Saint Elmo
EDUCATION
Moore Takes The Helm at St. Elmo Elementary
Following the retirement of Sean Hannagan this summer, St. Elmo Elementary needed a new principal for the first time in over 20 years. Vandalia native Annette Moore will be filling that role as the new principal at St. Elmo Elementary. Moore was born and raised in rural Vandalia, where she...
EFFINGHAM REGIONAL CAREER ACADEMY (ERCA) 2024 ORIENTATION NIGHT LAST WEEK
(EFFINGHAM) It was last week that the Effingham Regional Career Academy welcomed students and parents to the Lake Land College Kluthe Center for its Fall 2024 Orientation Night, an event open to all enrolled students for the fall semester, as well as those who wanted to learn more about ERCA. Those attending heard about the fall classes available, many of which are dual credit, all to aid high school seniors in pursuing training for high-demand careers in the regional workforce. With the ERCA classes beginning August 19th, next Monday, the 14 area high schools taking part in ERCA include those in Newton, North Clay, Dieterich, Altamont, Beecher City, St. Anthony, Teutopolis, Cumberland, Neoga, Brownstown, St. Elmo, Cowden-Herrick, and Stewardson-Strasburg. More details are available on the erca.us website or check out the ERCA page on Facebook.
Local Sports Schedule: Thursday, August 15, 2024
Weather and field conditions permitting, of course…. Mattoon hosts Charleston, St. John’s of Mattoon plays Effingham Sacred Heart, Tri-County against Sullivan, Effingham goes to Hillsboro, Cumberland vs. Lawrenceville, Shelbyville takes on CH/BC, Neoga faces Vandalia, Windsor/Stew-Stras @ T-town, Richland County battles North Clay, and South Central plays Cisne.
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