Casey-Westfield Schools Showcase Student Success in Academics, Athletics, and Arts

Casey-Westfield School Board Meeting | October 20, 2025

Article Summary: Administrators from Monroe Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School presented reports highlighting a wide range of student achievements, from state-level athletic qualifications and first-place academic team victories to community involvement and a special gift from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Casey-Westfield CUSD C-4 Key Points:

• The Jr./Sr. High School Varsity Eco Team won first place at its annual meet, while several student-athletes qualified for state competitions in tennis and golf.

• Numerous students were selected for the All-District Band and Choir, and the high school golf team had its most successful season in school history.

• Monroe Elementary student Kady Towles received a new golf cart through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, celebrated with a parade.

• Both schools reported successful homecoming weeks and are preparing for various upcoming student and family engagement events.

The Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 board on Monday, October 20, 2025, heard extensive reports from school principals detailing a successful start to the academic year, marked by numerous student accomplishments in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Jr./Sr. High School Principal Jim Sullivan shared a lengthy list of achievements. Academically, the Varsity Eco Team, consisting of captain Zoe Miller, Charity Large, River Shaffer, and Chloe Taylor, secured first place in this year’s Eco Meet. In athletics, the high school golf team completed one of its most successful seasons in school history with a 14-7 record, including a second-place finish at the conference tournament and advancing from regionals for the second consecutive year. Senior Carson Hall and sophomore Ryan Hosfield advanced individually to the state tournament in Bloomington, the first state golf participants from the school since 2012.

Other student-athletes receiving recognition included Daisy Mumford, who qualified for the state tennis tournament, and cross-country runner Kayla Clark, who earned her fourth LIC All-Conference honor with an eighth-place finish in Terre Haute.

The arts programs also celebrated significant success. Eight students—Cali Alexander, Will Cochonour, Matthew Dreher, Grady Fain, Charity Large, Ella Staley, Finley Tipsword, and Isaiah Wilson—auditioned for and were accepted into the All-District Band and Choir.

Monroe Elementary Principal Kacie Rhoads reported on a vibrant and engaged student body, highlighting a particularly special moment for student Kady Towles, who received a new golf cart through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The gift was revealed during a golf cart parade, with second-grade students and Mrs. Kibler’s class joining the celebration.

Rhoads noted her students enthusiastically participated in homecoming week festivities, which were coordinated with the high school to include younger students through morning greeters and pep rallies. She also detailed numerous classroom activities, including a sixth-grade field trip to Springfield to study Abraham Lincoln and state government and a fifth-grade research project on animals in preparation for a trip to the St. Louis Zoo.

Both principals mentioned successful homecoming weeks and outlined upcoming events. The high school is planning a Halloween dress-up day, and Monroe Elementary has scheduled its Spooktacular Family Reading Night for October 28 and a Halloween costume parade on October 31. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for October 21 and 23 at the elementary school.