Educators Rise To Help Nontraditional Students Thrive
Jacob Diefenbach, once bored and failing, is among Marion High School seniors who overcame disengagement through targeted teaching. Across the region, educators adapt to rising numbers of nontraditional students, offering hands on attention and flexible support to prevent truancy and dropouts.
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Josh Green
Sandra McClain
Jacob Diefenbach
Marion High School
Diefenbach
Williamson County
Charles
Garnall
Marion
Thompson wins two state titles for Herrin at track meet
The Southern Illinois state track meet brought multiple medals and trophies. Herrin's Thompson defended the high jump title and captured the long jump crown, upsetting with a 22-11 leap and a 6-9 high jump.
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Herrin’s Thompson
Charleston
Interstate 57
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Eric Thompson
Thompson
Sparta
du Quoin
Ridge Thompson
Fairfield
Jeremy Puckett
Marion
Stephen Williams
Bulldogs
Crimson Express ready to march on Washington
Murphysboro High School senior Jessica Herring leads the Crimson Express as graduation nears after a late night practice and a 6 a.m. departure on the tour bus for Washington. The band members kept warming up in the lot and fine tuning breathing techniques for the big day.
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Crimson Express
Washington
Murphysboro
Murphysboro High School
Jessica Herring
Herring
Steve Jahnke
Southern Murphysboro Middle School
Michael Moreland
Nick Quigley
Troy Cripps
Joel Caskey
Man throws two children from hotel balcony in Miami Beach tragedy
Edward Van Dyk, 43, killed his two sons aged 4 and 8 by tossing them from the 15th floor of the Loews Hotel in South Beach around 8:20 a.m. He then died by suicide. The boys’ mother, Qinno Van Dyk, 40, was uninjured. The family vacationed from Alton for their tenth anniversary.
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Fla
South Beach
Edward van Dyk
Bobby Hernandez
Qinno
Hernandez
Alton
Loews
Qinuo van Dyk
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