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Windsor High School 2021 Prom Court
Front Row (left to right): Crown bearer Lucy Purcell, 2021 Prom Queen Jessica Rauch, 2021 Prom King Jacob McQueen, and Crown bearer Ayris Abbott. Back Row (left to right): Queen Candidates MaKenna Tabor and Lexi Domzalski, 2021 Homecoming Queen Marylee Orman, 2021 Homecoming King Morgan Greuel, King Candidates Gunnar Jakobsson and Toby Kemper.
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Hats Off To The Graduates
The Sullivan High School Class of 2021 celebrates by throwing their graduation caps into the air at the end of the commencement ceremony.
•May 19, 2021•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Sullivan High School held their 143rd Annual Commencement Ceremony Sunday on the football field. The class of 2021 was made up of 70 members.
Chase McClure, Senior Class President, gave the introduction. “We are about to step into the real world, thanks to our parents and the Sullivan staff. We couldn’t be more prepared,” he said.
High School Principal Daniel Allen then recognized those who had reached the rank of Eagle Scout and those who are enlisting in the military. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is Ryan Bailey.
Those enlisting in the armed forces are Jacob McIntosh, Illinois Army National Guard; Terence McRill, Illinois Army National Guard; Austin Scott, Illinois Army National Guard and Canon West, United States Marine Corps. Read More
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Perfect Attendance During Academic Career
Peyton Pool, a 2021 graduate of Sullivan High School, never missed a day of school from kindergarten through his senior year of high school. Pool (right) is pictured with Sullivan High School principal Daniel Allen.
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A scene from the Halloween party in ENOUGH, an original production by Mirror Images that will be presented in movie form.
•May 12, 2021•
Have you ever wondered if you are ENOUGH? Are you good ENOUGH? Smart ENOUGH? Just plain old ENOUGH?
The characters in ENOUGH, this year’s original production by Mirror Images, ponder these questions in the group’s movie which will be shown May 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. in the high school Commons. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased from cast members, in the high school office, or at the door. Advance purchase of tickets is recommended as seating is limited due to COVID protocols.
Written, filmed, and edited by members of Mirror Images, Sullivan High School’s prevention theater group, the story takes place at a small high school in a small town. Read More
•May 12, 2021•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Josie Orris reflected on the Lady Lakers NJCAA Division II national championship win by saying that it was absolutely incredible. “I couldn’t have asked for a better way to end my career,” she said.
The team earned the national title at the championship game on April 24 where the Lakers won against the Johnson County Cavaliers with a score of 53-49. The team qualified for the national tournament last year, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Read More
•May 12, 2021•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Sullivan City Council approved a 75-cent per hour raise for full-time, non-union employees of the city with the exception of five employees at the water plant who are currently seeking union representation. Their pay rate cannot be changed at this time.
The council also approved funding in the amount of $75,000 for the Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development. According to City Administrator Dan Flannell, this is the city’s annual support payment to SCED which is used in conjunction with county funding for operations. This is the same amount provided in the previous fiscal year. Read More
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Stormy Weather
Lightning in the middle of a shelf cloud northwest of Sullivan on the evening of Monday, May 3.
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Boy Scouts in Troop 39 recently competed in the Last Scout Standing Competition and finished in third place. Scouts who participated were Jack Woolen, Anderson Crouse, Beau Fleming and Curtis Kite.
•May 12, 2021•
A farmer has to get a fox, a chicken, and a sack of corn across a lake. He has a canoe and it can only carry him and one other thing. If the fox and the chicken are left together, the fox will eat the chicken. If the chicken and the corn are left together, the chicken will eat the corn.
How does the farmer do it? Read More
Planning for all students to return to in-person learning
•May 5, 2021•
by Ariana Cherry
NP Writer
"I am pretty proud of where we are. We are in good shape. I feel pretty confident we will continue to move in that direction,” noted Superintendent Shannon Cheek when he presented COVID-19 updates to the board during his superintendent’s report. At the time of the meeting, there were 16 students who were in quarantine and only one student in quarantine due to a positive test. No staff was in quarantine. Since August 19, the district has had only 75 positive cases among students and 21 positive cases among staff.
The district is planning on a full return with pre-COVID schedules for the next school year. This means that all of the buildings are looking at a full school day with everyone returning to in-person learning. There will be guidelines that the district may have to follow, and if there are students with health conditions who have a note from their doctor that requires them to have remote learning, then the district will make plans for that. Read More
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Eastlawn Block Party
This past weekend there was an Eastlawn Block Party for the reuniting of the Villagettes. Pictured are: Peggy Reeder, Candy Monroe, Cindy Sanner, Dee Buker, John Weakly and Kathy Goetz.