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CWC Music Teacher Celebrating Music in our Schools Month

Wednesday, March 12 by Jc Tinsley

March is Music in our Schools Month® and 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the designation. New Carmi-White County Unit 5 Pre-k through 5th Grade Music Teacher Presley Hillyard is here for it. The Streator, IL native explains a bit more on the... Read More.

Goematt Provides Update On Summer Maintenance Projects At CWC Schools

Wednesday, June 21 by WROY-WRUL News

The Carmi-White County Unit 5 School Board met briefly Tuesday night, due to Monday being the Juneteenth holiday. Scott Mareing was also there and has this report…First a Special Board Meeting was held at 7 PM on the Amended Budget. Superintendent Jarred Newell ran... Read More.

Student From Two White County Schools Take Part In Academic Challenge For Science And Engineering

Thursday, February 16 by WROY-WRUL News

Nearly 130 high school students from the region met on the campus of Southeastern Illinois College Thursday, Feb. 9, to take a series of regional exams as part of the Academic Challenge for Science and Engineering, sponsored by Eastern Illinois University (EIU). Eight high schools... Read More.

Dates Announced For Carmi White County Schools Back To School Night

Tuesday, August 2 by WROY-WRUL News

Lincoln's Back to School Night is Thursday, August 11th from 6-7:30 pm. Pre-K, Early Childhood, and Kindergarten families can come and go. First grade will begin at 6:00 p.m. Jefferson’s Back to School Night is Monday, August 15th from 6-7:30 pm. Both grades will be... Read More.

Newell Named to Succeed Lee as CWC Unit 5 School Superintendent

Wednesday, February 23 by Jc Tinsley

Mr. Jarrod Newell will take over for Mr. Brad Lee as the next Superintendent of Carmi White County Unit 5 Schools pending appropriate certification. That information was confirmed with the release of Tuesday night’s closed session minutes of the school board meeting. We’ve since... Read More.

Rise in CoViD Cases Forcing Hamilton County Schools to Cancel Sports and Adopt “Adaptive Pause” Schooling

Wednesday, September 1 by Jc Tinsley

Another big number from the Egyptian Health Department, but lower for White County. 17 residents from White County have been diagnosed according to the most recent report, only 2 of them school age. Gallatin County added 3 new cases and Saline County has added... Read More.

Southern Illinois Schools on Probation

Thursday, August 19 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Several Schools On Probation While the contentious discussions continue on social media concerning Illinois Governor Pritzker’s mask mandate, several Southern Illinois schools are now on probation for not following the rules; meaning those schools could lose their ability to participate in sports.29 schools, as of... Read More.

Illinois Department Of Public Health Releases New Coronavirus Suggestions For Schools

Tuesday, July 27 by Jc Tinsley

The state of Illinois is out with new recommendations for masks in classrooms across the state. The state's Department of Public Health is recommending a 'layered' approach to masks this fall. That essentially means different mask rules for different schools. The IDPH says unvaccinated... Read More.

Staff Changes at CWC Schools

Wednesday, July 21 by Ray Mitchell

CWC Staff Changes Following a closed session of the Carmi White County School Board Monday night a number of staff changes were made by the board, including teachers and coaching staff. Carson Carter was employed as a 1st Grade Teacher at Lincoln Attendance Center pending certification... Read More.

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State Board of Education Reveals 2019 PARCC Scores for Area Schools

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

New information from the Illinois State Board of Education gives us an insight into how school age children are performing. The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam from the 2019 school year. ... Read More.