Levi Hart has a good story to tell. He left us with two lessons “It is ok not to be ok” and “It’s ok to be not ok it’s not ok when your not ok.” He stated that he always tried to fit in. He had his house raided by ...
Every year, the juniors have to write a Voice of Democracy paper. The purpose of this paper is for the students to voice why they believe their vote matters. The Veterans of Foreign Wars are the sponsors.
Mr. Smith is the a...
Another school year brings another new band director for Okawville. This year, the role has been taken over by Mr. Reed Recker. Mr. Recker attended SIU-C for four and a half years and taught for two years in Pinckneyville befo...
On Friday, November 9th at 12:15 at Okawville Jr. Sr. High School there will be a Veterans’ Day assembly, where students will learn more about Veterans’ Day. Our own Mr. Gaebe, who is one of the teachers who organized t...
FCA participated in an event called See You at the Pole. What even is see you at the pole? See you at the pole is a world wide event. Kids and teachers gather at their flagpole. Some people choose to pray out loud over their sch...
The Okawville FCA collected supplies for the people affected by hurricane Florence in North Carolina. They accepted donations such as water bottles, canned food, cleaning supplies, etc. It could be dropped them off in the fron...
With the start of a new school year, our principal, Mr. Senior, has come up with a new idea. This year, he is having teachers take more pictures or videos when students are doing interesting projects or activities. With promoting o...
Student Council hosted a blood drive on Tuesday, September 25th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Luechtefeld Gymnasium. About 35 people donated blood this year. Members of Student Council voluntered their time to work the blood dr...
