Guest speaker visits area schools

VISITED RBHS–Pictured with Brittany Richmond following her presentation on Oct. 23 at Red Bud High School are members of the high school’s Operation Snowball team and members of the Healthy Communities Alliance.

Over the past week, Healthy Communities Alliance brought Brittany Richmond to several schools.

This is the fifth assembly program that the group has organized since 2022.

This program is thanks to the following contributors for the cost of the program: Knight Hawk Coal, Prairie State Energy, First National Bank Steeleville and the Randolph County 708 Board.

The program was presented on Oct. 23 at Sparta High School, Red Bud High School (with Prairie du Rocher students also attending) and at Columbia Middle School. On Oct. 27 at Chester High School, Coulterville High School and Okawville High School. And on Oct. 28 at Steeleville High School and Marissa High School.

For more on the speaker, please see this week’s print edition.