Genoa-Kingston District 424

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More than $3,000 has so far been raised for a Genoa-Kingston High School cheerleader with an inoperable brain tumor, and there’s still time to help, said the district’s Athletic Director Philip Jerbi.

A Genoa-Kingston High School cheerleader will have the support of her peers, coaches and teachers Friday night as they rally to fundraise and help her through a life-altering illness: an inoperable brain tumor. Proceeds from Friday's football game will go to her and her family.

A pair of Genoa brothers this summer set a new world record for most bounce passes with a basketball in a minute by a team of two under 16. They now set their sights on another record, one held currently by the Harlem Globetrotters.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently named four area students as 2024 Spinoso Masters Scholarship recipients. Two are graduates of Sycamore High School, and two from Genoa-Kingston High School.

The handheld devices that once were used for communication only now have the world available at the touch of a button. And some educators, administrators and parents across DeKalb County are debating the role of cellphones in schools.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation has announced the creation of the Eric J. Gabriel Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was created by the family of Eric J. Gabriel who died Aug. 2, 2023, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

The Genoa-Kingston High School Class of 2024 celebrated the conclusion of their high school journey Saturday during a commencement ceremony at the high school.

The finalists will compete on the first day of Genoa Days set for June 5 on the main stage in downtown Genoa. Those crowned will be awarded $1,000.

Genoa-Kingston School District 424 will hold open registration for families to enroll their children in Kingston Elementary School classes through Thursday.

“Glitter & Doom,” a musical romance directed by Genoa-Kingston High School graduate Tom Gustafson and written by his partner, Cory Krueckeberg, made its silver screen debut recently in New York and Los Angeles. It debuts in Chicago this weekend.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is accepting applications for its annual Northern Rehab Health and Wellness Scholarship, open for Genoa-Kingston High School seniors.

Genoa-Kingston 7th grader Kolton Robinson won District 424's spelling bee this month by correctly spelling the word ‘malignant’ after more than 60 rounds, according to a news release. Second place was awarded to fifth grader Sally Yang.

Freezing rain and sleet in the forecast Tuesday morning prompted DeKalb County area school and building closures.

With significant snowfall expected all day Tuesday, DeKalb County area school districts, NIU and other public buildings and businesses are taking precautions to ensure everyone’s safety. Here's what we know:

Jim Kush said he’s not a musician. He can’t read music. But three or four times a year, he sings the national anthem at Genoa-Kingston sporting events. That, he said, is how much he loves his country.

Genoa-Kingston School District 424 announced Wednesday its interim superintendent is stepping down amid health concerns and Genoa-Kingston High School Principal Matt Cascio will next month take over to lead the district.

Faculty and staff welcomed students back to Genoa Elementary School for a new school year on Wednesday, for some of the students it’s their last first day of elementary school.

Maya Garcia is the recipient of Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists 2023 Health and Wellness Scholarship.

Bailey Botterman and Zachary Neblock are now Genoa royalty. The Genoa-Kingston High School graduated seniors were named the winners of the 64th annual Genoa Days King and Queen Scholarship competition Wednesday.

Springtime is here and brings with it the season of graduation, including a chance for some Genoa-Kingston High School seniors to be recognized by the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Genoa Days King & Queen Scholarship contest.

Genoa residents had the opportunity to choose who next will represent them on the Genoa City Council and Genoa School District 424 Tuesday. Here are unofficial results for those races:

Brent O’Daniell has resigned as Genoa-Kingston District 424′s superintendent, effective June 30, according to a news release from the district this week. O'Daniell is set to be superintendent at a central Illinois school district.

Only one of five candidates running for three seats on the Genoa-Kingston School District 424 School Board, David Cleveland, appeared to address voters during a virtual forum this week ahead of the April 4 election.

Genoa-Kingston School District 424 fifth grader Alayna Johnson recently won the district’s spelling bee, and will next head to the regional Scripps Spelling Bee set for March 18 in Sycamore.

Nearly three dozen DeKalb County residents filed by Monday’s deadline to run for a school board seat in eight different community school districts in this spring’s Consolidated Election.

Seven DeKalb County residents, including some incumbents and new faces, have filed to run for school board seats in the DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston school districts so far for the 2023 consolidated election.

As a federal program enacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide free school lunches for all comes to an end, DeKalb County area school districts are preparing for the 2022-23 school year with plans of their own.

Students arrived for their first day of classes Tuesday at Genoa Elementary School.

Five DeKalb County educators were awarded Monday for their work inspiring a love of learning in their students over the past year.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists awarded its annual Genoa-Kingston High School Sports and Health Scholarship to Emma Koehnke.

It’s been three weeks since 19 children and two teachers were gunned down in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and area educators and police say they’re continuing to look for ways to improve local school safety.

The Genoa Lions Club presented 12 Genoa-Kingston students with citizen and students of the year awards this spring.

Genoa-Kingston High School will have a drive-thru St. Patrick’s Day dinner to fundraise for prom on March 17 at The Lincoln Inn at Faranda’s in DeKalb. Tickets must be preordered by March 14.

Scholarship applications are being accepted for the annual Genoa-Kingston High School Health & Sports Scholarship sponsored by Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists.

Families looking to enroll their children in kindergarten in the Genoa-Kingston School District 424 are invited to do so beginning March 8.

Students in Genoa-Kingston High School’s Impact Club recently gathered in the library after school to use their creativity ahead of Valentine's Day. “It’s an easy way to make others happy and spread some cheer.”

In the first week of February, more than 130 DeKalb County public school students contracted COVID-19, and nearly 900 were quarantined. That’s fewer than have been reported in the county’s three largest school districts since school returned after winter break.

A temporary stay to the governor’s mask mandate requiring face coverings in schools and weekly testing won’t impact DeKalb or Sycamore schools, officials said Sunday. Mask and testing requirements will remain in place come Monday. Here's what other districts are saying:

About 40 Genoa-Kingston Middle School pupils protested Gov. JB Pritzker’s school mask mandate Friday morning, Superintendent Brent O’Daniell said.

Nearly a month into the second half of the school year, more than 250 DeKalb County public school students contracted the coronavirus at the end of January, and nearly 1,500 were recently quarantined due to virus exposure.

Two Genoa-Kingston students advanced to the DeKalb County Regional Spelling Bee.

Over the past week, 471 students from DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston schools were reported positive for the coronavirus. And nearly 2,000 students were quarantined due to exposure, according to new data released Tuesday.

Months after the request was brought to the Genoa-Kingston school board, the district’s high school sexuality and gender club advisor will get a $717 stipend for club activities following a board vote Monday. The club's funding has been in the public eye for months.

In the first school week of the new year, 441 students from DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston schools were reported positive for COVID-19, as were 120 employees. And 1,566 students were quarantined due to exposure, according to new data released Tuesday.

Nearly 400 students were bused to Genoa-Kingston High School Monday morning after a leak in the hot water boiler system at the middle school caused damage to two classrooms and left the building without heat. The leak has since been fixed, said Superintendent Brent O’Daniell, and students were able to return shortly after.

In the past two weeks, 1,055 local public school students were reported in quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure and 104 new COVID-19 cases were identified in local students.

More than 588 local public school students were reported in quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure in the past two weeks, and 83 new COVID-19 cases were identified in local students.

DeKalb County public school students’ math and English proficiency levels dipped along with the rest of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, newly released state data shows.