BHS Announces Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher High School recently announced students named to its third quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students!! High Honors Seniors: Quinton Allen, Alexis Barkus, Katelyn Bol, Adriana Cabrera, Tyler Cochrane, Kenneth Deems, Riley DeRoos, Nathan Diachenko, Julieta Dominguez, Jessica Ellerson, Ariana Fernandez, Giada Garza, Olivia Geringer-Spagnola, Caitlin Gill, Jack Hayhurst, Andrew Hering, Mihya Hernandez,…
Beecher School Board Tosses Around Idea of a Referendum
By Jeff Vorva Members of the District 200U board are weighing their options on a possible referendum regarding the makeup of the seven-member board. For decades, the rules for the makeup of the board has consisted of at least two members coming from unincorporated areas and no more than five from incorporated areas. At the…
BJHS Announces Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High School recently announced students named to its third quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Eighth Grade: Makenna Albert, Gianna Bonomo, Shayleigh Brunger, Layla Campus, Jacob Dabrowski, Michael DeFrank, Presley Glavin, Madelyn Grooms, Fiona Hagan-Storbeck, Reagan Hewitt, Jenna Huskisson, Carmela Irwin, Alexandra Johnson, Annabelle Kapchinske, Zoey Kolosh, Kaylee Kopec,…
200-U Tackling Truancy Head On
By Jeff Vorva Beecher’s schools are going to take an active approach to truancy. At the District 200-U Board of Education meeting on March 11, Superintendent Jack Gaham said the State of Illinois considers any student with 14 absences as truant, regardless if they are excused or unexcused. That included days used as mental health…
200-U Making Up That Snow Day
By Jeff Vorva Two new part-time positions have been added to the Beecher School District 200-U roster and will be filled with current full-time employees. Kerry Pikal will serve as a dean at Beecher Junior High, and Paul Vogel will serve as the technology coordinator for the district, starting next school year. Both will continue…
BHS Honor Rolls
Beecher High School recently announced students named to the second quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Seniors: Quinton Allen, Alexis Barkus, Katelyn Bol, Adriana Cabrera, Tyler Cochrane, Sergio Delgado, Riley DeRoos, Nathan Diachenko, Julieta Dominguez, Jessica Ellerson, Ariana Fernandez, Giada Garza, Olivia Geringer-Spagnola, Caitlin Gill, Jack Hayurst, Andrew Hering, Austin Hernandez,…
BJHS Announces Honor Rolls
Beecher Junior High School recently announced students named to its second quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honor Roll Eighth Grade: Makenna Albert, Elainna Benson, Gianna Bonomo, Shayleigh Brunger, Layla Campus, Jacob Dabrowski, Stanley Detjen, Madelyn Grooms, Fiona Hagan-Storbeck, Kendall Heldt, Reagan Hewitt, Jenna Huskisson, Carmela Irwin, Alexandra Johnson, Zoey Kolosh, Lindsey…
Beecher Homecoming Leaves Bobcats Undefeated
By Jeff Vorva With no football team, homecoming at Beecher High School comes during the basketball season. The 2023-2024 version of homecoming took place on January 19, as the Bobcats hosted a doubleheader. The girls team took the floor first and beat Donovan, 62-29. The boys followed up with an 85-53 triumph over Clifton Central…
Beecher Superintendent Gaham Believes Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
By Jeff Vorva Numbers were crunched and chomped, spit out, and analyzed. But the bottom line is that Beecher 200U is pretty much in line with the rest of the state in reading, below in math, but ahead in science, according to the recently released state report cards. At the district’s January 8 board meeting,…
Beecher 200-U Bringing the Chickens to Roost
By Jeff Vorva The passing of the Beecher 200-U tax levy had a barnyard feel to it with chickens coming to roost. District Superintendent Jack Gaham threw out a lot of facts, figures, and percentages during a Truth In Taxation hearing at the December 11 board meeting. Some residents were confused about the increases, thinking…
Santa Letters from Ms. Baxter’s First Graders
As promised, here are more of those delightful letters from the children at Beecher Elementary School. Ms. Baxter’s first graders had some great ideas to help out the jolly big man in the bright red suit. After reading the letters, if Santa is really hungry during his journey on Christmas Eve, he won’t be disappointed…
Santa Letters from Mrs. Markland’s First Graders
Mrs. Markland’s children also took the time to inform Santa of their wishes for this Christmas season and also informed the jolly man just what their behavior was like during the past year. To everyone’s relief – they were all GOOD! It certainly looks like Santa’s sleigh is going to be very heavy when it…
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Bobcat Baseball 4-1 for Week
Monday, May 6, the Beecher Bobcat baseball team began their week with a 15-3 victory over Gardner-South Wilmington. With a little help from GSW, who racked-up 7 errors, along with allowing the Bobcats 8 free passes to first, Beecher managed to score 15 runs, on only 8 hits. A.J. Snell earned the victory in 5…
Lady Bobcats Shutout Grace Christian, 11-0
By Jim Piacentini Tuesday, May 7, the Lady Bobcats started off slow against Grace Christian Academy. After scoring 1 run in the first and another in the second, the Bobcat bats really came alive in the third and fourth innings, scoring 5 runs in the third and an additional 4 in the fourth to bring…
Bobcats 2-for-3 in Weekly Play
On Tuesday, April 30, the Bobcats traveled to play Clifton Central and brought home a solid 10-2 win. On the day, Nathan Diachenko had three hits for the Bobcat offense, while A.J. Snell added another home run to his stats. Quinton Allen contributed two doubles, along with three RBIs. Snell earned the win and went…
Lady Bobcats Beat Blue Devils in Tight Game
By Jim Piacentini On Wednesday, May 1, the Lady Bobcats hosted the Peotone Blue Devils, with the Bobcats taking a 2-1 non-conference win. The game started off as a pitchers’ duel through the first three innings. Peotone broke the ice, scoring once in the fourth. The Lady Bobcats came back with two in the sixth…
Bobcats Win 15-3
By Jim Piacentini Beecher Bobcat baseball kept on rolling, while improving to 14-7 overall and 7-1 in the conference. The Bobcats got off on the right foot and scored 1 in the first against Illinois Lutheran. Then their bats caught fire in the third inning, scoring 14 runs, while taking a demanding lead. Quiton Allen…
Lady Bobcats Top Hanover Central, 4-2
By Jim Piacentini On Thursday, April 25, the Lady Bobcats had a tough go with the Hanover Central Lady Wildcats. Each team scored a run in the first, with no additional runs crossing the plate until the fourth inning. That’s when the Bobcats’ bats caught fire, and the Bobcats scored 3 runs and definitely took…
Lady Bobcats Upset Illinois Lutheran Chargers
By Jim Piacentini The Bobcats came out swinging in the first game of the doubleheader on Tuesday, April 23, against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers, scoring 7 runs in the first inning alone in the 16-0 win. They were led by Ava Lorenzatti, who went 3-4 and had 4 RBIs. Liliana Irwin was 2-3, with 4…
Bobcats Take Chargers Twice!
On Tuesday, April 23, the Beecher Bobcats traveled to Illinois Lutheran and brought home an 18-1 conference win. Then on Thursday, April 25, the Chargers visited Beecher and again were trounced by the Bobcats 15-3, in 4-1/2 innings, with Chase Maher taking the win on the mound. Beecher scored 1 run in the first and…
Lady Bobcats Highlights
By Jim Piacentini On Monday, April 14, the Beecher Lady Bobcats faced the Lincoln-Way Central Knights on their home turf, but came up short, losing 5-1. The Bobcats couldn’t even buy a run against the Lady Knights. The game was close up until the fifth inning, when the Knights added two more runs to make…
4 Wins for Bobcat Baseball
By Jim Piacentini On Monday, April 15, the Bobcats faced conference rival Grant Park, which resulted in a commanding 13-3 victory for Beecher, although the game started off tight. Both teams scored in the first inning, with the Bobcats taking a 5-3 lead. After that it was all Bobcats. Nathan Diachenko, who was 2-3 with…
Bobcats End Tough Week with Second Win
On Monday, April 8, the Bobcats traveled to Westmont and lost to the Sentinels in a low-scoring 2-1 seven-inning contest. On the mound, Trevor Stout had 6 strong innings, only allowing 1 unearned run, on 3 hits. In relief, Chase Maher gave-up a walk-off single to end the game, while taking the loss. Beecher scored…
Lady Bobcats Sweep Donovan in Doubleheader Shutouts
By Jim Piacentini The Lady Bobcats faced the Donovan Wildcats on their home field in a conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 9, which resulted in two awesome wins. The Bobcats came out swinging their bats and took the doubleheader 17-0 and 13-0. In the first game, everyone on the team pitched in. Evelyn Jablonski went…
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Dean’s List Belmont University, in Nashville, recently released the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Approximately 44 percent of the…
55th Annual KCC Commencement Ceremony May 11
Nearly 450 degrees and certificates will be conferred at the 55th annual Kankakee Community College Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m.…
Lewis University Athletics Recognizes Delahanty Award Students
Lewis University student athletes were honored for their academic excellence on April 22, as 368 student-athletes received Br. David Delahanty,…
USF Art and Design Senior Thesis Exhibition Open
The community is invited to enjoy the artwork of University of St. Francis (USF) seniors as part of the current…
Lewis University Recognizes Gentile, Murphy, and Schimick
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USF Announces Retirement of Dr. Arvid C. Johnson
The University of St. Francis (USF) Board of Trustees recently announced the retirement of University President Dr. Arvid C. Johnson.…
Caritas Event Raises $235,000 for Student Scholarships at USF
The University of St. Francis (USF) is proud to announce the outstanding success of its recent Caritas Scholarship Celebration held…
USF Alumnae Named Finalists for Golden Apple Award
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