Let's show these hard working boys our support. Go, Utes!!!
GRS Door Decorating Contest - 4th and 5th Grade Doors - To vote for the winning door, students may bring in loose change, no dollar bills. The door that collects the most change, will be our winning door. All money collected will be donated to Unit 9 Blessings in a Backpack.
GRS Door Decorating Contest - 2nd and 3rd Grade Doors - To vote for the winning door, students may bring in loose change, no dollar bills. The door that collects the most change, will be our winning door. All money collected will be donated to Unit 9 Blessings in a Backpack.
GRS Door Decorating Contest - 1st Grade Doors - To vote for the winning door, students may bring in loose change, no dollar bills. The door that collects the most change, will be our winning door. All money collected will be donated to Unit 9 Blessings in a Backpack.
The 22nd Annual Watseka Holiday Tournament begins on Thursday!
We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors Iroquois Paving Corp., First Trust & Savings Bank, and Iroquois Federal.
GRS is working hard to spread holiday joy and kindness to all! To add some excitement for our students, we planned a GRS Staff Underground Spirit Week. Students have been looking forward to seeing what our theme is each day.... Stay Tuned for More Pictures.
The Academic Foundation's first order for Warrior holiday shirts went so well that we’re taking more orders! Deadline for orders is 12/11. Contact Alonna Eades, 815-326-9590 by 12/11 if you wish to order!
(All proceeds go to Unit 9 Academic Foundation)
Congratulations to the WJHS November Student of the Month winners:
6th grade: Kade Legan, Scarlett Siebert, Andrew O'Brien, and Willow Zielie
7th grade: Law Rigsby, Paige Wilson, Garrett Hess, and Brookelyn Hoppe
8th grade: Lucas Berg, Betsy Newell, Chase Urban, and Leah Dierlam
Congratulations to our GRS Students of the Month for November!!
1st Grade: Ella Thomas - Oliver Whitworth - Addison Norgaard
2nd Grade: Jorge Deharo-Suarez - Zoey Stumpfol - Jaxson Crouch
3rd Grade: Olivia Burton - Aiden O'Brien - Zara White
4th Grade: Christian Smith - Abel Schroeder - Kameron Lowe
5th Grade: Owen Maple - Ean Alexander - Parker Williamson
See image for WJHS & WCHS dress-up days December 16-20!
Miss Norder’s class kicked off December with a festive and fun filled week reading The Gingerbread Man. There were even some gingerbread men loose in the school!
As part of Lydia Mustered and Eli Shay's Civics project, they're collecting coats for all! They will be collecting coats at WCHS and the Unit 9 Office from December 9th - December 20th. Help keep our community warm!
Image Credit: Eli Shay
Miss Zimmerman's class had a wonderful time touring Christmas Tree Lane at the Old Courthouse Museum.
Click here for a sneak peek of the items being sold: https://2170150.holidaytreasures.com/ Image Credit: Madison Hughes
Congratulations to the WCHS IL State Scholars!
Mason Galyen, Onyx Greene, Madison Hughes, Maya Machev, Lydia Mustered, James Newell & Rebekah Woods
The Watseka Holiday Tournament will take place December 12 -17. A schedule will be posted at a later date.
Image credit: Cara Petersen
The WJHS Christmas Concert is December 16th at 7:00 pm in the gym.
Image credit: Cara Petersen
The WCHS Spanish Student of the Month for November/December is Clayton Wengelewski! Clayton does excellent work in Spanish. He answers questions and also does his work on time. When other students ask what a word or sentence means, Mrs. Bretveld can always hear Clayton answering the question. Congrats, Clayton!
The WCHS Driver’s Ed/Health Student of the Month for November/December is Aaron Greene! Aaron always comes to class prepared and is always willing to share when given the chance! He always has a great attitude and gets along great with his classmates. Congrats to Aaron!
The WCHS P.E. Student of the Month for November/December is Abigail Neukomm! Abigail has a great attitude and always competes no matter what activity the class is doing. Great job, Abigail!