Members of the Maroon Platoon student fan section (left to right in the front) Stephanie Trame, Bailey Dowling, Jenna Albrecht, Lindsey Aden and Katelyn Berry along with Joey Acton and Blake Dable in the row behind them, wait for a Ty Pence ball to find net during St. Joseph-Ogden's home basketball game against Monticello. The Spartans avoided a conference loss, defeating the Sages, 57-52. Pence (not pictured) scored 25 points in victory.
Rockets' Blake Franklin concentrates on dribbling the ball down the field during Unity's home match against St. Teresa on August 21, 2007. The Rockets fell by way of a 3-0 decision in their season home opener Tuesday afternoon to the visiting Bulldogs.
Yesterday, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the school's second quarter honor roll receipents. This quarter, 166 students earned High Honor Roll recognition for their academic efforts. Forty-five students in both the sophomore and junior classes secured a GPA above the requisite 3.74.
An additional 77 students who earned grade point average of 3.25 or higher on the school's 4.0 scale also made the honor roll.
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CHICAGO - An Illinois law professor is weighing in on what she called a "very public and open test of due process" for immigrants being deported from the United States without court hearings. Read more . . .
CHAMPAIGN - In a show of solidarity against President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies, which critics say are harming families and retirement savings, more than a thousand protesters gathered Saturday at West Park near downtown Champaign for the Hands-Off! Mobilization rally. Read more . . .
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