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.
ALTON - The annual Alton Band & Orchestra Builders Dinner Auction, “Music is Super” will take place Saturday, March 12 in the Alton High School Commons. The cost is $25 per person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner, catered by Tony's Restaurant, starts at 7:00. Entertainment...
DUPO – In a match that each team had worked for all season to reach, the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers and the Roxana High School Shells boys basketball teams duked it out for the title of the IHSA Dupo Regional Champions .
Over the course of the evening, the two team...
EDWARDSVILLE – Students at Woodland Elementary School are constantly encouraged to express themselves in a variety of ways. From their studies to their extracurricular, each and every student possesses a passion for making their elementary school experiences great.
Student Zachary...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School is happy to announce that they are seeking applicants to fulfill a new coaching position with the school's new boys and girls bowling team. The school is also accepting applications for a dance coach for the upcoming school year.
Those interested i...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville’s boys slipped by a pesky O’Fallon squad on Friday night, winning 54-52 at Edwardsville High School.
Center A.J. Epenesa was out of action on Tuesday because of the flu and the Tigers missed his imposing presence under the basket. Edwardsville...
Last Saturday, the Eagles Club of Wood River took a step to influence funding for educating young drivers on motorcycle safety at the ABATE, or A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education’s annual Biker Prom.
Scheduled to end at around 10:00 p.m. , the prom’s atmosphere lingered well...
GODFREY – Edwardsville’s Makenzie Silvey has joined the 1,000-point club for Edwardsville and teammate Rachel Prange r is within 28 points of the mark with 972 points after Monday night.
Edwardsville’s girls basketball team moved on to the IHSA Class 4A Sectional semifinals...
EDWARDSVILLE – When it comes to performing at the Widely Theatre in Downtown Edwardsville , musician Nathan Orr thinks the venue “feels like home.”
Returning to the Wildey Theatre with his band mates of Baywolfe, Orr will share his love of Garth Brooks , the...
EDWARDSVILLE – In their largest fundraising opportunities of the year, the Junior Service Club of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon gathered at the Sunset Hills Country Club Saturday night for an evening of wining, dining and raising money for an amazing cause.
“This is our biggest...
ALTON – When Shandon Boone arrived at Marquette Catholic High School his junior year, the vivacity that he has brought to the court has been unsurmountable.
On Wednesday, while his team was battling against the Freeburg Community High School Midgets, his final basket of the...
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