Lebanon CUSD #9

Early Winter Junior High Sports: Junior High Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Cheerleading parent, player and coach meeting Monday Sept 30th at 6:30 in the Grade School gym. Tryouts will begin on Tuesday Oct 1st, times to be announced. Must have current physical, power school athletic forms filled out and $40 fee.

Last night Ava Garbe competed in the jh cross country meet at Breese and placed 20th out of 47 runners with a time of 15:19 on a 1.66 mile course. Good job Ava, keep working hard!

Come out and watch our young Greyhound teams play in the post-season! Junior High Baseball and Softball Post Season Schedule Baseball Tues Sept 24th #2 Lebanon vs # 3 Okawville at Lebanon 4:00 #1 Aviston vs #4 Shiloh at Aviston 4:00 Thur Sept 26th Regional Championship at highest seed left 4:00 Softball Regional Wednesday Sept 25th #1 Lebanon vs #4 O'Fallon St Clare at Lebanon 4:00 #2 Aviston vs #3 Maryville Christian at Aviston 4:00 Thursday Sept 26th Regional Championship at the highest seed 4:00 Good Luck Greyhounds!!!

We are looking for a few great people to become part of the Coaching Team at Lebanon CUSD #9. We have the following positions open for this year currently. Must be able to pass a background check and provide a current physical for the position. Coaching Positions for the 24-25 SY HS Asst Baseball Coach HS Asst Cheer Coach HS Girl’s Basketball COOP Asst. Coach HS Girl’s Softball COOP Asst. Coach JrH Asst Soccer Coach JrH Asst Cheer Coach JrH Track Asst. Coach Please send a letter of interest with a resume' to Lisa Hardy at lhardy@lcusd9.org. The positions will remain open until filled.

Any student who is interested in trying out for high school cheerleading this year, there will be a meeting on Tuesday Sept 24th at 7:00 in the high school commons. The tryouts will take place in mid-October so anyone trying out will need to have a current athletic physical and their athletic paperwork filled out on the online registration page where you enrolled your student for the year. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Cruthis at ccruthis@lcusd9.org.

Please remember picture retake day is tomorrow for the junior high and high school. If students did not have their picture taken at open house they will need to tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Lots of long sleeve items in the lost and found already. Please claim these items before they are donated.

Hey Greyhounds! Are you ready for Homecoming Week??????? Let's do this! Who has the most spirit??? Have a fun week everyone!

Beautiful morning for some jh baseball. Lebanon Greyhounds defeated Breese All Saints 4-2 today to improve to 9-6 on the season. Good job Greyhounds!

Today our horse judging teams traveled to the Du Quoin state fairgrounds and competed among 600+ students for the SIUC horse judging contest. Our varsity team placed 3rd in our section!!! We had two students place top ten. Autumn Guyette placed 7th & Blake Goetter placed 8th! Our jv team also placed 3rd in our section. Jada Williams placed 1st in our section for jv. She also placed 2nd overall out of 174 students for the jv division! Our alternate team placed 1st in our section and we had five students place top ten. Audrey Lamm placed 3rd, Noah Petty placed 4th, Parker Konieczny placed 5th, Collin Adams placed 7th, and Thomas Thacker placed 10th. All of our hard work the last few weeks paid off!! Congrats to all of our teams!!

On 9/11 the athletic department held a short ceremony remembering those we lost on that tragic day in 2001. Thank you to all who came and helped honor those we lost and the first responders who gave and risked their lives that day and the many days after looking for survivors. We will never forget!

Boys Soccer defeats Vandalia 8-0 at home today, good job boys!

LES had some awesome things happening around the building today! Everything from matching shoes to a goal in the basketball hoop during a game of kickball! The goal was the first in Ms. Arbeiter's history and it earned Camden McDonalds!

Please claim these items for your child.

Our Pre-K team will be holding fall screenings for the current 2024-2025 school year on September 25th. If you have a child between the ages of 3-5 years old, or a child that will be turning 3 years old this school year, please call the front office to schedule a screening! 💜🐾

If you signed your child up for basketball intramurals, today is the first day! Coaches and helpers are excited to get started! Pickup will be behind the grade school at 4:15. Thanks so much for being a part of our intramural sports program!

Please join us!

Reminder that this Wednesday 9/11, we will have a ceremony for Patriot Day starting at 3:55 on the baseball field. Jh boys baseball and Jh girls softball will follow with their 8th grade night at 4:20, their game time will be 4:50. Soccer game time moved to 5:00, town soccer teams recognized at halftime.

Exciting things are happening at Lebanon CUSD #9! Check out the new GREENHOUSE that will be used for future Ag classes and events! Just think of all of the possibilities to learn and share with our community! It's a great day to be a GREYHOUND!

HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 12 FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. Join us for a GRAND Night of Fun & Festivities! In honor of Grandparents Day, we’re thrilled to invite ALL local parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends to celebrate with their favorite Greyhound student(s) at our special LES Event. Come celebrate with us as we showcase our vibrant school community and enjoy an evening filled with fun! Event Location - LES Library: -Book Fair: Explore a wide selection of books for all Pre K-5th grade and find your next great read! -Treats for Sale: Satisfy your sweet tooth with delicious treats, beverages, and baked goods. -Greyhound Apparel: Show your school spirit with our exclusive Greyhound apparel created by the LHS Graphic Design Class! -Community Event Tickets: Grab tickets to help support local events! 1. LCUSD9 Golf Ball Drop / Sept. 21st 10am-12pm 2. HPB Hot Bowls Chili & Soup Cook-Off / Sept. 28th 10am-2pm -Chalk the Walk: Get creative and chalk something with your student(s)! -Design a Bookmark: Your bookmark can be as unique as you are. Express your personality and make something that stands out in every book you read. Bring your family and friends for an evening of Books, Bites, and GRAND Delights! We look forward to seeing YOUR family there! For more information, contact: Amy Venhaus / District #9 Media Specialist / avenhaus@lcusd9.org