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At least five districts in the area will be closed for the celestial phenomenon on April 8.

Hernandez, Parrett honored by Alton-Godfrey Rotary The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail 5of5 ALTON — Abbie Hernandez of Marquette Catholic High School and Rowan Parrett of Alton High School have been named Students of the Month for March by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club. Hernandez, the daughter of Timothy Hernandez and Carrie Stewart of Godfrey, attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Grade School. At Marquette Catholic High School she has maintained a GPA above 4.0 while being in a full honors course of study all four years of high school, which led to her selection as a St. Louis Post-Dispatch...

Alton schools heading back to five day a week classes Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON — The Alton School District, for the time being, is returning to some sense of normalcy. In a letter to students and parent on Thursday, Alton Superintendent Kristie Baumgartner announced that the school district will provide in-person instruction five days a week starting Monday, March 15, the start of district’s 4th quarter. “While we continue to monitor our regional and local COVID-19 metrics, the consistent and continued improvement of our community and sch...

Monckton receives education award FacebookTwitterEmail Monckton ALTON — During the Alton school board meeting Tuesday, board member Vivian Monckton was presented with a Those Who Excel award from the Illinois State Board of Education. Monckton said she was surprised to receive the award, but remained humble about the recognition. “I don’t feel I contribute more than any of a number of volunteers in our district,” she said. “The Alton district is blessed with great staff, parents, administrators and volunteers and we work well together.” Monckton has been on the school board since ...