Orangeville CUSD 203 -

Happy Monday! Thank you to our yearbook sponsors!

Post prom is holding a meat raffle fundraiser in two weeks on Sunday, Feb. 26th. It will take place at The Other Place in Orangeville, starting at 12:30 pm. The proceeds go to help provide a safe & fun after-prom experience for our juniors and seniors.

This Wednesday, February 15, throughout the high school boys' basketball games, Orangeville High School will be holding a bake sale and punch-a-cup fundraiser to raise money for cancer research on behalf of Coach G. Any donations, including items for the bake sale or punch-a-cup, would be gratefully accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Moore at cmoore@orangevillecusd.com or Kelly Scheuerell at kscheuerell@orangevillecusd.com.

The agenda for TUESDAY'S (2/14/23) regular board meeting is now available on our website's board of education page. You can also view it here: https://5il.co/1p3hu

To help celebrate the big game on Sunday, tomorrow (2/10/23) we're having a fun dress up day to start the weekend. Wear your favorite team jersey or team colors to school, and at lunch we will be having a "tailgate" lunch!

Do you know how to sign the Pledge of Allegiance in American Sign Language? Our 2nd grade does! Something to make you smile on this rainy, gloomy day: https://youtu.be/kdP3a4liZmg

Tomorrow night's (2/9/23) Fine Arts Booster meeting is cancelled. The next meeting is March 9th at 6 pm. If you're interested in the Fine Arts Boosters, please check out their newsletter: https://www.smore.com/myrad They always welcome more members!

Notice is hereby given that the Regular meeting of the Orangeville School District previously held on Monday, February 13, 2023, has been rescheduled. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 6:00 PM at the LMC in the high school.

There are a couple of great opportunities to earn Bonus Box Tops for Education this month. Anytime you submit receipts for Box Tops, we will get a chance to win 5000 bonus Box Tops for our school!

Today, Ethan Richter from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) presented Mr. Moore, on behalf of Orangeville High School, with the ISAC Bronze Award for the Class of 2022 Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA). The Bronze award is given to schools that had more than 65% of their graduating seniors complete the FAFSA. The Orangeville class of 2022 had a completion rate of 73%.

OHS Alum Tessa Janecke earns recognition, being named to the Hockey Commissioners Association's Rookie of the Year watch list: https://tinyurl.com/9urz4ay8 Congrats Tessa!! Also, here is a great article about her journey to the US National Team this year: http://bit.ly/3HQyGR2

We have clicked over to day number 100 in our school calendar! I hope everyone has a wonderful day! (Now, I wonder if the groundhog will see his shadow or if we're looking at the end of winter soon. Lol!)

The school district February newsletter & calendars can now be found on our Newsletters page on our website. It can also be viewed by clicking here: https://5il.co/1o50d Have a nice evening, and stay warm!

Congratulations to today's spelling bee winners! 1st: Haylee Dearmin, 8th grade (center); 2nd: Bella Martins, 7th (left); 3rd and alternate: Hayden Simpson, 6th (right). Haylee and Bella will move on to the Regional Bee on Tuesday, February 14th, at Highland Community College.

Each year, our 8th graders visit the NIU Lorado Taft campus in Oregon for an outdoor education unit. Last Wed.-Fri. was this year's trip. There were so many more pictures than could fit in these two collages, and hopefully they had a wonderful experience together in the snow.

The 4th graders earned a sledding and hot cocoa party with positive classroom behaviors over the last two months. Mother Nature’s timing was perfect, giving us enough snow to be able to do it Friday. They had a blast outside enjoying themselves on the high school sledding hill!

The annual Orangeville school district spelling bee will take place this Tuesday, January 31st at 1:00 in the field house. If you wish to attend as a spectator, please arrive between 12:45-1:00 and sign in through the elementary office.

ATTENTION: Due to weather conditions, the Highschool girls basketball game at Stockton tonight has been canceled!

We currently have three immediate openings for paraprofessionals. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact the school. https://5il.co/1egu7

It's not too late to order lip suckers to be delivered to students on Valentine's Day! Servant Leadership is selling the lip suckers for $1.00 each to raise money for Hearts & Hands for Hunger. If you would like to order, please send with your student by next Friday, Feb. 3rd.