Parents of LES Bus Riders,
Due to the Jr./Sr. high school being released early, the LES bus riders will arrive approximately 15 minutes earlier than their normal drop-off times today and tomorrow (05/25 & 26). Please make sure that you are at the bus stop in enough time to receive your LES students. Thank you.
High School Girls Soccer information from the Wesclin High School Girls Soccer Coach:
If you are interested in participating in Wesclin High School Girls Soccer next year, please download the Stack TeamApp on your mobile phone and search for Wesclin Girls Soccer. On the app, ask permission to join the group. We will have events over the summer so it is important to sign up as soon as possible to stay informed.
Reminder that we will have our spring sports recognition night at 6:30 in the high school gym on Tuesday May 30th. We will recognize high school softball, baseball and track as well as junior high track and soccer. Please email athletic booster president Erin Nordmann enordmann10@gmail.com or text her at 618-520-7730 with an RSVP that you will attend if you did not return the flyer sent home with athletes last week.
Healthy and nutritious summer meals are available for children 18 and under when school is out. To find a site close to you, call or text the numbers below:
Call (800) 359-2163 or Text FoodIL to 304-304 or visit SummerMealsIllinois.org
Free Summer Meals are part of the Summer Food Service Program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. #19EveryStudent
LES Parents,
This is a reminder that the elementary school students will be dismissed at their regular times on Thursday and Friday, at the normal 2:55 time. School will not be in session on Monday the 29th in honor of Memorial Day. But school will be in session on Tuesday the 30th. We will dismiss early that day at 10:00 AM. Thank you.
The 4th graders walked up to the Lebanon Library and Visitors’ Center to get information on library cards and the summer reading program.
Many thanks to Lebanon PD Officer Kurt Schmulbach and his wife Jennifer Schmulbach for celebrating recent 5th grade DARE graduates.
I need to clarify that tonight's open gym at the high school is for basketball and it is for students that will be in high school next year. Time is 5:30-6:45
There will be "open" gym in the high school gym tomorrow(Tuesday) evening from 5:30-6:45. Students that will be in high school at Lebanon next year can attend.
On Thursday evening last week, our school board passed the co-op agreement with Wesclin for the following sports: high school girls basketball, high school softball and high school girls soccer. This means that next school year, any girls interested in playing those sports will travel to Wesclin high school for practices and games. More specific information will be shared as we finish developing our plan for participation with Wesclin in those 3 sports. This agreement is for 2 years and we will review the agreement in 2025 and decide if it will continue for 2 more years after that. This co-op was formed as our projected numbers over the next few years were low enough that it was likely we could not field a team in girls basketball or softball. Our goal is to hopefully end the co-op in 2 years or 4 years after working hard to increase our numbers in those 2 sports. Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Cruthis at ccruthis@lcusd9.org if you have any questions or concerns.
The Wesclin girls basketball coach and their softball coach will be here to meet our players at approximately 2:30 tomorrow to discuss plans for summer workouts.
We are happy to announce that Southwestern Illinois College has been allocated funding from the state of Illinois which will allow for up to 100 students to participate in a Summer Bridge Program. The program will cover the cost of tuition, books, and fees for up to 8 credit hours for qualified students during the 2023 summer semester. Courses eligible for this program include transfer coursework and coursework that is part of a certificate program. Program participants will also receive a voucher for free lunch each day. Students must meet the criteria below in order to qualify for participation in the program:
Students must be from one of the following demographic groups:
Low-income students as evidenced through free or reduced lunch, all students currently attending a Title I school automatically meet this classification.
Racial or ethnic minority students
First generation students (neither parent has a bachelor's degree)
Students must be current high school juniors entering their senior year of high school during the 2023-2024 academic year
Students enrolling in transfer coursework must have a 2.5 or higher GPA
Students must meet any prerequisites associated with their chosen coursework
High school counselors must provide approval/recommendation for this program
An application for acceptance must be completed by no later than May 25th via the following link: https://swic.tfaforms.net/217790
Applications will be reviewed on a first-come first-served basis
Correction to this mornings message: students will be dismissed on next Tuesday at 10 am for summer break.
Hey Greyhounds! Interested in fun summer camps? Check out all McKendree has to offer!
Boys Basketball
https://mbasketball.mckendreecamps.com/summer-camps.cfm
Girls Basketball
https://wbasketball.mckendreecamps.com/
Boys and girls volleyball
https://volleyball.mckendreecamps.com/little-bearcat-camp.cfm
Girls Soccer
https://wsoccer.mckendreecamps.com/id-camp.cfm
Band camp
https://www.mckendree.edu/academics/info/college/arts-sciences/arts/music/events/jr-high-concert-band-camp.php
JrH/HS students will have early dismissal on Thursday, Friday and Tuesday. Dismissal on Thursday and Friday will be at 1 pm. Junior High Students will eat lunch at normal time and High School students will be provided a sack lunch. Students will dismiss at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and no lunch will be provided.
Tonight is our 8th grade Graduation. Graduates need to be at school at 5 pm and doors will be open to families at this time as well.
We had a great time celebrating the Class of '23 today!
Tomorrow is Lebanon High School's Graduation! Seniors, please be here no later than 12:00 PM (Noon) and meet in the commons. The doors open for families and friends at 12:15 PM with the ceremony starting at 1:00 PM.
Junior High Track members and Junior High Soccer players MUST turn in their uniforms tomorrow at school to Mr. Cruthis. Make sure you bring them to school tomorrow washed not dirty!
Join us live @9:45AM tomorrow to see the Class of '23 walk through our elementary building.
The 6th graders created their own board games to go along with our novel Maniac Magee! We have been having fun playing these games this week!
