SJO alumni earn over 30 spots on fall Dean's List

Over 600 students at Parkland College were recognized on the institution's fall 2019 Dean's List this week. Thirty-one of them, students who listed their hometown as Ogden, Royal or St. Joseph, were included on last semester list.

Mickaela Fleming runs the course at the 2011 Kickapoo Kickoff Klassic cross country meet on August 30. Fleming was named to the Parkland College Dean's List for her academic performance this past fall. Fleming, also a pitcher on the Spartan regional champion softball team last spring, finished 48th in the girls' race at 26:47.0 to help St. Joseph-Ogden win the meet's team title. PhotoNews file photo.

Students from Ogden who earned honor roll status in the fall semester include John Acklin, Zach David, Adam Frerichs, Caleb Johnson, Devon Miezio and Katelyn Smith.

Mickaela Fleming, who was standout high school pitcher for the SJO softball team, was the solo Royal student named to the fall semester list.

In addition to the seven alumni from Ogden and Royal, 24 St. Joseph residents also were recognized on the Dean's List. The former Spartans include: Melanie Broch, Abigail Burnett, Julie Burnett, Rebecca Campbell, Erin Christians, Elena Cotter, Avery Edwards, Tenneal Frerichs, Justyn Fruhling, Dylan Heck, Gabriell Jones, Kaitlyn Landis, Caroline Moore, Allison Morenz, Brendan Olauson, Kristen Polizzi, Megan Schumacher, Nora Slater, Kaitlyn Taylor, Keisha Taylor, Mitchell Thompsen, Hannah Watson, Sarah Wiseman and Nicole Woller.

Students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale to earn Dean's List recognition at Parkland College. Those who take fewer than 12 credit hours during the semester can make the Dean's List by achieving a 3.5 cumulative GPA for 12 or more hours in the academic year.


St. Joseph announces 2020 meeting schedule

The St. Joseph Village Board has released their biweekly meeting schedule for 2020. The first meeting of the year is scheduled for next Wednesday, January 14.

Meetings are held at the St. Joseph Municipal Building located at 207 East Lincoln Street and start 7pm. Residents are welcome to attend.

Minutes from past village board meetings are available online here. Upcoming agendas are available here online.

January 14, 2020 Regular Meeting
January 28, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
February 11, 2020 Regular Meeting
February 25, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
March 10, 2020 Regular Meeting
March 24, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
May 12, 2020 Regular Meeting
May 26, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
June 9, 2020 Regular Meeting
June 30, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
July 14, 2020 Regular Meeting
July 18, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
August 11, 2020 Regular Meeting
August 25, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
September 8, 2020 Regular Meeting
September 22, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
October 13, 2020 Regular Meeting
October 27, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
November 10, 2020 Regular Meeting
November 24, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings
December 8, 2020 Regular Meeting
December 22, 2020 Regular/Study Session Meetings

SJO hosts Christie Clinic Shootout on Saturday

St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host 13 varsity and junior varsity basketball teams on Saturday for this year's Christie Clinic Shootout.

The all-day basketball bonanza at the high school tips off at 11am with Crete-Monee squaring off against Mahomet-Seymour and concludes with the final contest between Farmington and host St. Joseph-Ogden at 8pm.

Varsity games will be played in the main gym while the JV installments will take place in the school's practice gym across the hall.

Admission fee for spectators is just $5 for the entire day. For fans who want to follow other games and teams at this year's event, all seven games will be broadcasted on the air live via WPXN 104.9 FM.

Here are the teams and approximate varsity start times:

11:00 AM: Crete-Monee vs. Mahomet-Seymour
12:30 PM: Kankakee vs. Danville
  2:00 PM: Rich Central vs. Champaign Central
  3:30 PM: Cissna Park vs. Monticello
  5:00 PM: Pleasant Plains vs. Notre Dame La Salette
  6:30 PM: Maine South vs. Normal Community
  8:00 PM: Farmington vs. St. Joseph-Ogden




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