Link to tonight's game at home against Scales Mound
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/polo-high-school-polo-il/gamc9f604d22a
Aplington volleyball and cross country pictures will be on Friday, September 9th.
Aplington school pictures will be on Friday, September 16th.
Link to tonight's Volleyball games at home against Stockton
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/polo-high-school-polo-il/gam107e53c12d
The Polo Community School District has a vacancy on the Board of Education. We will be accepting applications from now until September 16th at 4:00pm. If you are interested in this position, the term is from September until April 2023. We can not accept applicants from Lincoln or Buffalo Township due to it would cause a majority on the Board of Education. If you are interested in the position, please send a letter of interest to Dr. Kelly Mandrell at kmandrell@poloschools.net or Mr. Chris Tennyson at the Regional Office of Education at ctennyson@roe47.org .
SAVE THE DATE!!
What: Grandparents & GrandFRIENDS Day
When: Thursday, September 15, 20222
Where: Centennial Elementary School
We will be serving dessert and refreshments for you to enjoy, along with our Fall Book Fair.
The final new school family member at Centennial is new PreK teacher and Family Coordinator, Rose Beausoleil. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Education. She is originally from the Chicagoland area but has called the Sauk Valley home for 5 years! She lives in Polo with her three boys and their father. She enjoys gardening, reading, anything you would on a homestead, and she has a small soap making business!
The Polo Community Unit School District has the following openings: Varsity Softball Coach, Junior Varsity Softball Coach, and Varsity Girls Basketball Coach. If you are interested please send an email to Mr. Ted Alston at talston@poloschools.net.
Here is the link to tonight's Football game against Amboy if you cannot make it out to the game at Home:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/polo-high-school-polo-il/gam79b06aa433
Our next new Centennial School family member is PCHS alum Taylor Woodin. Taylor joins us as one of the Centennial secretaries in the front office. She lives in Polo with husband, Nathan,four sons - Maddex, Bryant, Cooper and new baby Asher, and their Great Dane Moose. She enjoys helping coach her boys in T-ball and baseball.
Our next new school family member at Centennial is Kendra Prebula. She joins us as a 1:1 aide for a student. Mrs. Prebula, her husband, and two daughters moved to Polo last spring and her daughters attend Centennial! She enjoys traveling, riding side-by-sides, and anything outdoors.
Centennial is excited to welcome four new staff members to our school family this year. We will highlight a staff member a day.
First up, is Jordann Fishman! The kiddos know her as Ms.Fish and she is the K-5 music and band teacher. She lives in Sterling with her fiancée, 8 year old daughter, and 2 cats. She loves theater and music. In fact, you can frequently see her perform in the Polo Area Community Theater productions!
Link to tonight's Volleyball game at Pecatonica
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/pecatonica-high-school-pecatonica-il/gam4c109de24e
Safety first! Our students learned about bus etiquette and how to evacuate the bus.
Today students learned the rules and expectations throughout the school. When your student comes home you may ask them about what they learned in Cool Tools. It’s shaping up to being a great year!
Breakfast and lunch start tomorrow! The Grab and Go (GG) and the Main Meal (MM) at Centennial Elementary will have the same sides for breakfast and lunch. The only difference is the entree. The cost will be the same: Breakfast $1.50 and Lunch $2.50. It will be available for K-5 students.
Aplington's new student and 6th grade orientation will be tomorrow, August 16th from 5-6pm. A presentation will begin at 5pm in the gym followed by a tour and locker practice.
At Centennial breakfast and lunch begin on Thurs., Aug. 18. Grab and Go (GG) and Main Meal (MM) are for all students K-5. Breakfast is $1.50 and lunch is $2.50 for GG and MM.
Meet the Marcos
Friday, August 19th at 6:30
Transportation- If you have not heard from your bus driver by Monday, August 15th, please contact the Aplington Office at 815-946-2519. Please remember that in town Junior High and High School students are not eligible to ride the bus.
Reminder... PCHS Freshman Orientation is tonight 8/10/22 at 6:30 pm.