Community Mentors Welcome Students to First Day of School
Ten community mentors were onsite at both Crete-Monee Middle School and High School on Thursday to greet students on the morning of their first day of school. The event gave students an opportunity to be welcomed by friendly and familiar faces and to interact with adults in the community, who wish to engage and inspire…
Crete-Monee School District Implementing Short Term Facility Improvement Plan
Crete-Monee School District has been hard at work over the summer, renovating several buildings for the next phases of their ‘Short-Term Facility Improvement Plan.’ The plan is being rolled out in stages, covering overhaul of electrical systems and ductwork the first year, followed by installation of new cooling and heating systems the second year. “Balmoral…
Crete-Monee Board of Ed Considers Safety Plan for Upcoming School Year
At its June 14 and June 21 meetings, the Crete-Monee Board of Education was presented with a proposed safety plan for the district’s high school and middle school buildings for the 2022-‘23 school year. Key components of the safety plan include a focus on developing relationships with students, partnering with law enforcement, and sharing information…
201-U Honors Navy Jr. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Four years of hard work and dedication were on display this month at the Committee of the Whole Meeting, celebrating a significant milestone in the history of NJROTC at Crete-Monee High School. The nine program cadets reflected on their designation as “plank owners,” a term used to describe an individual who was an original crew…
CMHS Student Athletes Lauded for Resilience, Tenacity!
Coaches reflect on students’ determination despite the pandemic at National College Signing Day. Resilience and hard work were words used many times on Wednesday, May 11, to describe this year’s crop of student athletes at National College Signing Day at Crete-Monee High School. Coaches recounted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the athletes and…
C-MHS Announces Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Crete-Monee High School recently announced students named to its third quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honor Roll Seniors: Kanyia Alexander, Ryan Allen, Izabella Angulo, Riley Armellino, Amari Bell, Kelcee Berkley, Jayda Bowen, Kylah Bradley, Anthony Bravo, Trinity Bray, Micaiah Brown, Nina Brown, Meagan Bruns, Mackenzie Burnett, Frances Calzonzi, Xavier Clairdy Langer,…
Building Bridges through Mentoring
“Wagging fingers and suspensions don’t work,” Supt. Coglianese says, as School District 201-U’s new Community Mentoring Program seeks to improve student behavior by building relationships. Dr. Kara Coglianese was joined by members of the district’s staff and four communities at the recent inaugural meeting of the Community Mentoring Program. This new district-wide initiative is community-based…
High Praise for CMHS NJROTC Program
Naval Commander calls CMHS Cadets “best I’ve ever seen,” at recent Area Management Inspection (AMI). On February 22, the annual manager inspection (AMI) was conducted at Crete-Monee High School. The AMI is a yearly inspection for Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) and serves as a type of report card for high school units.…
Can’t Put a Price on Biscuit and Lucy!
“Talk about a relationship-builder,” Crete-Monee High School Dean David Hall laughs. He recounts the countless numbers of students who never used to, but now take the time, to stop and chat, as he and Biscuit make rounds in the hallway each day. This month, he and District Director of Safety and Security Patrick Siemsen shared…
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Vedette Sports Report
By Jeff Vorva Even though the holiday tournaments have not gotten into full swing for boys and girls basketball yet, it’s not too soon to think about the postseason. The Illinois High School Association released its assignments for the playoffs, which begin in February. Beecher, which is off to the best start in program history…
VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
By Jeff Vorva Although there were no local teams in the finals of the Beecher Fall Classic, the championship game turned out to be a classic that will be talked about for a while. St. Laurence made the trip from Burbank to Beecher five times and the fifth time turned into a championship with a…
Warriors Have Big Wins and Big Losses
By Jeff Vorva Big wins. Big losses. Crete-Monee’s football team certainly did not do anything small. The 2023 season featured 11 games. The Warriors won seven games by scores of 55-0, 48-0, 42-7, 57-0, 42-24, 65-0 and 47-13. They lost four games by scores of 24-0, 30-14, 42-0 and 21-0. Most of the time, everyone…
Weekly Golf Tallies
Peotone: On Friday, September 1, Peotone and Kankakee met at Oak Springs Golf Course in St. Anne for a non-conference match. Peotone (182) fell to Kankakee (168). Medalist was Paul Azzerelli with a score of 38. Peotone four count scores were Jake Eaheart 41, Joe Hasse 42, Michael Bettenhausen 49, and Mason Early 50. On…
The Week’s Soccer Highlights
Crete-Monee: On Tuesday, August 29, in front of the home fans, Crete-Monee took the win against Rich Township, 9-0. Omar Romo, Alex McClure, and Edinson Giron Perez had 2 goals each, while Armani Lagunas, Jovanni Loza, and Eric Nava each tallied one goal. Caedman Vanderhoogt walked away with a shutout. Beecher: On Tuesday, August 29,…
Warriors Volleyball Overtake Chargers in Season Opener
By Dennis Bowling Crete-Monee senior Alexandria Wright is the epitome of good old-fashioned hard work. That work helped her elevate her hitting and serving game on August 21. Wright, a powerful and smart hitter, delivered the second game match winner, a picturesque floating serve ace. She finished with six kills and five service points. That…
Bobcat Golf’s 307 Defends C-M Invite Title!
The Beecher Bobcat Boys golf team defended their Crete-Monee Warrior Invite Title with a record-breaking team total 307 on Friday, August 25. The squad had three top five finishers, including Jackson Reece, who took Tournament Medalist Honors with a personal best tournament score of 74, while Peyton Serafin (fifth) and Jack Hayhurst (fourth) both carded…
Illinois Lutheran Volleyball Highlights
On Monday, August 21, Illinois Lutheran began the 2023 season at Crete-Monee with a non-conference match. The Chargers had a difficult start in the first set and found themselves behind 8-19. They were able to get to within four at 18-22, but lost the first set 18-25. The second set was much closer, with several…
Beecher Volleyball Results
The Bobcat Varsity Girls Volleyball Team began their season with a loss, 23-25, 14-25, to Homewood-Flossmoor High School on Tuesday, August 22. The girls started the match with a lot of fire power but could not finish with a win. Special mention goes out to Katie Jones, with 5 kills and 3 aces. Also, Emily…
Bobcats Tally 2 Wins, 2 Losses for the Week
Thursday, May 4, the Beecher Bobcat baseball team traveled to Peotone in a non-conference competition and brought home an 8-2 win against the Blue Devils. For the Bobcats, they scored 8 runs, on 11 hits, while committing 1 error. Nolen Lane and Quinton Allen each had 2 hits. On the mound, Trevor Stout took the…
Lady Panther Sports Highlights
On Tuesday, March 28, the Lady Panther softball and soccer teams each brought home victories. In the softball contest, facing conference foe Wilmington, Manteno trounced Wilmington, 19-6. The bats got going Tuesday, after the team made some great adjustments from the previous night. Drew Hosselton hit a home run to dead center, in addition to…
Ladycats Score Impressive 8-0 Victory over C-MHS
On Tuesday, March 21, the Beecher Girls Soccer team began its season with a huge SICA Conference victory at home over a tough and very physical Crete-Monee team. The Bobcats opened the scoring 20 minutes into the match and never looked back. They took a 3-0 lead into halftime and finished the match with an…
College News
USF Presented SCC Friendship Award
During its annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, March 7, the Spanish Community Center (SCC) in Joliet presented the University of…
College News
Miranda Tyda, a sophomore from New Lennox, portrayed a shepherd in Augustana’s performance of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on…
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