Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Superintendent Rebecca Baney Talks Digital Scoreboard, Summer Maintenance, and Good Fellow Baskets

Kewanee School District Superintendent Rebecca Baney joined Seth Parlier on Wake Up Tri-Counties to recap the November 18th Kewanee School Board Meeting. Even though it is winter and cold outside, the Kewanee School District is already looking toward the summer to plan summer maintenance programs and grants. Kewanee School District is gearing up to fill an anticipated 1,000 Good Fellows Christmas Baskets this year. Steamer Gym in Central School is home base to fill the Good Fellows Baskets. The baskets will be delivered on December 20th. Good Fellows said they have volunteers to fill and deliver the baskets, but they are in dire need of monetary donations, as they anticipate the cost to be around $40,000 this year. All schools in Kewanee are accepting canned goods and non-perishable foods during the Gordon Vickrey Memorial Food Drive until December 19, 2024. The new digital scoreboard was completed ahead of schedule and made its appearance at the first home boys basketball game. Mrs. Baney said the maintenance and tech teams worked hard to get the digital scoreboard ready ahead of schedule. Mrs. Baney also thanked Marcus Throneburg for learning how to use the board and create imaging. He has been training students Aaliyah Duarte and Jacie Hinton how to run and produce content for the scoreboard. Find the agenda for the November 18, 2024, Kewanee School Board Agenda here.