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Lansing is home to a number of high schools and elementary schools that are equipping kids to make a difference in their community. We also have access to a variety of higher education options, and their news occasionally appears in this category as well.
Memorial Junior High holds virtual and walk-up graduation ceremonies to cap year unlike any other
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (June 13, 2021) – Memorial Junior High School had an eighth-grade graduation ceremony like no other in its history —...
St. Ann School community says goodbye after 70 years
Community reconnects and remembers as part of bittersweet event
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 5, 2021) – Hundreds attended St. Ann School for the final...
District 158 remembers Reavis stalwart Barbara Gaffney
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (June 2, 2021) – For 20 years, Lansing’s Barbara Gaffney was a fixture as a playground supervisor at Reavis Elementary...
St. Ann School to host ‘Final Farewell’ event June 5 ahead of closing
Open house, Mass, and outdoor party planned to celebrate 70 years of St. Ann School
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 1, 2021) – On January...
‘Redwolves’ is favored as new TF South nickname, but some students aren’t so sure
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (May 30, 2021) — Redwolves is the favored new nickname for TF South High School, but some students are saying...
Memorial Jr. High to host both virtual and drive-thru commencement
Virtual Memorial Day ceremony followed by drive-thru ceremony June 1
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (May 25, 2021) — Memorial Junior High is offering its graduating...
Recognition of board service, Excellence Counts awards, and algebra pilot program – District 215 Board Agenda 5.25.21
District 215 Board regular meeting – In person at 6:00 p.m. at TF South
LANSING, Ill. (May 22, 2021) – The May 25 meeting of...
TF South graduation now a single ceremony on June 23
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (May 18, 2021) – Lansing students and families can forget what they may have heard about Thornton Fractional South High...
School District 158 Board Agenda 5/19/21
District 158 Board regular meeting - May 19, 7:00 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (May 17, 2021) – The May 19 meeting of the District 158 School...
District 158 invites parents of private and homeschool students to special education meeting
Tuesday, May 25, 10:00am, on Zoom
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 7, 2021) – Lansing School District 158 is inviting parents of children in private...
South Suburban College announces 2021 keynote graduation speaker Dr. Ngozi Ezike
Virtual commencement scheduled for May 16 at 1:30 p.m.
Information provided by South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill (April 26, 2021) – South Suburban College (SSC)...
South Suburban College to host court reporting, paralegal, and criminal justice open houses in May
Information provided by South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, lll. (May 2, 2021) – South Suburban College is hosting three Virtual Open Houses in May for...
Bishop Noll plans virtual fundraiser for May 15
HAMMOND, Ind. (April 28, 2021) – Bishop Noll Institute is holding "Big Reinvent 2," a virtual event and auction, on May 15, 2021.
More than...
TF South to hold outdoor graduation ceremonies, District 215 announces free summer programs
Graduation will be two outdoor sessions on June 23
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. — Thornton Fractional South seniors can look forward to an in-person graduation...
District 158 breaks ground on new Lester Crawl Primary Center
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (April 26, 2021) – Monday’s groundbreaking for the new Lester Crawl Primary Center represents an approximately $14 million investment in...