By PETE SHERMAN A special Springfield School Board meeting is planned for Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Springfield High School to gather community feedback on a districtwide construction makeover that could cost $200 million and include a new high school on the west side of town. The 6:30 p.m.

By PETE SHERMAN STAFF WRITER Tainting the otherwise-promising recent release of state academic assessment scores for the Springfield School District, district officials disclosed Tuesday that some of the high school test results just now trickling in are far from encouraging.

By PETE SHERMAN STAFF WRITER A preview of District 186's high school state academic assessment results is tainting the otherwise-promising recent release of assessment scores from the district's lower grades.

In more than 20 years of living in Springfield, I never had heard of Converse High School until last week. The school did exist, though nobody ever graduated from dear old CHS. I know about the school because of www.illinoishsglorydays.com.

By PETE SHERMAN STAFF WRITER At least 40 Lanphier High School students had assembled outside the guidance offices Tuesday morning, shortly after the first day of school began. They had failed to register on time, or their schedules had missing information or had disappeared.