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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 […]
Due to increased COVID cases in Ogle County and the Byron schools implementing an adaptive pause, all in-person programming at the library is on hold until Jan. 4. At that time we will reevaluate when programming can resume. The library is still open during normal hours for book browsing and […]
Stillman Bank recently held their annual Christmas Coloring Contest for kids up to 10 years old. This year’s picture was of a Christmas stocking that was stuffed with candy. The winners received their very own gingerbread house kit. Congratulations to the winners! For ages 5 and under, the winners were: […]
Stillman Valley High School Principal Leslie Showers is pleased to announce that eight students from the SVHS graduating class of 2022 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this important recognition of academic achievement to […]
Byron Rotary Club has partnered with the Byron Forest Preserve District to build a “sled shed” at the Preserve’s sledding hill: Children and families will be allowed to borrow sleds and saucers from the shed at no cost, so that everyone can enjoy the winter sledding season. Donations of new […]
