Some Cambridge students will take part in an Illinois Youth Survey, Cambridge High School principal Robert Reagan told the school board.
The statewide survey will help better understand youth risks and protective behaviors as they relate to student problems and academic success.
Tom Akers, Cambridge superintendent of schools, hopes farmers nominate the district to receive “America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education” grants of up to $10,000 from Monsanto.
Two students have been honored by the Cambridge Rotary Club as students of the quarter this year. These students have achieved academic excellence, demonstrated exceptional character or promoted school spirit.
The last four months of 2011 were eventful in Cambridge.
School board members approved the 2011 levy Thursday, Dec. 15, prior to the Cambridge School Board meeting. During the meeting, the levy was adopted. It includes a tentative tax rate of $4.784 per $100 assessed valuation, unchanged from last year according to Tom Akers, Cambridge School District superintendent.
The junior high school choir performed at the high school Friday night, Dec. 9, during the Christmas Concert.
County Seat employees and friends of the community rallied to raise over $1,800 for kids in Cambridge. Caring Hearts has big wishes to fill, and County Seat's fundraiser will help make dreams come true.
Caring Hearts is looking for those caring Cambridge community members wanting to help a child to believe in Santa and kind souls.
The Cambridge School Board approved a tentative tax rate of $4.784 per $100 assessed valuation, unchanged from last year, during their monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Cambridge Elementary School.
Cambridge American Legion Post 417 honored Tom Akers as Camridge Firefighter of the Year.
Tyler English and Mary Hammer were recognized as Students of the Quarter at the weekly Cambridge Rotary meeting Wednesday, Oct. 26.
The Cambridge School Board accepted the new school improvement plan explained by both Cambridge principals, Shelly Logston and Robert Reagan. “We did not meet last year’s target but we have a plan to meet it this year,” Reagan said. “Our focus is reading and math.”
It was a beautiful sunny day for the Ridgewood Homecoming Parade Saturday morning, Oct. 8, in downtown Cambridge. This year’s theme was “Survivor.”
“Survivor” is the theme of this year’s Ridgewood Spartans homecoming parade sponsored by the Cambridge Rotary Club Saturday, Oct. 8.
The Cambridge School Board voted to change the gross misconduct statute in the Cambridge Jr./Sr. High School handbook during the regular board meeting Thursday, Sept. 15, to include any “spice, K2, K3, potpourri, etc.” or synthetic cannabis or any other substance which is deemed unsafe by the administration.
This week the Cambridge Chronicle features a teacher new to the Cambridge school district, Kimberly Windisch.
School board members learned the current enrollment for the 2011-12 school year at the Cambridge Elementary School is 310, up nine students from last year, during their regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 18. The high school enrollment is 131, up from the 126 last year and the junior high enrollment is slightly down, 65, from 70 last year.
The SHINE class at the Cambridge Junior High School is teaming up with Mel Foster Company in Geneseo to support another year of "Treasure for Troops."
