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Teachers Appreciated

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Teachers Appreciated
Teacher Appreciation Day was extra special for three Sullivan school teachers last week. High school English teacher Rebecca Lawson received $1000 and a gift basket for being named Teacher of the Year by RV Horizons Property Management Co., owners of Sullivan Mobile Homes. With more than 300 communities participating Lawson received the most social media votes with the Denver, Colorado based company sending representatives to make the surprise presentations at Sullivan schools. Science teacher Troy Rogers was recognized in the middle school and fifth grade teacher Allison Wright received elementary gift basket honors. Pictured above is Wright’s fifth grade class along with (front from left) Ms. Wright and Lauren Brown and Kim Metz from RV Horizons. Sullivan Mobile Homes manager Brenda Watkins and district manager for RV Brad Peck attended with Supt. Ted Walk leading the surprise presentations.

OV Student Council Attends State Conference

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Photo furnished. OV Student Council Attends State Conference The Okaw Valley Student Council attended the State Conference in Springfield. The members were able to go to seminars, participated in team building activities, and networked with other schools. Pictured from right) Paige Robinson, Hannah Landreth, Chloe Ryherd, Kami Landreth, Kate Jeffers, Sydney Hagerman, Bella Benning, and Natalie Jeffers.

Rain Forest at SES

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Rain Forest at SES
Sullivan’s first grade has been learning about different habitats and the animals that live in them. We focused on the tropical rain forest and each student made four different plants or animals to create their own model of the rain forest.

WHS 2018 Prom Royalty

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WHS 2018 Prom Royalty
Windsor High School crowned their Prom royalty on Saturday, May 5th. Pictured Front row (L to R): Crown bearer Addisyn Clark, 2018 Prom Queen Kasey Bean, 2018 Prom King Gavin Bennett, and Crown bearer Toby Bennett. Back row: Queen Candidates Mackenzee Hooten and Morgan Lesko, and King Candidates Dalton Armes and Gage Sattler.

Congressman John Shimkus Visits OVHS

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Congressman John Shimkus Visits OVHS
Fifteenth District Congressman John Shimkus visted Okaw Valley High School May 2. He stopped by to discuss the corps partnership and to learn about the new ag facility that will be built this summer. He also addressed the ag students and answered questions pertaining to the agricultural field.

SHS Prom Court 2018

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SHS Prom court
Sullivan High School prom was held Saturday, April 21 with Lizzie Green crowned queen and Andrew Matlock king. Pictured from left: Tanner Tarr, Zdenek Roza, Jordan Bassett. King Andrew Matlock, 2017 king Nicholas Carroll, 2017 queen Shelby Freeman, Queen Lizzie Green, Laine Cameron, Tate Fultz, Christina GIlbert, Montana Roberts, Blake Eller.

OVHS Driver Education Students Attend Safety Program

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OVHS Driver Education Students Attend Safety Program
Okaw Valley driver education students traveled to McLeod Trucking in Decatur to learn about traffic safety. “Teens, Trucks, & Traffic”, a division of the Illinois Trucking Foundation, is a program that further educates teen drivers on traffic safety. The program not only reinforces what teens already learn in driver’s education class but also educates teens about the NO-Zone areas around a commercial motor vehicle and brings about a hands-on experience regarding traffic safety.

Circuit Clerk Takes Oath

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Circuit Clerk Takes Oath
Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Beth Pruitt was officially sworn in by Moultrie County Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Hugh Finson at 8:30 Tuesday, May 1. Circuit Clerk Pruitt will run for the unexpired term vacated by Democrat Cindy Braden, who accepted a position in the Adminstrative Office of the Illinois Court in Springfield. Attending were: Left to right Pam Jesse, Court Bailiff; John Pruitt; Marci Thompson - Treasurer; Beth Pruitt - Circuit Clerk; Georgia England - County Clerk; Jeff Waite - Administrative Assistant; Dan Flannell - City Administrator and former Chief Judge; Hon. Hugh Finson - Circuit Judge; and Leroy Seelhoffer - Court Bailiff.

SHS Mock Crash

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SHS Mock Crash
Sullivan High School students got a jolt of reality just before the junior senior prom. On Friday, April 20 the high school partnered with McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Buxton Garden Farms, Coroner Lynn Reed, Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept., Sullivan Fire and Ambulance and the Sullivan Police Department to demonstrate the results of a DUI accident. Complete with crashed vehicles, fire and rescue removed bodies, attended the injured with coroner Lynn Reed declaring victims dead at the scene. Above Sullivan police officer Josh Qualls administers a sobriety test to student victim Tim Lawyer.