By Rebecca Sponsler – Advocate News Staff Bond County Community Unit #2 High School held its Academic Awards Night on May 8. The seniors, who have worked hard all year and throughout their school careers, were presented with plaques and certificates for scholarships and achievements. Below is a list of some of the awards that were given out that night. Unfortunately, we did not have enough room to list them all, however, The Greenville Advocate extends congratulations to all graduating seniors for their hard work and dedication and wishes them the best of luck with their next steps in life. T ..read more

Recently The Greenville FFA held a meeting out at Patriots Park. They enjoyed kickball, and talked about their upcoming events. The FFA plant sale will be on May 11, and banquet on the 16th. Officer elections are also coming up. Photo Was Submitted ..read more

The Glow Run fundraiser for Bond County 4th Fest was held at the end of April. Despite the cold and rain runners and walkers turned out to support the cause and have some fun. Below are the winners by category. Male Winners. Overall Winner: Chance Vohlken with a time of 21 minutes and 32 seconds. Under 20. 1st place, Connor Wilkie. 2nd place, Simon Brooks. Ages 20-29. 1st place, Andrew Huff. Ages 30-39. 1st place, Chance Vohlken. 2nd place, David Brooks. Ages 40-49. 1st place, Sean Eifert. Female Winners. Overall Winner: Kateryna King with a time of 25 minutes and 9 seconds. Under 20. 1st plac ..read more

The Mulberry Grove Shooting aces were at the Rend Lake Shooting Complex on May 4th and 5th. Drake Lawler brought home a win in the Singles Class A taking 3rd place. Lawler’s scores were 97 of 100 for singles, 91 of 100 for handicaps and 87 of 100 for doubles. Dalton Apple shot 44 of 100 in singles. Liam Crawford shot 66 of 100 in singles and 76 of 100 in handicaps. Klay Von Hatten shot 69 of 100 in singles and 49 of 100 in doubles. Blake Miller shot 66 of 100 in singles. Carson Dothager shot 95 of 100 in singles, 83 of 100 in handicaps, and 76 of 100 in doubles. Gavin Mollett shot 83 of 100 in ..read more

The annual Art in Education Art Show sponsored by Bradford National Bank took place with a large crowd at the Bradford Room on May 2. There were art displays from local students in all kinds of mediums, everything from drawings to clay work. Photo was submitted ..read more

The Bond County CEO Class had their trade show on May 1 at the Milk House in Greenville. There was a great turn-out, members of the community flocked to the event to see what the CEO’s had been working on all year. These students have met before school to take tours of local businesses and learn the ins and outs of the industry. They have taken the first step towards a career in working for themselves and being able to share their vision with others. The class of 2024 included 15 students and 15 different businesses. Below is a listing of the students and their businesses, the information came ..read more

Saturday was a big day for the Mulberry Grove girls softball team as they won their fourth straight Egyptian-Illini Conference Tournament and third consecutive E-I regular season championship on the same day. Their win over Brownstown-St. Elmo counted as the regular season game giving MG a 4-0 regular season conference mark. On April 23, the Aces were up 17-3 in the top of the fourth with one out when the game was rained out. The game was started over on May 3 with MG winning 12-0 in three innings at the E-I Tourney. For more information see the May 8, 2024 edition of The Greenville Advocate ..read more

On the pitch, the regular season has closed. And what a way to end it. The Greenville Lady Comets soccer team completed the best season in school history with a 21-3 record after a 9-0 victory over Salem at Tom Doll Field on May 1. Katie Campbell scored four goals and added to her school record for career assists with two more in the contest. Emma Veith and Ady Bearly both added a brace with Megan Ridens adding the other goal. Bearley had a pair of assists while Ridens added another. For more information see the May 8, 2024 edition of The Greenville Advocate. Photo By Walker Photography ..read more

GHS held their annual prom on May 4 and crowned King and Queen. They also named Miss Congeniality and Mr. Nice Guy. From Left to right are Prom King Jack Meyer, Prom Queen Katrina Campbell, Miss Congeniality Kolbie Tipsword, and Mr. Nice Guy Dustin Rehkemper.  Photo by Rebecca Sponsler ..read more

Gail Holthaus, seated, presented an AED or Automatic External Defibrillator to the Simple Room on behalf of the Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund. Gail remarked that she hoped it would be something that they would never have to use, however if the situation were to present its self, they would be prepared. An AED is used to try and restart a heart if it were to stop beating. The machine gives audible directions is easy to use.  Photo By Rebecca Sponsler ..read more