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WCIA — Highlights and scores from high school playoff sports on Thursday including Williamsville soccer’s state semifinal win, punching their ticket to the Class 1A state title game on Saturday. GIRLS SOCCER Class 1A State Semifinals Williamsville 1, Chicago University 0 For full highlights, visit: https://www.channel1450.com/
TRIO Destination College Students Recognized At Lake Land Banquet
Several TRIO Destination College students were recently recognized at an annual banquet. Lake Land’s TRIO Destination College programs provide high school and junior high students with college-ready assistance, including tutoring services, career exploration, funding assistance and more. During the event, several students received awards. Awards for academic excellence were...
QCA cities get funding for safe school routes
Some cities in the QCA will get money to protect kids on their way to learn through the Illinois Safe Routes to School Program. Illinois Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman announced the schools that will be getting grant money. The program is providing $9.8 million across the state. Moline will get $250,000 to build traffic lights at its seven schools, Aledo got $250,000 for a new sidewalk to complete a route across the city and Galesburg will get just under $250,000 to install new sidewalks on Fifer St. where there aren’t any.
Bullets strike late, Williamsville Girls Soccer advances to State Championship Game
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - One free-kick was the difference on Thursday at the 1A Girls Soccer State Semifinal. Williamsville and Chicago University were both scoreless after 75 minutes of play. But a free-kick off the foot of Madison Rigdon, somehow snuck under the crossbar and found the back of the...
Dot Foods donates drones to 13 local school districts to enhance STEAM-based learning
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., based in Mount Sterling, recently donated 13 drones to 13 west-central Illinois schools and school districts. This donation is part of Dot’s Focus on STEAM initiative, which aims to provide area school districts with the tools and education necessary to establish science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) programs.
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