 Mrs. Schmitt Retires After 39 Years As School Bus DriverPublished: July 1, 2009 Carol Schmitt, center, retired this year after 39 years of driving a school bus for District 709. She is pictured with Carl Vogelsang, the former director of transportation; and Nancy Weigle, the current director of transportation. |
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 FORMER MORTON BAND DIRECTOR TO BE HONORED WITH CONCERTPublished: June 23, 2009 TOP: Rudy Jungst is pictured with Katrina Fitzpatrick the current band director at Morton Junior High at a band concert in February of 2007. Jungst passed away in December of 2008 and will be remembered at a Peoria Municipal Band concert this weekend at Glen Oak Park. BOTTOM: Rudy Jungst, a former Morton band director, was a guest conductor for the eighth grade band in February of 2007. He wrote the MJHS school song and conducted the band during that piece. |
 CLASS OF 1941Published: June 22, 2009 The Morton High School class of 1941 met for lunch on June 20 at the Pizza Ranch in Morton. Pictured, front row, from left, are Doris (Zobrist) Brecher, Ella Marie (Stieglitz) Bartelmay, Gwen (Carius) Sommer, Edith (Roth) King and Louise (Fort) Wanner. Back row, left to right, are Robert Brecher, Beth (Roecker) Alt, Henry W. Rapp, Lowell Wuthrich and Donald Getz. This class entered Morton Grade School in the first grade and they were the first class to go all the way through eighth grade at the school, which is now known as Jefferson School. There were 42 graduates in the class of 1941 and 16 are still living. The classmates meet each year for a reunion. |
 GORDON RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO MORTON HIGH SCHOOLPublished: June 16, 2009 Brian Gordon, center, was recognized at a recent District 709 Board of Education meeting for his four years of service as assistant principal at Morton High School. Mr. Gordon has accepted the position of director for P.E.R.F.E.C.T. - the Peoria Education Region for Employment and Career Training. He is pictured with Roger Kilpatrick, superintendent, and Tom Neely, president of the board of education. Read more... |
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