Schedule Change: Due to a last minute umpire cancellation, the HS Baseball game vs Okaw Valley today is cancelled. Will be rescheduled TBA
Baseball & Softball Senior Days are right around the corner!
Softball will be April 28th prior to the Varsity game against Arcola
Baseball will be May 5th prior to Varsity game against Tri-County
Parents, please meet with the coaches behind the backstop no later than 4:15 pm, Seniors will be recognized at 4:20 pm
SHS Athletics This Week!
Congrats to SHS Softball player, Harmony Ray, the WAND athlete of the week!
https://www.wandtv.com/sports/athlete_of_the_week/cefcus-athlete-of-the-week-harmony-ray/article_02a57f7a-8600-4460-9a09-e6eac87e2ea5.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4UeBQ03UI2OCcRYM82czFr1svy9G7DpFWpnVWGDSLjE2g5HDkeXfieVu3MSw_aem_ajau0FkzxSz5s-RPXup7rg
Mason Booker resets his own school record in the 110m Hurdles at the ALAH Invitational once again with a time of 15.34!
SHS FCCLA traveled to Springfield on Thursday and Friday to leave their marks on the 2025 FCCLA State Conference in many capacities! Of the 732 STAR or State Proficiency Competitors in 39 events from all around the state, SHS brought home 4 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal, and 1 Bronze medal! Congrats to Abagail Dean for a bronze in Public Policy Advocate, Isaac Reider for a Silver in Public Speaking:Creed, Will Miller, Rhesa Isaacs, Piper Conlin for a Gold in Entrepreneurship: Food Truck, and Olivia Cordes for a Gold in Charcuterie! Olivia finished in the top 10, as the only downstate competitor with that recognition, in a heavily contested culinary event that featured a homemade charcuterie board that was allergen friendly!
Keagan Betts, Section 7 Vice President of Community Service, and Abagail Dean, Section 7 President, also represented SHS together as they strive to grow their legacies beyond our chapter level! We are so proud of all of our SHS FCCLA members that continue to make an impact through their own leadership journeys! Students also got to experience dining at a very accommodating allergen friendly restaurant, a student designed Fashion Show, and networked with other leaders throughout the state!
A huge showing for the Lady Redskins on the News-Gazette All-Area team! Addison Minor leads the way making the 1st Team!
https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/2025-all-area-girls-basketball-meet-the-complete-team/article_f2ef97f8-820f-4fe7-bdfc-4012e7b5a13d.html
Four Lady Redskins made the News Gazette All Area team!
Addison Minor - 1st Team
Emily Miller - Special Mention
Shae Ellis - Honorable Mention
Aeralyn Thrasher - Honorable Mention
Mrs. Kirby's World Geography class put together a European Country Fair and shared information about different nations with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Students also presented their information to their class and shared a dish with their classmates.
The 2025 art show was a huge success!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend!
2025 H.S. Art Show Award Winners
3D Artwork
Honors Art:
Best in Category: Madison Flexser
1st Place: Samantha Davison
2nd Place: Kelsie Hodge
3rd Place: Charliegh Tripp
Art III:
Best in Category: Jade McKee
1st Place: Keylee Jean
2nd Place: Kikyo Brent
3rd Place: Alivia Tippit
Art II:
Best in Category: Ava Johnson
1st Place: Wilma Plank
2nd Place: Wilma Plank
3rd Place: Synthea Doss
Art I:
Best in Category: Mikenzie Mercer
1st Place: Miracle Wilson
2nd Place: Carmyn Thurston
3rd Place: Karson Robinson
Painting
Honors Art:
Best in Category: Angel Miller
1st Place: Shaelyn Ellis
2nd Place: Samantha Davison
3rd Place: Minimiska Mitchell
Art III:
Best in Category: Alivia Tippit
1st Place: Jade McKee
2nd Place: Josie Herschberger
3rd Place: Kikyo Brent
Art II:
Best in Category: Claire Kursell
1st Place: Anyssa Coffer
2nd Place: Taylar Mercer
3rd Place: Taylar Mercer
Drawing
Art III:
Best in Category: Evan Loy
1st Place: Jade McKee
2nd Place: Keylee Jean
3rd Place: Makaela Day
Art II:
Best in Category: Claire Kursell
1st Place: Synthea Doss
2nd Place: Anyssa Coffer
3rd Place: Ava Johnson
Art I:
Best in Category: Natalie Stinson
1st Place: Madelyn Whitmore
2nd Place: Annalinise Palmer
3rd Place: Lotta Ritter
Congratulations to everyone!
Softball Parents - Saturday's games @ LeRoy will be a Varsity-only DH beginning at 10:00 am and approximately 12:00 pm. Bus time is 7:30 am
These 2024 graduated seniors have yearbooks to pick up in the high school office. They will be available until 5/15/25. To have a book sent home with a sibling, please email Sarah Britton at brittons@sullivan.k12.il.us.
Order your 2024-25 book ASAP at Jostens.com. There is still time to use J-Pay and break down the $75 cost into 3 payments.
Congratulations to our very own Coach Sheri McCain, who was nominated for the Illinois Basketball Coach's Association's District Coach of the Year!
The Through Their Eyes: A Holocaust Art and Writing Contest 2025 Awards Ceremony was held last Sunday in Champaign. In the 11th/12th grade painting and drawing division, Madison Flexser won 1st place and Jade McKee won 2nd place. In the 9th/10th grade painting and drawing division, Claire Kursell won 1st place and Ava Johnson won 2nd place. In the 9th/10th prose division River Polley won 1st place. Madison Flexser also won Best in Show in Art with her piece, "The Silent Tears from History". Congratulations!
A huge shoutout to Emily Miller, who will be continuing her basketball career at Lake Land College next year!
Congratulations Emily!
Harmony Ray leads the Lady Redskins to a 6-5 victory over Central A&M today with a home run!!!
Mason Booker resets his own school record in the 110m Hurdles at the Shelbyville Quad Meet with a 15.70! Congrats Mason!
Schedule Change: Due to a scheduling issue, the HS Softball game @ ALAH on Thursday the 10th has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, April 15th
Schedule Change: Tonight's HS Softball game at Central A&M will have JV innings afterwards
Juniors in Mrs. Badman's classes took a little brain break today in preparation for the upcoming ACT exam. They spent time coloring pages with motivational sayings as well as playing "Would You Rather?" Good luck to all juniors taking the test on Tuesday!
BOYS & GIRLS TRACK Senior Night is Tuesday, April 22nd at the conclusion of the 1600m run during the Tri-County Track Invite
Senior athletes and their parents/guardians need to meet on the north end of the bleachers next to the track entrance no later than the conclusion of the 300m hurdles event.
*Rain Date will be Redskin Invitational on May 6th