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Friday Feature: Lindsey Tallerico, GCE Speech Language PathologistDecember 2, 2022 - 9:18 am
District 7 Announces Partnership With First Community Credit UnionDecember 1, 2022 - 11:10 am
Pontious Selected as one of Emerson’s 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award RecipientsNovember 29, 2022 - 9:10 am

Edwardsville School District #7

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708 St. Louis St
Edwardsville, IL, 62025

Phone:
618-656-1182

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RECENT NEWS

Friday Feature: Lindsey Tallerico, GCE Speech Language Pathologist
District 7 Announces Partnership With First Community Credit Union
Pontious Selected as one of Emerson’s 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients
Special Informational Meeting at Midway Moved to Nov. 30
Friday Feature: Wendy Sanders, FLS Program Assistant

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Last Tuesday, the primary CASTLE classrooms at Lec

Last Tuesday, the primary CASTLE classrooms at Leclaire Elementary School celebrated their annual Toy Story Day. The students spent the day engaging in an array of Toy Story themed learning activities, crafts and games led by the CASTLE staff and support team. The classes capped off the fun day by watching the beloved movie. It was a fun-filled day to celebrate friendship and working together! #d7proud

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝟕 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲!

Dee Davis (monitor at Woodland)
Elizabeth Hendricks (cafeteria worker at EHS)
Lakisha Newbern (cafeteria worker at Lincoln)
Amy Ruyle (program assistant at Worden)
Jason Kelsaw (monitor at Woodland)

𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘡𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘶𝘮 (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘏𝘚) #d7proud

Art Club Paint Night was a success. Students enjoy

Art Club Paint Night was a success. Students enjoyed their creation of a Winter Landscape! Profits allowed us to donate various Hygiene products to GlenEd Pantry. #d7proud

District #7 is excited to announce a corporate par

District #7 is excited to announce a corporate partnership with First Community Credit Union that will run through July 2027.

As part of its partnership, First Community Credit Union will offer custom Edwardsville High School debit cards, available at both local branches, located in the Glen Carbon Walmart and on 157. FCCU will also have advertising on football and basketball scoreboards.

“We are excited to partner with First Community Credit Union,” said District 7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “First Community has a history of being involved in its local communities and we are grateful for their support of our students.”

“First Community was originally founded nearly 90 years ago as the Monsanto Credit Union. Today some of the grandkids of those former Monsanto employees attend Edwardsville High School. This partnership with the district is the best way I can think of to show our support of the school and the community from generation to generation,” said Glenn D. Barks, First Community Credit Union President & CEO.

𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮

𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻!

EHS senior Nicole Johnson was recognized at Monday night's monthly Board of Education meeting for winning the Illinois Class 2A individual state championship in girls golf last month.

During her standout career, Johnson won four Southwestern Conference titles and 22 tournaments overall. She made three state tournament appearances (missing only 2020 when the tournament was cancelled). After placing 12th as a junior a year ago, Johnson told her coach, Libby Koonce, that she was going to win it the next year.

Johnson graduates as the school record holder for stroke average (35.4), postseason stroke average (68.5) and 18-hole low score (66).

She will continue her golf career in college at Middle Tennessee University. #d7proud

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘋7 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘳. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘏𝘚 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘖𝘌 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘦.

Congratulations to EHS English teacher Nickie Pont

Congratulations to EHS English teacher Nickie Pontious on being selected as one of Emerson’s 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients!

She is among more than 80 teachers from across the St. Louis metropolitan area who are being recognized this year through the program as examples of truly outstanding educational excellence.

Pontious has spent all 12 years of her teaching career at EHS.

“Teaching is a career that is ever-changing, hustling and bustling, switching gears every moment in every school day to accommodate the needs of individual students as a collective group, but it is one of the most rewarding accomplishments of my life,” said Pontious. “My students drive my passion for teaching. I am thankful to get to know each and every one of them and be their personal cheerleader as they grow and evolve into lifelong learners.” #d7proud

Lauren Davis' 6th grade class at Liberty Middle Sc

Lauren Davis' 6th grade class at Liberty Middle School held a book tasting earlier this week. Each table has a different genre of books. Every 5 minutes they read a book from a different table/genre then write in their menu if they would be interested in reading that book. #d7proud

Columbus Elementary 3rd graders made Thanksgiving

Columbus Elementary 3rd graders made Thanksgiving a little more special for the residents of Still water Assisted Living by making them personalized placemats. #d7proud

The Glen Carbon Elementary Reading is Fun committe

The Glen Carbon Elementary Reading is Fun committee invited students to dress as their favorite book character and join the parade around the building! #d7proud

#𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮
𝙉𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙞 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙣

Leclaire kindergarten teacher Nikki Starbuck always knew she wanted to be a teacher.

“My elementary teachers also told me I would be a teacher.”

Starbuck has been teaching for 21 years, spending her entire career with District 7 at the kindergarten level.

“The best part is watching kiddos acquire skills. Not just in math and reading, but in communication, motor, and social development. I also love seeing the independence and confidence bloom in our little learners and enjoy fostering creativity in kindergartners. They are little sponges.”

Math is her favorite thing to teach.

“It is exciting to see kiddos using those skills on the playground and around the school. It’s very gratifying.”

When she’s not in the classroom, she enjoys traveling with family and friends and painting with her daughter. #d7proud

For the second straight year, Roni Smith’s 5th g

For the second straight year, Roni Smith’s 5th grade class at Woodland organized a school-wide canned food and non-perishables drive for the Glen-Ed Pantry. Their drive yielded 2,548 items! #d7proud

𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧!

#𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮
𝙔𝙫𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙣, 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙮/𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙡/𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙀

There probably are not many teachers that can say they have taught in just about every district building, but Yvonne Hallemann can. During her 17 years with District #7, she’s had the privilege of teaching in every building except for Glen Carbon. Hallemann is the PE teacher for Hamel, Midway and Worden this year.

She knew she wanted to be a teacher after her field experience at Quincy University where she earned her first bachelor's degree in Parks and Recreation in 1985.

“There were not a lot of job openings in the field back then, so I took an alternative route and taught for three years at Coordinated Youth Services in Granite City.”

Her first experiences were with students who had been referred to CYS for various academic or personal reasons.

“I knew then that I wanted to teach, but that I had to get my state teacher’s license.”

Her desire to teach was later solidified when she spent five years at Chestnut Health Systems as a Prevention Specialist, where she coordinated trainings and peer leadership groups with Madison County schools. Eventually, she finished her credentials for teacher certification in K-12 physical education in 2003.

“I certainly enjoy teaching every day! Students want to have fun in school and physical education provides that opportunity whether they are in K-2, 3-5, middle school or high school. Physical education teachers have the creativity, resources, lessons, and the music to do that.”

For Hallemann, the best thing about teaching younger students is that they are always learning.

“The diverse abilities that the students have and them figuring out how to feel physically and emotionally stronger or faster is always a delight to see. Their smiling faces, the way they get along and the stories they tell – they are just the best!”

When she is not teaching PE, Hallemann enjoys being active herself by walking, working out and playing softball (including with the Senior Olympics). She also enjoys flower gardens, crafting and family time. #d7proud. .

November 15 of each year is designated as “Schoo

November 15 of each year is designated as “School Board Members Day" in Illinois, recognizing the outstanding efforts of the nearly 6,000 elected school board members throughout the state. These committed public servants work tirelessly to ensure our students have quality learning opportunities, and are dedicated to honoring board policy and local governance for all of District #7. Thank you to all our board members for all their work! #ThankABoardMember #d7proud
John McDole, president
Katie Robberson, vice-president
Jennifer Brumback, secretary
Jill Bertels
Terri Dalla Riva
Debra J. Pitts
Kristen Pfund

To all of our veterans, thank you for your service

To all of our veterans, thank you for your service.

🇺🇸 Albert Cassens Elementary Veterans Day pa

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Albert Cassens Elementary Veterans Day parade

Session ✌️ of the Engage District 7 community

Session ✌️ of the Engage District 7 community engagement meetings kicked off last night at Worden.

Join us at one of three meetings next week to help us prioritize facility projects.

November 15 at Columbus, 6-8 p.m.
November 16 at Woodland, 6-8 p.m.
November 17 at Cassens, 6-8 p.m.

Visit EngageDistrict7.org for more information and to RSVP. #d7proud

Please join us in welcoming these individuals to o

Please join us in welcoming these individuals to our D7 family!
Tammy Bowler, Cafeteria Worker at Liberty
Tom Stoecker, Evening Custodian at Worden
Carissa Zamora, Media Secretary at EHS
#d7proud

A few photos from last Friday of students in Mrs.

A few photos from last Friday of students in Mrs. Barkus‘s culinary arts class at EHS at a cooking competition at SWIC. #d7proud

While studying solids, liquids, and gasses, 6th gr

While studying solids, liquids, and gasses, 6th grade students in Julie Rusk and Jenny Guetterman’s classes at Liberty Middle School designed a car lift using one of these phases of matter. #d7proud

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