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Tyrone Foster Should Be Key Defensive Player For Alton Football Team

2 years 7 months ago
ROXANA - Senior-to-be Tyrone Foster is expected to be one of the top players on defense for the Alton High School football team in 2023 as the Redbirds seek to turn around their program from a 1-8 record from the year before. Foster showed much enthusiasm and a team-first attitude during seven-on-seven passing scrimmages on June 28 with Marquette Catholic and Hardin Calhoun, along with host Roxana, at Charlie Raich Filed and he's feeling that the Redbirds are capable of turning things around this coming season. Foster is being recognized as an Auto Butler Male Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds. "It's been good," Foster said during an interview conducted during a break in the drills. "I'm not going to lie, I'm a humble person, so I made a mistake, but I came back the next play and I did what I was supposed to do. So, we've just got to get better as a team and I need to get better as well." Overall during the summer season, Foster feels that things are looking more promising than

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Granite City Teachers Terri Kunz and Amy Ori Attend #mySci Summer Institutes Program

2 years 7 months ago
GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District #9 teachers Terri Kunz and Amy Ori were among 66 teachers and administrators representing 21 area schools/districts joining the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP) June 20-21 for #mySci Summer Institutes. Kunz and Ori, who are science teachers at Coolidge Junior High School, had the opportunity to learn more about using the mySci curriculum and resources for maximum impact and to network with teaching peers who also count on mySci to provide engaging, hands-on science content for students. "Coolidge has been utilizing the MySci program for five years now," said Kunz. "We are very pleased with the curriculum offering a variety of lessons, hands-on materials, and labs for our students to learn NGSS." Keeping kids excited about learning science is a tall order, but K-8 teachers in 245+ schools across the St. Louis region count on ISP’s mySci program each year

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Jerseyville's Ellen Kangas Honored On Mount Mercy University Dean's List

2 years 7 months ago
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Jerseyville's Ellen Kangas was honored recently on Mount Mercy University's Spring 2023 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded (letter grade, not pass/fail) for six or more semester hours, are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and live their values. Mount Mercy provides a forward-thinking, future-focused education, offering baccalaureate and graduate education to 1,600+ enrolled students and uniquely blending a quality liberal arts education with career-focused professional preparation.

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Gov. Parson Signs Off on I-70 Expansion and $52B State Budget

2 years 7 months ago

This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on July 1, 2023.  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a close to $52 billion state budget, which includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 but also cuts roughly $555 million in spending lawmakers wanted. Explaining $555 million in cuts to the spending plan legislators passed in May, the Republican governor […]

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