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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH: Jessie Stroot, Hannah Koentz, Aryani Mendez (not pictured), Kai Lyles.

New Baden Elementary Students of the Month and Pat on the Back...

Scholarship Winners Announced

The New Baden Lions Club proudly announces our $1,000 college scholarship winners each as Evan Willhite who will be pursuing a degree in pharmaceutical medicine and...

A Night in Focus

ABOVE ARE THE CANDIDATES for Wesclin 2026 Prom themed “A Night in Focus.” This year’s King and Queen will be crowned on April 11, 2026, at the...

Mater Dei Student of the Week

Congratulations to senior Ethan Wheelan, our Student of the Week for the week of March 23. In his nomination, industrial education teacher Mr. Mark...

Betty Renth Charitable Foundation Scholarship Scholarship...

The Betty Renth Charitable Foundation is offering a four (4) year $10,000.00 annual scholarships to five (5) individuals who are seniors from the following high schools:...

Scholarship Opportunity

The Trenton Chamber of Commerce is offering two $500 scholarships to high school seniors planning to attend college, a trade school, or enter military service after...

Wesclin High School to Perform Little Women (The Musical)

LITTLE WOMEN (THE MUSICAL) is a stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, with a book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland, and lyrics by...

Mater Dei Senior selected to IHSA All-State Academic Honorable Mention

CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR OWEN MUSENBROCK, who was selected to the IHSA All-State Academic Honorable Mention Team. As the IHSA’s top academic...

Mater Dei Student of the Week

Congratulations to senior Charlotte Strubhart, our Student of the Week for the week of March 16.In her nomination, Mrs. Celia Kannall stated, “I am...

“Yearbook – Golden Dozen”

MATER DEI PROUDLY ANNOUNCES that our 2024-2025 yearbook, Hall of Fame, earned the prestigious Southern Illinois School Press Association (SISPA)...

Stand-Out Students

On Friday, March 13, 2026, Wesclin administration joined 55 other schools in the Illinois Principal Association’s Kaskaskia Region to celebrate...

Above seated: Kaskaskia College President George Evans and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane sign the official agreement for the new KC & SIU Bachelor’s Degree Pathway. Standing L-R: KC Precision Agriculture Facilitator David Stine, KC Agriculture Professor William Waggoner, KC Agricultural Student Cole Bruggemann, KC Student Trustee Meagan Mahlandt, SIU Senior Director of Development for the College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences Susan Graham, KC Dean of Enrollment Staci Palm, KC Dean of Career and Technical Education Traci Masau, KC Vice President of Student Services Amy Zanton, SIU Dean of College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences Dr. Kristina Boone, SIU Provost Sheryl Tucker, KC Provost and Vice President of Student Services Julie Obermark, SIU Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management Wendell Williams, KC Vice President of Administrative Services Sara Hanks, KC Vice President of Institutional Support &Technology and CIO George Kriss, KC Agriculture Professor Aaron Heinzmann, KC Foundation Executive Director Michael Christsensen, and KC Associate Dean of Institutional Assessment Alan Boerngen

Kaskaskia College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale...

Kaskaskia College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale have entered into a new partnership designed to expand access to affordable,...

HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese Auxiliary Accepting Applications...

The Auxiliary of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese is currently accepting Grant in Aid applications for their Lights in Scholarship program. This opportunity is for anyone...

WESCLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL QUARTER 2

4th Grade Mrs. Boeckman HIGH HONORS Channing Edmundson Taylor Fohne Andrew Wallenberg Paxton Weh Abel Yarber HONORS Mikael Cook Judd Johnson Kyzer Muckensturm Evan...

Poetry Challenge winners L-R: Kyleigh Parker, Haley Montes, Myleigh Jones, William Waggoner

Wesclin Creative Writing Students to have their Poems Published

Four students in the Creative Writing class at Wesclin High School recently placed in the Highland Park Poetry Challenge and will be published in...

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