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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 […]
Stillman Valley High School Chess Team competed in Peoria at the IHSA State Chess Tournament. The team went three wins to four losses and placed 91st after being seeded 120th. KJ Chavers won five matches and tied one on the fifth board and received a Bronze medal for Outstanding Individual […]
Six Byron music students were selected to participate in the 2022 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Festival. ILMEA sponsors District and All-State competitions for the State of Illinois. Illinois is divided into nine districts. Byron is located in District 8, which includes the Western edge of the North-West Chicago […]
The Byron Chamber Choir and Treble Choir will be holding a memorial concert on Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m., to show their appreciation for the development and transformation of the Byron Music Department by long time music director David Johnson. The concert will be held in the Byron Middle School […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER By the end of this week the bracket-builders for the upcoming Class 2A Girls Basketball State Championship Tournament will be gathering to determine where area Big Northern teams will start the second season. When the determination occurs teams such as Byron and Stillman Valley will know […]
Stillman Valley High School health services director and school nurse Kayla McKinney has been nominated for the 2021-22 National LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 educators and school district employees across the United […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER At this point first place in the Big Northern is found along Route 72 across Ogle County as Byron and Stillman Valley remain undefeated in head-to-head battles. The Lady Tigers moved to 11-2 on the season as they worked through a nine game stretch, losing only […]
