Earlville Community Unit School District 9

HS Red Raider Results The HS Boys Basketball team got their first win tonight over LaMoille 50-29. Logan May had 19 points Colton Fruit 15 points 8 assists 8 rebounds 3 steals Landen Tirevold 11 points 3 steals Scott Brandt 5 assists

WELCOME to the Red Raider Family! We wanted to introduce our new family members. We were fortunate to add four members to the family over the holiday season.

Happy National Law Enforcement Day! Thank you to all of the Law Enforcement Agencies, especially Earlville Police Department, LaSalle County, and Illinois State Police for keeping us safe.

Please see the attached letter, they were mailed to each individual family. If you do not receive the letter within the week, you can contact us and we can send you a new letter. We appreciate your feedback, if you have any questions feel free to contact Mrs. Fruit. Thank you!

Just a reminder for tomorrow: K-12 Portrait of a Graduate Assembly 8:30 - 8:50 am in the NEW GYM JH 2nd Quarter Awards Assembly will follow the whole school assembly (tentatively 9am) in the OLD GYM We encourage everyone to wear Red Raider gear!

HS Red Raider Results HS Girls Basketball defeated Hiawatha 30- 24 Bailey Miller 11 points 10 rebounds Audrey Scherer 7 points 14 rebounds Jacey Helgesen 7 points 7 rebounds 2 assists

REMINDER: tomorrow is our Elementary 2nd Quarter All-Star Assembly. It will be held in the West (new) Gym at 8:10 am. It will also be on Facebook Live.

Red Raider Nation The HS Boys Basketball game tonight, 1/7, in Hiawatha will start with Varsity at 5:30 with JV to follow.

JH/HS Newsletter, we are excited to see you back on Tuesday!
https://app.smore.com/n/z0yka

Huge D2E shoutout to our snapshot Mrs. Cook

The next American Red Cross blood drive will be Monday, January 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church on East St in Earlville. Please take time to make an appointment or ask Mary Sons for help if you can't get the time you need. With an appointment, we are assured of having ample help.

Mary Sons

815-414-3241

Red Raider Nation

Happy New Year!

Here is the link for this week's events.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT9_2cWk3ms93G4yEiE00i34EulbbPyZcRt3c4pOjNo/edit?usp=sharing

Red Raider Nation The HS Girls Basketball game on January 5th at Yorkville Christian will be a JV and Varsity game beginning at 5 pm.

100 Cans for Helping Hands to celebrate our 100th day of school! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVbuC-wg77OyVy26tIoj_j2j3H_nVMMR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106876873664229041026&rtpof=true&sd=true

HS Red Raider Results HS Girls Basketball were crowned the Consolation Champions at the Red Raider Christmas Tournament. Game 1 Earlville - 15 FCW - 45 Bailey Miller 6 points 6 rebounds Addie Scherer 11 rebounds Game 2 Earlville - 66 West Carroll - 40 Audrey Scherer 16 points 12 rebounds Bailey Miller 14 points 6 rebounds Addie Scherer 7 points 14 rebounds 8 assists Jacey Helgesen 15 points Game 3 (Consolation Chamionship) Earlville - 30 Mendota 27 Audrey Scherer 9 points 19 rebounds Bailey Miller 5 points 5 rebounds Liz Vazquez 5 steals Way to Go!!

Red Raider Christimas Tournament Day 1 Results

Session 1:
Hinckley-Big Rock defeated Mendota 52-38
Somonauk/Leland defeated Henry-Senachwine 30-19

Mendota defeated Henry-Senachwine 35-23
Somonauk/Leland defeated Hinckley-Big Rock 51-26

Session 2:
Flanagan Cornell Woodland defeated Earlville 45-15
Parkview Christian defeated West Carroll 50-11

Earlville defeated West Carroll 66-40
Parkview Christian defeated Flanagan Cornell Woodland 60-39


Tomorrow's Games
7th Place Game: Henry Senachwine vs West Carroll
Consolation Championship: Mendota vs Earlville
3rd Place Game: Hinckley-Big Rock vs Flanagan Cornell Woodland
Championship Game: Somonauk/Leland vs Parkview Christian

Earlville CUSD 9 is now accepting applications for a JH/HS Principal, starting in the 2026/2027 school year. https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/138948/612-Building-Principal/job-details#

Earlville Community Unit School District #9 is pleased to announce the hiring of Jenette R. Fruit as superintendent beginning the 2026-2027 school year. She has signed a three year agreement with the district. Mrs. Fruit began her career with Earlville CUSD #9 in 2008 as a third grade teacher. She later served as Title I Director and Curriculum Director before becoming Principal, a role she has held for the past 10 years. During her tenure, she has served as the PreK–12 Principal and is currently the Junior High and High School Principal. Mrs. Fruit grew up in West Chicago and moved to Somonauk during high school. She participated in the teaching program at Indian Valley Vocational School and graduated from Somonauk High School in 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Saint Francis in Joliet in 2007. She later earned master’s degrees in School Administration and Reading/Literacy from Aurora University. Mrs. Fruit obtained her Superintendent Certification from Western Illinois University in 2018 and her Chief School Business Official certification from Illinois State University in 2024. Mrs. Fruit and her husband, Nathan Fruit, have lived in Earlville since 2004. They have three sons. Trenton Fruit, a 2024 Earlville High School graduate, is a Union Pipefitter with Local 597. Easton Fruit graduated in 2025 and is currently a student at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. Colton Fruit is a junior at Earlville High School. In a statement from Mrs. Fruit, “ I love Earlville and I’m incredibly honored and excited to serve as Superintendent. Earlville CUSD 9 has been my home for many years and I look forward to working alongside our staff, students, families and community to continue providing meaningful opportunities for every student.” Fruit will be replacing Interim Superintendent Jim Hermes. Hermes has been with Earlville during the 2025-2026 school year.

Merry Christmas from our Little Raiders and HS Cheerleaders!

Huge D2E shoutout to our SRO Steve Eller on almost 30 years of dedicated service to law enforcement! Enjoy your retirement ❤️