Thirty-four Eastland seniors were honored at the 25th Annual Senior Awards and Scholarship Night on
May 13th . Local businesses and organizations, memorial funds, colleges, and individuals donated
over $95,000 in scholarships. Departmental awards of excellence, as well as numerous other
awards, were also presented. A successful event such as this would not be possible without the
tremendous support of area businesses and individuals.
We would like to give a special thanks to the following scholarship sponsors: 3-Headed
Monster BBQ, the Roger Roethe family, Harold Andresen, Gina Hockman for the Austin
Shellhause Memorial, EPC Theater Department, Barnes Realty, Donna Eisenbise for Brett
Eisenbise Memorial, Brother’s Restaurant, Boyle-Hoy American Legion, Bushman’s Service,
Carroll County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Help Center, Carroll County Youth in Ag, Clark
Carroll Insurance, Country Financial – Rhett Coatney, the family of Deb Endress, Dorothy Footitt
Scholarship, family of Jeffrey Hammer, Eastland Administrators, Eastland Board of Education,
Eastland Athletic Club, Eastland Education Association, Eastland Fabrication, Eastland FFA
Alumni, Eastland Music Boosters, Eastland Parent Teacher Organization, Joel McFadden, Dr.
David & Lee Reese, Exchange State Bank, First State Bank of Shannon/Polo/Lake Carroll, the
Flikkema/Pilat family, the Founders (Jane Hines, MaryBeth Landherr, Le Hartman), Freedom
Township, Friends of the Lanark Public Library, the family of George and Pat Hartman, the
Highland Foundation, the family of Keith Kniss, the family of Marlis Kapfenstein, the Johnson
family, Lake Carroll Women’s Club, the family of Harold & Muriel Buck, Lanark Chamber of
Commerce, Lanark Community Club, Lanark Dental Clinic, Lanark Fire Department, Lanark Food
Center, Lanark Lions’ Club, Lanark United Methodist Church, Bill Moll in memory of Steven Moll,
Northwest Eyecare, Process Screw Products, Fast Turn Supply Company, Teresa Hammer
Photography, R.I. Originals, JBK Transport, the Reverend Robert & Georgia Hartman family,
Rock Creek-Lima Township, Rolling Hills Progress Center Foundation, Katie Reifsteck, Redd Cross
Blood Center, Shannon Fire Department, Shannon Chamber of Commerce, Shannon Lion’s Club,
Shannon Knights of Columbus and the Altar & Rose Society – St. Wendelin’s Church, Solutions
Bank, the family of Van Merchant, and the Whiteside Area Career Center. Your generosity is
astounding.
Front Row, L-R: Ella Peterson, Eleanor Hanviriyapunt, Caylie Schubert, Peyton Spears, Jaidyn McKinney,
Alyssa Kempel, Ava Parker
Second Row, L-R: Jessa Deuvall, Haleah Nampel, Hannah Nampel, Alyson Knutti, Molly McKenna, Tanner
Stern, Dylan Rominski, Trinity Carroll, Jameson Pannkuk, Abi Parker, Lauren Johnson, Alexander Salins,
Madison Schubert
Back Row, L-R: Jordan Day, Cole Knebel, Cole Bremmer, Brayden Jackson, Adam Awender, Hanna
Graham, Olivia Klinefelter, Mayson Meinert, Cooper
Due to our 2nd grade field trip returning late and the busses being late, K-6 grade bus riders that reside in town or on rural routes of Lanark will be arriving 10-15 minutes late.
Eastland third graders will showcase their artwork and poetry in the Shannon Park from May 17th to 21st.
Come join us for the 2025 Jim Shaw All Star Game taking place on Sunday, May 4th at 3:00 PM.
Click the link for the program.
https://bit.ly/4iJgO9V
Come and support Cinema Club Concession stand stop by for supper! They take drive through orders!
Thank you to all that came out and helped with the fundraiser for Brenda. The Cinema Club Concession sales raised over $4500 and another $800 plus was raised through the bake sale!
Hopefully this will help Brenda on her road to recovery.
On Saturday, Mrs. Swart and members of the Jr. High Band & Choir traveled to Gurnee for the annual Music in the Parks competition. The students performed at Viking Middle School and then had fun at 6 Flags. Choir placed 1st in treble middle school choir and band placed 4th in middle school bands. Great job representing Eastland!
WACC will once again offer their Trades Camp this July. Please complete the forms linked below if you have a child that is planning to attend.
https://bit.ly/3RpMw0P
https://bit.ly/44yPnMn
The summary of the April 16th, 2025 regular meeting of the Board of Education.
https://secure.smore.com/n/1ae5b
Congratulations to Speed & Strength student Greyson on earning the orange and blue Truck Stick wristband!
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Congratulations to Speed & Strength student Rory on earning her Fast Cats tag! She totaled over 600 lbs between Trap Bar Deadlift, Bench Press, and Box Squat and recorded a Truck Stick score over 475!
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We want to notify the public of a fire alarm that occurred at approximately 12:22 pm at Eastland Junior High School. The fire alarm was false and stemmed from a test of the greenhouse fire alarm system. There was no emergency and all students and staff were safe throughout the brief interruption and were outside for less than five minutes.
We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and appreciate everyone's quick and calm response. Safety remains our top priority, and we thank you for your understanding.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.
