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Please take note that the annual FFA Goblin’s Glory will be held next Thursday, October 20th in the Stockton High School Gym. This date is different than what was printed on the school calendar, so make plans to attend this night of spooky fun.

The Rooks County Clerk’s Office has announced that beginning Wednesday, October 19th, you are now allowed to vote in advance of the November 8th General Election, by visiting the Rooks County Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor of the Rooks County Courthouse.

Agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Shane Austin started his 25th year of teaching this fall with all of those years at Stockton High School.

Raelyn Holmes with her father, Duane Fitts, own and operate Stockton’s Now-NThen Treasure Chest, a store that is overflowing with antiques, homemade treasures and vintage décor.

Stockton’s Pumpkin Patch was held this past weekend (October 1st and 2nd) and can only be described as a “smashing success!

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The Stockton USD 271 Board of Education members held a special meeting on Wednesday, September 28th. First on the agenda was reviewing and fine tuning the goals of the school, which focus on academic achievement, assessment data, social and emotional data and the five-year plan.

The Stockton students are pumping up the spirit every day of this Homecoming week before it all culminates with the crowning of the queen and king before the home football game this Friday, October 7th!

The 2022 Stockton High School Homecoming event is featured in this issue of the Sentinel. A special pull-out section is devoted to individual photos of the football, volleyball, cross country, cheer and dance teams, and Homecoming royalty candidates and their sponsors.

An alarming trend has begun following the release of enrollment numbers Tuesday, September 20, for USD 271 School District. For the second consecutive year, enrollment figures for USD 271 have shown a significant drop.