WACC Student of the Month Derek Bush

Morrison High School Senior Derek Bush was named December 2017 Student of the Month, for his outstanding effort and performance at Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling, IL. He is the son of Carla Bush of Morrison, IL. White takes classes in Welding at WACC. “The staff shares your pride

WACC Student of the Month Brayden White

Morrison High School Senior Brayden White was recently named January 2018 Student of the Month, for his outstanding effort and performance at Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling, IL. He is the son of Brenda and Robert White of Morrison, IL. White takes classes in Welding, Machining, and Manufacturing at

American Legion Seeking Boys State Candidate

The American Legion Post in Morrison, IL, is seeking a candidate to send to The American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State 83rd Annual Session, hosted at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston IL.  It is a week that shapes a lifetime. The event is Saturday, June 9, through Friday, June 15,

Morrison High School Library Book “Garage Sale”

Morrison High School District Librarian Jennifer Stevenson announces the First Annual Library Book “Garage Sale,” on Saturday, March 10, 2018.  It will be held in the City of Morrison Community Room, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.  Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All funds

Student Council Packages for U. S. Troops

The Morrison High School Student Council will send packages to different U. S. troops.  They would greatly appreciate for community members to contribute to this cause and donate.  Student Council is accepting either monetary donations, to help with shipping costs, or products from the list below: beef jerk non-chocolate candy

Scholastic Bowl Earns Third Place in Sectional

Editor’s note:  Brian Bartoz is a first-year teacher at Morrison High School.  He teaches Driver Education and American Government and coaches the Scholastic Bowl Team.  Bartoz submitted the article and photos. Morrison High School’s Varsity Scholastic Bowl team achieved a third-place finish in the 35th Annual Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl, Class 1A

Junior High Spelling Bee Winner Shelby Veltrop

Shown left-to-right are Morrison Community Unit School District #6 Spelling Bee winner Shelby Veltrop with alternates Cadie Unger and Jerrica Bormann.  The local spelling bee was on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Twenty-seven students in grades five-through-eight competed for the privilege of ascending to the annual Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee.  Veltrop

Kindness Continues to Rock Morrison

Editor’s note:  These rocks were painted by the Editor, at the 2017 Kindness Rocks event.  The blue message was an encouragement used by former art teacher Margaret Sauer. What began as a Chamber of Commerce event at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Morrison Sports Complex, 1501

2017-18 Junior High 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Listed are Morrison Junior High School students who earned placement on the Honor Roll, for the second quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. 6th Grade High Honors – Arabella Adams, Blake Adams, Isabel Allen, Alyvia Behrens, Carly Boonstra, Cooper Bush, Geneva Connelly, Theron Decker, Afton Eyrich, Hailey Freeman, Madison Houzenga,

Morrison Early Learning Program Preschool Screenings

The Morrison Early Learning Program (MELP) at Northside School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, will sponsor preschool screenings for those two-, three-, and four-year-old children who will be eligible to attend preschool during the 2018-2019 school year. 2018 preschool screenings will be held at Northside School on Wednesday, February

Northside School February Kindergarten Screenings

Northside Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, will conduct Kindergarten screenings for any child turning five before Saturday, September 1, 2018.  If you have, or know of, a child that will be going into Kindergarten during the 2018-2019 school year, please call the Northside School office, 815-772-2153, to

Rotary Donates Funds for Novels at Junior High

On Monday, November 6, 2017, the Morrison Rotary Club made a $500 donation to Morrison Junior High School.  The money was used to purchase classroom novels, that are needed with the Junior High’s new English Language Arts curriculum. “We were able to purchase two different novel sets for 6th grade

MHS 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester Honor Rolls

Morrison High School reported the following Honor Roll designees from the second quarter and first semester, of the 2017-2018 school year. Second Quarter 4.000 Honor Roll Class of 2018:  Dannica Connelly, Isaac Damhoff, Aaron Deter, Gillian Larson, Kaleb McCoy, Allison Noble, Kelly Pannier, Quinn Sedig, Madison Steines, Morgan Stuhlman, Linda

Students Produce “Crimson Tide” Murder Mystery

On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, the creative writing class at Morrison High School hosted their first dinner murder mystery.  The class, taught by English teacher Gwen Rickertsen, has been working on this project for over half the semester. Students were invited by members of the writing class and Rickertsen herself.