming restructuring …
Before his senior year, Mason Tegeler would have never said he was going to college to earn a degree in theater, but thanks to Paris Cooperative High School teachers pushing him out of his comfort …
Mayo seventh grader Sarah Walls is ready for school to end so she can get to work farming.
“I’ve always grown up around farms,” said Walls. “My uncle (Billy Sollars) …
Crestwood eighth grader Alyssa Martin is ready for the class end-of-year trip.
“I am really looking forward to the trip at the end of the year,” said Martin. “We are going. To …
A Family Resource Night 4-7 p.m. April 20 at Crestwood School is the place to learn about the resources available in Paris, with an emphasis on battling the drug and alcohol problem …
Teenagers commonly have something negative to say about high school, but not the case for PCHS student Gage Keen.
“There really isn’t anything I dislike about school,” said …
Mayo eighth-grade student Maddie Frank is a planner who has mapped out her future already.
“I want to go to Purdue because from what I’ve been told their pharmacy program is …
When it comes to extracurricular activities only one matters to Crestwood eighth grader Kenzie Englum.
“I love basketball. It is my favorite,” said Englum. “That’s all I …
Shayn White’s memories of Crestwood center on his time in the robotics club.
White is part of several extracurricular activities including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, ecology, track, …
Selena Delacruz is named after famous Mexican American Singer Selena Gomez and although Delacruz does sing in the choir, her favorite subject in school is science.
“Last year we had a science …
The school year is in the fourth quarter and graduation is approaching. PCHS senior Greta Hall is aware of it and is filling out many scholarship applications preparing for next year.
“My senior …
Many kids today are glued to a phone or video games, but Mayo eighth grader Harrison Hayes breaks that mold daily with his love of running, playing music and hanging with his friends.
At Mayo, …
Crestwood eighth grader Morgan Coombes puts herself at the top of the list for being competitive.
“I am extremely competitive, especially with my sister,” said Coombes. “When we …
At an early age, PHS senior Mytchel Taylor visited the University of Illinois (U of I) campus often and made it his goal to one day be a student there. Next school year, Taylor’s dream comes …
London Pruiett is an eighth grader at Mayo Middle School and loves every minute of every day but is ready to move to the next level.
“I get to go to high school next year,” said …
Not many people can say they have had the same group of friends their whole life, but Paris High School Senior Seth Worthington can, and to him, that has been one of the best parts of going to …
Madox Hutchings has played baseball, basketball and been in track all three years of his junior high career. Hutchings won state last year in the long jump setting a new school record at 17 feet 11 …
To most students spelling is just a part of schoolwork, but to Crestwood eighth-grader Maddie Wheeler-Rhoads, spelling has been a big part of the fun in her life for four years.
Former Crestwood …
The Crestwood Board of Education accepted the resignation of literature teacher Amy McClain and girls basketball coach Missy Tingley at the monthly meeting Wednesday, March 8.
The board hired …
Nathan Fonner has found balance in schoolwork and extracurricular activities by maintaining honor roll grades while blazing up the cross-country courses.
At first glance, Fonner appears a …
Crestwood eighth grader Kailey Young follows in family tradition at Crestwood while making her own mark.
Young plays two sports at Crestwood, volleyball and basketball, the latter of which she has …
Paris Highschool senior Claire Young has prepared for a bright future by showing what hard work and determination can accomplish.
Young has spent her four years at PHS staying busy. She has been …
Many 12-year-old children spend their first year as a middle school student adjusting to change. They go from sitting in the same classroom with the same teacher all day as elementary students to …
Many junior high athletes hope for long careers in the sport they love. After her accomplishments this year on the diamond, Emma Kraemer aspires to continue in high school and in a Division I …
Jacie Young is a humble eighth grader who lives life one sport at a time. She fell in love with sports and plays softball, basketball and volleyball for the Crestwood Eagles and loves every minute of …
