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Peoria High to be among the first schools in Illinois playing girls flag football
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Peoria High is the oldest high school in Illinois but it will be one of the new kids on the block this fall. It will be among the first schools to field a girl’s flag football team competing in the Illinois High School Association’s newest sport. The IHSA is adding girls […]
Verizon stores giving away $3M worth of backpacks ahead of back-to-school season
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Verizon wireless stories in the Peoria area are giving away millions of dollars in backpacks away for free ahead of the back-to-school season. According to a press release from Round Room, LLC, participating Verizon stores in Pontiac, Chillicothe, Peoria and Washington are giving away $3 million worth of clear backpacks for free to students in an effort to relieve the financial burden on parents and caregivers before class starts.
International children's swimming school to open newest location in Peoria
Aqua-Tots Swim School is bringing its world-renowned programs to the greater Peoria area. The swim school franchise announced last week it will open a location at 7713 Orange Prairie Road in Peoria near The Shoppes at Grand Prairie. The school has more than 150 locations worldwide, including three in Illinois: Peoria, Wheaton and Orland Park.
One Peoria event helps parents and their children prepare for new school year
PEORIA, Ill. – The new school year is around the corner, and a pair of state legislators are helping Peoria families get ready. State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth and State Senator Dave Koehler hosted the One Peoria Back to School and Health Fair Wednesday at Glen Oak Park. Families received...
Jared Head graduates from St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 860 students during spring semester 2024. Among the graduates was Jared Head of Washington, Illinois. Head graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice studies. St. Cloud State University is Minnesota's second-largest university, with more than 10,000 students from our regional communities,...
District 52 announces upcoming tryouts, practice
Washington Middle School baseball tryouts will begin Monday, August 5, 2024, and continue August 6. Tryouts for grades 7-8 will be 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. behind Washington Middle School. Tryouts for sixth grade will be 12- 2 p.m. Students must have a current physical examination and a copy of their birth certificate on file in the WMS office before tryouts begin. Please do not bring a copy of the physical to the coach.
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