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Students of the Month
Brussels Grade School September students of the month are, left to right: Annabell Seidler (K) and José Marroquin (6th grade). 9Submitted photo)
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Several issues approved by Calhoun District 40
By Cynthia Haggitt Calhoun District 40 held its school board meeting on Sept. 17 and several issues were brought and approved by the board that night. It was announced at the meeting that a tentative budget was provided and will be on display at the district office. A budget hearing will be held to adopt…
Read MoreCalhoun FFA chapter having its first fundraiser
By Cynthia Haggitt County fairs aren’t the only chance for FFA students to show their fundraising skills. There are many different ways FFA students have found to help raise funds during the school year and the Calhoun FFA chapter is having their first fundraiser this year to help raise money for their activities. “The Calhoun…
Read MoreWarriors fought hard but lose home opener 18–12 in overtime
By Cynthia Haggitt The Calhoun County Warriors home opener brought in a huge crowd and fans were excited to kick off the game against the Brown County Hornets (Mt. Sterling, Ill.). The Warriors gave it their all but fell to the Hornets after going into overtime and the Hornets barely beat Calhoun/Brussels with a final…
Read MoreCHS volleyball struck with COVID
By Cynthia Haggitt COVID and sports seem to go hand in hand like bump, set and spike.Some of Calhoun High School (CHS) Volleyball team members got spiked with the infection. “We got hit with the COVID pandemic last week and had to play without three starters,” Melissa Zipprich, CHS’s volleyball coach, said.” “We started out playing Father…
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Welcome back Brussels Raiders!!!
Back to school and back to business
By Cynthia Haggitt The Brussels Unit #42 returned back to school last week and their school board meeting was held. The board started the meeting off with the recording of how bills were paid and they approved the meeting’s agenda minutes from the former meeting on Aug 3 & 20. The board then recoginzed one…
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