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November 14, 2022
Ben Kramer, organizer and NHS sponsor reports that SHS raked nearly 400 bags of leaves on Friday, November 11th for local Veterans!! National Honor Society members spent the ...
November 10, 2022
The Board of Education, Springfield School District No. 186, will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in the Board Room, 1900 W. Monroe Street, Springfield, Illi...
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November 2, 2022
Congratulations to Lawrence Education Center on winning Illinois Times Best Tutoring or Learning Center in the Best of Springfield 2022 awards.
Keep up the amazing work at La...
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October 31, 2022
Congratulations to the new class of students entering P4: Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program! Students enter P4 when they are high school freshmen and continue through their...
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October 27, 2022
The crowd was a pink wave at Franklin Middle School tonight! It was the annual pink out girls basketball game to raise awareness of breast cancer.
FMS students, staff and gue...
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October 26, 2022
The future is now!!
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association , The Boeing Company and The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce hosted a showing of "Top Gun : Maverick" for...
![LHS Building & Trades Program Constructing a New Santa House](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_06e01b07-1544-4f32-9191-8c6fd118a250.jpg)
October 24, 2022
Lanphier High School Building & Trades Program has a very special project they are working on! Springfield Park District has enlisted their help to build a NEW Santa House.Today...
![FACE Department in the community](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_183110e7-7eb1-424e-a110-32c8ce8fb338.jpg)
October 24, 2022
Our District Family and Community Engagement Department (F.A.C.E.) joined the Springfield Housing Authority at their Brandon Drive Fall Festival this weekend. Families enjoyed li...
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October 20, 2022
Students at Lindsay Elementary & Ridgely Elementary both got to experience an amazing presentation on dairy cows and the essential work of America’s dairy farmers on October 19t...
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October 18, 2022
Springfield District 186 school board members honored and remembered, Mike Zimmers, at the October 17th board meeting and presented his wife, Nancy, and daughter Layne with a comm...
October 18, 2022
The following statement was read by Board President, Tony Mares, during the October 17, 2022, regular Board of Education meeting:
"Upon his passing, Mr. Zimmers’ seat was vacat...
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October 14, 2022
Springfield Fire Department teamed up with Mike Cortesi, State Farm Agent, to help educate Grant Middle School students about Fire Safety. Students got to tour the fire truck , ...
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October 12, 2022
Lincoln Magnet School is a technology magnet school of choice serving grades 6, 7, and 8. LMS offers a strong academic curriculum aligned with district standards, benchmarks and f...
![Gian Paul Gonzalez visits SSHS](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_15902516-8f61-4ef5-a403-48c1cd182ff0.jpg)
October 8, 2022
Springfield Southeast High School had a very special guest today, thanks to the Central Illinois Customer Service Association .
Gian Paul Gonzalez spoke to the Spartan uppercla...
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October 6, 2022
Mike Zimmers devoted himself to District 186, and was a pillar of our school district and community. It is with a heavy heart we share that Mike passed away peacefully in his slee...
![Lee School Celebrates Diversity Week](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_19393e24-9fa9-4070-bd70-222b37628f30.jpg)
October 5, 2022
Lee School hosted Refuge Ranch at school today as part of Teamwork Tuesday, for Diversity Week. The Refuge Ranch brought over two of their horses for students to meet and pet...
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October 3, 2022
The 2023-24 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) cycle, including FAFSA on the Web, opened – and the Central Processing System (CPS) began processing 2023-24 FAFSA da...
![Walmart Donates Money to Lee School & Black Hawk Elementary](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_4cac2265-896c-4465-80b7-a544d8fc04d5.jpg)
September 26, 2022
A special thank you to Walmart Springfield - Lejune Dr for donating money to Blackhawk Elementary & Lee School. Community partners like Walmart, matter to our students and staff....
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September 23, 2022
2022 City Volleyball Champions, Springfield High Senators!!
Congratulations ladies on a great tournament and big win over SHG!
Congratulations to Southeast, who took the ea...
![Enos Elementary mighty movers](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/springfield_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_9465b093-87cf-4358-bae6-25a1cd8c4688.jpg)
September 12, 2022
Enos Elementary students are gliding, twirling and dancing their way into new opportunities with the help of The Grant Conservatory of Music & Dance & Memorial Health. The Enos ...