Grant will help bridge the gap for Unit 10 lower level readers
The Collinsville Unit 10 media libraries recently received a $5,000 grant from the Illinois State Library to help improve the reading ability of lower level readers. Unit 10’s “Bridging the Gap” program will use the “Another Opportunity for Back 2 Books” grant proceeds to buy books designed to assist English language learners and students with […]
Read More →Three positive influences chosen as CHS March Character Students of the Month
Mario Avalos, Melissa Diehl and Karina Ramirez have been honored by Collinsville High School for embodying the March Character Education trait, “be positive: affirm the best in people and situations.” Despite facing physical challenges, Avalos works hard and is extremely positive in class, CHS teacher Vicki Fuhrhop said. “Mario never ceases to amaze me. He […]
Read More →Teacher who gives “all the love she can” is Unit 10 Teacher of the Month
Renfro Elementary School teacher Stephanie Ralston’s email signature is, “kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” This devotion to her students earned Ralston the Edward Jones Unit 10 Teacher of the Month award for April. Ralston makes a connection with her students and truly cares about every one […]
Read More →Teaching from the same playbook: Unit 10 English instruction standardized
A team of teachers and administrators from kindergarten through sixth grade collaborated for almost a year to design the new English Language Arts Curriculum for Collinsville elementary grade levels.
Read More →Illinois State Police to increase patrols in April
The Illinois State Police will be increasing seat belt and drunk driving patrols during the month of April, the department announced. The State Police will be conducting saturation patrols that focus on traffic violations and related compliance with safety belt and child safety seat laws, as well as roadside safety checks designed to encourage motorists […]
Read More →CHS senior honored with President’s Volunteer Service Award
Although only a senior at Collinsville High School, Leah Cuddeback is already an experienced community volunteer. Cuddeback has volunteered more than 650 hours at the St. Louis Zoo and, for the past four years, she has served at a local grief center every month, working with children who have suffered a loss. For her efforts, […]
Read More →Light snow possible Monday evening and overnight for the Collinsville area
Calls for snow around Kahok country recently have been somewhat like crying wolf, but the forecast for snow late Monday evening and into the overnight hours may have radar backup. A band of snow has started to move across Kansas City and appears to be headed down Interstate 70 towards the Metro East. The National […]
Read More →Ameren 10 percent down payment offer for past due accounts ends March 31
Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are have a limited-time opportunity to establish a repayment plan by making a 10 percent down payment rather than 25 percent. Eligible customers have until March 31 to pay 10 percent of their outstanding balance and the remainder in monthly installments. Beginning April 1, customers with outstanding balances […]
Read More →SIUE introduces free math homework hotline for middle school students
***Submitted Content*** Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in collaboration with the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Foundation (ISPEF), launched the “SIUE Homework Hotline” in mid-February. The hotline is available for students in grades 6-8. They can call and receive free help with their math homework Sunday through Thursday from 7-10 p.m. Tutors can be reached at […]
Read More →Police seek thieves who made off with electronics from Collinsville Wal-Mart
Two people walked into the Wal-Mart in Collinsville Crossing Wednesday night, gathered $1,500 of electronics, walked out, loaded the goods in a small, maroon SUV and fled the scene. Collinsville Police are searching for two suspects in the case. The first, an African-American male, was wearing a blue jean jacket and baseball hat at the […]
Read More →Shimkus offers thoughts on Crimea and economics to CHS students
Congressman John Shimkus, of Collinsville, recently returned to his old high school and, for a short time, his old profession. Shimkus, a 1976 Collinsville High School graduate, spoke to Mark Schusky’s Economics class Monday. The former Metro East Lutheran High School teacher taught the students some basic economic principals, and briefly reminisced about walking the […]
Read More →Collinsville Unit 10 finances among best in the area
Despite declining state revenue, the Collinsville School District improved its economic health in fiscal year 2013, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Unit 10 received a Financial Profile score of 3.55 from ISBE for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The score moved the district into the “Financial Recognition” category, the highest […]
Read More →Program helps reduce CHS physical education failures by 70 percent
By Alene Hill – Metro Independent Contributor It used to be that Collinsville High School students who forgot their Physical Education uniform had one option, sit out class and receive a failing grade that day. But a uniform rental program has given students another option, with great success. For 50 cents each, students who forgot […]
Read More →updated – Ice and snow the day before St. Patty’s Day, where’s the luck of the Irish?
***Updated at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 16*** The predicated rain and snow is currently south and west of the Collinsville area, but is threatening to bypass the area. The National Weather Service is currently predicting a 70 percent chance of snow and sleet Sunday, with total accumulation of about one inch. The projection is for […]
Read More →Fairmont City woman dead in one-car accident
A Fairmont City woman died Sunday afternoon when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a concrete barricade near Broadway and State Street in Alton. Christina Marie Martinez, 27, of the 2700 block of North 41st Street in Fairmont City, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Equinox when the accident occurred at about 5:11 p.m. Sunday. […]
Read More →Unit 10 school boundary plan settled
The Collinsville School Board reached a resolution Tuesday on how to minimize the number of students bused to another school because there is no room in their home elementary school. For more than a year, the administration investigated options to reduce the 237 students involuntarily transferred each day. Options included changing school boundaries, adjusting start […]
Read More →Clocks move forward tonight (in case you haven’t heard)
Here is yet another reminder, daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Central time Sunday. Move your clocks forward lest you be shamed by showing up an hour late tomorrow. Horseradish country will have an extra hour of sunlight until the first Sunday of November. The late sunlight may make it confusing for toddlers whose […]
Read More →National Weather Service admits bad forecast
A Facebook post from the National Weather Service’s St. Louis office Sunday night took responsibility for a forecast that called for much more sleet and snow than actually fell in the area. “Yup (sic)it was a bad forecast,” the message said. “Winter weather forecasting is by far the most difficult thing we do, and the […]
Read More →CHS announces Character Education honorees
Collinsville High School announced its Character Education students of the month for December and January. The character trait of the month for December was “Be Courteous: Show Consideration for Others.” Two students shared the award for Character Education Student of the Month for December. John Collins was nominated by Lisa Langenstein, registrar at Collinsville High […]
Read More →Collinsville High School announces students of the month for December and January
Collinsville High School has announced the winners of their Senior of the Month, Student of the Month and Athlete of the Month awards for December and January. SENIOR OF THE MONTH December – Moet McFall Moet was recently awarded $1,500 from the Zeta Charitable Foundation of St. Louis Inc. for her volunteer work with a variety […]
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