•January 22, 2020•
By Supt. Ted Walk,
Sullivan CUSD #300
Every three to five years, the Sullivan School District participates in a Goal Setting Workshop.
This process was recently completed and included the participation of the Sullivan School Board, administration, faculty, community members, and students.
Patrick Allen, Director of Field Services for the Illinois Association of School Boards facilitated the event. Read More
•January 22, 2020•
What happens when you take some of the most brilliant minds from area high schools and put them under one roof?
Nothing other than an academic face off, where teams are pitted against each other in eight subject areas in order to take home the Academic Challenge regional championship title.
The regional Academic Challenge will be held at Lake Land College on Friday, Feb. 7. Read More
•January 22, 2020•
Visit Lake Land College and find out all the college offers at Laker Visit Day. The upcoming events will be held Friday, Feb. 14 and Friday, March 27 in the Luther Student Center starting at 9 a.m. and will run until noon. Read More
•January 22, 2020•
The annual Windows to Heaven celebration of life, a memorial program that honors children who have died, will be held at 10 am on Saturday, February 8, in Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education at Sarah Bush Lincoln.
This service is open to anyone who has suffered the loss of a child and will feature a remembrance slide show. If you wish to attend, please contact bereavement counselor Resa Ware at 800-454-4055 or rware@sblhs.org so we can include your child’s name in the slide show.
Inspired by a Swedish children’s song, Windows to Heaven is a series of beautifully handcrafted windows from which an artist’s rendition of the brilliant night sky filled with stars can be seen. Its permanent home is in the chapel at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, January 27 - Savory sausage stew w/beans, seasoned carrots, biscuits, spiced apple rings
Tuesday, January 28 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, breaded tomatoes, dinner roll, seasonal dessert
Wednesday, January 29 - Ravioli w/meat sauce, broccoli, corn, whole grain wheat (1), pudding
Thursday, January 30 - Salisbury beef pattie, mashed potatoes, spinach, dinner roll, banana bread w/cream cheese
Friday, January 31 - Pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, fruit juice, bun, scalloped potatoes
•January 22, 2020•
By Wyatt Miller
Boy Scout Troop #39
If I had to give a speech to my school, I would choose the benefits of FFA.
My speech would sound similar to the following: In many towns across the United States, members of a club gather.
Blue corduroy jackets and crisp white shirts cover every member.
All participants repeat a pledge.
Each person has a role to play in order for the club to succeed.
What is this group?
The corduroy clad congregation is the FFA. It was established in 1928 the organization began with 33 original representatives and has since grown to 700,170 registered members in 2019 according to the National FFA Organization. FFA is known country-wide for livestock showing competitions. Read More
•January 15, 2020•
By Ted Walk,
Supt.Sullivan CUSD #300
I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but we had a bit of rain in the Sullivan area over this past week.
I have heard a few stories from people who were dealing with water issues in their homes, and the school was not immune to the impact of several inches of rain in a short time period.
The southwest corner of our high school took on some water Saturday morning. The response from our staff was amazing. We had five custodians, Gary Crowe, Kathy Crowe, Lyle Isaacs, Tim Lappin, Charles Redford, along with Maintenance Director, Kevin Landrus, diverting water, scrubbing, and disinfecting. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, January 20 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, whole grain wheat (1), apricots
Tuesday, January 21 - Pork chop sandwich, buttered baby baker potatoes, Mexi corn & lima beans, bun, fruit juice
Wednesday, January 22 - Swissed beef patties w/tomato, onion, celery, green pepper, creamy coleslaw, dinner roll, warm fruit crisp
Thursday, January 23 - Breakfast casserole, warm rosy applesauce, fruit juice, cinnamon roll, cranberries
Friday, January 24 - Chicken parmesan, venetian blend vegetables, potato casserole, dinner roll, mandarin oranges
25 Years Ago This Week
The Sullivan City Council adopted a resolution awarding $20,000 in TIF funds to the Sullivan schools for use in updating computer labs.
Baseball and Don Bell headlined the Lovington School Board meeting. High school principal Judy Uphoff reported Lovington and Arthur will cooperate on a baseball team next season. Team colors will be purple and white.
Retired teacher Don Bell was honored for his continued support of the school district. Bell had retired after 31 years of teaching, but returned to teach again when the current business teacher quit three days before the term began.
Sullivan High School graduate Nathan Hutchings, a student at Eureka College was selected as a member of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hutchings of Sullivan. Read More
•January 15, 2020•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
Remember as a teen when you devised a strategy to convince your old man to let you have the family car to go on a date Saturday night? You we’re lobbying, trying to get what you wanted. We’re all lobbyists.
In big cities, state capitols, and D.C., groups you and I belong to pay money to specialists (lobbyists) to push for what they want. Society looks down on lobbyists, as likely corrupt somehow. It isn’t the lobbying that is corrupt; it’s the money that is a commodity used by groups and their lobbyists that can be corrupting. The temptation of money can induce people to trade something, possibly even a vote, for money. Money is power and, as Lord Acton famously suggested, power ultimately corrupts.
At present in Illinois, the federal government is investigating a number of Illinois politicians for possibly making unearned personal gain at public expense. The focus is on public electric utility ComEd. House Speaker Mike Madigan held the giant electric utility in a political vice grip at a period the company was desperate to save its nuclear plants and increase consumer rates. Read More