The Galva Foundation for Educational Enrichment (GalFEE) is hosting a “March of the Penguins” fund-raiser this month.
 

The Galva Freedom Fest committee is holding a prom dress sale for their next fundraiser. The group is seeking donations of new or slightly used prom dresses, formals or bridesmaid dresses, with accessories if possible. The dresses will be sold at a reduced cost for the upcoming prom season.
 

Two upcoming art shows will display the talents of area students. The Henry-Stark Art Show will be held at Wehersfield High School on Thursday, March 11. The public is welcome  at 6 p.m. for the judge’s critique. The Lincoln Trail Art Festival will be held at Monmouth College on Tuesday, March 23.

The Galva High School dance/drill team will return to state finals competition March 13 after qualifying with an outstanding performance at Downers Grove North High School on Feb. 27.
 

Bobsledding, curling, skating and more events were enjoyed by over 150 people who attended the Pre-K 2010 Family Olympics held at Galva Elementary School on Feb. 25.
 

To help defray costs of attending state competition, the Galva High School dance/drill team is hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday, March 6, from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Colony School in Bishop Hill.
 

The school boards for the Galva and Williamsfield school districts will meet together tonight (Thursday, March 4) to discuss the possible co-oping of sports. The meeting is 7 p.m. in the Galva High School library. The two boards will discuss the issues in open session. The public is invited.


 

The 2009-2010 school year in Galva School District will be extended slightly, due to snow days incurred thus far.


 

This weekend’s Ridgewood girls state tournament basketball games will be broadcast live on the IHSA TV Network and several other outlets.

Galva artist/history buff Jordan Murray is seeking the public’s help in getting reference photos of the former Lincoln School for a watercolor painting he plans to create in honor of the late Herb Rodgers.

 

ROWVA High School junior Ashley LaGrow’s “Teens for Jeans” clothing drive for Haitian earthquake victims is complete. The Rio teen collected 318 pairs of “gently worn” jeans at ROWVA. She recently took them to a Peoria Aeropostale store. Because the store had already met its quota of jeans to be sent to Haiti, all of ROWVA’s donated items were given to a homeless shelter in Peoria.
 

The Galva High School dance/drill team won first place in the Class A Musical Theatre category at a dance contest held at Dunlap on Feb. 13.

 

Galva High School went 2-4-1 and finished in 104th place of 130 schools competing in the IHSA State Chess Tournament held Feb. 12 and 13 at the Peoria Civic Center.
 

Improvements to ROWVA’s three elementary buildings would cost nearly $3 million each to bring the aging structures up to modern school standards, according to a feasibility study.


 

The Galva Junior High School dance team has qualified for Illinois Drill Team Association state competition, registering enough points with a routine performed at a contest held at Dunlap on Feb. 13.