St Ed s to hold student arts festival Saturday in Elgin dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
St. Edward Central Catholic High School held a groundbreaking Friday for the Fox Family Performing Arts Center, a $6 million theater addition at the Elgin school.
Fox Valley Beaux Arts announces annual scholarship winners Six first-tier recipients of the 2021 Fox Valley Beaux Arts college scholarships who are majoring or minoring in the arts. Courtesy of Fox Valley Beaux Arts
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts, a nonprofit women s club founded in 1984 to foster and support the arts, recently presented 11 Elgin area students with college scholarships valuing a total of $15,500. Our club s mission is to offer scholarships to Elgin area seniors majoring or minoring in the arts, said Kathleen Mink, club co-president. In spite of a challenging year with the pandemic, we are proud to have the opportunity this year to continue our tradition and award these amazing creative students.
Elgin school mourns loss of teacher who poured her heart and her soul into job
St. Thomas More Catholic School eighth-grade teacher Missy Craig died unexpectedly last weekend. She s pictured waving at students during a car parade in the school parking lot in April, 2020, so teachers could get a little face-time with their students during the early stages of the pandemic. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Andrea Rivera, a former student at St. Thomas More Catholic School, signs a memorial sign near the entrance of the Elgin school for eighth-grade teacher Missy Craig, who died unexpectedly last weekend. She definitely shaped me to be the student I am today, said Rivera, 17, a senior at St. Edward Central Catholic High School.