Here is information about about school and sports physicals.
Mrs. Cornell and Mr. Stark’s 4th grade at Cahokia Mounds and Dairy Haven.
Congratulations to our baseball and softball athletes who were voted onto the Cahokia Conference (Kaskaskia Division) all-conference teams this past week.
Baseball
Senior Freddy Kittstein
Softball
Junior Brooke Goetter
Junior Kendal Strozier
Sophomore Chloe Nordmann
Congratulations! Go Greyhounds!
The Illinois Council on Women and Girls, chaired by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, invites girls in the state of Illinois in Grades 5-12 to apply for the Illinois Girls Lead Program. The Illinois Girls Lead Program offers participants the opportunity to shadow a woman in state government - including the Lt. Governor or a member of the Illinois General Assembly - in her Springfield office or in her respective district. Participants will observe leadership and public service in action and reflect on their experiences. Learn more about the project and apply on submittable at: https://isbe.submittable.com/submit/215795/illinois-council-on-women-and-girls-2023-illinois-girls-lead-application?_cldee=LdZBpDTjVgSYD3_DxJMkmCDaCpL_dDBRGEtNbIRBsV8IV1gi8-wNlU5TYRpcry-L&recipientid=contact-d14b6c516df4ea11a816000d3a5913bd-251aa8f0441841329f8e6be8ccb573f8&esid=1d4c2b5f-10fb-ed11-8849-000d3a3148fb
Save Your Spot for Three Live Events From LinkedIn for students and staff:
High School Students: Join BigFuture and LinkedIn for this series of free, virtual events to get your career questions answered.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/bigfuture-live/career-week?SFMC_cid=EM964453-&rid=47059995
Mrs. Clemens' third graders shared the books they wrote with Mrs. Julie Parker (retired SGS fourth grade teacher). It was a project Mrs. Parker used to do with her fourth grade students. Thanks for visiting with us today!
The Exploring program and Southern Illinois Builders Association are once again partnering to bring a Skilled Trades Program to high school students in your area.
Skilled Trades Summer Program: The program is designed to introduce students to various careers in the skilled trades field. The program will be interactive and students will have the chance to meet with and talk to people in these careers. Each day will be a different trade and experience. For more information and to register please use the link provided below. Any questions please reach out to julie.monken@scouting.org
When: July 10th-14th, 2023, 8:30-1:30
Where: Southern Illinois Builders Association and various apprentice schools in the area
Who: Current high school students
Cost: $50 per student. Financial assistance is available. Please contact Julie.monken@scouting.org
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