DISTRICT NEWS & PR

Christmas Dance Camp Registration Open - Nov 06, 2009
Registration is now open for the Christmas Dance Camp for students in grades K-8. The camp will be held on Saturday, December 5th. The cost is $35 in advance and $40 at the door. You can download the registration form above, those who register early will receive their camp t-shirt that day! P... more >>

Choirs perform - Nov 05, 2009
The Collinsville Middle School Choral Department presented their Autumn Concert on Oct. 13, at the Collinsville High School. The CMS Concert Choir and Show Choir, under the direction of Chris Clark, presented such crowd pleasers as "It Don't Mean A Thing, If It Ain't Got That Sing, Sing, Sing," "Bye... more >>

D.K. Darling Educational Wing Dedication Ceremony - Nov 02, 2009
The D.K. Darling Educational Wing at Webster Elementary School will be dedicated during a ceremony that will be held on Sunday, November 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Kreider Auditorium. Mr. Darling served as the first Superintendent of the consolidated Collinsville Unit #10 School District from 1951 throu... more >>

CMS - Math-A-Thon - Nov 02, 2009
The Collinsville Middle School math teachers have chosen to take part in the Math-a-Thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, was founded by late entertainer, Danny Thomas. This is a facility that specializes in childhoo... more >>

Collinsville band ends on a high note - Nov 02, 2009
Once adrift, marching band recovers What started out as a rough beginning for this year's Collinsville High School Marching Band has ended on a very high note. On Saturday the band placed third in the red division at the Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival at the Edward Jones Dome,... more >>

SCHOOL REPORT CARDS: Poverty rates matter - Nov 02, 2009
How outside factors influence tests What goes on inside the classroom can be heavily influenced by things outside the school. Poverty levels or setting, rural or urban, can make a difference in performance that shows up on test scores, according to Kathleen Sullivan Brown, executive direct... more >>

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Hibbler, Collinsville swat Alton in semifinals - Nov 02, 2009
Kahoks senior leads way in easy victory While her Collinsville teammates stood, Shantey Hibbler sat in the middle of the squad's post-match huddle with a pained expression on her face. Had the senior volleyball player injured herself on the last play of the match? Would she miss her tea... more >>

FOOTBALL: Kahoks had a season that was this close - Nov 02, 2009
Four of Collinsville's losses by a TD or less Two-hundred fifty-six teams began play this weekend in the Illinois High School Association state football playoffs. With a couple breaks here and there, the Collinsville Kahoks could have been one of those teams. On the surface, the Kahoks'... more >>

CROSS COUNTRY: Manley paces Collinsville qualifiers; Flyers edge - Oct 29, 2009
The Collinsville girls couldn't have come any closer. As he waited for the team scores to be computed Saturday at Wilson Park in Granite City, Kahoks coach Darryl Frerker was pretty optimistic. "The girls were fifth at the conference meet," said Frerker, whose team needed to finish in the top ... more >>

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Wethers becomes a top hitter for Kahoks - Oct 29, 2009
Collinsville will play at this week's Edwardsville Regional If you enter a girls volleyball match that features Collinsville as one of the teams, you may wonder who to watch for on the Kahoks. By the time you leave, you will know exactly who to look forward to seeing again next time. Th... more >>



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