Reminder: Kindergarten Signing Night is this week! All incoming kindergartners for next school year are invited.

If you have a child who is 3 by September 1st, and you are interested in enrolling them in our Preschool, please stop by the office to pick up an application! All applications and all necessary documents for PFA are due back no later than Friday. If you have any questions, please call 815-246-8361 ext. 10.
This week as we celebrate "School Lunch Hero Week" we will celebrate a Earl Cafe staff member each day! Today we celebrate Amy

To Our Incredible Bus Drivers,
On Bus Driver Appreciation Day, we want to take a moment to truly thank you for the care, patience, and dedication you show each and every day.
You set the tone for their day with kindness, consistency, and a steady presence that never goes unnoticed. Beyond safely transporting our students, you build relationships, offer encouragement, and create a sense of security that families and schools deeply rely on.
Rain, snow, early mornings, and long routes you handle it all with professionalism and heart. Our school community is stronger because of you.
Thank you for going the extra mile... literally and figuratively, for our students.

Huge D2E shoutout to Alex Westerlin on performing this past weekend in the Children's Community Theatre production of High School Musical





Thanks for the help Scott!

The FFA is currently taking orders for Mother's Day arrangements. Please use the link below and they are due on Thursday, May 7th.
Mother's Day Flowers Order Form- https://forms.gle/dcwuDKgBv73zBJju6
If you are unable to attend the band concert, you can watch the stream. Thank you ! http://Youtube.com/channel/UCe4gHBuzT12MfiZIlnvYwmA/live
I was asked to share this with all of our families.
share an exciting opportunity for your students to participate in our upcoming STEAM Camp, designed to inspire curiosity and creativity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
The camp will offer hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and engaging lessons that encourage problem-solving, innovation, and teamwork. Our goal is to provide students with a fun and enriching environment where they can explore new interests and build valuable skills that extend beyond the classroom.
We would love to invite students from your school to join us. Details are as follows:
Dates: June 15th-19th
Location: Mendota, Princeton, Peru, Ottawa, Streator
Grade Levels:
3rd-5th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
6th-8th 12:30PM - 3:00PM
Cost: free
You can find the registration portal on our OSF Innovation Events Website https://www.osfinnovation.org/events
Here are direct links:
Link to Register for 3rd-5th Grade Program: https://jumpsimulation.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=4e427a4d306e56684169627544734f2b6f6d52483677705077716854554f5168742b586e62464d537873383d
Link to Register for 6th-8th Grade Program: https://jumpsimulation.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=2b52626d724a7a65626e5438376a55324f42584c717949744c327a752f4133634472434e734b7a626874383d
share an exciting opportunity for your students to participate in our upcoming STEAM Camp, designed to inspire curiosity and creativity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
The camp will offer hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and engaging lessons that encourage problem-solving, innovation, and teamwork. Our goal is to provide students with a fun and enriching environment where they can explore new interests and build valuable skills that extend beyond the classroom.
We would love to invite students from your school to join us. Details are as follows:
Dates: June 15th-19th
Location: Mendota, Princeton, Peru, Ottawa, Streator
Grade Levels:
3rd-5th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
6th-8th 12:30PM - 3:00PM
Cost: free
You can find the registration portal on our OSF Innovation Events Website https://www.osfinnovation.org/events
Here are direct links:
Link to Register for 3rd-5th Grade Program: https://jumpsimulation.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=4e427a4d306e56684169627544734f2b6f6d52483677705077716854554f5168742b586e62464d537873383d
Link to Register for 6th-8th Grade Program: https://jumpsimulation.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=2b52626d724a7a65626e5438376a55324f42584c717949744c327a752f4133634472434e734b7a626874383d
Thank you Mrs. Harp for the prom pictures!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ziNpjL8sWYshd9DaxBCDmrGzfykxVxr4?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ziNpjL8sWYshd9DaxBCDmrGzfykxVxr4?usp=sharing
Stop by the drama club performance tonight! They will be performing at 5:30 pm in the Old Gym on the stage! The students have been working very hard on putting this performance together.










Blood Drive May 4, 2026 1 to 6 at the Lutheran Church

Stop by the AG shop tonight during Open House 5:30-7:30
Play FFA Trivia in the classroom
Place Mother's Day floral orders
Purchase FFA apparel
Check out some of the activities that we do at contests throughout the year

This week as we celebrate "School Lunch Hero Week" we will celebrate a Earl Cafe staff member each day! Today we celebrate Deb

Red Raider Nation
Here is the link for this week's events.
Reminder--Monday is Spring Sport Picture Day
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT9_2cWk3ms93G4yEiE00i34EulbbPyZcRt3c4pOjNo/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the link for this week's events.
Reminder--Monday is Spring Sport Picture Day
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT9_2cWk3ms93G4yEiE00i34EulbbPyZcRt3c4pOjNo/edit?usp=sharing

JH/HS Newsletter- https://app.smore.com/n/4w7tp
Thank you to everyone who donated, the students had a lot of fun at post prom. Due to the donations the students were able to have fun at the Kalahari today and bounce houses and games last night for FREE

Red Raider Nation
The HS Baseball game against Newark on Tuesday, 4/28 has been moved to Thursday, 4/30, in Leland at 4:30.
The JV Baseball game on 4/30 has been moved to Somonauk.
On our last survey almost 50 students requested a bass fishing team. This is a great opportunity to get out to a fishing tournament! Better Fishing Association in Lasalle sponsors these two free events!


Huge D2E shoutout for our JH for going to a JH math contest for the first time!
For our school our top students were:
Ryder McWade was the top 7th grader
Abe Munoz was the top 6th grader
Helena Martin was the top 8th grader


