The Sage Informer

Category: Student Life

  • Students are ecstatic for Christmas Break

    With Christmas Break right around the corner, students are ready for school to be done for 2023.  Seniors are especially ready for this Christmas Break since it will be the last time they take high school finals. Senior Sylvie Harvey shared her feelings about these upcoming weeks and said, “I’m super excited because these are…

  • MHS students celebrating the holidays

    With the stress of upcoming finals, students at Monticello High School can feel a little more relaxed as they remember that the holidays are coming right up. Everyone has a favorite part of the holidays, and some of those favorite things come from family traditions that have been celebrated over the years. “My favorite part…

  • Senioritis

    With the first semester coming to an end, many seniors are already feeling unmotivated and are ready for the year to be over. This is often referred to as senioritis.  Senior Harry Schuermann said, “It’s harder to wake up in the morning, and I don’t want to go to school when I wake up. I…

  • Consequences of an extended fall break

    The state of Illinois requires every public school district to mandate 185 school days in a year in order to accomplish the required student attendance of 176 days in the school year. Along with that, school districts can accommodate what days to take time off school for either holidays or through school breaks. Monticello is…

  • Creative concepts

    Mr. Strippens’ creative concept class has been working hard in creating pieces that aren’t ordinary at all. Some of the pieces contain glass, paint, building, and more. Lots of these projects come from the pure creativity of the students’ minds, and it shows through their artwork work.   “My favorite project has been the glass one,…

  • The “Burn Book” is coming to life

    This year the journalism staff announced the yearbook theme as a Mean Girls “Burn Book” styled yearbook but with a twist. They are making big adaptations to the “Burn Book” to give it a positive spin. Instead of tearing people down, their goal is to build people up. Mean Girls is a teen movie that…

  • Students and faculty of MHS celebrate Thanksgiving

    The week of November 20th the students and staff at MHS had a week off to celebrate Thanksgiving. The fall break came as a much needed rest period for students with finals approaching in a few weeks.  On Thanksgiving, November 23rd, many members of the Sages community spent the day with family and loved ones.…

  • Harvest Fest: what it is and its importance

    For many years, Monticello FFA has hosted a fundraiser at the middle school in order to raise money for their FFA chapter. This annual event is called Harvest Fest and is very important in order to support the Ag program at our school. Junior Brenna Bartlow said, “Harvest Fest is the one night where students…

  • Veterans Day in Monticello

    On November 10th, the day before Veterans Day, all Monticello students gathered together in the Sievers Center to honor veterans. The high school choir as well as the younger students  participated in singing patriotic songs during the assembly. Members of the community also attended to recognize veterans in the audience that day.  “The part I…

  • Coffee delivery business at MHS

    MHS’s Ag Business class is known for creating a class business each year. This year, the class is launching a coffee delivery business on Wednesday, November 15, which the staff and student body will frequently use for their morning drinks.  Every other week, the Ag Business class will send out an email with an attached…