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Students at St. Malchy’s are saying “hola” to a new language. Twice a week students in kindergarten through sixth grade receive Spanish lessons from teacher Kristin Wilson.

Approximately 60 Geneseo residents gathered in the high school cafeteria on Feb. 22 to discuss what they liked ... and what they’d like to change ... about the community.

CHAMPAIGN—Geneseo's West Cathcart battles for a state championship on Saturday night, Feb. 22, in Assembly Hall. All of the photos in this slideshow are available for purchase at www.geneseorepublic.com. Look for a box called "Buy Photo Reprints."

CHAMPAIGN—Austin Marsden of Crystal Lake Central edged West Cathcart of Geneseo 3-2 for the 189-lb. state championship on Saturday evening, Feb. 20, in Assembly Hall.

CHAMPAIGN—It was a nailbiter, but Geneseo's West Cathcart made a 1-0 lead stand up to earn a berth in the state championship bout on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Champaign.

CHAMPAIGN—After two scoreless periods in the semifinals, Geneseo's West Cathcart escaped from the down position only four seconds into the third period for a 1-0 lead over George Canales of Dixon on Saturday morning at the state tournament.

CHAMPAIGN—Geneseo's West Cathcart wins a 14-1 major decision over Mt. Zion's Grant Naylor in quarterfinals on Friday evening at the state tournament in Assembly Hall.

CHAMPAIGN—Geneseo's West Cathcart dominated Grant Naylor of Mt. Zion on the way to a 14-1 major decision in the 189-lb. semifinals on Friday evening, Feb. 19, in Assembly Hall.

CHAMPAIGN—West Cathcart of Geneseo reached the championship bout at state last year. He took a big step toward getting back into the finals with a pin in the first round on Friday.

CHAMPAIGN—Geneseo's West Cathcart pinned Lombard Montini's Doug Diedrick at 3:24 in the first round of the state wrestling tournament on Friday, Feb. 19, at Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign.

For nearly four decades, members of the Geneseo Rotary Club have welcomed exchange students to Geneseo.

Geneseo students will report for school earlier in August. The school board approved a 2010-11 school calendar that features an earlier start date, longer Christmas break and a first semester that concludes in December.

With the State of Illinois behind on payments to schools, some area districts are facing crippling budget woes. Though the Illinois government owes Geneseo more than $580,000 in general state aid, the district is in better shape than most.