Beloit Memorial has Trio Honored on All-SLC Girls Tennis Team

Beloit Memorial’s doubles team of seniors Abby Middleton and Gabi Martinez earned All-Southern Lakes Conference Second Team honors. Junior Lisa Ramsden of Beloit earned Honorable Mention.

Beloit Board of Education to Host Table Talks at Library

“My hope is that this setup will encourage people to talk and share their thoughts about education, school programs, community involvement, and more. We will not have a formal presentation; our goal is simply to connect with everyone who joins us,” Johnson added.

Beloit Memorial Hopes to Fund Athletic Facility Improvements with Private Donations

“Jacobson Field is massively dated. We spend about $75,000 a year both directly and indirectly to take care of that field with the man hours and equipment it involves with fertilizing, watering, cutting and lining. Because of that, we have to bring in outside groups to help with the maintenance.”

Beloit Memorial's Laila Lee Enjoying Senior Season on Purple Tide

As good as her junior swimming season was, she’s been even better as a senior. She is one of the team’s top freestylers, in both individual and relay events, which hasn’t surprised her head coach, Kim Waite. “She is a hard-working, determined, goal-oriented athlete,” Waite said. “She’s not your normal high school student."

Best Teacher in Stateline Gets to be Silly Year-Round

For 28 of the past 29 years, Kristin Hosey has spent 10 months a year playing games, occasionally dressing in silly costumes and singing songs to kindergartners. “It definitely keeps me young,” said Hosey, a 1990 Beloit Memorial High School graduate who spent the last 15 years of her teaching career at Gaston Elementary. “At this age, they all love their teachers, they love school, they love to work.”