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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.
Column: TF South can make a statement in choosing its new nickname
The Lansing Journal welcomes thoughts and opinions not only from our readers, but from our writers as well. The following column is the sole...
IL passes bill requiring Asian American history be taught in public schools
Illinois is the first state to require the curriculum
Information provided by the Governor's Office
SKOKIE, Ill. (July 9, 2021) – On Friday, July 9, Governor...
Lansing School District 158 Board seeks to fill vacant seat
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 7, 2021) – Lansing School District 158 is seeking to fill a vacant spot on its board after the...
Free highway construction training program coming to SSC Oak Forest
Information provided by South Suburban College
OAK FOREST, Ill. (June 30, 2021) – South Suburban College is preparing for its next session of the popular...
St. John Preschool Open House scheduled for Sunday, July 18
LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 2021) – The new preschool at St. John Lutheran Church will launch their first year with a Preschool Open House...
South Suburban Barber College open to new applicants and those needing haircuts
Information provided by South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (June 25, 2021) – South Suburban College (SSC) is offering a new and unique program to...
TF South seniors graduate at outdoor commencement after unprecedented year
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (June 25, 2021) – It was a sight to behold Wednesday evening at TF South’s Padjen Field: 443 graduating seniors...
Thornton Fractional High School District 215 – Notice of public hearing – Drivers education fee assessment
Information provided by Thornton Fractional District 215
Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Thornton Fractional High School District 215, in the...
Nickname-less still: District 215 Board votes down ‘Redwolves’ for TF South amid objections
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (June 22, 2021) – TF South remains a high school without a nickname.In a 4-2 vote Tuesday, and without discussion,...
District 158 awards bids for Lester Crawl construction, approves school lunch contract for next year
BY JIM MASTERS
LANSING, Ill. (June 20, 2021) – The District 158 Board of Education awarded $10.7 million in bids at its June 16 meeting...
Bishop Noll to host golf outing, helicopter ball drop to benefit school
Information provided by Bishop Noll Institute
HAMMOND, Ind. (June 17, 2021) – Registration is currently open for the Bishop Noll Institute golf outing, which will...
School District 158 Board Agenda 6/16/21
District 158 Board regular meeting - June 16, 7:00 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (June 15, 2021) – The June 16 meeting of the District 158 School...
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...