By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The St. Joseph School district is celebrating two of its schools heading to Springfield for state basketball and will have no school on Thursday.
Officials with the St. Joseph School district have announced that school will be closed on March 16th, giving students and faculty the chance to travel to Springfield to cheer on the Benton girls and Lafayette boys basketball teams.
Officials chose to close school with many already planning to travel to Springfield, and made the decision due to a lack of substitute teachers.
The district is exploring options for parents that are in need of childcare, parents will receive a notification from the district by 2pm on Tuesday, March 14th.
The closure will lead directly into the school districts spring break, which begins on Friday. The school district will be closed for spring break through March 27th.