The Sage Informer

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  • Sages sweep past Uni

    On Friday, the Sages soccer team traveled to the University of Illinois Turf Fields for a Regional Championship matchup against University High. While the Sages had already beat University High once earlier in the season,they knew beating Uni a second time wasn’t an easy feat.  Senior Biniam Lienhart began the game finding the back of…

  • Sages Men’s Soccer Breaks 12 Year Losing Streak
    Sages Men’s Soccer Breaks 12 Year Losing Streak

    The Sages men’s soccer team defeats Uni High in a non-conference match on September 1st at Monticello after 12 consecutive years of losing to them by outscoring them 4-3. The Sages who have fell to the might of Uni High for over a decade knew just what type of game they had coming for them,…

  • Suicide Prevention Week events
    Suicide Prevention Week events

    A group of Lifesavers each year, under the supervision of Mrs. Malone, plan Suicide Prevention Week. This year Suicide Prevention Week was the week of September 26, the last week of Suicide Prevention Month. Mrs. Malone said, “I think Suicide Prevention Week is important for educating the stigma of suicide; for dispelling the myths surrounding…

  • Debbie’s Dance Studio offering other options for MHS students.

    Most students at Monticello High School believe that their only options for sports are limited to what’s offered at the school. But, what students don’t realize is that we have more options right on the square uptown. Debbie’s Dance Studio is a perfect option if you haven’t found a school sport you like and want…

  • Girls swim season starting off right

    The MHS girls swim team has had a significant growth of athletes joining this season. Last year’s season only had five athletes, this year it has grown to eleven.  Sophomore Aliyah Ellison shared, “I’m so glad there are more people joining this year. I think it’s so cool that the idea of our school having…

  • Great success for a small business

    Monticello is the home of many unique small businesses, but with the closing of FroYo Factory and Cafe, the options for getting a coffee in town became more limited. As a result, a new business was created, and the 3R2 coffee shop on the square has been booming ever since they opened their doors on…

  • Under New Management: What’s Up with Freshman Volleyball?
    Under New Management: What’s Up with Freshman Volleyball?

    …I wanted to get into coaching and I lived so close so I wanted to be someone consistent and I could see that consistency between all those coaches … I’ve learned so much from them, pretty much everything from them. Coach Taylor Wallis Taylor Wallis joined the Sages volleyball coaching staff this summer as the…

  • Varsity and JV squad arrive to MHS

    2022 MHS Cheer Team had so many participants that cheer coach Kara Hettinger decided to make a JV and V team. When asked about her thoughts on the new JV and V teams, coach Hettinger had nothing but good things to say. “I am glad we got to expand the program. This is very exciting.”…

  • Shooting threat at boys soccer game 

    The anticipated away boys soccer game against Urbana High School on Monday, September 12 came to an abrupt finish when there was an announcement to get inside because of a reported shooting. “I’ve always thought about what I would do in this situation, but the first thing that clicked was fight or flight.” Senior Jack…

  • High school, a different lens for seniors

    The Class of 2019 was the last class to have a “normal” high school career before the Coronavirus Pandemic struck the nation’s surface. The pandemic of 2020 caused schools around the globe to turn to online learning making it challenging, both physically and mentally, for most students. This year’s seniors have never gotten the chance…