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TITANS OF THE WEEK - The Titans of the
Week for the Week of March 2 are the
members of the Chatham Chargers
basketball team that have qualified for the
State Special Olympics competition. They
are (front, l-r): Sammy O'Neal, Hannah
McNiece, Brandon Rovey. Back: Curtis
Booker, Chad Underwood, Tyler Brinkley,
William Washington. The group is pictured
with Glenwood High principal Nate
Cunningham.
Week for the Week of March 2 are the
members of the Chatham Chargers
basketball team that have qualified for the
State Special Olympics competition. They
are (front, l-r): Sammy O'Neal, Hannah
McNiece, Brandon Rovey. Back: Curtis
Booker, Chad Underwood, Tyler Brinkley,
William Washington. The group is pictured
with Glenwood High principal Nate
Cunningham.
Glenwood Middle School 8th grade
students Zach St. Clair and
Aishwarya Pastapur have advanced
to the Regional Spelling Bee. They
qualified from the County Spelling
Bee held recently in Pawnee. The
Regional Bee will be held March 21
at Springfield Christian School,
starting at 9 a.m.
students Zach St. Clair and
Aishwarya Pastapur have advanced
to the Regional Spelling Bee. They
qualified from the County Spelling
Bee held recently in Pawnee. The
Regional Bee will be held March 21
at Springfield Christian School,
starting at 9 a.m.
REGIONAL CHAMPS! - The Glenwood High
School Scholastic Bowl team captured the
IHSA Class AA Chatham Regional title
Tuesday night, defeating Belleville Althoff
284-174. Team members are (front, l-r):
Angela Qian, James Sun, Rachel
Mittelstaedt, Sami Estill, Thomas Chance,
Mike Korte, head coach Dale Boyd. Back:
Nelson Pearson, Connor Woods, Karl
Medina, Collin Wilcox, Sam Schwarm, Aaron
Siebrass, Tom Stone.
School Scholastic Bowl team captured the
IHSA Class AA Chatham Regional title
Tuesday night, defeating Belleville Althoff
284-174. Team members are (front, l-r):
Angela Qian, James Sun, Rachel
Mittelstaedt, Sami Estill, Thomas Chance,
Mike Korte, head coach Dale Boyd. Back:
Nelson Pearson, Connor Woods, Karl
Medina, Collin Wilcox, Sam Schwarm, Aaron
Siebrass, Tom Stone.
Candidate forum at Library
March 18
The Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce and Chatham
Area Public Library will co-host a Candidate Forum
Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Library.
Library trustee candidates who are running unopposed
will be introduced and give a brief statement.
Candidates for the Village of Chatham Mayor and
Trustee positions will have an opportunity to make a
brief statement. Questions will be allowed from the
public through moderator Paula Staab Polk.
There are also presentations planned regarding the
Ball-Chatham School District building referendum.
Refreshments will be served.
March 18
The Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce and Chatham
Area Public Library will co-host a Candidate Forum
Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Library.
Library trustee candidates who are running unopposed
will be introduced and give a brief statement.
Candidates for the Village of Chatham Mayor and
Trustee positions will have an opportunity to make a
brief statement. Questions will be allowed from the
public through moderator Paula Staab Polk.
There are also presentations planned regarding the
Ball-Chatham School District building referendum.
Refreshments will be served.
Glenwood claims fourth
Scholastic Bowl Regional
title in last five years
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood High School Scholastic Bowl team whipped
Taylorville and Belleville Althoff Tuesday night to claim the
IHSA Class AA Chatham Regional title, the school's fourth
title in the past five years under head coach Dale Boyd.
The Titans (62-17) were led by Karl Medina, who had 10
tossups over two matches on the evening. Glenwood, the
No. 2 seed overall out of the O'Fallon Sectional, opened
with a 232-54 rout of Taylorville.
Glenwood then faced No. 7 seed Belleville Althoff in the
regional title match. The Titans jumped out to an early
lead and were never seriously threatened in a 284-174
victory. Glenwood advances to play at the O'Fallon
Sectional this Saturday. Matches begin at 10 a.m. The
winner there advances to the IHSA State Meet, to be held
Friday, March 20, at the Peoria Civic Center.
•Against Althoff, Glenwood's starting lineup featured
captain Rachel Mittelstaedt, along with Medina, James
Sun, Sam Schwarm and Connor Woods. Early tossup
answers by Mittelstaedt and Medina helped Glenwood to a
43-16 lead, and after the score was tightened to 49-39,
Sun scored two tossups in a row, along with 20 bonus
points scored by the team, to give GHS an 89-39 cushion.
Medina and Mittestaedt again answered tossups to put
Glenwood up 109-44, and the score was 120-82 at halftime.
The Titans stretched the lead to triple digits, as Medina,
Schwarm and Woods moved Glenwood to a commanding
228-101 lead before Boyd subbed in Mike Korte, Thomas
Chance, Aaron Siebrass, Angela Qian and Collin Wilcox
towards the end. Korte came on to answer two tossups,
while Chance had one. Overall on the evening, Medina had
10 tossups, followed by: Schwarm (4), Mittelstaedt (3),
Korte (3), Woods (2), Sun (2), Siebrass (1), Charlie
Clausner (1) and Tom Stone.
Scholastic Bowl Regional
title in last five years
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood High School Scholastic Bowl team whipped
Taylorville and Belleville Althoff Tuesday night to claim the
IHSA Class AA Chatham Regional title, the school's fourth
title in the past five years under head coach Dale Boyd.
The Titans (62-17) were led by Karl Medina, who had 10
tossups over two matches on the evening. Glenwood, the
No. 2 seed overall out of the O'Fallon Sectional, opened
with a 232-54 rout of Taylorville.
Glenwood then faced No. 7 seed Belleville Althoff in the
regional title match. The Titans jumped out to an early
lead and were never seriously threatened in a 284-174
victory. Glenwood advances to play at the O'Fallon
Sectional this Saturday. Matches begin at 10 a.m. The
winner there advances to the IHSA State Meet, to be held
Friday, March 20, at the Peoria Civic Center.
•Against Althoff, Glenwood's starting lineup featured
captain Rachel Mittelstaedt, along with Medina, James
Sun, Sam Schwarm and Connor Woods. Early tossup
answers by Mittelstaedt and Medina helped Glenwood to a
43-16 lead, and after the score was tightened to 49-39,
Sun scored two tossups in a row, along with 20 bonus
points scored by the team, to give GHS an 89-39 cushion.
Medina and Mittestaedt again answered tossups to put
Glenwood up 109-44, and the score was 120-82 at halftime.
The Titans stretched the lead to triple digits, as Medina,
Schwarm and Woods moved Glenwood to a commanding
228-101 lead before Boyd subbed in Mike Korte, Thomas
Chance, Aaron Siebrass, Angela Qian and Collin Wilcox
towards the end. Korte came on to answer two tossups,
while Chance had one. Overall on the evening, Medina had
10 tossups, followed by: Schwarm (4), Mittelstaedt (3),
Korte (3), Woods (2), Sun (2), Siebrass (1), Charlie
Clausner (1) and Tom Stone.
Public hearing on
change to parking
ordinance planned
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Village of Chatham will be holding a
public hearing soon regarding proposed
changes to the off-street parking
ordinance for RV's, trailers and campers.
(more)
change to parking
ordinance planned
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Village of Chatham will be holding a
public hearing soon regarding proposed
changes to the off-street parking
ordinance for RV's, trailers and campers.
(more)
TITANS OF THE WEEK - For the Week of
March 16 at Glenwood High School, the
Titans of the Week are sophomore Lee
Blocks and senior Allison Backus. They are
pictured with GHS German teacher Janelle
Voss, who nominated Blocks.
March 16 at Glenwood High School, the
Titans of the Week are sophomore Lee
Blocks and senior Allison Backus. They are
pictured with GHS German teacher Janelle
Voss, who nominated Blocks.
CONFERENCE CHAMPS - The Glenwood
High School boys swimming team enjoyed a
banner day at the Central State Eight
Conference meet last weekend. The
foursome of (l-r): Tom Deppe, Matt Butler,
Chris Burke and Sam Gill claimed CS8 titles
in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle
relay. In addition, Gill claimed the 50 freestyle
in 21.61 seconds, setting school and
conference records in the process. The
group's time of 1:44.45 in the medley relay
also set a conference record.
High School boys swimming team enjoyed a
banner day at the Central State Eight
Conference meet last weekend. The
foursome of (l-r): Tom Deppe, Matt Butler,
Chris Burke and Sam Gill claimed CS8 titles
in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle
relay. In addition, Gill claimed the 50 freestyle
in 21.61 seconds, setting school and
conference records in the process. The
group's time of 1:44.45 in the medley relay
also set a conference record.
Glenwood's Jason Kemp dominated
Southeast's Johnnie Carter in their title
bout at 103 pounds Saturday, claiming an
18-2 technical fall decision.
Southeast's Johnnie Carter in their title
bout at 103 pounds Saturday, claiming an
18-2 technical fall decision.
Glenwood's Melissa Pickett
goes up for two as
Springfield's Megan Pence
defends during last week's
game at GHS.
goes up for two as
Springfield's Megan Pence
defends during last week's
game at GHS.
Girls snap losing skid,
advance to regional finals
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood High School girls basketball team shook off a five-game losing skid to end the regular
season by defeating Decatur Eisenhower 57-39 Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A
Taylorville Regional. (more)
advance to regional finals
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Glenwood High School girls basketball team shook off a five-game losing skid to end the regular
season by defeating Decatur Eisenhower 57-39 Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A
Taylorville Regional. (more)
Cunningham, Kemp advance to State meet
Senior Trey Cunningham and junior Jason Kemp have qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state wrestling
meet, to be held this weekend in Champaign. (more)
Senior Trey Cunningham and junior Jason Kemp have qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state wrestling
meet, to be held this weekend in Champaign. (more)
GLENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL - Students of
the Month for February at GMS are (front, l-r):
Mazin Rahman, Ruth Ballenger, Stephanie
Chou, Danah Bakir. Middle: Austin Dierkes,
Michael Horath, Rebecca Kessinger, Hannah
Johnson, Brooke Riemenschneider. Back:
Rachael Crowley, Zhiyuan Matthew Li, Ellen
Williams, Grant Lee, Tyler Brown. Not
pictured: Emily Wheeler.
the Month for February at GMS are (front, l-r):
Mazin Rahman, Ruth Ballenger, Stephanie
Chou, Danah Bakir. Middle: Austin Dierkes,
Michael Horath, Rebecca Kessinger, Hannah
Johnson, Brooke Riemenschneider. Back:
Rachael Crowley, Zhiyuan Matthew Li, Ellen
Williams, Grant Lee, Tyler Brown. Not
pictured: Emily Wheeler.
District begins negotiations
for school site
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
With a vote on a school referendum coming in a couple of
weeks, Ball-Chatham School District officials are working
daily to secure a site for the proposed new elementary
school. (more)
for school site
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
With a vote on a school referendum coming in a couple of
weeks, Ball-Chatham School District officials are working
daily to secure a site for the proposed new elementary
school. (more)
Ball-Chatham Supt. Bob Gillum explains
two sketches of a proposed new
elementary school that were unveiled at
last week's public forum at the Chatham
Area Public Library. At the left is a diagram
of the school layout, and at right is a
watercolor rendering of what the exterior of
the building and entrance could look like.
District arhictechts, Ittner Architecture,
created the designs, using feedback from
meetings with district personnel.
two sketches of a proposed new
elementary school that were unveiled at
last week's public forum at the Chatham
Area Public Library. At the left is a diagram
of the school layout, and at right is a
watercolor rendering of what the exterior of
the building and entrance could look like.
District arhictechts, Ittner Architecture,
created the designs, using feedback from
meetings with district personnel.
Work on Gordon Drive could
be partially funded
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Some federal stimulus money may yet be available for a
proposed project in the Village of Chatham that would extend
South Gordon Drive to three lanes, from Ramblewood to
Hurstbourne. along with related storm sewer, curb and gutter
and box culvert work. (more)
be partially funded
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Some federal stimulus money may yet be available for a
proposed project in the Village of Chatham that would extend
South Gordon Drive to three lanes, from Ramblewood to
Hurstbourne. along with related storm sewer, curb and gutter
and box culvert work. (more)
District to install wireless
network this summer
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
More news and notes from Monday's Ball-Chatham Board of
Education meeting. (more)
network this summer
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
More news and notes from Monday's Ball-Chatham Board of
Education meeting. (more)
Chief Barnett to retire
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Chatham Police Chief Roy Barnett will be retiring effective
May 1, 2009, after 21-plus years on the job. (more)
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Chatham Police Chief Roy Barnett will be retiring effective
May 1, 2009, after 21-plus years on the job. (more)
TITANS OF THE WEEK - For the Week of
March 30 at Glenwood High School, the
Titans of the Week are (l-r): freshman Mary
Kate Berger, senior Tristan Molumby, senior
Alec Veldhuizen and freshman Emily Smith.
They are pictured with GHS principal Nate
Cunningham.
March 30 at Glenwood High School, the
Titans of the Week are (l-r): freshman Mary
Kate Berger, senior Tristan Molumby, senior
Alec Veldhuizen and freshman Emily Smith.
They are pictured with GHS principal Nate
Cunningham.