Hey Arcola Jr./Sr. High students, teachers, and staff, listen up! We’re having our first Virtual Spirit Week starting Tuesday, March 24th. See the details below and let the fun begin! Spread the word and share away! Go Riders! 💜
Sophomore athletes- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center has cancelled the heart scans for March 28th. This will be rescheduled at a later date.
Just a reminder that the 8th grade Career Conference on April 2nd has been cancelled.
Consolidated Communications is coming through for our students during these challenging times. Please see the flyer attached for their offer of 2 free months of Internet for students that currently do not have access to Internet at their home.
https://5il.co/dwk1
As of right now, both the elementary and high school offices will be staffed from 8 to 11 am and 12 to 3 pm daily with the exception of spring break days (March 19, 20 and 23) and of course weekends. Call if you need assistance. Also, teachers can be reached by email.
If students forget their Gmail password during this closure, please email Mrs. Hohlbauch (jhohlbauch@arcolaschools.com) and she can respond back with your password.
This is a reminder that the Arcola School District will be providing daily meal service for students during the mandated school closure. Meals will be provided daily each day of the week (not weekends) from Tuesday, March 17 through Monday, March 30. We STRONGLY recommended you sign up for this service by completing this form https://forms.gle/eivDpGc33B5RE55z5. If you do not sign up and suddenly need meals, come anyway. Meals can be picked between 10 am and 11 am each day. You will simply pull up to the junior high/cafeteria entrance off of Washington Street and the meals will be provided to you. If you cannot pick up the meals, be sure to indicate that on the form. On March 17, students will receive breakfast and lunch for Tuesday, the 17th and breakfast for Wednesday, the 18th. Each day following, they will receive lunch for that day and breakfast for the following day. If you have any questions regarding meal service contact Diane Good at dgood@arcolaschools.com or call at 217-268-4963.
Just to clarify Jr. Sr. High students and parents only need to come to the school if they need to pick up something for the school they will need over closure. It is not required that you come in.
Dear Arcola Community. All school district facilities will be closed to the community beginning at 12:01 am on Tuesday, March 17 through 11:59 pm Monday, March 30.This includes all work out facilities
Based on recent developments with confirmed cases in neighboring counties and testing being done in our county, we have made the decision to cancel school for students tomorrow, Monday, March 16. Staff will report for a regular day of work. In addition, the building will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm for students and parents to come and pick up any items that will be needed over break. You will need to check into the office upon arrival. We recommend that a limited amount of people come to the building to collect materials. Again, there are no confirmed cases in Douglas County but we are trying to do our part to prevent the spread of the virus. I will be posting more information tonight regarding learning activities over the mandated school closure.
Seniors-- The local scholarship applications are still due by Wednesday (3/18). You may either turn them in at school tomorrow or submit them electronically through the Class of 2020 Google Classroom through Wednesday. Contact Mrs. Mendez with questions.
Arcola Superintendent Tom Mulligan recently posted an update for families related to the school closure and the school district’s plans. Click on this link for access to the message: http://www.arcola.k12.il.us/article/209820?org=arcola-cusd
Dear Families,
The Arcola School District is planning to provide daily meals of breakfast and lunch for students that need that service during the mandated school closure (March 17 through March 30) during the week days. If you would like to take advantage of that service, please complete the Google form below. We will follow-up with more details on Monday.
https://forms.gle/eivDpGc33B5RE55z5
The Arcola High School Drama Club play scheduled for this weekend will go on as planned.
The Governor of Illinois has announced a forced school closure for all schools in Illinois beginning Tuesday, March 17 through March 30. We will provide updates as they become available.
Arcola School District Statement on Coronavirus. https://www.apptegy.net/s/news-arcola-cusd/articles/arcola-school-district-statement-on-coronavirus
It’s show week!
The Arcola High School Drama Club proudly presents Back to the 80s! It’s a parody of Back to the Future with a ton of other 80s references sprinkled throughout the show. (Hints: The Golden Girls, Ferris Bueller, and Ghostbusters make appearances!)
An amazing group of student actors and crew members have been working incredibly hard to make this show come together, so you don’t want to miss it!
Come out and enjoy a fun and hilarious show—plus awesome musical selections and really big hair!
Saturday, March 14 at 7 pm
Sunday, March 15 at 2 pm
Arcola High School
$5 adults // $3 students
Please feel free to share this post to spread the word and bring in a larger audience to support our talented kids!
We will be administering the mandatory Illinois Science Assessment to Juniors on Tuesday 3/10 and to 8th graders on Wednesday 3/11. Please contact the school with questions.
Career Spotlight: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRkyvGec9RbG7JrrFGCVrBRU4VkBn_NvzubNOGmqwMckMznnZ0-CEBtWKbFdXqlJ3US3fF-XAhzOXlP/pub
Thank you to Sam Crane, a 2018 Arcola graduate, for coming to talk to our students about your experience at West Point!
