New teachers start school year

The 2010-11 school year in Geneseo started Aug. 17 with several new faces. Thirteen new educators have joined the district.

A marching show of Olympic proportions

Geneseo High School band’s 2010 marching show aims to set a gold standard.

GHS junior class selling Green Machine T-shirts

The Geneseo High School junior class is selling Green Machine T-shirts. The T-shirts are available in youth and adult sizes and may be ordered by contacting class sponsor LaJean Breedlove at (309) 945-0323. The shirts also will be sold at back-to-school night Aug. 16 at all district schools and at the Green-and-White football scrimmage game on Aug. 20.

Geneseo’s Class of 1990 to have 20-year reunion

Geneseo’s J.D. Darnall Class of 1990 will have its 20-year reunion. A casual get-together, beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 6, will be at Barney’s Korner Bar & Grill. Other events include a golf outing in the morning of  Aug. 7, and a dinner-dance on Aug. 7 at the Geneseo Country Club, with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.  For more information or reservations, contact Melanie (Fogarty) Henderson at (309) 944-5550.

Six Geneseo teachers retiring in June

Six Geneseo teachers, two from the high school and four from Northside Elementary, will retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year.

Co-valedictorians a first for GHS

In a high-school first, Geneseo seniors Carlisle Evans-Peck and Chad Ford have been named co-valedictorians of the Class of 2010. The pair ended their high school careers with identical grade-point averages.

Geneseo music department third in state

The Geneseo High School music department’s winning ways have continued. The department recently placed third in the state’s Class A IHSA music sweepstakes contest.

Geneseo school board, union unanimously approve contract

A new four-year contract has been approved by the Geneseo Board of Education and the teachers’ union, the Geneseo Education Association (GEA).

Box tops equal funds for Geneseo schools

The pink Box Tops 4 Education labels printed on an array of food and household item packages mean cash for Geneseo schools.

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