District-Wide Elementary School Walk-Through All elementary buildings will be open for
students and parents to familiarize themselves with
their school on Thursday, August 14, 2008, from 3:00
- 8:00 p.m.
New Elementary Building Dedication Ceremonies Formal dedication ceremonies for Worden
Elementary, Goshen Elementary, and Albert Cassens
Elementary will be conducted on the following dates:
Worden Elementary - Saturday, August 16,
2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Goshen Elementary - Sunday, August 17, 2008, at
1:00 p.m.
Albert Cassens Elementary - Sunday, August 17,
2008, at 3:00 p.m.
First day of school is Tuesday, August 19
(half-day)
Date
Event
Location
Times
Monday, August 4
EHS
Registration - Freshmen
EHS
11am -
7pm
Tuesday, August 5
EHS
Registration - Sophomores
EHS
11am -
7pm
Wednesday, August 6
EHS
Registration - Juniors
EHS
9am -
3pm
Thursday, August 7
EHS
Registration - Seniors
EHS
9am -
3pm
Friday, August 8
EHS
Registration - All grades/makeup
EHS
9am -
3pm
Thursday, August 14
Kindergarten Orientation
Leclaire,
Hamel, Midway, Nelson, Glen Carbon,
and Goshen Elementary Schools
Parents are contacted via mail and
phone to schedule an orientation
session
Thursday, August 14
Building Walk-Through for Families
All schools
3pm -
8pm
Bevis busy in new role as AD
Posted: August 6, 2008
Brad Bevis has had a little time to get
antiquated with his new position as athletic
director at Edwardsville High School. So far
so good. When Tim Dougherty made the
announcement that he was stepping down to
become an administrator and the head
football coach at Lincoln-Way Central after
16 years at the football helm at EHS and 13
years as the athletic director, it didn’t
take long for Edwardsville to take action.
[Details..]
Watershed spreads word on wonders
Posted: July 29, 2008
Through
a partnership between District 7 and the
Watershed Nature Center, each year District
7 elementary students become connected to
nature as well as learn about their place in
the community and our world from Watershed
Nature Center Teacher Sandy Fultz. Fultz
gave an informational overview at last
week’s District 7 School Board meeting about
the Watershed program she teaches.
[Details..]
District has new principals in place
Posted: July 29, 2008
As students of the new Albert Cassens and
Goshen Elementary schools will soon be
embarking on a new adventure as students of
new schools, both Martha Richey and Tara
Wells will also be beginning a new chapter
in their careers. When students arrive at
Albert Cassens Elementary on the first day
of school, their new principal, Martha
Richey, will greet them.
[Details..]
Wories captures Mud Mountain title
Posted: July 29, 2008
Former Edwardsville High standout Dustin
Davis and defending champ Jason Olszowka
were jawing back and forth prior to
Saturday’s 13th annual Mud Mountain 5K
Classic at Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville about which one of them was
going to win the race. But nobody was
talking about former Metro-East Lutheran
standout Kent Wories. Until after the race,
that is.
[Details..]
District 7 set for big year, registration begins
Posted: July 27, 2008
District 7 moves toward the opening of the
2008-09 school year with middle school and
elementary registration occurring this week.
Superintendent
Ed Hightower said that construction is
winding down, many teachers are heading back
to classrooms, and the finishing touches are
being applied as the District prepares to
welcome students back to school. “The
beginning of school is just around the
corner. It will be exciting to see students
and their parents walking the halls of our
buildings again,” Hightower said.
[Details..]
Edwardsville school construction nears finish
Posted: July 27, 2008
Community Unit School District 7 is nearing
the finish of a nearly yearlong project to
complete $58.3 million in construction
projects for the start of the 2008-09 school
year.[Details...]
Classrooms getting new digital technology
Posted: July 24, 2008
A project to install $300,000 in digital
projection and audio amplification systems
in classrooms at Edwardsville High School
should be done by early September, officials
said.[Details...][Presentation...]
Through
a partnership between District 7 and the
Watershed Nature Center, each year District
7 elementary students become connected to
nature as well as learn about their place in
the community and our world from Watershed
Nature Center Teacher Sandy Fultz. Fultz
gave an informational overview at last
week’s District 7 School Board meeting about
the Watershed program she teaches.
