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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.
South Suburban College announces Tree Campus USA® recognition on Earth Awareness Day
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SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (April 22, 2020) – In honor of Earth Awareness Day, South Suburban College (SSC) announced its...
In ninth COVID-19 response call, Congresswoman Kelly hears from local school superintendents
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MATTESON, Ill. (April 20, 2020) – On April 16, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a telephone town hall...
Illinois Higher Education Emergency Fund raises $550K
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SPRINGFIELD –Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission are rallying private...
Third Quarter Honor Roll at Marian Catholic includes 24 Lansing students
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CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 17, 2020) - The following students from Lansing, Illinois, have made the Third Quarter...
Pritzker administration releases wi-fi hotspot map
Map will support Illinois students during COVID-19 pandemic
information provided by the Office of the Governor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 18, 2020) – Illinois state agencies released...
TF South Principal Gourley expresses pride in staff, students
LANSING, Ill. (April 17, 2020) - At the end of the first week of remote learning days, TF South Principal Jake Gourley released the...
Tips for successful e-learning
by Jacob Gourley, TF South Principal
Dear TFS Family,As we do our best to keep students connected during these unprecedented times, here are a few...
District 158 shares new school kitchen in time of need
by Jennifer Yos
LANSING, Ill. (April 10, 2020) - Shortly after Governor JB Pritzker mandated school closures to begin no later than Monday, March 20,...
South Suburban College to donate supplies to local healthcare providers; Foundation establishes COVID-19 Impact Fund
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SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (April 6, 2020) – South Suburban College (SSC) is donating supplies and masks to local healthcare...
TF South students visit Chicago landmarks on March 5 field trip
by Carrie Steinweg
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 5, 2020) - Thornton Fractional High School students in Matt Tiffy’s Advanced Placement U.S. History Class took a March...
April 3: An update from District 215 Superintendent Teresa Lance
Dear Thornton Fractional 215 Families:On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced that remote learning in Illinois would be extended through April 30, 2020,...
School in a pandemic: One Lansing teacher’s experience
by Jamilyn Hiskes
LANSING, Ill. (March 29, 2020) - As of the end of March, there are over 100,000 cases of coronavirus in the United...
March 31 message from District 215 Superintendent Teresa Lance
March 31, 2020Dear Thornton Fractional 215 Families:In an effort to keep the communication lines open and our families abreast of our mandated school closure,...
Reavis Elementary staff members send photo greeting to students
LANSING, Ill. (April 1, 2020) - Reavis PTA President Gayle White-Hileman forwarded a compiled photo of staff at Reavis Elementary School along with this...
District 158 provides refurbished laptops to families in need of e-learning access
LANSING, Ill. (April 1, 2020) - "If you'd be interested in running something positive during these difficult times," read a March 29 email from...