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The program will also include students from the city's five Catholic junior high schools

After 18 years of heading Springfield's only Catholic high school, Sister Katherine O’Connor announced she will step down from her role at SHG.

When Sacred Heart-Griffin High School started in-person classes Aug. 18, principal Kara Rapacz admitted she was "terrified every single day." Sunday found the culmination of the school year when the school held its graduation ceremony on Ken Leonard Field at Cyclone Stadium. Students, said Rapacz in remarks Sunday, pleaded and cajoled her to find a way to make in-person classes happen in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and she thanked them for being committed "to having a senior year that you deserved." Graduate Darion Miller said while he preferred seeing everybody in person instead of ...

Commentary: Scott Reeder - Remote learning a worrisome path Scott Reeder FacebookTwitterEmail Nah, I’d just assume you keep it in the bottle. The cashier rolled her eyes at me and may have even smirked behind the mask. She’d likely heard the joke more than a few times. But in this time of COVID-19, I thought it might be time for a bit of humor. Since the beginning of the pandemic, she and millions like her have been showing up for work every day risking infection. Some people have labeled folks such as she “heroes.” I’m not so grandiose. I call them something better: “workers.”

Scott Reeder: School safest place for kids By Scott Reeder Nah, I’d just assume you keep it in the bottle.  The cashier rolled her eyes at me and may have even smirked behind the mask. She’d likely heard the joke more than a few times. But in this time of COVID I thought it might be time for a bit of humor.  Since the beginning of the pandemic, she and millions like her have been showing up for work every day risking infection. Some people have labeled folks such as she “heroes.” I’m not so grandiose. I call them something better: “workers.”