Education

HINCKLEY – The Hinckley-Big Rock High School Class of 2012 consisted of 57 graduates – a group that graduate J.D. Oeters described as “an awesome class.”

MALTA – Jason Anderson encouraged graduates Saturday at Kishwaukee College’s 44th annual commencement ceremony to remember “it’s not about you.”

SANDWICH – Bittersweet.

MALTA – Jason Anderson encouraged graduates Saturday at Kishwaukee College’s 44th annual commencement ceremony to remember “it’s not about you.”

KIRKLAND – Bringing Mary Todd Lincoln to life earned a Hiawatha High School student a chance to participate in a national history competition next month.

It’s never good to hear a $520,510 cut may be the best-case scenario, but that is the reality for Sandwich School District 430.

GENOA – Alyssa Taylor Shannon told fellow graduates of Genoa-Kingston High School on Wednesday that she had looked forward to graduation since she began her high school career.

SYCAMORE – Ellen Jane Peterson had trouble reading the pizza toppings on the menu at the restaurant.

DeKALB – Principals for DeKalb High School and Malta Elementary School will leave their positions for administrative roles.

DeKALB – After spending more than three decades at the helm of the Office of Student Conduct at Northern Illinois University, Larry Bolles hopes he left one lasting legacy.

DeKALB – Saturday’s commencement ceremony didn’t feel real to Brian Kissane.

SHABBONA – Loud, obnoxious and troublemakers.

DeKALB – A free community screening of the movie “Bully” has been scheduled for Tuesday evening.

SYCAMORE – As students prepare for summer break, Wayne Riesen is realizing his break will not come to an end this time.

SYCAMORE – A bug is coming to Sycamore Middle School, and administrators could not be happier.