“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail . Be the best that you are.”
Powerful words as we remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Congratulations to these athletes. Arcola brought home 2-gold,1-silver, 1-bronze and a fifth today at the Region I Special Olympics basketball skills competition today! Way to go team- I am proud of your hard work! The gold will advance to state in March.
Good luck today to our Arcola School Special Olympics Basketball skills team.
Post Prom will have the new Basketball posters (along with all the fall groups/sports), Super Bowl Squares, and Popsockets on sale at the Boys basketball game tomorrow night. Come out and support the Purple Rider basketball team and Post Prom.
All games tonight for boys basketball have been canceled at Arthur.
Winter Sports and Club Pictures are Friday, January 24th. This includes the following sports: JH Boys Basketball, JH Cheer, JH Volleyball, HS Girls Basketball, HS Boys Basketball, HS Basketball Cheer, and HS Cheerleading Comp. Clubs/Organizations: JH Student Council, Scholastic Bowl, Yearbook, OAV, Chorus, Concert Band, NAHS, FCCLA, Rider Nation, HS Student Council, FFA, NHS, HS Yearbook, AFS, Scholastic Bowl, Concert Band, Tri-M, and Chorus.
**Please have your uniforms ready Friday morning.
Champs!! Great support and performance. Congrats to Okaw Valley on a great game!
7th grade boys are up 33-25. Just under 2:00 left in the game
** NOTE Corrected Bracket **
The Arcola Lady Riders are ranked 4th in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament and will play Saturday @ 11:30 in Villa Grove vs. Cerro Gordo.
Congratulations to our Rotary Seniors of the Month of December: Ivan Franco and Mason Myers.
A shout out to our student-athletes who have an average cumulative GPA of 3.44 through first semester! Way to go!
Special thanks to our Arcola Police Department for all you do!
Please contact Nick Lindsey if interested. Contact info attached.
The Arcola High School Media Center will undergo a transformation this spring to bring the space up to 2020! Access the following link for more exciting details and plans: http://www.arcola.k12.il.us/article/175708?org=arcola-cusd
Just a reminder: FRESHMAN ORIENTATION is on Wednesday, January 8th at 6:00 pm in the computer lab. ALL 8th grade students and a parent or guardian MUST attend. Bring your iPad, we will be registering for Freshman year.
📢 Attention Rider fans!! Friday night will be the first throwback basketball game when the Purple Riders take on the Tuscola Warriors. We will be honoring the 58 team in between the JV and Varsity games and both teams will be wearing retro uniforms. Wait, there’s more! The Arcola student who wears the best 50’s outfit will be rewarded $50 cash!! Come out and support the team and Go Riders!!
Both girls and boys will play tomorrow at 4pm. Each team will play for 3rd place.
Between our clubs, athletic teams, and staff, Arcola High School was able to present a check of $1570.00 to the Arcola Masonic Lodge to go towards Christmas Baskets for our community.
Girls and Boys Dieterich Tournament schedules
Tonight's High School boys game at Sullivan has been canceled for tonight. The boys will practice right after school.