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SHS Student Council Attends Convention
Sullivan High School Student Council Members attended the annual Illinois Association of Student Councils State Convention in Lombard May 2-4. The council members enjoyed gaining valuable leadership skills, meeting students from around the state and getting ideas to bring back to SHS.
•May 8, 2019•
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 2019 Poster, Poetry and Prose Winners were announced last week.
Arthur Grade School students were recognized at a reception held at the Old State Capitol in downtown Springfield. Read More
Letter to the Editor,
Borrelia burgdorferi, (better known as Lyme) is spread by the bite of a tick, which can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence. May is Lyme Awareness Month. Borreliosis is the greatest vector (insect) borne disease with now over 400,000 new cases each year in the US alone. Read More
•May 8, 2019•
By Supt. Ted Walk,
Sullivan CUSD #300
This past week, a number of Sullivan High School seniors were recognized during the annual Awards Night.
Twenty-one students were recipients of 27 scholarships totaling $42,600.
This was achieved through a combination of superb academic effort, combined with generous community support. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, May 13 - Beef stroganoff, Italian mixed vegetables, tomatoes & zucchini, whole grain wheat (1), fruit juice
Tuesday, May 14 - Stuffed chicken breast, potato casserole, seasoned greens, dinner roll, spiced apple rings
Wednesday, May 15 - Pork tenderloin sandwich, baked beans, midori vegetables, bun, pears
Thursday, May 16 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, peas, whole grain wheat (1), seasonal dessert
Friday, May 17 - Orange chicken stir fry w/brown rice and vegetables, baby carrots, dinner roll, fresh fruit
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•May 8, 2019•
Staci Murbarger, LPN, was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Sarah Bush Lincoln on April 30.
Murbarger was nominated for making a big impression on a patient at Charleston Family Practice. In her letter, the patient expressed her gratitude to Murbarger for going above and beyond to provide years of compassionate care.
“Staci has provided more than a decade of care to both my husband and myself and she has shown compassion and dedication with each appointment or health issue. No matter how long between appointments, she greets us as if we are friends, and I definitely feel the genuine compassion with the care she provides. Regardless of the issue at hand, Staci always follows through and is very knowledgeable with the logistics, medications, education on diseases, and wellness phone calls. Read More
•May 8, 2019•
Capitol Wrap
By Capitol News Illinois staff
With the Legislature on spring break until April 30, advocacy groups are working to get their points across on topics such as cannabis legalization.
State Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, said she expects amended language to be filed on her adult-use legalization, Senate Bill 7, by the end of April.
While details of the bill have not been released publicly in an official capacity, 60 state representatives have signed onto a resolution by state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, urging lawmakers to “slow the process of legalizing recreational marijuana.”
On Tuesday, April 16, a mental health advocacy group urged caution in the legalization process as well, noting that legalization will come with a behavioral health care impact, particularly on teens, and lawmakers “must be ready to pony up the money to pay for care.”
Illinois Association for Behavioral Health CEO Sara Howe said data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows the average rate of regular teen marijuana use in the legalized states of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington is 30 percent higher than the U.S. rate as a whole.
Howe said the IABH is ready to assist the Legislature “in crafting a well thought out and carefully implemented policy,” but funding will need to be provided for such measures.
“We cannot and under no circumstances should be expected to, prevent or treat the increase in substance use or mental health disorder diagnoses without a significant and permanent increase in monetary resources – to not do so is simply naïve and ignores the reality of what will occur in communities,” she said in the release. Read More
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SHS Prom Royal Court
Front Row (left to right): Hannah Schlieker, Zoe Ray, Madison Atchison, 2019 Prom Queen Natalie Drury, 2019 Prom King Wyatt Sentel, Dalton Rogers, Nij Patel and Jadon Nuzzo. Back Row: 2018 Prom Queen Elizabeth Green and 2018 Prom King Andrew Matlock
•May 1, 2019•
Camping season is here and Lake Shelbyville is celebrating with a free camping event called Pack the Park. The event will take place at Lithia Springs Campground May 9-11. During this time campsites are first come, first served with no reservations available. Paid camping will resume Sunday, May 12. Read More
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Servant Leader Gardner Elected
Section FFA President
It was John C. Maxwell who said “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”
In his Sullivan FFA Career, Zane Gardner has epitomized what it means to be a Servant Leader.
Recently, he was elected to serve as the Section 16 FFA President. In this role, he will coordinate all of the Sectional FFA events for seventeen local FFA Chapters and over one thousand FFA members.
Gardner will also represent the schools in the local section on the State FFA Officer team.
Coming into this position, he has a wealth of leadership experience serving as the Sullivan FFA Chapter Reporter (2018-2019) and the Chapter Treasurer (2017-2018). He has served his community in numerous outreach programs, including the Sullivan FFA Day of Service Fairgrounds Renovation, the Twenty Gallon Milk Challenge, and several ag literacy workshops offered by his FFA Chapter. Gardner is the son of Tricia Sieberns and Kris Gardner.