THE HUNT IS ON! It was all smiles at the Arthur Easter Egg Hunt held at the old football field on Saturday, April 20. It was sponsored by Arthur Woman’s Club who set out 5,000 eggs, toys, and prizes to give away to those hunting on Saturday. Families thronged the hunting grounds to cheer on…

FOUNDATION FUNDS LISTENING CENTER. District 305 Education Foundation provides money to fund purchases for all our schools and faculty. It also funds scholarships for students. Several grants were given last year. One was to Sharon Benton, special education teacher at Lovington Grade School. Here is what she had to say about how she used the…

FFA ALUMNI AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond FFA Alumni Chapter selected eight students to receive scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year. Jim Fleming presented the awards during the ALAH FFA spring awards banquet. The monetary awards go to high school seniors and those continuing their education. Fleming with Taylor Hartke, Illinois FFA Chapter Treasurer…

SPECIAL FFA AWARDS. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School FFA Chapter held their spring awards banquet on Thursday, April 18, in the east gym. Megan Beckmier, FFA advisor and agriculture education teacher, presented some special awards during the ceremonies. Taylor Hartke, State of Illinois FFA Treasurer, was the guest speaker. She is from Teutopolis. Members…

OFFICERS ANNOUNCED. The new FFA officers for the 2019-2020 school year at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School were introduced at the FFA spring awards banquet. They are Payton Rawlins, treasurer; Jace Green, vice president; Andrea Dehart, secretary; Maddie Snyder, president; Michaela Powell, reporter; Rachel Kinney, historian; and Clark Peck, sentinel. Related photo and story…

Have you ever noticed when you drive into a small town the water tower seems to stand out as a welcome? The Atwood water tower has been needing a facelift for some time and now it is happening. Last year cleaning and painting was done on the inside and now work has started on the…

Bement High School held their Prom Promise assembly on Wednesday, April 17 in the small gym at the school. The message of the assembly was to be safe and sober drivers on Prom night and every night. Illinois State Police Trooper Tracy Lillard, Officer Lansford, Crystal Alexander of Kirby Medical Center and Katie Daly delivered…

Follow the yellow brick road to Cerro Gordo for the spring musical The Wizard of Oz. Fly over the rainbow with Dorothy as she rides a twister into the merry and troubled land of Oz and learns that no matter how far our journeys take us – there’s no place like home. The Broadway show…

The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School National Honor Society held their induction ceremony on Thursday, April 18. State Senator gave the keynote address to those assembled. Doug Davis is the ALAH Advisor for the ALAH HS Chapter. Those members attending and taking part in the ceremony are pictured. Front Row: Senator Rose, Shelby Frederick,…

The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted ten new members on Thursday, April 18. The induction ceremony was held in the old gym. State Senator Chapin Rose was the keynote speaker at the assembly. Pictured here are, front row: Shelby Frederick, Erin Schrock, Aubry Strong, Carly Peck and…