It appears we can put the late starts and school cancellations in our rearview mirror as we head into the home stretch of the 2023-24 school year!

These past nine weeks were busy with many school activities. Our cheer and dance teams both competed in the state finals for the first time and did very well! The chess team also competed well in the Tazewell County Invitational and IESA state tournament. The 7th Grade volleyball team won 3rd Place in last weekend's state tournament. The 8th Grade volleyball team will compete in the state tournament starting at 7:00 on Friday in the Kiln. Camden Tarter finished in 6th Place in the wrestling state tournament, while Brody Watson made school history as our first wrestling state champion!

Sports weren't the only ones busy. Elf, Jr. was an amazing success, along with the band's Leap Day Concert and the choir and orchestra's solo and ensemble competitions. Last week, we also brought back our annual talent show, which was a big hit! We certainly have some wonderfully talented students!!

Students will be provided the opportunity to safely observe the solar eclipse on April 8.

In the coming weeks, scholastic bowl, bowling, and track & field will be in the heart of their seasons.

3rd Quarter grades are being finalized, and report cards will be emailed home this Friday afternoon.

We play Mahomet-Seymour at 7:00 in the quarterfinals. A win will propel us into the Saturday semifinal at 12:15. Tickets can be bought online or at the door. Come out to the Kiln and support our Junior Potters!

We will be taking only one test per day for IAR. However, the PSAT and ISA tests both include multiple testing sessions.

Full Schedule

IAR (ELA) - March 19-21

IAR (Math) - April 8-10

PSAT (8th Only) - April 16

ISA (8th Only) - April 18

This is just a reminder about the 5Essentials survey we are required to give by the Illinois State Board of Education. For us to see the aggregate data from the survey, we must have a minimum of 20% of our families respond. Currently, we are at 18%. Please consider taking a few minutes to tell us what you think on this survey. (Once we hit 20%, I will stop bothering you all!)

Survey link: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

IESA 8-4A State Tournament - Mar. 15-16

Morton Bowing Invitational - Mar. 16

Spring Break - Mar. 23-Apr. 1

Solar Eclipse - Apr. 8

Grandparents Day - Apr. 26

Mr. Martin's Final Orchestra Concert - May 2, 6:00

Tazewell County Track & Field Invite - May 4

Band Concert - May 6, 7:00

7th Grade Symposium - May 7, 6:00

Choir Concert - May 13, 6:30

Awards Night - May 20, 6:00

8th Grade Fun Day - May 23

Last Day of Student Attendance - May 24

The school store continues to add new inventory including sweatshirts, t-shirts, and windbreakers. Our most recent item are Croc charms/jibbitzs. The store hours are daily from 3:00-3:30 and can be open pretty much at any time during the school day.

Email: first.last@mcusd709.org
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