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Morton High School

Type: Organization

Name: Morton High School

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

iPad

Rising costs for District 709 bus park ‘mind-boggling’

MORTON ? The estimated cost of a new District 709 school bus parking facility next to the Morton headquarters fire station has grown from $750,000 to more than $1 million over the past few months.And that has several School Board members suffering from ... [Published PJStar.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Tim Taylor, Pumpkin, Chamber of Commerce, iPad

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Student arrested after bomb threat at Morton High School

A 16-year-old Morton High School student was arrested Tuesday after the high school went on lock down because of a written bomb threat.Morton Police Chief Craig Hilliard said the student, who was booked on a charge of disorderly conduct, was referred ... [Published PJStar.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Threat, Bomb

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Threat forces lockdown at Morton High School Tuesday morning

Z 2013-05-21T19:21:42Z WEEK-TV pantagraph.com26 minutes ago • WEEK-TVMORTON — Morton High School was locked down Tuesday morning following a “threat of violence”Morton school district Superintendent Lindsey Hall said the “hard lockdown” was instituted ... [Published Pantagraph.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Threat, Bomb, Custody

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Lockdown lifted at Morton High School

Z By Pantagraph staff pantagraph.com30 minutes ago • By Pantagraph staffMORTON -- A lockdown was lifted around 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morton High School after a student was taken into custody, according to Peoria TV station WEEK.School officials said the ... [Published Pantagraph.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Custody, TV Station

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Student Accused Of Making Written Threat

A Morton High School student was arrested Tuesday for making what school officials are calling a written threat of violence.The school was placed on lockdown at 10:20 Tuesday morning when the threat was discovered.Morton Police took the male student off ... [Published 1470 WMBD - May 21 2013]

Entities: Threat, Morton High School, Police

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

National Guard

After 33-year career, LHS principal is winding up his last year

Bruce Lacefield, Liberty High School principal, announced his retirement recently after 33 years as a coach, teacher, and principal. He knew as a teenager that he wanted to become a coach. “I had a coach in high school that really was a mentor to me, ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 21 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Split Up, Principal (education), National Guard, Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Morton High School placed on hard lock down

at 11:06 AM CDTMORTON, Ill. -- Morton High School has been placed on hard lock down following a "threat of violence".The Morton School District Superintendent says the lock down was instituted around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and that a student was in custody ... [Published Central illinois News Center - May 21 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Custody, Threat

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Dunlap High graduates 29 valedictorians

DUNLAP - Dunlap High School principal Tom Welsh grabbed a phone, flipped a switch and - just like that - was broadcasting live to the entire school. "Would all valedictorians please report to the Town Center (meeting room)," Welsh spoke into the receiver ... [Published PJStar.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Dunlap (Illinois, United States), Morton High School, Biology

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Midland elementary principal stepping down

VARNA ? The Midland School District is in the market for a new elementary school principal for the first time in nearly a decade.Julie Albers, who has held that position at the Lacon school for the last nine years, resigned this week to return to her ... [Published PJStar.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, The Midland Company, Resignation

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Morton Musings: Nine District 709 retirees to be honored at reception

May is graduation time for high school seniors. It’s also retirement time for school teachers and staff.District 709 will say thanks to nine retirees at a reception from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the lower level of the Education and Administration Center. ... [Published PJStar.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Custodian, Morton High School, Austin

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

District 709 OKs tax deal

MORTON ? District 709 received $8,187 in property tax revenue last year from the vacant land on which Monsanto is building a warehouse for its Precision Plating operation.Using the same tax rate, the district would have received $79,229 had the warehouse ... [Published PJStar.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Tim Taylor, Monsanto Company, Sheila Taylor, Morton High School

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Morton Musings: From the classroom to the gymnasium

Let’s get caught up with some of the latest personnel moves in District 709. All were approved by the School Board and will take effect after this school year.Jesse Crawford is voluntarily transferring from Jefferson Elementary School, where he’s a fourth-grade ... [Published PJStar.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Morton High School, Special Education, Austin, Appointed

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...A student is in custody and police are investigating. "There is no imminent danger, but the administration and police ask that parents do not come to the high school to pick up their student" the announcement reads

Threat places Morton High School on lockdown [Published PJStar.com - May 21 2013]

If a building is added by the district, "it must blend into the look of the fire station" said Village BoardBoard member Jeff Kaufman, who also said bus storage is a creative use of the odd-shaped lot

Morton lease deal up for votes this week [Published PJStar.com - Apr 22 2013]