Today is HOMECOMING DAY! Come out and watch the Greyhounds take on Dupo at 11:00 AM and see the homecoming court recognized at 1/2 time. Only a varsity game today so you will have plenty of time to do other things. The students and athletes would appreciate your support today!
Just a reminder, if students are not in attendance today, they will not be permitted to attend the dance tomorrow.
Reminder: Tomorrow will be an early dismissal day at 11:30 am. There will be no aftercare services. Please join us back on brick street for our 2nd annual Homecoming parade at 2:00 pm.
Please join us for the 3-5th grade Music Program on Thursday, December 7th @ 6:30 pm in the LES Gym. Reminder: Our K-2nd Grade concert will be March 20th @ 6:30 pm in the LES Gym.
Congratulations to our November SOTM. They were chosen for displaying courage!
Good news: Due to several requests, Clean Uniform (who printed all our Blue Ribbon shirts) is opening the opportunity for anyone interested in purchasing Blue Ribbon garments or greyhound gear here:
https://store.cleanuniform.com/catalog/login.php
User ID: LCUSD9
Password: password
This username and password will allow you to have the items shipped directly to you with your credit card payment.
Once logged in, simply click on the garment to be ordered, select size, order quantity, and decoration options, and click "Add to cart." Once your item is in the cart, you can continue shopping or proceed to checkout. Included on page 2 is the first screen that will be seen once "Proceed to Checkout" is clicked. An order confirmation will be sent instantly to the e-mail provided.
Volleyball Intramurals has three more sessions. I think the kids have been having a lot of fun with Coach Becker and his helpers!
Good afternoon, this is a reminder that the FAFSA will open sometime In December. This is a graduation requirement set by the State of Illinois. Please make sure you apply for a student FSA ID and a parent FSA ID before December.
Reminder: We have a district wide dismissal on Friday, December 1 at 11:30 AM. Please bring your family back to support our Homecoming Parade at 2PM. This is a community event! Our Greyhounds have been working hard building floats. We hope to see you on the parade route!
Athletics Update 11/26/23 for the past 2 weeks
The HS girls bowling team finished 1st in the Silver Division in the Triad Bowling Tournament, great job girls and coaches!
The HS boys basketball team got their 1st win of the season at the Mulberry Grove Tournament in the 7th place game with a 63-40 win over Mt. Olive! Good job boys and coaches!
The HS Girls Basketball Co-op team with Wesclin competed this week in the tough Nashville Invitational Tournament. Nashville won the tournament beating Okawville in the Championship
HS Soccer team has several post season awards given to players:
All-Conference: Robert Zimmerman, Ian Cappello, Kyle Noud, Deion Washington, Blake Goetter, Lincoln Hamm
Also several won Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association Awards:
All-Sectional- Robert Zimmerman
All-Sectional Honorable Mention- Ian Cappello
All-Sectional Sportsmanship- Tyler Hohrein
All-Sectional All- Academic- Robert Zimmerman
JH Boys and GIrls Basketball will finish their conference play this week and will each enter into the Clinton County Conference Tournament over the next 2 weeks.
Also this is Homecoming week! Come to the HS Boys Basketball Homecoming game on Saturday morning at 11:00 am vs Dupo to support your Greyhounds and see the Homecoming activities!
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
Local Dine to Donate Fundraising Event Details:
-Where: Mexico Tipico
-When: Tuesday, Nov.28th / 3:00pm-CLOSE
**10% of every bill will be donated back to the LES PTO!
LES PTO - Enhancing school life for students, families, teachers, and schools.
We hope YOU are able to come out and enjoy a great meal on "LES PTO Taco Tuesday"
Here's a link to the YouTube video from the 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition Ceremony if you missed the livestream on Friday. 🏅https://www.youtube.com/live/dHw6t3RVXA8?si=0N543vpFXA0gtP67&t=13214
Reminder: Thanksgiving break is right around the corner next week!
These three educators are in Washington, D.C. today to receive the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award on behalf of our students, staff, and communities.
Dental Safari is coming to District 9! See flyer for the details.....
Santa is visiting LES!! LHS National Honor Society Santa Breakfast Details!
The American Legion essay and oratorical scholarship contests are available at jschorfheide.weebly.com or in Google Classroom for high school students. Seventh and eighth grade students can ask their social studies or English teachers about the essay contest.
November 15 is School Board Members Day! We would like to say THANK YOU to our school board members for their leadership and commitment to creating the best schools possible for our students here at LCUSD #9.
Big Future's next Real Talk is for Black high school students who may want to play college and professional sports. Here is the link for information.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/real-talk?SFMC_cid=EM1069961-&rid=47059995