Posts Tagged ‘Waterloo High School’
Waterloo posts impressive home win against Pinckneyville
Playing at home Saturday night, the Waterloo High School boys basketball team started out in an early 10-0 hole against a Pinckneyville team that recently handed Gibault its only loss…
Read MoreFirst WHS Legacy Wall reflects and inspires
Plaques honoring five distinguished graduates are on display in the hallway of Waterloo High School, meant to reflect a great academic history while also inspiring future greatness. The recently formed…
Read MoreA Veterans Day to remember in Waterloo
“We must never forget.” That was the theme of Col. George M. Pierce II’s speech during Monday night’s Veterans Day ceremony in the Waterloo High School auditorium. True to this…
Read MoreWaterloo comes together for coach’s husband
It was a year ago this month that the Hensiek family of Waterloo found out Jim had cancer. Jim’s wife, Amber Hensiek, who is also a seventh grade math teacher…
Read MoreFamily has student in each Waterloo school
One Waterloo family is experiencing the rarest of rare situations this school year. Parents Mark and Lindsay Springer have children attending five different schools within the Waterloo School District. Their…
Read MoreFriday Night Lights: football teams begin play
Columbia, Waterloo and Dupo each hosted games to kick off their prep football seasons on a hot and humid late August Friday night. Columbia notched its first points of the…
Read MoreWHS grad travels cross-country for good cause
A Waterloo native and recent University of Illinois graduate spent the summer traveling across the country by bicycle — raising funds for cancer research in the process. Heather Norris, the…
Read MoreWHS grad in midst of tough cancer fight
When a trip to the emergency room changed Joel Roschnafsky’s life in an instant, friends and family in Monroe County mobilized to help this native son and friend tackle his…
Read MoreCyndi Kelly: local senior softball star in a league of her own
As young athletes, many consider themselves to be invincible, not thinking of a time when they will no longer be able to play their beloved sport. But there are some…
Read MorePowerful anti-heroin message continues in county
“Addiction is actually a survival mechanism. But heroin is 500 times as powerful as turkey!” That was just one message some 900 students heard Thursday during a no-nonsense assembly about…
Read MoreCecena, Lenhardt crowned WHS prom royalty
The Waterloo High School Prom took place Saturday night at The Falls in Columbia. This year’s theme was “Rockin’ The Red Carpet.” Members of this year’s prom court were Daniel…
Read MoreDangers of heroin, prescription drugs detailed in forum at WHS
In the 1960s TV series “Lost in Space,” a robot always warned the show’s young star when a threat appeared by saying “Danger, Will Robinson!” An estimated 125 parents, students…
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