There will be an online informational meeting on April 13th at 6:30 P.M. for 7th grade parents and students about the trip to Washington DC. An email will be sent to parents and students with the link to join the meeting online.
The Whiteside Area Career Center summer trades camp will be July 18th-July 28th, Monday-Thursday both weeks, 8am-11am. The cost is $50 per student and the classes will cover Automotive, Welding, Computer Technology, and Culinary Arts (two days each). You can find an application in the Aplington digital backpack. Mail your application and cash or check to WACC.
This camp is open to students entering 6th grade and up to 8th graders who are about to go on to high school.
Polo Baseball and Softball games scheduled for tonight 4/5 have been moved to Eastland. The games will start at an earlier time. Game time is 4:00 @ Eastland (Lanark).
Third quarter 8th grade Industrial Art students need to pick up their project at the high school as soon as possible.
Congratulations to these students for receiving a Positive Referral in the month of March.
This week, all Aplington Middle School students will be participating in the state-mandated Illinois Assessment of Readiness in the subjects of math and reading. Students should arrive each day with their Chromebooks fully charged and have headphones with them.
Polo HS Softball game scheduled for tomorrow 4/2 at West Carroll has been cancelled.
Polo HS Baseball scheduled for tomorrow 4/2 at River Ridge is cancelled.
Polo Trap Shooting practice scheduled for tonight 3/31 is cancelled.
Forreston/Polo Boys and Girls Track meet scheduled for today 3/31 at Indian Creek is cancelled.
Polo HS Softball game at Orangeville scheduled for tonight 3/31 is cancelled.
3/31/22: Junior high track practice is cancelled for today. There is no practice scheduled for tomorrow, 4/1/22.
Polo HS Baseball game scheduled for today 3/31 at Polo vs Aquin has been cancelled.
Forreston/Polo Girls Track meet scheduled for tonight 3/30 at Milledgeville has been cancelled.
Polo HS Softball game scheduled for today 3/29 at Stockton has been cancelled.
Before break, 2nd grade spent some time learning about volcanoes. They then each created their own erupting volcano!
Polo HS Baseball game vs Fulton @Polo scheduled for tomorrow 3/28 has been cancelled.
Sauk Valley Community College will be hosting virtual information sessions about the Impact Program on Monday, April 11th at 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 13th at noon. The Impact Program allows students in the Sauk Valley Community College district the opportunity to earn up to three years of tuition and fees in exchange for volunteering in our community. To register for an information session, please use this google form or visit www.svcc.edu/impact. Participants will be emailed the Zoom link the weekday before the session.
Polo Community School Districts has many openings for the upcoming school year.
Certified- General Music
Noncertified
Bus Driver, Cook, Groundskeeper, Assistant Golf Coach, Football Cheerleading Coach, Office Secretaries, Librarian, and Paraprofessionals. Please visit our website at https://www.poloschools.net/page/employment-opportunities and apply! We would love to have you join our team!
COVID Update for the week of 3/21- Students-0 positives students and exclude students for the week. Our total for the year is 101 students which are 17% of our population. Employees- 0 positive for the week. This brings the total to 26 employees for the year. We had 0 employees excluded.