EHS cashes in with victory
Posted: May 2,2013
The Edwardsville High School team of Tim Chen, Sterling
Coleman-Selby, Dylan Shallow, and Rick Veitch stepped up to the
challenge of catapulting their team from sixth to first place by
scoring a perfect 100 in the final round of the 2013 Illinois
Economics Challenge State Finals.
[More
Info]
Bluegrass at the benefit
Posted: May 1,2013
Edwardsville High School Music Department teachers Lynda
Marshall, Tim Havis and Angelina McLaughlin-Heil helped host a
benefit performance for the Wildey Theater on April 23.
[More
Info]
EHS scribes claim sectional crown
Posted: April 30,2013
Fourteen EHS journalism and yearbook students earned first place
overall when they traveled to the IHSA Journalism sectional
competition in Carbondale on April 20.
[More
Info]
The last mile
Posted: April 30,2013
Glen Carbon Elementary celebrated the last mile of a long
journey for more than 60 kindergarten to second grade students.
[More
Info]
"School House Rock"
Posted: April 30,2013
Woodland Elementary's fifth Ggrade Drama Club presented "School
House Rock Live" recently as a culmination of their year of hard
work and dedication.
[More
Info]
Board adds course to EHS curriculum:
Students will be able to
study turf management
Posted: April 23,2013
The Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education approved at its
meeting Monday night the addition of a new Turf Management
course for the Edwardsville High School agriculture education
program.
[More Info]
Area students fare well at science fair
Posted: April 23,2013
Several Edwardsville area students in grades five through 12
received awards at the SIUE regional Science and Engineering
Research Challenge (science fair) that took place on March 23 on
the SIUE campus. [More info]

From left: Caroline O'Neill, Jason Pan, Payton Ginestra.
Superintendent Comments - April 22
Posted: April 17,2013
Recognition of Scott Hagin and
John Meinzen
EHS math teachers Scott Hagin and
John Meinzen were recognized for their achievements at the
regular Board of Education meeting Monday night. Mr. Hagin was
selected as the 2013 River Bend Silver Medallion Teacher
of the Year, and Mr. Meinzen received a $5,000 Emerson Gold Star
Grant.
[More Info]
Helping hands
Posted: April 17,2013
Approximately 480 volunteers packed 100,000 meals Sunday at
Edwardsville High School containing a mixture of vitamin powder,
dehydrated carrots, potatoes, soy protein, and rice, to be sent
to starving children around the world.
[More
Info]
Students receive board recognition
Posted: April 12,2013
It was another packed house at the Edwardsville District 7 Board
of Education meeting Monday night.
[More
Info]
Scholarship winners
Posted: April 12,2013
The Charles A. Wentz Jr. Scholarship and Wentz Family
Scholarship winners of 2013 are pictured from back row from
left: Joshua Knebel, Colton Shipley, Brady Nahlik, Drew Curtis,
Tyler Goldammer, Jake Gingerich. Middle row from left: Ryan
Brown, Richard Veitch, Austin Fahsl, Chelsea Larson, Sujing Liu,
Audrey Hudlin, Clare Swapp, Bethany Frick, and Suzanne Weiss,
Chair of the Education Committee of the Greater Edwardsville
Area Community Foundation.
[More
Info]
Preschool Academy's first year nears end
Posted: April 9,2013
With Easter behind us and temperatures climbing every day now,
parents and students alike may be anxiously awaiting school
being out for the summer.
[More
Info]
School security issues forwarded
Posted: April 9,2013
The continued presence of school resource officers in District 7 schools took an important step at Monday night’s public safety meeting with the approval of a memorandum of understanding between the city of Edwardsville and Edwardsville Community Unit District No. 7 in regard to an intergovernmental police service assistance agreement.
[More
Info]
Crank it up
Posted: April 9,2013
Lindsy Oyler, a senior nursing student at SIUE, places a pair of
headphones onto Worden fourth grade student, Alexis Hendricks'
ears to show her how to recognize when the volume of music
playing through headphones is too loud.
[More
Info]
March 2013 Financial Update
Posted: March 18,2013
In recent weeks, more and more school districts in Madison and
St. Clair counties have had to make major program reductions,
initiate employee layoffs, and issue additional debt for
2013-2014. Included in this letter is information regarding the
dire financial picture facing local school districts. As you are
aware, the Board implemented an action plan that has included
the reduction of over $12 million in expenditures during the
past four years. [More
Info]
Checking out the competition
Posted: March 18,2013
Students at Goshen Elementary that participated in this year's
Young Authors competition browse each others books at a special
breakfast conducted Friday for the 42 participants.
[More
Info]
All smiles
Posted: March 18,2013
The Edwardsville Tiger basketball team, coaches and cheerleaders
pose with the third-place trophy after EHS defeated Proviso East
Saturday in the third-place game of the Illinois Class 4A Boys'
Basketball State Tournament in Peoria.
[More
Info]
Teacher wins national VFW award
Posted: March 15,2013
A Columbus Elementary School teacher was recognized as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year at an assembly Thursday morning, the same day that a bill his class suggested was up for a third reading in the Illinois Senate.
[More
Info]
Fun with fungus
Posted: March 15,2013
Emma Hurtte inflates a balloon to demonstrate to second graders Elle Schaefer, in pink second from left, Lexi Bozarth, center in blue, and Makenzie McFarlin, in pink second from right, the results they discovered from their science experiment "Hungry Fungus" which observed the effect yeast has when feeding on sugar producing the gas carbon dioxide.
[More
Info]
Board Provides Update on Governor Quinn’s Budget Proposal and Its Impact on District 7
Posted: March 12,2013
The Board, at its last meeting on February
25, 2013, discussed that the District anticipates a $600,000
shortfall for 2013-2014. However, the District could lose
another $400,000 in State funding for 2013-2014 based on
Governor Quinn’s State of the State budget proposal. If
approved, the Board will need to find $1 million in order to
balance next year’s budget. [More
Info]
District 7 Sponsors Financial Planning Workshop
for Parents of Students with Special Needs
Posted: March 6,2013
If you are a conservator, guardian, or
parent of an individual with special needs, you are invited to a workshop called “Planning for Your Child’s
Future - Your Dependent with Special Needs: Making His or Her Future More Secure.” [More
Info]
"Godspell"
Posted: March 18,2013
Edwardsville High School Drama Club’s production of "Godspell"
takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS auditorium tonight as well
as a 2 p.m. performance Sunday.
[More
Info]
Tickets for the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals
Posted: March 13,2013
Tickets for the IHSA boys basketball state finals on Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, will be available today from 3:00-7:00 P.M. and from 7:00-9:00 A.M. on Thursday. EHS is scheduled to play at 8:15 P.M. on Friday, March 15, at the Peoria Civic Center’s Carver Arena. All seats are reserved. Lower Bowl tickets are $10.50 per session, and Upper Bowl tickets are $8.50 per session. If you want to sit in the Edwardsville reserved section, you are advised to purchase tickets in advance.
Board president describes on-going challenges
Posted: March 5,2013
Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education
President Greg Roosevelt opened the Board of Education meeting
Monday night with his thoughts regarding the financial history
and status of District 7. [More
Info]
Presidents on parade
Posted: March 5,2013
Donovan Feeney, a third grader at Columbus
School, dressed the part, – complete with glasses and graying
hair – to represent President Harry S. Truman for the annual
President's Day parade through the halls on Friday. [More
Info]
N.O. Nelson students cast their ballots in the Madison County Administration
Building Wednesday
Posted: March 5,2013
[More
Info]
Acting up
Posted: February 28,2013
On Monday evening the Lincoln Middle School
thespians of Act One had their dress rehearsal for their spring
production, "The Wild, Wild, Wildest West." [More
Info]
Word masters
Posted: February 28,2013
The Cassens Elementary Spelling Bee winners
for 2013 are: first place Kiera Doughty (center), second Place
Carter Schwalb (left), and third place Jonathan Self (right). [More
Info]
Awaiting the judges
Posted: February 27,2013
More than 175 students of Lincoln Middle
School presented their projects on Monday for the school's
annual Science Fair. [More
Info]
EHS senior among scholarship finalists
Posted: February 26,2013
Edwardsville High School senior Audrey
Hudlin has been named a finalist of the 2013 National
Achievement Scholarship Program. [More
Info]
Kindergarten Information and Registration
Posted: January 15,2013
Kindergarten Information Night and Registration Information have been posted. Please click the links for more information. [Kindergarten Information] [Kindergarten Registration]
[Registration
Forms]
Worldly wizards
Posted: February 22,2013
Natalie Loveridge, at left, Will Hyten,
center, and Lizzie Dawson, at right, are the finalists from the
Woodland Elementary School geography bee. Will Hyten placed
first and will take a written test to qualify for the state
level geography bee. [More
Info]
Going for the gold
Posted: February 20,2013
Maggie Anderson, left, and Eden Vitoff, center, both freshman
students at Edwardsville High School, prepare to launch their
hand built hover craft during the Mag Lev event at the Science
Olympiad at SIUE on Saturday.
[More
Info]
Maddox recognized nationally by VFW
Posted: February 20,2013
Columbus Elementary fifth grade teacher Matt Maddox has been
chosen for the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ National Citizenship
Education Teacher Award. Maddox was one of three winners
selected nationwide from over 60,000 entries.
[More
Info]
District 7 planning parent workshops
Posted: February 15,2013
District 7 has announced the Spring 2013 Parent Information
Series, which includes workshops covering a variety of topics
ranging from academics to social-emotional and health issues
impacting students.
[More
Info]
Special guests
Posted: February 15,2013
Augustus Hawkins (Liberty Middle School), Spencer Wagner (EHS),
Ian Tegert (Liberty Middle School) and Dylan Colby (EHS). The
four were special guests at the Edwardsville District 7 Board of
Education Monday night.
[More
Info]
The science of scooters
Posted: February 14,2013
Benjamin Burgett, a fifth grader at Cassens Elementary School,
discusses his science fair project with fellow fifth grader Anna
Marie Buss during the science fair presentations on Tuesday.
[More
Info]
The science of scooters
Posted: February 14,2013
Benjamin Burgett, a fifth grader at Cassens Elementary School,
discusses his science fair project with fellow fifth grader Anna
Marie Buss during the science fair presentations on Tuesday.
[More
Info]
Learning history through technology
Posted: February 13,2013
Nelson Elementary second grade teacher Kelly Schaefer knows the
value that technology offers as a teaching tool for her
students, and she uses technology every chance she gets.
[More
Info]
Spelling champs
Posted: February 13,2013
Dylan Hillmer, left, Cory Hammoud, center, and Usma Rizvi,
right, are the top three finalists of the Woodland Elementary
School spelling bee. All three will go on to compete at the
District 7 spelling bee on February 28. Usma Rizvi will compete
at the Maryville University spelling bee.
[More
Info]
A taste of the world
Posted: February 13,2013
Edamame, hummus, parsnip, jicama and star fruit were just some
of the foods from around the world Zachary Chitwood, in red,
Marah Kirk, center, and Ronak Thakker, at right, had never tried
before at a tasting party for Kim Michel's second grade class at
Goshen Elementary School on Friday.
[More
Info]
What was that?
Posted: February 13,2013
Zachary Chitwood reacts after tasting a bite of star fruit which
he described as, "really good, but sour" at a tasting party for
Kim Michel's second grade class at Goshen Elementary School.
[More
Info]
Scoring drive
Posted: February 4,2013
The Tiger Hockey team's annual charity drive for the Glen-Ed
Food Pantry yielded big results.
[More
Info]
Hightower answers security question
Posted: January 31,2013
Edwardsville District 7 Superintendent Ed Hightower assured a
concerned parent at the Edwardsville District 7 Board of
Education meeting Monday night that the district would never
place untrained armed security officers at every District 7
school entrance.
[More
Info]
D7 Presidents
Posted: January 31,2013
Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education President Greg Roosevelt stands with the presidents of the District 7 school Parent/Teacher Organizations after they were honored at Monday's meeting.
[More
Info]
100 days
Posted: January 31,2013
Kindergarten students at Midway Elementary school collected over
100 non-perishable food items for their "Kindergarten Gives
Back" project in honor of their 100th day of school celebration.
[More
Info]
Locked in
Posted: January 31,2013
A record 95 Liberty and Lincoln eighth grade G.O.(Guidance in
Operation) students attended a leadership lock-in at the
Edwardsville Meyer YMCA last Saturday night.
[More
Info]
A new first for Barbie
Posted: January 31,2013
Last year Rob Canada’s fifth grade students at Columbus
Elementary created a solar powered battery farm to charge AA
batteries. [More
Info]
Adding to EHS history
Posted: January 28,2013
On Tuesday, the Edwardsville Tigers raised the banner for their
2012 Class 3A girls’ track and field state championship at Lucco-Jackson
Gym prior to the Tiger girls’ basketball game against Belleville
East.
[More Info]
Liberty announces second quarter honor roll
Posted: January 28,2013
Liberty Middle School recently announced the students that were
named to 2nd Quarter Honor Roll.
[More Info]
Lincoln announces second quarter honor roll
Posted: January 28,2013
Lincoln Middle School recently announced the students that were
named to 2nd Quarter Honor Roll.
[More Info]
Thursday, January 31: Update on Water Main Break and Impact on School Operation
Posted: January 31,2013
This afternoon, I spoke with public officials from the Village of Glen Carbon, and they confirmed that
while progress is being made toward isolating the water main break, it is unlikely that water service will
be restored at Cassens and Glen Carbon Elementary Schools by tomorrow, Friday, February 1. As a
result, we will follow the same procedures that have been in place during the past two days.
[More
Info]
Seeing the light
Posted: January 24,2013
At Lincoln Middle School, sixth and eighth grade Spanish teacher
Steve Smith enjoys looking for creative ways of devising lesson
plans that incorporate the new PolyVision boards across many
different educational subjects.
[More Info]
Globe projects a District 7 tradition
Posted: January 24,2013
Angela Zywicki’s second grade classroom was filled with busy
students and parent volunteers last week. The students were
learning about the planet Earth’s continents and oceans by
creating a three dimensional globe made of paper mache.
[More Info]
Parent Information Series - Fall/Winter 2012-13
Posted: September 18, 2012
Registration is required for all workshops.
Please register by contacting Barb Johnson at
618-655-6021 or bjohnson@ecusd7.org. [More Info]
Registration for kindergarten set
Posted: January 18,2013
Kindergarten registration for Edwardsville District 7‘s 2013-14
school year has been scheduled to take place from noon to 7 p.m.
on Feb. 12 at each of the district’s primary buildings: Hamel,
Midway, Nelson, Glen Carbon, Goshen and Leclaire Schools.
[More Info]
District 7 puts safety in focus
Posted: January 17,2013
In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., the Edwardsville District 7 administration has been re-evaluating its own Safety Program. Edwardsville District 7 Superintendent Ed Hightower presented, during Monday night’s school board meeting, safety measures, which were either currently being implemented or planned to be implemented over the next few months and others that are being studied.
[More Info]
Foundation donates funds to District 7
Posted: January 17,2013
Edwardsville District 7 Superintendent Ed Hightower updated the
Board of Education on second semester enrollment, plans for the
District 7 Summer Zone and the Technology for the 21st Century
Classroom initiative during his comments during the Edwardsville
District 7 Board of Education meeting Monday night.
[More Info]
Middle schools prepare for Winter Fling
Posted: January 16,2013
Sixth grade
students from both Liberty and Lincoln Middle Schools will have
an opportunity to mingle and get to know each other during the
Annual LMS Winter Fling.
[More Info]
District 7 Safety Update
Posted: January 15,2013
The tragedy at
Sandy Hook Elementary School in December caused shock waves
around the world. No one knows what goes on in the mind of
someone who could commit such an act, but the loss of so many
innocent children and those who were charged with their care has
caused all of us to reflect and ask ourselves whether we are
doing everything within reason to protect our children.
As we look
toward the future and improvements we can make to our safety
plan, it is appropriate that we recognize past Boards of
Education, the Edwardsville Police Department, the Glen Carbon
Police Department, and the Madison County Sheriff’s Department
for their many years of proactive, collaborative efforts to
ensure the safety of our students and staff. Two individuals who
should specifically be recognized for their vision of safe
schools in District 7 are: Former Edwardsville Police Department
Chief and current City Administrator Ben Dickmann and retired
Edwardsville Police Department Chief Dave Bopp.
[More Info]
[Presentation at Jan 14th Board meeting]
Lincoln students rally around classmate battling cancer
Posted: January 11,2013
When Lincoln Middle School students and
staff learned that one of Lincoln’s students, Zoe Kienstra, had been
diagnosed with liver cancer and would need a liver transplant, the
school rallied around her for support. [More
Info]
Students get lesson in journalism
Posted: January 15,2013
Cassens Elementary fourth graders in
Heather Ozment’s class learned the “who, what, when, where and how”
of writing Tuesday when Edwardsville Intelligencer Editor Bill
Tucker visited her classroom. [More
Info]
EHS senior shines at vocal competition
Posted: January 10,2013
Bailey Hutton, a senior at Edwardsville
High School, was honored recently at the William E. Schmidt Youth
Vocal Competition.
[More
Info]
LMS students volunteer as mentors
Posted: January 8,2013
Every year Liberty Middle School
Prevention Counselor Mark Tschudy challenges his Guidance in
Operation (G.O.) and Friends In Touch (F.I.T.) leadership students
to come up with a new way to volunteer that will benefit their
school and the community.
[More
Info]
Students sound anti-drug alarm
Posted: January 3,2013
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom
Gibbons witnesses through his job on a daily basis how drugs ruin
lives which is why he also knows the value of Red Ribbon Week in
area schools.
[More
Info]
Contract to save schools money
Posted: December 21,2012
The Edwardsville District 7 Board of
Education approved a new three-year transportation contract at the
board meeting Monday night that will result in $100,000 savings.
[More
Info]
Technology gets daily workout
Posted: December 21,2012
While some might think that technology in
the classroom may seem more useful to older elementary through high
school aged students, Midway Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Jeremy
Heigert offered a demonstration recently of how the District 7’s new
PolyVision white board technology is a teaching tool he uses every
day. [More
Info]
Dear Parents and Employees
Posted: December 18,2012
We’ve all experienced many emotions since
last Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and all of our hearts
remain heavy. No one has found an answer as to why something so
horrific took the lives of innocent children and dedicated staff.
As most of you, we continued to watch news updates as well as the Interfaith Vigil Service on Sunday night. Our national leaders have asked communities to come together and find new solutions to continue providing safe schools for our children.
[More
Info]
A love of literacy
Posted: December 20,2012
Magi Henderson, Youth Services Director with the Glen Carbon Centennial Library, shares a favorite holiday story as Cassens Elementary students and families enjoyed an evening of guest readers and magic tricks on Cassens Literacy Evening. [More
Info]
EHS at the MSCC
Posted: December 19,2012
On Tuesday, students from the Edwardsville
High School hung artwork produced by their fellow students from
grades eight to 12 on the walls of the Main Street Community Center. [More
Info]
Christmas and cultures
Posted: December 18,2012
Kale Cheatham, in blue, a second grader at
Nelson Elementary, concentrates on cutting out candles for his
Kinara while learning about the Kwanzaa holiday in Kelly Schaefer's
classroom. [More
Info]
Sending a message
Posted: December 18,2012
On Tuesday, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons awarded
Columbus Elementary third grader Macy Smith and her class a Dominos
Pizza lunch. [More
Info]
Fifth graders send greetings
Posted: December 18,2012
Lauren Kirk’s fifth graders at Albert
Cassens Elementary practiced their writing skills by penning holiday
letters to soldiers overseas. [More
Info]
Game faces
Posted: December 18,2012
The Main Street Community Center hosted a
pajama party recently. Middle school students from Liberty and
Lincoln's G.O. organizations volunteered to usher the youngsters
through the evening. [More
Info]
Saying thanks
Posted: December 18,2012
Seventh grade members of F.I.T. (Friends
In Touch) join in an annual luncheon to honor the Edwardsville
Police Department and Edwardsville Fire Department first responders
at Lincoln Middle School recently. [More
Info]
NHS will host toy drive
Posted: December 7,2012
Kids and adults alike can purchase gently
used toys Saturday at Edwardsville High School’s National Honor
Society’s (NHS) Christmas Sale. [More
Info]
EHS teachers get to study abroad
Posted: December 7,2012
Edwardsville High School English teacher
Cara Lane, social studies teacher Allen Duncan and art teacher
Kristy Dickens spent four weeks in May on a whirl-wind visit to
Sweden. [More
Info]
EHS Presents the 14th Annual Madrigal Dinners
Posted: December 5,2012
The 14th Annual Edwardsville High School Madrigal Dinners will be held on December 14-15, 2012. Shows are: Friday, December 14th, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 15th, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Liberty Middle School Auditorium. [More
Info]
Emerson honors two EHS teachers
Posted: December 5,2012
Edwardsville High School teachers Jon
Parkin and John Meinzen have been selected as the winners of the
2012 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. [More
Info]
EHS Drama students set for Christmas show
Posted: December 5,2012
The EHS Drama students didn’t have long to
revel in the success of their mid-November production of “Working”
because they had to prepare for the upcoming Christmas Show that
takes place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the EHS auditorium. [More
Info]
EHS math team takes top spot in competition
Posted: December 3,2012
The Edwardsville District 7 Board of
Education recognized Edwardsville High School’s Math Team for its
successful fall competitive season during the regular board of
education meeting Monday night. [More
Info]
96 participate in music festival
Posted: December 3,2012
For the third year in a row, Edwardsville
High School hosted the Illinois Music Educators Association’s (IMEA)
All-District Festival. [More
Info]
Orchestra students earn scholarships
Posted: November 30,2012
Edwardsville High School students Kristin Schlueter, Maddie Farrar
and Mary Garner have been selected as the EHS 2012 orchestra
scholarship recipients. [More
Info]
LMS students take on toy, food drive
Posted: November 30,2012
Every year for the past 12 years, the F.I.T. and G.O. students at
Liberty and Lincoln Middle Schools have joined together to sponsor a
Toy and Food Drive that supports local District 7 families. [More
Info]
Woodland goes Wild for donation
Posted: November 30,2012
Woodland Elementary Principal Tara Fox had much to be thankful for
this Thanksgiving holiday. [More
Info]
Illinois
Pension
Reform
Posted: November 28,2012
As you are probably aware, Governor Quinn
and some members of the Illinois legislature are proposing to shift
the State’s Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension liability to
local school districts and their taxpayers as part of Illinois
pension reform. Should legislative action be approved to shift TRS
pension costs from the State to local school districts and their
taxpayers, District 7’s operating budget would be immediately
impacted by approximately $7 million annually. As a
result, the District would be forced to either reduce/eliminate
programs and staff or go back to the taxpayers to fund this cost
shift. Attached is the letter President Roosevelt and Board members
will send to Governor Pat Quinn, House Speaker Michael Madigan,
Senate President John Cullerton, and other state legislators
outlining the Board’s opposition to shifting the State’s pension
liability to school districts, as well as other financial issues
impacting the District. We want to thank Representative Dwight Kay,
Senator Bill Haine, Representative Dan Beiser, Senator Jim
Clayborne, Senator Kyle McCarter, and Representative Jay Hoffman for
their continuing efforts in opposing the State’s pension liability
to local school districts and their taxpayers.
The letter
sent to the legislators can be seen here.
Forget
chalkboards,
Edwardsville
taps
into
'giant
iPads'
in
the
classroom
Posted: November 26,2012
Forget old-school chalkboards, pull-down
maps and overhead projectors: Tomorrow's classrooms will have
something smarter on the wall. Edwardsville District 7 is conducting
a $1 million fundraising campaign to put a PolyVision interactive
whiteboard in all 370 classrooms.
[More Info]
Technology in the 21st Century
Classroom
Posted: October 19, 2012
The District is taking the next step toward implementing its
Technology in the 21st Century Classroom Initiative, one
that has the potential to impact every District 7 student. We invite
you to partner with us.
Our students are ready for a more interactive and engaging
instructional experience – one that mirrors the world in which they
live. They are “digital natives,” born into a technological world.
[More
Information]
Taking
a
look
beyond
the
turkey
Posted: November 26,2012
Ask any first grade student what
Thanksgiving is all about and he or she will surely tell you about
gathering with family to eat a big turkey dinner and how it’s a time
to give thanks for everything we have. [More
Info]
Students create e-portfolios
Posted: November 21,2012
Stefani Jubelt’s fifth grade students at
Woodland Elementary were anxiously waiting to go through the door to
begin the next hour of their day. [More
Info]
Holiday poetry
Posted: November 21,2012
The kindergarten class at Midway Elementary performed a Thanksgiving
poetry recital on Monday. [More
Info]
District 7 Financial Profile
Posted: November 15,2012
This financial profile provides an analysis of the actions taken by
the Board of Education and will guide decision-making over the next
eighteen months. The profile addresses anticipated new revenue
sources, projected revenues and expenditures, the 2013-2014 tax
levy, restructuring/refinancing of District 7 debt, and an emergency
line-of-credit.
[More
Info]
96 District 7 Music Students Selected for 2012 IMEA Festival
Posted: November 16,2012
On Saturday, November 3, 2012, approximately 700 students from school districts all
over Southern Illinois traveled to Edwardsville High School for the 2012 Illinois Music Educators
Association (IMEA) All-District Festival. Ninety-six District 7 music students were selected for
2012 IMEA Festival.
[More
Info]


All-star lineup
Posted: November 14, 2012
The SIUE baseball team recently visited Woodland Elementary's fourth grade
students to read them "A Big League For Little Players," a story written by Jane
Sellman about the history of baseball. [More Info]
Pizza pros
Posted: November 13, 2012
The Midway Elementary School staff recently participated in a Papa Murphy’s Technology Fundraiser. Many families brought their children to see the teachers making pizza for them. [More Info]
Special guest
Posted: November 13, 2012
Lee Bilbrey, an Army Airborne Ranger Vietnam veteran, of Edwardsville, enjoys some discussion time along with a little breakfast with Justin White, right, an eighth grader at Liberty Middle School, and a group of Liberty social studies students Friday morning. [More Info]
Students man Election Headquarters
Posted: November 8, 2012
The major television networks aren’t the only ones following and
analyzing the presidential election results today. [More Info]
Edwardsville student wins essay contest
Posted: November 8, 2012
Edwardsville student Ben Pinkley won second prize in the first
annual Charles Schweizer Essay contest sponsored by the Illinois
Society of the War of 1812. He received a certificate and check for
$250. [More Info]
Sitting on the bench
Posted: November 8, 2012
Kole Sumpter, a third grader from Worden Elementary plays his part
as judge next to the real life Judge Barbara Crowder, during a mock
trial Friday featuring the case of the "Big Bad Wolf vs. Curly Pig."
[More Info]
The political process
Posted: November 6, 2012
Students at Edwardsville High School participated in a mock election
for president of the United States on Friday thanks to the League of
Women Voters, the Model UN club, and assistant Principal Paul
Stuart. [More Info]
EHS trio earn all-state honors
Posted: November 6, 2012
Three Edwardsville High School students were chosen, from among more
than 250 students who auditioned across Illinois, to be a part of
the cast and crew of the 2013 All-State production of "Memphis." [More Info]
Drama Club primed for fall production
Posted: October 26, 2012
Edwardsville High School Drama Club tickets for its fall production, “Working,” go on sale Friday at 2:30 p.m. Performances of “Working” take place in the EHS auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 10. [More Info]
EHS seniors earn NMSP recognition
Posted: October 31, 2012
Several Edwardsville High School seniors have received National
Merit Scholarship Recognition. [More Info]
Leadership training
Posted: October 31, 2012
Friends In Touch (F.I.T.) students from Lincoln and Liberty middle
schools play capture the flag with members of the SIUE track team at
their monthly SIUE leadership activity at the Vadalabene Center. [More Info]
Hightower presents district financial profile
Posted: October 26, 2012
Hightower noted that the profile had been designed to provide an analysis of the actions taken by the board during the past four years to address the financial crisis being experienced at the state and local levels, as well as its impact on District 7 finances. [More Info]
EHS student council
Posted: October 23, 2012
Edwardsville High School Student Council officers, from left: Jake Gianaris, Emily Mosby, Stephanie Gaytan, Margaret Stolte and Bethany Frick, president, present a check to Rotarian Rod Vaught during Thursday's event. [More Info]
Letters from home
Posted: October 19, 2012
Students at Lincoln Middle School partnered with the Care Package Project to write more than 100 letters to U.S. Marines stationed in war zones. This project sends boxes to Marines once a quarter. [More Info]
Superintendent's Comments to Board - October 9, 2012
Posted: October 10, 2012
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, Superintendent Ed Hightower provided
the Board of Education and the community with a report card on
District 7’s 2011-2012 accomplishments and discussed District goals
for 2012-2013. [More Info]
Grandparents’ Day Breakfast
Celebration
Posted: October 11, 2012
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, Glen Carbon School conducted its annual Grandparents’ Day Breakfast celebration. Approximately 500 students and grandparents attended and had a delicious meal of omelets, sausage, toast and muffins. The families enjoyed background music presented by the Edwardsville High School Orchestra. The breakfast was a great event that epitomized the wonderful family relationships that are a part of the Glen Carbon School community.
Students learn to spread kindness
Posted: October 11, 2012
Worden Elementary fourth graders recently learned the valuable
lesson of doing for others. [More Info]
Fun at the FallFest
Posted: October 2, 2012
Glen Carbon Elementary School celebrated with their annual
FallFest on Saturday. [More Info]
EHS Royalty
Posted: October 2, 2012
Margaret Stolte and Garrett Covington were crowned queen and
king Saturday night during the Homecoming Coronation at
Edwardsville High School. [More Info]
Students - quite literally - see
the stars
Posted: October 1, 2012
Although rain and clouds delayed the launch by one day, the
simultaneous launch of two weather balloons – the EHS
balloon at the EHS Sports Complex and the Columbus/SIUE
balloon at Columbus School’s parking lot – took place
Tuesday around 10:15 a.m. Both balloons lifted flawlessly
into the air and could be seen in the clear blue sky for
several minutes before chase teams set out to retrieve them. [More Info]
Edwardsville
High School Celebrates Homecoming
Week
Posted: September 25, 2012
Edwardsville
High School celebrates Homecoming Week this week with a variety
of activities, including the Homecoming Parade on Wednesday
night, the Homecoming football game on Friday night, the soccer
game on Saturday, and the Homecoming dance on Saturday night.
We expect a large crowd at the homecoming football game against
Belleville West on Friday night, including many elementary and
middle school students. As always, the safety and security of
our students is our top priority.
[More Information]
EHS student keeps eye on the climate
Posted: September 20, 2012
Rebecca Laurent is passionate about
the environment. As an Edwardsville High School freshman
last year, Laurent arranged to have a speaker from The
Climate Reality Project visit the high school and talk to
the community about the effects of global warming. [More Info]
Constitution Week
Posted: September 19, 2012
On Tuesday morning, Lincoln Middle School held their
Constitution ceremony to help launch Constitution Week which
began on Monday. [More Info]
Students take hike to say thanks
Posted: September 17, 2012
Rain ruined their plans last year,
but this year the N.O. Nelson School students’ plan to honor and
thank the Edwardsville first responders on Sept. 11 went off
perfectly.
[More Info]
Down she goes
Posted: September 17, 2012
Andrew Smith, a fourth grader at Woodland Elementary School
runs up and presses a button to get a dunk on his teacher Patty
Odom.
[More Info]
Student Behavior Expectations & Project DrugSmart Update
Posted: September 11, 2012
We’re off to a positive and exciting 2012-2013 school year with
much enthusiasm from our students and employees alike. As we
complete our first month of school, we’re asking for your help
and support. Please spend a few minutes with your children
discussing and reminding them of the importance of respect,
civility, and tolerance, as well as the importance of remaining
drug and alcohol free.
[More Info]
Special guests
Posted: September 11, 2012
Spencer Schwalb, a first grader at Goshen Elementary School,
shares his hand-crafted creations he made for his two grandmas,
Sue Otte, at left, and Nancy Schwalb, who, along with many other
area grandparents, visited their pint-sized loved ones at school
for the second annual Grandparent's Lunch on Friday.
[More Info]
Message from the Board of Education
Posted: August 27, 2012
We are pleased that negotiations have been completed and we wish
to thank our 1,000 employees for accepting a salary freeze. We
understand that this was a sacrifice for everyone involved.
Unfortunately, the financial crisis that we’re experiencing is
far from over. As a board, we will continue to balance the needs
of our students with the financial resources provided by our
taxpayers during these difficult economic times.
Many taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet, while providing
over 76% of District 7’s funding through property taxes. The
Board will continue to be sensitive to all taxpaying residents,
many of whom live on fixed incomes and most of whom have no
children in our schools.
[More
Info]
Message from the Superintendent
Posted: August 27, 2012
The 2012-2013 school year has begun with a great deal of
student, employee, and parent excitement and enthusiasm. We have
completed nine school days and used last week as a time to work
through student schedules, hiring additional support staff, and
transitioning newly enrolled students.
[More Info]
Presentation from Superintendent's Comments to the Board
School Enrollment Trends - 2007 to 2012
District 7 schools add 124 new students
Posted: August 24, 2012
The Edwardsville District 7 Schools total enrollment has
increased 124 students from the 2011-2012 school year. The
student counts, taken every sixth day of enrollment at the
beginning of each school year, show a total enrollment of 7,541
students which continues to make District 7 the largest K-12
school district in Madison County.
[More Info].
District updates enrollment figures
Posted: August 24, 2012
As of Wednesday, August 22, District 7 sixth day enrollment
stands at 7,541 students, an increase of 123 students from the
2011-2012 school year, continuing to make District 7 the largest
K-12 school district in Madison County.
Superintendent Ed Hightower said that this is the first time
that every grade level K-12 has exceeded 500 students. “As a
bedroom community, we are pleased to see families continuing to
move into the District 7 boundaries as evidenced by an increase
from the last year’s enrollment of 7,418 students. We want to
thank the Board of Education for approving the addition of staff
to address the overall class size issues at a time when the
economy is at an all-time decline,” Hightower said.
[More Info]
Edwardsville
Board of Education, EEA Reach Tentative Agreement
Posted: August 21, 2012
Superintendent Ed
Hightower and Edwardsville Education Association Co-Presidents
Dave Boedeker and Wendy Adams announced that the EEA and the
District 7 Board of Education reached a tentative agreement
pending approval by the Association and the Board of Education.
The EEA will meet tonight to vote on the tentative agreement. If
the teachers approve the contract, the Board will ratify the
contract on Monday, August 27, at its regularly scheduled board
meeting.
Details of the tentative agreement will not be released nor will
comments be made until both the EEA membership and the Board of
Education approve the contract.
[More Info]
District 7 Preschool Academy
Posted: June 13, 2012
The District, in response to the needs of parents, will begin
the District 7 Preschool Academy, a full-day, tuition-based
preschool program for children ages 3-5, for 2012-13. This
program, which is open to District 7 residents, will be staffed
by certified early childhood teachers and paraprofessionals.
District 7’s preschool curriculum will correlate vertically with
our elementary curriculum.
[More Info]
It was a tight race for the top spot
Posted: June 19, 2012
When Edwardsville High School honored the 2012 graduating
class at last month's ceremony, valedictorian Briana Chamberlain
and salutatorians Katharine Anderson and Anthony Caton were
center stage.
[More Info]
Reading boosters
Posted: June 19, 2012
Lincoln School Alumni Foundation President Herman Shaw along
with members of the foundation presented the Edwardsville
District 7 Board of Education President Greg Roosevelt with a
check for $14,260 to provide extra reading support to students
in the district.
[More Info]
It's Reigning Tigers
Posted: June 13, 2012
Edwardsville superintendent Ed Hightower has called it "one
of the strongest conferences in the state." And title of the
Southwestern Conference's strongest athletics program remains
with the Edwardsville Tigers.
[Read more]
Students channel the Wright Brothers
Posted: June 8, 2012
Scott Fitzgerald, a Southwest Airlines pilot and parent of a
Columbus Elementary student, teamed up with Columbus Elementary
fifth-grade teacher Matt Maddox last school year for a hands-on
science project where the students launched an atmospheric
balloon.
[More
Info]
Students learn one hole at a time
Posted: June 6, 2012
During the last week of school,
Lincoln Middle School’s team 63 spent a day taking a look back
at everything they had learned in sixth grade. The reminiscing
took place over the course of 18 holes of miniature golf that
the students had made.
[More
Info]
EHS Hosts 2012 Senior Awards Night
Posted: June 5, 2012
Edwardsville High School hosted the 2012 Senior Awards Night
on Wednesday, May 16,
2012. This year, EHS recognized 132 individual students who
received 84 different awards.
[More
Info]

2012 EHS Graduation Day
Posted: May 31, 2012
On May 26, more than 540 students received diplomas during
graduation ceremonies at Edwardsville High School. Here's one
more look at the big day.
[More
Info]
Superintendent’s Comments to the Board of Education – May 29, 2012
Posted: May 30, 2012
The 2011-12 school year officially concluded with the 2012 graduation ceremony last Saturday, May 26. The 546 students of the Class of 2012 made a tremendous contribution to EHS and the District 7 community. And now, they’re off to begin a new chapter in what we know will be successful careers.
[More Info]
Making history
Posted: May 30, 2012
On a weekend that featured Bonifest, Edwardsville High School
graduation and Memorial Day, the EHS Tiger boys' track team made
history by finishing second in the Illinois High School
Association Class 3A state meet in Charleston.
[More Info]
EHS says so long to the Class of 2012
Posted: May 29, 2012
If four years of school wasn’t enough, the Edwardsville High
School Class of 2012 had to deal with one last challenge –
surviving 95-degree heat in caps and gowns on graduation day.
[More Info]
43 Seniors Receive Silver Medallion Award
Posted: May 25, 2012
Forty-three Edwardsville High School seniors were recognized
at the 24th annual Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Awards
event, which honored the top 8 percent of students in their
graduating classes from 20 area high schools.
[More Info]
Columbus supports another voyage
Posted: May 23, 2012
Columbus Elementary School students and staff presented
representatives from the Edwardsville Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1299 with a check for $800 to send two local veterans to
visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
[More Info]
Contract with Secretaries OK'd
Union agrees to second salary freeze
Posted: May 21, 2012
The Edwardsville District 7 Board
of Education approved a new three-year collective bargaining
agreement with the Edwardsville Federation of Secretarial
Employees from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015.
[More Info]
EHS quartet shows skills in economics
Posted: May 21, 2012
Four Edwardsville High School students from the AP
Microeconomics class participated in the Illinois State
Economics Challenge State Finals on April 18 at the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago.
[More Info]
Ocean Olympics
Posted: May 21, 2012
Leclaire Elementary students wait all year for their big day
in the sun and Tuesday was that day. Ocean Olympics, an annual
event, gives students a chance to spend the day outside,
participating in a number of water-related activities.
[More Info]
Special Education Services in District 7 Schools
Posted: May 16, 2012
Special Education Director Becky Kolda presented a report to the Board of Education on Monday, May 14, 2012, that highlighted examples of how District 7 students with special needs are integrated with the general population and how technology is used in the classroom to support learning.
[More Info]
Student Services & Special Education - State
Compliance Report Findings
Posted: May 16, 2012
Special Education Director Becky Kolda
presented the results from the Illinois State
Board of Education Compliance team visit,
which was conducted in April 2012 regarding
services offered to District 7 students who
have been identified with special needs.
[More Info]
Superintendent’s Comments to the Board of Education
Regarding District 7 Outlook
Posted: May 16, 2012
We have
enjoyed an excellent year in all aspects of District 7’s
operation. As always, our students have performed well in the
areas of academics, athletics, and the performing arts.
Specifically, special
recognition goes to our students and employees for their
volunteer work and fundraising efforts to assist individuals,
families, and organizations who are struggling during these
difficult economic times.
[More Info]
District 7 Honors Citizens, Employees at Annual Awards Banquet
Posted: May 14, 2012
The District 7 Awards Banquet has a long standing tradition of honoring those
individuals and groups who go above and beyond expectations. In addition to
honoring the exemplary efforts of its employees, this year, the District
recognized the many outstanding contributions from individuals and organizations
throughout the community. [More info]
Superintendent Ed Hightower asks
students and parents for their continued
assistance in making sure that the
school year comes to a close in a safe
and secure manner
Posted: April 30, 2012
The purpose of this letter is to ask for your continued assistance in making
sure that we complete the school year in a safe and secure manner. To date,
we have enjoyed an excellent year in all aspects of District 7’s operation.
[More info].
Evergreens for everyone
Posted: April 30, 2012
On Thursday, the fourth graders of Cassens Elementary School, in recognition
of Arbor Day, received the donated gift of starter evergreen trees from
Gerald Bielicke and his wife Karen. Bielicke is a sponsor of the Fourth
Grade Foresters project, which works to provide students with trees they can
plant and care for as their own.
[More info]
Not too much
Posted: April 30, 2012
N.O. Nelson second grader Truman Chandler assists Adam Cavasher of A.
Waldbart & Sons Nursery in watering a Jane Magnolia tree after it was
planted at the school Thursday in recognition of Arbor Day.
[More info]
Mighty oak earns award for brothers
Posted: April 26, 2012
Two Goshen Elementary students were among the winners recently announced for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Power of Plants student contest.
[More info]
The two r's
Posted: April 26, 2012
Woodland third graders receive medals and a pick-me-up snack after
completing a one-mile run around the track, concluding the second annual
Read and Run Marathon.
[More info]
Columbus teacher earns recognition
Posted: April 23, 2012
When Columbus Elementary School Principal Vince Schlueter called a special fifth grade morning meeting last Friday, fifth grade teacher Matt Maddox didn’t give it a second thought. He brought his class down at 9 a.m. to the gymnasium and awaited Schlueter’s instructions.
[More info]
Seeing is believing
Posted: April 17, 2012
One of the presentations provided Thursday at Liberty Middle School as part of the "Celebrate Sober: FREE to be Yourself" program was on the subject of diseased organs. [More info]
The right tools
Posted: April 17, 2012
Spanish students at Woodland and Columbus Elementary participated in a service project to benefit children in Guatemala. [More info]
Kindergarten Registration Extended
Posted: April 3, 2012
District 7 has extended kindergarten registration during a two-week period in April. Registration will be conducted at each of the District’s primary buildings, Hamel, Midway, Nelson, Glen Carbon, Goshen and Leclaire Schools, on the following dates:
| • April 9 |
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| • April 10 |
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| • April 11** |
7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. **Includes an evening registration |
| • April 12 |
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| • April 13 |
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Parents should register at the school their child will attend in the fall.
General kindergarten registration will be conducted on April 17 at Hadley House from 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. for those who are unable to register at their schools on the other dates.
[Printable
Flyer]
Teachers learn to integrate art
Posted: April 11, 2012
The Edwardsville Arts Center hosted a two-hour workshop for Edwardsville District 7 teachers on March 28 to assist them in integrating art in their curriculum as well as suggest ways to utilize the EAC. [More info]
Columbus Students Raise Awareness of Military Contributions
Posted: April 10, 2012
In February 2012, Matt Maddox, 5th grade teacher at Columbus Elementary, and
his students began the journey of raising the awareness of the important
role that the nation’s military performs.
[More info]
Hightower receives
Patriotic Employer Award
Posted: April 10, 2012
Major General Dennis L. Celletti, Assistant Adjutant General – Army,
Illinois National Guard, presented Superintendent Dr. Ed Hightower the 2012
Patriotic Employer Award at the District 7 Board of Education.
[More info]
Board Approves Cost Containment & Funding Initiatives
Posted: March 27, 2012
On Monday, March 12, 2012, the Board approved the first two phases of its
three-phase action plan to move the District toward further budget
stability; this part of the plan targeted over $3 million in operating
expenditure reductions.
[More
info]
Science stars
Posted: March 26, 2012
Select fifth graders from Cassens Elementary School recently competed in the SIUE Regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge Science Fair conducted March 17. Students that competed in the Cassens school science fair then had a choice of taking the extra step and enter into the regional fair conducted at SIUE, featuring students from grades 5-12.
[More info]
Zambia fundraiser
Posted: March 22, 2012
Students at Edwardsville High School wrote letters to children in Zambia as part of a fundraising campaign for African Vision of Hope. The students raised money to donate to schools in Africa and to purchase caps and gowns for the first graduating class of 2012 at one of their schools.
[More info]
EHS Drama Club looks to Broadway
Posted: March 21, 2012
The Edwardsville High School Drama Club is presenting its spring production, “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” this weekend. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. is scheduled for Sunday.
[More info]
Parent Meeting Change Notice
Posted: March 12, 2012
The following parent meeting which was originally planned for
Wednesday, March 14 has been rescheduled. Please note the new
date indicated below:
Lexia Reading Information for Parents
Wednesday, March 28
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Goshen Elementary School Media Center
Please register by contacting Patty Thompson at 618-656-1182
or pthompson@ecusd7.org.
EHS WYSE team wins sectional title
Posted: March 21, 2012
The Edwardsville High School WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) team placed first at the sectional competition on March 12 that took place at McKendree University. The team now advances to the state contest at the University of Illinois on April 5.
[More info]
Board of Education Approves Two-Phase Action Plan for 2012-13
Posted: March 13, 2012
The District continues to be faced with the harsh realities of a
faltering economy and a deficit-ridden State of Illinois. During this
financial crisis, the Board has remained committed to operating the District
with the funds available, avoiding deficit spending, borrowing money, using
tax anticipation warrants or issuing working cash bonds.
[More info]
District 7 plans kindergarten registration
Posted: February 16, 2012
District 7 has scheduled spring kindergarten registration for Wednesday,
March 21, 2012.
[Registration Flyer] -
[Kindergarten Information Nights for Parents Flyer] -
[Registration
Forms]
"Dancing with the Tigers" benefits hospital
Posted: March 15, 2012
Fifteen Edwardsville High School couples competed on March 6 in the Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium as part of the school's National Honor Society’s inaugural “Dancing with the Tigers” fundraiser. [More info]
Woodland celebrates Read Across America
Posted: March 8, 2012
District 7 kindergarten through
fifth grade students and their
families gathered at Woodland
Thursday night to celebrate Dr.
Seuss’ birthday and Read Across
America.
[More]
Historic moment
Posted: March 8, 2012
The Edwardsville Tiger girls'
basketball team poses with the
second-place trophy it received
Saturday at the Illinois Class
4A state tournament on Saturday.
EHS fell to Chicago-Whitney
Young 63-51 in the championship
game.
[More]
2012 District 7 Spelling Bee
Posted: March 8, 2012
"Riley, you must spell the
next word correctly to win the
2012 District 7 Spelling Bee.
The championship word is
timorously. Pam timorously
responded to her name and said
that she had not finished her
book report," Mrs. Linnemeyer,
the District 7 Bee pronouncer
said.
Riley Kloostra began her ritual of writing the word on her
hand with her finger and spelled, "T - I - M - O - R - O - U - S
- L - Y," to win the District 7 Bee. Riley out spelled eighteen
District 7 participants. This is Riley's third year
participating in the District 7 Bee and first time winning;
however, Riley placed 2nd last year at the District 7 Bee, has
won her school spelling bee since 5th grade, and has advanced to
the Scripps Written Semi-Final Bee at Maryville University.
During the past two years, Riley qualified for Finals in the
Regional Bee as well.
Liberty wishes Riley the best of luck at the upcoming Scripps
Written Semi-Final Bee, All Divisions, at Maryville University
where she will compete against other 3rd though 8th grade
students from Missouri and Illinois. Congratulations Riley and
happy spelling!
Riley is pictured here with runner-up Blake Stawar, 5th grade
student at Columbus Elementary.

Celebrate good times
Posted: March 7, 2012
Edwardsville Tiger girls’
basketball head coach Lori Blade
speaks at a reception conducted
at EHS on Tuesday to celebrate
the Tigers’ recent run through
the Class 4A playoffs.
[More]
Aspiring authors
Posted: March 2, 2012
Woodland School had a total of
281 entries for the annual Young
Author’s contest.
[More]
It's not rocket science – or is it?
Posted: March 2, 2012
On Monday, 152 students
participated in Lincoln Middle
School's Science Fair.
[More]
It's more than drumming and dancing
Posted: March 1, 2012
Cassens Elementary students were
treated to a drum and dance
performance by The African
American Ensemble from East St.
Louis recently to celebrate
Black History Month.
[More]
Do the Right Thing
Posted: March 1, 2012
The February Do the Right Thing
Award winners.
EHS Swim Team
Posted: March 1, 2012
The Edwardsville High School
swimming team. From left are:
coach Heath Keller, Max Byers,
Matt Costigan, Tony Caton, Jake
Gremaud, Drew May and Breakers
coach Bob Rettle.

Worldly wizards
Posted: February 27, 2012
The Woodland School Geography
Bee was conducted on Thursday,
Jan. 19.
[More]
Historically speaking
Posted: February 27, 2012
Mrs. Camee Beyers, a seventh
grade teacher at Lincoln Middle
School, and Marian Anderson, a
guest speaker and performer,
stand with Lincoln's Team 72
following a "Performing Arts
Black History Tribute" featuring
music and poetry to honor the
artistic contributions of
African-Americans during Black
History Month.
[More]
Byers wins state
championship in breaststroke
Posted: February 27, 2012
EHS swimmer Max Byers started to
hear the comparisons between
himself and Billy Stapleton
after his sophomore season when
head coach Heath Keller
introduced him to the
Edwardsville school board in the
same sentence as Stapleton.
[More]
Class rolls out invitation
to first lady
Posted: February 27, 2012
“Mrs. Obama is coming, Mrs.
Obama is coming,” is a chant
that can be heard echoing every
morning from Nelson Elementary
School’s gymnasium.
[More]
Tiger swimmers ready for
state meet
Posted: February 24, 2012
The Edwardsville Tiger boys’
swim team piled into head coach
Heath Keller’s 2011 GMC Yukon,
heading to Evanston for the
state meet with aspirations of
collecting state medals.
[More]
Garden benefits students
Posted: February 24, 2012
There’s a small garden located
on the western side of the
Leclaire Elementary building.
It’s not only an attractive
landscape addition to the school
but a place where students learn
about nature and science during
the school year.
[More]
Presidents and parents
Posted:
February 23, 2012
Parents line the halls of
Columbus School Tuesday during
the annual Presidents Parade.
[More]
Presidents Parade
Posted:
February 23, 2012
The third-grade classes of
Columbus Elementary School
conducted their annual
Presidents Parade Tuesday.
[More]
Project: Fashion to visit the Wildey
Posted:
February 22, 2012
New York City may be wrapping up
Fashion Week this week, but the
Edwardsville community is about
to experience its own fashion
extravaganza with Edwardsville
High School’s.
[More]
District 7 Highlights
Posted:
February 21, 2012
Even with the challenges brought
on by budget reductions and the
faltering economy, District 7
students, parents, staff, and
business leaders continue their
efforts to make District 7 an
exceptional place to live and
raise our families. They provide
evidence on a daily basis as to
why District 7’s future is
bright.
[More]
A show of hands
Posted:
February 16, 2012
On Tuesday, Madison County
State's Attorney Thomas Gibbons
spoke to a group of 130
fifth-grade students at Columbus
Elementary School in
Edwardsville. Gibbons discussed
the importance of "staying on
the right path" and avoiding
tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
[More]
They've got the beat
Posted:
February 14, 2012
Kunama Mtendaji leads a group of
Woodland Elementary students,
and a few teachers, in learning
some dance moves to a song with
an African beat.
[More]
Goshen students show their
spirit
Posted:
February 14, 2012
School spirit filled the halls
of Goshen Elementary the week of
Jan. 23. The school was in full
regale celebrating its annual
School Spirit Week.
[More]
Glen
Carbon School celebrated Super
Bowl week by challenging its
pre-kindergarten to second grade
students to collect as many
canned goods as they could for
their favorite Super Bowl team.
It was a close competition, but
the winning team based on the
canned good collection was the
New York Giants. Mrs. Mayberry’s
second grade classroom made a
math lesson out of the
collection and counted all the
donated items. The students
donated 181 cans for the Giants
and 144 cans for the New England
Patriots. The real winner of the
week was the Glen Ed food pantry
which received 325 canned goods
to support families in need.
Students plan fundraising
event
Posted:
February 10, 2012
Five Edwardsville High School
Symphonic Chamber Orchestra
students are getting a unique
opportunity of receiving
coaching from members of the St.
Louis-based Arianna String
Quartet.
[More]
Symphonic Chamber Orchestra
students learn from the pros
Posted:
February 7, 2012
Edwardsville High School’s
orchestra students are using
their music to help a local
homeless shelter.
[More]
Students welcome opportunity
to sort trash
Posted:
February 3, 2012
Worden Elementary student Alyssa
Seavers was standing watch over
the trash during lunch hour in
the school cafeteria.
[More]
Superintendent Ed Hightower
Outlines Budget Reduction Plan
for 2012-13
Posted:
January 24, 2012
Financial challenges continue
for local and public bodies
across the State of Illinois
resulting from the struggling
national, state, and local
economy.
[More]
Official visit
Posted:
January 31, 2012
Illinois Congressman John
Shimkus took some time to visit
fifth grade students at Columbus
Elementary in Edwardsville on
Thursday.
[More]
EHS announces second quarter
honor roll
Posted:
January 30, 2012
The following students have been
named to the honor roll or high
honor roll at Edwardsville High
School for the second quarter
[More]
Bonjour Hamel
Posted:
January 27, 2012
Focusing on the arts, a group
of students uses tissue paper to
make a mosaic of the famous Mona
Lisa.
[More]
Education in high-tech's fast lane
Posted:
January 19, 2012
If you’ve never understood
how technology can be used as a
valuable tool in educating
today’s youth, a visit to Wendy
Adams third grade class at
Woodland Elementary puts it all
into perspective.
[More]
Operation Paperback's new recruits
Posted:
January 18, 2012
Lincoln Middle School’s team
73 students are learning
first-hand that what you get
back in return for helping
others has no monetary value,
and that’s totally OK.
[More]
EAC, EHS mix art with poetry
Posted:
January 17, 2012
“Art of Asia,” featuring
rarely seen, priceless works of
art from the SIUE Art
Collection, began an exhibition
Friday night at the Edwardsville
Art Center.
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Timeline set for district budget
Posted:
January 12, 2012
The Edwardsville District 7
Administration will present
“categories” of budget
reductions at the Jan. 23 Board
of Education meeting that will
ultimately result in
approximately $3 million in
reductions to the 2012-13
District 7 budget.
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Is the next Henry Ford in Glen Carbon?
Posted:
January 6, 2012
Every first grade student at Glen Carbon Elementary had assembled in the gym and the students were excited beyond belief. It was the day before Christmas break, but these first graders weren’t thinking about Santa yet. They were holding their toy cars tightly in hand in anticipation of the Glen Carbon 2011 First Grade Auto Event.
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Students step up for water project
Posted:
January 4, 2012
For the past three years, the families of Leclaire Elementary School have been turning shoes into water. They have been participating in the St. Louis-based Shoeman Water Projects and collected 220 pairs of shoes prior to Christmas break.
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