Stories tagged with: school
Pennington Suspended at Unit 5 School Board Special Meeting
Erin Pennington, a teacher in the Unit 5 School District is presumably headed back to work Wednesday. Whether that was possible remained up in the air until Tuesday night when board members gathered to consider her potential punishment during a disciplinary hearing. Following a... Read More.
Windows Busted Out Of Old Crossville High School
The White County Sheriff’s Department received a call on Friday afternoon in regards to windows being busted out of the High School building in Crossville. Deputy Brown was dispatched to the building that now serves as the Community Center and spoke with Jeffrey Spencer... Read More.
CWC School Board To Partner With Wabash General Hospital With Program For Athletes
The board approved a Memorandum of Understanding, which will allow the district to partner with Wabash General Hospital for a strength and conditioning program for athletes for the 2023-2024 school year. High School Principal Bart King presented the program to the board and recommended... Read More.
IPRB To Participate In Carmi High School Teen Conference
Illinois Petroleum Resources Board has been invited by Carmi-White County High School to make oil and gas careers presentations during its annual Teen Conference on Friday April 21st. Campbell Energy geologist Ross Basnett and Shawnee Oil Co. petroleum engineer Mike Payne have volunteered to... Read More.
Eldorado High School Receives Fake Call Regarding Active Shooter
A local school received one of the 21 calls made to multiple schools in Illinois Wednesday in regards to an active shooter, which turned out to be what the Illinois State Police is calling ”swatting.”
At approximately 10:30 a.m. the Eldorado Police Department’s Dispatch and... Read More.
Carmi White County School Board Approves Tenure And Re-Employment Of Staff
In the Closed Session of the Carmi-White County School Board Monday night:
The board approved the closed session minutes of the February 21st board meeting.
Kelsey Hall will be employed as a Special Education Teacher at Brownsville School for the 2023-24 school year to fill the... Read More.
Carmi White County School Board Accepts Five Resignations
The Carmi White County School Board held their monthly meeting for about half an hour Monday night. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…
The Consent Agenda was approved, which included renewing membership in the IHSA so schools can participate in athletic and musical... Read More.
Officer David Agee Gives Insight to School Resource Officer Role
The affable Officer David Agee has jokes. It’s nearly a job requirement considering, as the School Resource Officer for Carmi-White County Unit 5, he deals with a range of ages and temperaments from Pre-K to parents. He spoke Thursday at the weekly Carmi Kiwanis... Read More.
Carmi White County School Board Hires Two And Approves New Sports Volunteers
Following the regularly scheduled Carmi White County School Board Tuesday evening, the board went into executive discussion to discuss new hires and volunteers for the 22-23 school year. The board approved the employment of Melissa Cullison as a Cook at Washington Attendance Center to... Read More.