Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
EDWARDSVILLE – Metro East Lutheran High School alum and current Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sophomore Kobe Krone is a great example of how hard work pays off with huge dividends.
After a few years of training, weight management and posing practice, Krone was able to...
GODFREY - Lewis & Clark Community College has become home to thousands of area students who have been inspired to further their education.
As a celebration of all of their hard work, commencement exercises for the graduating students of several dozen programs will be held at 7:00 p.m....
WOOD RIVER - The graduating Class of 2016 will be entering East Alton-Wood River High School for the final time as students and will exit as alumni at 7:30 p.m. tonight at their 777 N. Wood River Ave campus.
Congratulations to the exiting seniors!
East Alton Wood River High...
CARROLLTON - Carrollton High School will be celebrating its graduating Class of 2016 with their commencement exercises, which will take place at 7 p.m. this Friday, May 20.
Congratulations to the graduates in their future endeavors!
Carrollton High School - Class of 2016 ...
A Message from Dr. Lynda C. Andre, Superintendent
Academic Outcomes: Reflections from the EHS Class of 2016
This week’s Focus on Finance will feature seniors Pradeep Kandula and Maggie Anderson.
Over the next several weeks, this series will continue to focus on members of the...
ALTON – Sometimes, people take certain aspects of their life like food on the table and a roof over their head for granted. Homelessness for children and teens in the Alton area is an unfortunate problem that some seem to ignore.
However, the musicians and directors of the Alton Middle...
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BETHALTO - Filled with joy, love, determination and hope for their futures, Civic Memorial High School ’s graduating class of 2016 completed one chapter and began another in the grand book of life.
Saturday on the date of their commencement exercises,...
Filled with joy, love, determination and hope for their futures, Civic Memorial High School’s graduating class of 2016 completed one chapter and began another in the grand book of life.
This Saturday, on the date of their commencement exercises, the class of 2016 entered the gymnasium for th...
ALTON – Teams of determined volunteers spread out across the River Bend in efforts to make its communities more beautiful this Saturday for the 29th Annual Bucket Brigade Paint Day.
Created by Dale Neudecker in 1988 , the Bucket Brigade program aims to help neighbors beautify...
Teams of determined volunteers spread out across the River Bend in efforts to make its communities more beautiful this Saturday for the 29th Annual Bucket Brigade Paint Day.
Created by Dale Neudecker in 1988, the Bucket Brigade program aims to help neighbors beautify their homes when their owners...
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