Save-the-Date John Cady Memorial Run June 19

Area adult and youth runners are invited to participate in the Inaugural John Crady 5K Memorial Race in Prophetstown, IL.  The event is in memory of the late John Crady, who was an avid runner.  Mark your calendar for the run, on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The children’s Fun Run

Slow Return to Normal

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this article and photographs. As the activities within the Morrison School District remained under COVID-19 restrictions, some signs of a return to normal were present in the High School, Friday night, February 19, 2021.

Guidelines to Attend MHS Sports Events

Morrison High School offers the following guidelines, from the recommendations of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA.)  The District will enforce them starting on Thursday, February 18, 2021, during the home Girls Basketball game against Riverdale.  Guidelines will continue throughout the remainder of the

40th Anniversary B-rrry Scurry Results

The 40th Anniversary Clinton Community College B-rrry Scurry 4-mile run was held in a hybrid format Saturday, February 6, 2021.  Despite the coronavirus pandemic limiting the number of on-site runners and the polar vortex delivering brutally-cold wind chill, runners and walkers completed the flat and fast route, through the historic

Return to Interscholastic Athletics

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Superintendent of Schools Scott Vance stated the following information to Parents and Guardians.  “The District is happy to announce the return of interscholastic athletics at Morrison High School and Morrison Junior High.  Although this sudden change is more than welcome, it has created somewhat of

Impact of Governor’s Announcement on IHSA Sports

Below is a summary of the items IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson sent to member high schools, on Friday, January 22, 2021.  He clarifies the impact of today’s announcement by Governor Pritzker on IHSA sports.  An updated mitigation table (including Phase 4), sports schedules, risk levels, and other pertinent information

Junior High School Winter Sports Mitigations

On January 15, 2021, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) allowed District 1, which includes Whiteside County, to return to Tier 2 mitigations, due to reduced COVID-19 positivity rates within the District.  The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), of which Morrison Junior High School is a member, released the

High School Mitigations Move to Tier 2

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announced on Friday, January 15, 2021, that three regions in the State (1, 2, and 5) are being rolled back from Tier 3 mitigations to Tier 2 mitigations. Whiteside County is included in Region 1, and mitigation guidelines will impact Morrison High School activities.

IHSA Guidelines Updated

The guidelines for high school sports remains an ever-changing target, as the IHSA defined spectator restriction and contact days for winter sports for the 2020-2021 school year.  The following clarification is scripted from the board minutes of a December 14, 2020, meeting.

Pandemic Threatens IESA Future

The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history, as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois. “We are in financial difficulty,” longtime IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley said Wednesday, December 9, 2020.  “We are like any mom-pop

IHSA offers Winter Sports Season

Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the following statement was sent by the IHSA Board of Directors to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH.)  “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson.  “Changes may come,

IHSA Searching for Answers

At a Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Board of Directors meeting, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), to attend the IHSA Board meeting.  On Thursday, November 19, they plan to discuss the 2020-21 Basketball

Halloween Discount for 2021 B-rrry Scurry

linton Community College will host the 40th Annual B-rrry Scurry 4-Mile Run on Saturday, February 6, 2021.  It will be a hybrid race, combining a virtual run with a run featuring a very limited number of participants.  Saturday, October 31, 2020, is set for “B-rrry’s Gone Batty,” online registration special