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The 2022 edition of Best High Schools includes a numerical ranking of nearly all public high schools nationwide – almost 18,000 of them. There are rankings within each state and within each census-designated metropolitan area that has three or more high schools, as well as the Best STEM Schools ranking and comprehensive Best Charter Schools and Best […]
Stillman Valley High School Senior, Lillie Doss, and School Counselor, Trisha McKendry, are teaming up with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to host an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk with the goal of bringing awareness and prevention of suicide to our community. Just nine years ago, Ms. Doss […]
Stillman Valley High School students, Nicholas Youman and , have qualified to enter the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students are chosen based of their test scores from the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). These students have shown outstanding academic potential and are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants in […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER The Byron Tigers boys baseball team has already won eight games this season and seem to be on the radar of those who set the Polls for baseball-faithful followers. With a nearly-perfect opening to the 2022 spring campaign, a perfect start to conference play also finds […]
Tamara Wood, SVHS Math teacher, colleague, wife and mother, has taught in our district for 13 years. She currently leads Student Council, May Day, Homecoming, Mr SVHS and many other activities within our district and community, as well as being a former softball coach. Unfortunately, Mrs. Wood was recently diagnosed […]
The Byron School District began a new Medical Science learning pathway for Byron High School students this past fall. The intention behind starting the program was to help BHS students interested in joining the high-demand field of health care with the knowledge and experience to help them transition quickly and […]
More than 40 youth participated in the 2022 4-H Day of Dabbling held March 5 at the Oregon Church of God. Sponsored by University of Illinois Extension Ogle County, this annual event was open to all youth, ages 5-15. It was designed to provide participants with the opportunity to explore […]
Monroe Center Grade School in the Meridian School District #223 has had a lot of great things happening in their building this year. While students have academically made advancements to their learning like never before, our teachers have been key in their learning and development of instruction, and the data […]
Stillman Valley High School Agribusiness Team places 1st in Agribusiness CDE Test out of 200 students and 10-12 schools. SVHS had three top six place winners. Junior Hannah Batty earned 1st place; junior McKenna Alcock earned 2nd place; and junior Nicholas Youman earned 6th place. Other team members are Cadence James […]
Congratulations to the Byron Future Farmers of America (FFA) for an exceptional showing last weekend at the Supervised Agriculture Experience competition in Stillman Valley. Students are judged by a panel of agriculture educators and a host of industry specialists. Twelve area schools competed in this sectional competition and the following […]
