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Watseka Baseball & Softball Games at Salt Fork today (4/12) are both postponed due to wet playing conditions. Both games will be made up Thursday, 4/18/24 at Salt Fork starting at 4:30pm.

Late: A Love Story at The Grow Center in Bourbonnais Saturday, April 13th 12-4pm Check out the attachment for more information!

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order a WCHS Yearbook online or in person. Please bring $50 (payable to WCHS) to Mrs. Anderson to place your order at school or visit www.yearbookforever.com to order online with a debit or credit card.

WJHS Students of the Month 6th Grade Seth Gowler, Paige Wilson, Wyatt Maxfield, Ashlyn Rojas-Bautista 7th Grade Stevie Harris, Addison Morris, Braylon Shaw, Andria Madison 8th Grade Cayden Gibson, Karmynn Hatch, Lennon DeWitt, Kylie Alexander

Key Club is having an essentials drive April 15-26. Please help us collect essentials to distribute to the homeless in Chicago for our annual field trip.

GRS March Students of the Month 1st grade: Jaxson Crouch, Kason Walwer, Kaiden Schoon 2nd grade: Cole Waters, Sophie Knapp, Mayzie Trumble 3rd grade: Avery Marcier, Jasmin Brown, Dallas Rieches 4th grade: Ava Baier, Ean Alexander, Cora Trumble 5th grade: Donnie Keath, Angel Esquivel, Olivia Ladd

Wednesday is our Kindergarten Kick-Off! If you have a student who is ready for Kindergarten in the fall, please fill out the pre-registration form and call to schedule an appointment for screening. Parents will complete registration while their student does other activities. Parents need to bring their ID, proof of residency, and child's birth certificate. For more information visit our website: https://www.watsekaschools.org/page/registration-information

Due to the cold temperatures this afternoon, the track meet at St. Anne has been canceled for today (4/5). There will be no make-up date.

Tomorrow is the debut of the 2024 Watseka High School spring play - Murder on the 518. Shows will be presented Friday and Saturday at 7pm at the Watseka Theater. Tickets are $10 - cash or check only. Doors will open at 6:00 pm. The theater is located at 218 E Walnut St, Watseka, IL 60970

The Watseka baseball and softball games today (4/4) at Westville are cancelled due to the low temperatures. The make-up date for both games will be Thursday, May 2 at Westville at 4:30pm.

Today's (3/26) track meet at Watseka has been cancelled due to the weather.

Friday, we celebrated Lilian! She will be attending Governors State University to study Art and Dance.

Watseka Baseball and Softball home games vs St. Anne on Saturday, 3/23 have been cancelled due to the low temperatures. No makeup dates for these non-conference games.

Watseka Quarter 3 Newsletter https://tinyurl.com/Q3News

Our 2nd and 3rd grade classes have been reading and voting on books for the March Madness Book Challenge. Henry voted for the winning book and his name was drawn to get a free copy when we return from break. It has been so much fun!

Please make plans to see the WCHS Drama Department in Murder On The 518 - Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 at 7pm. Performances will be held at the Watseka Theater - 218 E Walnut in Watseka. Tickets are $10 and only available at the door. For more information, please contact Erik Parmenter - erik.parmenter@watsekaschools.org

Attention Seniors and Senior Parents: Jostens will be at WCHS tomorrow to deliver the students orders that placed their order in the fall (announcements, cap and gown unit and tankards) on Thursday, MARCH 21st during both lunches. Please have them see Troy at the Jostens Table. Any student who has paid, but fails to pick up their items will have their items left in the office. If you have a balance due, you have received a separate email this afternoon; you may either pay online by 10AM tomorrow, or send payment (cash/check to Jostens/card info with your student. All spring orders placed after the fall will arrive in April, we will be in touch with that date. Please email troy.hall@jostens.com with any questions. Thank you, we are honored to help celebrate your senior!

Free Warrior Playgroup Event! Join us on Thursday, April 11th for our Birth to 3 April Showers Party! This will be held at Wanda Kendall from 5:30 - 6:30 pm.

Glenn Raymond School's Family Reading Night. The Land of the Stories. NEW Date: Monday March 18, 2024 Time : 6:00 - 7:30 PM What : Fun Activities and the Scholastic Book Fair