Lewistown Community Unit School District #97

The llinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state's college access and financial aid agency, is pleased to announce the 2025-2026* Illinois State Scholars. These top-per...

Canton, IL – September 14, 2024 Last Saturday, the LHS Band and Flag Team marched their way to victory at the Canton Friendship Festival Parade, winning the top spot in the ...

We’re celebrating JOHN DRAPER, JASMINE MURPHY, ISABELLE BONNEY, AND DYLAN MOREHOUSE, four of more than 90,000 students from across the country who earned academic honors from Coll...

Hello Everyone, NASA has selected Lewistown 8th grader Sara Stufflebeam as the Honorable Mention Award winner for her 2024 NASA art submission. If you see her, please congratulate...

GET A "LEAP" ON YOUR COLLEGE CREDITS! ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & PARENTS: ARE YOU INTERESTED IN TAKING DUAL CREDIT CLASSES (FOR HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE CREDIT)??? If so, pl...

Twas the last day of school before winter break, Excitement in the air, no mistake! Hallways decked with holly and lights, Faces glowing bright, hearts taking flight. I...

A Great Catch! Lewistown seniors Josh Arnett (left) and Conner Smith (center) recently committed to play baseball at Spoon River College. Head Baseball coach John Kurtz (right) ...

The Helping Hands Resale Shoppe in Canton will be donating a portion of their proceeds Dec 26th - 30th to help out the Indians Ohana Cafe at Lewistown High School. The India...

Seventh grader, Brynja Werland, has been chosen as one of the 20 finalists for the Pitsco Education Holiday Card Contest. The winner will be decided by popular vote at this link...

The Lewistown Truck and Tractor Pull Committee had their check presentation to the Lewistown FFA tonight at the Lewistown CUSD 97 Board Meeting. This is their 6th year donating to...

Last Friday the students and staff of Lewistown CUSD 97 hosted and honored the local veterans in honor of Veteran's Day. Elementary Principal Joey McLaughlin lead the organiz...

Two Lewistown High School seniors recently signed their letters of intent to play volleyball at Spoon River College. Celebrating the signing are LHS Volleyball coach Sonya Baldwin...

LEWISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNIZES 2024-2025 ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS Illinois Student Assistance Commission congratulates TWO Lewistown High School students for their academic e...

Congratulations to all of the nominees and recipients of our October Indian Chief assembly! We are proud of you.

Lewistown CUSD 97 will be hosting Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences next Wednesday (18th) and Thursday (19th) . Wednesday's conferences will run from 3pm to 5pm and Thursday's wil...

ELLA HOOTMAN, a junior at LEWISTOWN JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL earned academic honors from the College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate st...

Congratulations to the LVC Golf Team! They won the Mt Sterling Regional and advance to the sectional Monday 10-2 @ Auburn! Shoutout to Kaeden Bowles for tying for 3rd place ov...

Homecoming is next weekend and we have some fun theme days planned for next week. Watch the video for the details!

Dear Parent/Guardian, In the next few weeks, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School will be participating in a mental health screener to help us identify students in need. This will give ...

Across the country, teachers and school nurses have found that in instances, Monday morning comes and they are forced to compete against hunger to get the attention of their stud...