At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Feb. 23, SVHS administration was made aware of a threatening message posted in a student bathroom. SVHS administration immediately contacted District Office and the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department. Administration and the Sheriff’s Department conferred and determined that an immediate lockdown was not necessary. […]
At the Feb. 22, 2018 Board Meeting, the Byron Board of Education approved a three-year contract for Mr. Buster Barton to become their next superintendent. Mr. Barton is currently the principal of Mary Morgan Elementary School in Byron. Prior to that, he served the Byron District as an assistant principal, […]
Congratulations to Byron Middle School’s MathCounts students for taking top honors at regional competition held at Sauk Valley Community College on Saturday, Feb. 10. Byron’s team consisting of Rebekah Starwalt, Sadie Stickler, Joel Pauley and Maddy Cope received trophies for taking fourth place overall. In the individual round, Isaac Mondello […]
The Byron Kiwanis is offering two scholarships again this year. The Student Service Scholarship was established in 1999 for outstanding service to school and community. This scholarship for post-secondary study recognizes outstanding high school students who have been actively involved in community service in the Byron or Meridian school […]
The Illinois Association for Gifted Children presented Jackie DeVries with the Bonnie Park Leadership Legacy Award at their annual awards luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 1. Named in honor of Bonnie Park, long-term Board Chair of IAGC, this award recognizes an individual who works tirelessly as an advocate for gifted students. […]
By Chris Johnson, reporter On Friday, Feb. 16 all of the regular season games will come to an end and the Byron Tigers will get a chance to take a shot at a Regional Title and possibly even more. Dixon comes in to help the winter sports season transition into […]
Are you crazy about animals and wildlife? We know that children of all ages are…so Byron Team Kiwanis (Key Club, Builders Club and K-KIDS) is collaborating with Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center to host a FREE live-animal community event on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at […]