News Progress

•October 1, 2025•

King Candidates: Ryker McDaniel, Seth Rincker, Branson Tingley, & Heath Westendorf. Queen Candidates: Cameron Carey, Anna Cowger, Haylee Downs, & Leah Kasey. Junior Attendants: Landon Purcell and Addyson Goeckner. Sophomore Attendants: Owen Figgins and Madison Sears. Freshman Attendants: Jackson Hartman & Lily Ault. The homecoming volleyball game will be on Friday, October 3rd, and the dance will be held Saturday. King and queen selection will be announced at the homecoming dance. 

•October 1, 2025•

Hunters Feeding Illinois returns   Hunters Feeding Illinois returns for its fourth season, in partnership with Feeding Illinois, Access Illinois Outdoors, Southern Illinois Food Pantry Network, and University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Education.  Hunters Feeding Illinois has the mission to connect hunters, meat processors, and food pantries to support access to lean protein for Illinois residents and families. Food pantries in 50 Illinois counties are participating in the program this year. 

•October 1, 2025•

On Saturday, October 4th at 1:00 p.m., Extension Educator Cheri Burcham will lead a fascinating program exploring the connection between social engagement and brain health at the Arthur Public Library, located at 225 Chestnut Street in Arthur. 

Discover how lifestyle factors play a role in maintaining a sharp mind at any age. Put your brain to the test with some fun intellectual exercises that will challenge your noggin.

•October 1, 2025•

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Lake Land College will host Laker Visit Day on Monday, October 13th, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the Luther Student Center. The event is designed for prospective students to learn about programs, opportunities, and resources available at Lake Land College. During the event, Lake Land student ambassadors will lead all attendees on campus tours, providing a student perspective on the College and sharing valuable insights. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with faculty to learn more about specific programs of interest. 

•October 1, 2025•

‘Letters to the Editor,’ written by Cami Badman‘s Honors English III students at Sullivan High School, explored controversial subjects with inquisitive minds and logic as well as emotion-based arguments. Badman opened the school year by challenging the 15 students to present well-rounded arguments for student-selected controversial subjects in the format of a ‘Letter to the Editor’. These are those letters

Dear Editor, 

In recent years, many have questioned how to increase focus and mood among high schoolers. Research suggests that the answer may be as simple as getting more sleep. If schools establish later start times, students would improve their mood, academic success, and focus throughout the school day. According to Anayat Durrani, a journalist for U.S News and World Report, “math scores for eighth graders would increase as much as 8 points if schools started one hour later, which many experts say is equivalent to almost a full grade-level increase”. Getting proper sleep will benefit students’ focus and problem solving skills, hence improving their academic success at the same time. Students could see an increase in their grades by almost a whole letter if schools started later.