Tonight's high school wrestling meet will be held at the Stockton High School. Start time is 5:30 PM
Each month, the 4th-grade students are given a reading challenge. The challenge is to make a bingo by reading chapter books of the given genres. These are the students who completed the December challenge.
Tonight's girls basketball game against AFC is varsity only. Game time starts at 6:00 PM at the high school.
Our 3rd-5th grade students have been working hard in PE this year. One of the activities is a fitness test called the PACER, a progressively challenging running test. Many of our students compete in the series of 3 tests in order to make it into the PACER Showcase, but only the top 14 girls and top 14 boys qualify. In December, we hosted our PACER Showcase with those qualifying students, and they were incredible! Our male champion was Cohen (2x champ), with Kellen and Braxtyn taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Our female champion was Mady (2x champ), with Riley (girl's school record holder) and Talia taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This is a fun event that the school rallies around each year. We want to thank our CPO for the donation for t-shirts for each qualifying student, and a special thank you to Jeanette Linker for her continued monetary contribution to supply medals, and help the classroom teachers receive shirts.
Senior Night is here! 🤼♂️
Come out and cheer on the Polo Marco wrestling team as we celebrate our seniors! The action starts tonight at 5:30 PM at Polo High School. Let’s pack the stands and show our support for these hardworking athletes!
Come out and cheer on the Polo Marco wrestling team as we celebrate our seniors! The action starts tonight at 5:30 PM at Polo High School. Let’s pack the stands and show our support for these hardworking athletes!
The Polo Community Unit School District still has some chairs and tables that are no longer used. We are selling chairs for $5 a piece, and tables are $10 a piece. If you are interested in viewing the furniture and purchasing some, please reach out to Dr. Mandrell at kmandrell@poloschools.net.
The Polo Community School Foundation will be hosting its 3rd Annual Bowling Fundraiser on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The fun will begin at 1:00 pm. It is $25 per person. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Congratulations to our Boys Basketball team for finishing 1st in the Lamoille Holiday Tournament!!
🚨 SCHEDULE ALERT – TONIGHT 🚨
Boys Basketball: The game in Forreston has been moved up to 5:00 PM due to incoming weather.
Wrestling: The meet in Morrison will now be Varsity only.
Boys Basketball: The game in Forreston has been moved up to 5:00 PM due to incoming weather.
Wrestling: The meet in Morrison will now be Varsity only.
The Polo Community School District utilizes the NIU network. Today, Tuesday, December 16th, there is going to be work done on the network after school hours. Due to this work, there is a possibility that our phone system may not be fully operational on the morning of Wednesday, December 17th. If you are unable to reach the school offices by phone on Wednesday morning, December 17th, please immediately send an email to the secretaries to ensure your communication is received promptly. We apologize for any inconvenience this potential disruption may cause and appreciate your understanding as we work to maintain reliable network services.
December 2025 - Aplington Middle School has been ranked among the 2026 Best Middle Schools by US News and World Report! We are proud of our staff and students at Aplington Middle School. To read more https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/illinois/aplington-middle-school-260155.
It is a great day to be a Marco!
Chipotle Fundraiser for Polo HS Student Council is tonight 4-8pm at the Dixon Chipotle. Show this flyer when ordering or use code 7CF84GM if ordering online to help us receive 25% of the proceeds.
A big congratulations to our 7th Grade Academic Team coached by Kelsi Jones for their second place finish at the Rt 72 Tournament today.
Thanks to the generous donations from the faculty in all three buildings as well as donations from high school students, our High School Student Council was able to provide so many necessary items for our Elderbuddy event today while spreading holiday cheer. We appreciate all the support to make this event happen!!
Good luck to our JH Academic Teams tomorrow in Pecatonica at the Rt 72 Tournament. 8th will compete first at 8am, 7th to follow starting at 10:30am. Brackets are attached.
December 12th, 2025- Today at Centennial Elementary School, the carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm in the kitchen. We moved all staff and students out of the kitchen and into the gym. The Polo Fire Department was called, and they checked the kitchen. Through their investigation, it was found that our carbon monoxide was at the "end of its life" and was sounding for that reason. No carbon monoxide was detected. We have replaced the detector. Thank you to the Polo Fire Department and Polo Police Department for their help in protecting our students. This was complete before 7:46 a.m.
The 4th-grade students made cards for service members who can’t be with their families during the holidays.
A huge shout-out to Polo Police Officer Eldred for taking time out of your day to read to our students! Your presence, kindness, and commitment to our kids mean so much to our school community. Pictured is Mrs. Soltow and Mrs. Plock's class along with Mrs. Ditzlers classroom.
Huge thank you to Mrs. Fishman and all of our amazing K–2 students for a wonderful Christmas program tonight! 🎄✨
Your hard work, beautiful singing, and big smiles made the evening so special for all of us. Thank you to our families as well for your support and for filling the audience with so much Christmas cheer. ❤️
We are so proud of our students and grateful for staff who go above and beyond to create these memorable moments. 🎶🌟
Aplington Spelling Bee
Nine contestants took to the stage on December 10, 2025, for Aplington Middle School’s
spelling bee. Spellers tackled words like talcum, guttural, and garishly. Seventh grader Asher
Weilacher clinched the win by correctly spelling repugnant, edging out Sebastian Dewey, who
became the runner-up. Asher will represent Polo at the regional spelling bee, which will be held
February 19, 2026, at Dixon High School. We wish Asher the best as he prepares for this year’s
competition.
Nine contestants took to the stage on December 10, 2025, for Aplington Middle School’s
spelling bee. Spellers tackled words like talcum, guttural, and garishly. Seventh grader Asher
Weilacher clinched the win by correctly spelling repugnant, edging out Sebastian Dewey, who
became the runner-up. Asher will represent Polo at the regional spelling bee, which will be held
February 19, 2026, at Dixon High School. We wish Asher the best as he prepares for this year’s
competition.
