February 25, 2022
Eastern Illinois University is hosting a free, online conference for future teachers called "I'll Teach: Exploring the Power and Possibilities of Teaching". The conference will ta...
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February 16, 2022
Franklin Preschool's Family Night originally scheduled for Feb. 17 has been rescheduled to March 17, 2022.
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February 16, 2022
Mattoon High School's JROTC will host an Enchanted Ball for citizens 50 and older from 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. March 6 the MHS gymnasium. The event is free of charge.
February 15, 2022
The Mattoon High School choir and band will host their spring concert May 10 at MHS. The choir performance begins at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria and the band begins their performance ...
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February 1, 2022
The 2022 Mattoon High School Project Graduation invites you to eat a sub and make a difference! Jersey Mike's in Mattoon will generously donate 20% off all their sales on Thursday...
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February 1, 2022
*Rescheduled event*
Families enrolled in Franklin Preschool or the Birth-3 Program are invited to learn about raising responsible children on February 24th from 5:30-7:30 at F...
January 28, 2022
The Wavette Dance Team advanced to the IHSA Dance State Finals with their contemporary routine "Wings." Watch the live broadcast from home by clicking on the link below. The Wavet...
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January 25, 2022
Mattoon Community Unit School District #2 Birth-3 Program has earned a Quality Confirmation designation for their childhood Baby TALK Program.
MCUSD2 Birth-3 began the Baby TAL...
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January 21, 2022
The union representing the Mattoon Police Officers, the PB&PA Unit 35 Chapter, made a donation to the Franklin Preschool Backpack Program. Pictured are Sue Auer, paraprofessional...
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January 13, 2022
Williams Elementary School Principal McLain Schaefer plays the piano once owned by the family of Arland D. Williams Jr. on the 40 th anniversary of Williams’ death.
Befo...
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January 12, 2022
Mattoon High School students Aydin Tariq, freshman class president, Rene Beltran, junior class president, and Principal Rich Stuart, attended the Jan. 11, 2022 school board meetin...
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January 12, 2022
Katrina Farris, director, Birth-3 Program, Amanda Titus, teacher, Franklin Preschool and preschool students Nevaeh Morecraft and Caroline Spangler demonstrated at the December 14,...
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January 12, 2022
Mattoon Middle School Reading Committee students Jacob Philpott, Chloe Bennett and Leah Hampton, along with Ingrid Minger, MMS media specialist, not pictured, presented this year’...
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January 6, 2022
This mural project at Riddle Elementary School began this first semester of 2021 and finished up just before Christmas break. Students in grades fourth and fifth helped paint thi...
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January 6, 2022
Each year, the Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from two to five years of age. Free developm...
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December 22, 2021
Sarah Powers, teacher, family and consumer sciences, Mattoon High School shared the following photo from the MHS Caps for Kids. Students in Early Childhood classes, teachers and ...
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December 22, 2021
Mattoon Middle School and Franklin Preschool collaborated this year to make the Winter Wonderland at MMS a huge success! With the efforts of professionals and students in both bui...
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December 21, 2021
Kimbro to lead Greenwave; describes Johnson, Temples as mentors
Retiring Greenwave head football coach Troy Johnson praised his successor Jarad Kimbro’s knowledge of the game...
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December 17, 2021
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 students taking American Sign Language as a foreign language performed three songs they had learned at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Christ...
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December 17, 2021
Mattoon Middle School students are pictured shopping in the MMS Paws store. Students used their Paws slips they earned this semester to purchase items for themselves and gifts fo...