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ALAH seniors awarded over $755,000 at Honors Night
ALAH HONORS NIGHT. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Honors Night was held on May 14 recognizing the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2025. Scholarship and award recipients pictured included (front row) Ross Young, Natalie Hutchcraft, Ryan Appleby, Mackenley Bowles, Sara Herschberger, Chloe Sadowski, Alayna Plank, and Layla Deel. (Second row) Addie Yeakel, Alek…
Read MoreArthur School District to receive final transportation payment for the fiscal year
ALAH TEACHERS RECOGNIZED. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School teachers Ginger Voegel, Family and Consumer Science teacher, and Doug Davis, Social Studies teacher, were honored at the May school board meeting held last week by two of their students. Voegel was honored with the prestigious FCCLA “Spirit of Advising” award at the 2025 Illinois FCCLA…
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ALAH GRADUATION. The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Knights Class of 2025 commencement was held on Friday, May 23. Seventy-five graduates received their diplomas. Pictured here are Valedictorian Lilian Edwards on the left and Salutatorian Sara Herschberger as they addressed their classmates, administration, faculty, staff, the board of education, friends, family and the large…
Read MoreLloyd Johnson to celebrate 90th birthday with surprise party
Hello Friends! I don’t know if you know this guy! Some know him as Lloyd, to some its “Smokey Johnson”, to some it the guy who drives 25 mph on the hard road, to me its grandpa, Lloyd Johnson! He turns 90 soon and we are throwing him a SURPRISE party at The Bement American…
Read MoreALAH High School Boys Track and Field Qualify 3 Relays & 1 Individual for IHSA State
Knights’ senior Colin Smith throws the discus at the IHSA Class 1A Sectional track and field meet at Central A & M last Wednesday. Colin would finish third in the event with a throw of 139’ 0”. Colin also competed in the shot put with his best effort there being 41’ 3”. By SALLY McCARTHY…
Read MoreALAH High School Girls Track and Field Compete at IHSA State Track and Field Championships
ALAH High School Girls Head Coach Ryan Jefferson took his state qualifiers to Eastern Illinois University, site of the IHSA Girls State Track and Field meet, for a practice session last week Assistant Coach Ashley Snoddy captured this photo of the sixteen girls on the field at EIU’s O’Brien Stadium. The Knights’ sixteen qualifiers were…
Read MoreALAH Jr. High Knights Track and Field Hold Annual Awards Night
The ALAH jr. high track and field teams held their annual awards night on Monday, May 19. Girls’ Head Coach gave a recap of his season and presented some special awards to members of his team. Pictured here from left to right are Gwen Herring, Track MVP; Macee Boddy, Knight Award; Kyndall Crist, Leadership Award;…
Read MoreCerro Gordo Bement’s Will Fuson Returns to State Track Championships
Bronco junior Will Fuson leads heading into the second lap of the 800 meters at the IHSA Class 1A Sectional meet at Central A & M last week. The Auburn runner next to Will would edge Will out at the finish but his second place and time of 1:59.34 would advance him to the IHSA…
Read MoreBement High School Holds Honors Night
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. Nine seniors received scholarships at the honors night program held earlier this month. Pictured are Gavin Pierce, Brayden Strack, Ian Glennon, Parker Summers, Gabby Block, Marley Olson, Kylie Ross, and Tyce Alumbaugh. Not pictured is Paige Fair. Bement High School held its Honors and Senior Scholarship Night on May 6 in the Walsh…
Read MoreArthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Class of 2025
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Class of 2025. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Class of 2025 graduated on Friday, May 23. Pictured are, row 1: Skyler Vorck, Logan Burgin, Jonathan Burgin, Kaylee McDaniel, Addi Rohr, Emmalee Nall, Maddie Kingery, Lili Edwards, Sara Herschberger, Caitlyn Hoots, Gracie Arnett, Layla Deel, Mackenzie Condill, Mimi Perez, Maggie Benedict,…
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