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Three NCOE Seniors Sign Sports Agreements with SIC This Week

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Seated left to right: Tara and Coach Jim Tucker, Cord, Becky and Kevin Lewis. Standing: NCOE gold coach Jordan Johnson and SIC golf coach Shane Miller. Photos by Kathy Sands.

Three NCOE Seniors signed with SIC in various sports this week. Cord Tucker signed an agreement on Tuesday to play golf this coming school year. Today (Friday) Colby Prather signed to play golf and Joel Hortin signed to play basketball. Congratulations, boys!

This is the second year for the golf team at SIC.

Front left to right: Nolan and Michelle Prather, Colby and Jerrod Prather. Standing: David and Paula Healy, NCOE golf coach Jordan Johnson and SIC golf coach Shane Miller.

Fron, left to right: Elise Hortin, Todd, Joel and Alexa Hortin. Back row: Jacob Dobson, SIC Basketball Manager, NCOE basketball coach Jordan Johnson, and SIC basketball coach Sam Swinford.

Vehicle Bids Opened, Mowing Bid Accepted at NCOE Board

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Johnson Trucking was the highest bidder out of two bids for three buses, two vans and a Suburban that had been put up for bid by the NCOE school district. Johnson’s bid was $6,000.00 for all six vehicles.

The board also gave its approval to a mowing bid from Tracy Russell for the school properties. His bids were $425.00 for the grade school and $450.00 for the high school per mowing. Last year the cost for mowing the District’s properties was $11,000.00. [Read more...]

SIC Hosts Area’s Top Students for Annual Academic Challenge Competition

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Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School took second place in the Academic Challenge 300 Division at SIC. Pictured (not listed in order) are: Amanda Bradley, Braden Mendoza, Bree Vollman, Hollan Everett, Lydia Vinyard, Avery Black, Elise Hortin, Hannah Taylor, Kole Roser, Lauren Poole, Reagan Goebel, Joel Hortin, and Keegan McDonald. The team is coached by Nikki Tarrant.

Nearly 130 high school students from the region met on the campus of Southeastern Illinois College Thursday, Feb. 9, to take a series of regional exams as part of the Academic Challenge for Science and Engineering, sponsored by Eastern Illinois University (EIU).

Eight high schools came to SIC to battle in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics, and physics. Those schools were Carmi-White County, Carrier Mills-Stonefort, Eldorado, Galatia, Gallatin, Hardin, Harrisburg, and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield. [Read more...]

Transportation, Safety and Curriculum Dominate Meeting, Two Coaches Resign

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The NCOE board of education held a lengthy discussion on curriculum last night. Principal Carla Carter talked about the two curriculums and their testing schedules. Carter said she prefers the program that tests three times in a school year, which gives the faculty the opportunity to see the students' improvement within that school year. She reported they have seen amazing improvements, as much as 20%, in reading amoung kindergartners using this testing program. The teachers are also seeing greatly improved math skills. [Read more...]

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