
Spring is finally here! Miss Stitts JH P.E class enjoyed the sunshine this afternoon.


LEARNING AND FUN CONTINUES IN THE SUMMER! Tap In Arcola’s Summer Enrichment Program starts June 18-July 27, 8am-5pm ,Monday -Friday.They're located at 115 Egyptian Trail Dr., Arcola. For more information please call 217-655-5312.

Erin's Law states that every school in the state of Illinois must do age appropriate lessons on sexual abuse prevention. If you do NOT want your child to participate please print the attached forms and have it turned in to the school by the deadline. http://5il.co/352v

All students 9th - 11th grade will be testing on April 10th. Freshmen will be taking the PSAT 9 from 8am - noon and then going to there 7th - 9th hour classes. Sophomores will be taking the PSAT 10 from 8am - noon. They will then have CPR training 7th - 8th hour and return to class 9th hour. Juniors will be taking the SAT from 7:45am - 1:30pm. The juniors will be dismissed after testing is complete. It is very important that all students are present this day. Please encourage them to get a good nights sleep and to eat breakfast. They will need to have a calculator and a #2 pencil. Seniors will be participating in a Senior Development Day. They will not be at school that day.

The snow is beautiful, but this sure doesn't look like Spring!!!!!




There will be no game tomorrow at Martinsville for baseball or softball.

EIASE is hosting a parent panel on Autism Awareness on April 18th from 9:00 - 11:30 AM. See the link for more information. http://5il.co/346k

All students 9th - 11th grade will be testing on April 10th.
Freshmen will be taking the PSAT 9 from 8am - noon and then going to there 7th - 9th hour classes.
Sophomores will be taking the PSAT 10 from 8am - noon. They will then have CPR training 7th - 8th hour and return to class 9th hour.
Juniors will be taking the SAT from 7:45am - 1:30pm. The juniors will be dismissed after testing is complete.
It is very important that all students are present this day. Please encourage them to get a good nights sleep and to eat breakfast. They will need to have a calculator and a #2 pencil.
Seniors will be participating in a Senior Development Day. They will not be at school that day.

Our 8th graders on the annual 8th Grade Career Conference at Lake Land College.





Congratulations to our Seniors of the Month: Erica Martinez and Mickayla Upton!


Say hello to our little friend. 🐿 AHS had a special visitor this morning.


We will be holding a youth volleyball camp at the end of May. Any student entering 3rd - 6th grade can participate. Forms will come home in Friday folders also. http://5il.co/33nu

Schedule Change: The Baseball game for today is being moved to LSA. 4:30 start time and the bus will leave at 2:15. #GoRiders #WeWantSpring

Allen Roberts Fund- Are you interested in giving back to the community and may need financial support to do so, this is an opportunity you don't want to miss out on! In 2014 a Junior High student received $300 to assist with monthly treats for cancer patients at Carle Cancer Center in Mattoon. Applications are posted on the bulletin board and all interested individuals are encouraged to submit request for funds no later than April 15, 2018.

The Tarble Arts Center at EIU is having their annual Children's Art Exhibition this year. The show will be open for viewing from March 31 - April 15. The following students were chosen to have artwork on display: Abby Goad, Quincy Miller, Mickayla Upton, Gaby Leal, Alexia Guajardo, and Emilio Martinez." Congrats to all that were selected.

We will attempt to play the baseball game originally scheduled for tomorrow, today at home vs. LSA. 4:30pm

There’s been a lot of changes to our spring athletic schedules. Please refer to our athletic website to stay updated. http://il.8to18.com/ArcolaHS/

Friday’s baseball game is being moved to tomorrow at home vs. LSA.

Today's softball game in Arthur has been cancelled. We will look to make up this game at a later date.

Some updates for athletics...The Argenta-Oreana baseball/softball game has been rescheduled for 4-10. The girls softball game vs. Tuscola has been rescheduled for 4-12. Track- Due to the forecast, the ALAH Invite originally scheduled for Friday has been moved to Wednesday, 4-11. Stay tuned for more updates!