March 12, 2020
I wanted to send a quick update about the upcoming building project at the elementary school. As most of you have probably heard, the school district will begin construction in la...
March 2, 2020
The Arcola School Board is taking an innovative approach to financing the upcoming elementary construction project. The total, estimated project cost is $2,700,000. This include...
February 19, 2020
Superintendent Tom Mulligan recently presented a feasibility study to the Arcola School Board on whether or not to offer soccer in the Arcola School District.
This report inclu...
February 17, 2020
The Arcola School District Board of Education recently approved contracts for completing the elementary school building addition and renovation project. The project is scheduled ...
January 16, 2020
Arcola School District Continues Investing in their Vision for Learning
It seems like just yesterday that the amazing community of Arcola came together to raise $750,000 fo...
January 8, 2020
If you have ever been in the Arcola High School media center, you were probably very impressed with the design and feel of the space. The contractors and school staff that planne...
November 5, 2019
What is Project Lead the Way
The district began offering Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Engineering classes for junior high and high school students during the 2019-2020 schoo...
October 14, 2019
For the third year in a row, the Arcola School District received a perfect 4.0 score on the annual Financial Profile Score. This score is used across the state of Illinois to pro...
October 7, 2019
Update on 10/5/2019
Since I wrote my last article in the paper about the proposed elementary school construction project, the Arcola School District School Board, Adminis...
May 16, 2019
Arcola seniors MJ Alanis and Alec Downs had the opportunity to meet Mr. Andrew Libman today at the Libman Company office. MJ and Alec were the winners of the Libman Company annua...
April 12, 2019
The Arcola School Board recently approved the school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. Please use the legend at the bottom right of the document for clarity of abbreviation...
April 11, 2019
Scott's Law – If It's Flashing Move Over
Driver Education Instructors,
So far in 2019, 14 Illinois State Troopers have been hit by motorists while st...
April 1, 2019
Coming soon “From Dope to Hope “speaker Tim Ryan will be at Arcola on April 16th at the Nancy Stiff Gymnasium. We are excited to have Tim Ryan speak for our Douglas County student...
March 11, 2019
Federal law requires the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to administer certain assessments to all students who attend public schools in the state. According to federal l...
March 1, 2019
The Arcola Fire Protection District recently donated over $500 to the special service department of the Arcola School District. The money will be used by the department to provid...
February 14, 2019
Erin Hemingway, a 1 st grade teacher in Arcola, successfully completing the renewal process for her National Board Certification. Congratulations to Erin for this amazing accompl...
January 14, 2019
The district is very excited to be offering Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Engineering classes for the 2019-2020 school year. Project Lead the Way is an organization that offers ste...
December 5, 2018
Tax Levy Time
It is the time of the year when taxing bodies approve and then file their annual tax levy. The school district, as you probably know, is the largest of the ...
November 1, 2018
Two events last school year caused great concern for Arcola School District personnel. First, the district’s fire alarm system began to falter during the 3 rd quarter of the sch...
October 18, 2018
The Arcola School Board recently approved a $37,000 project for Quality Network Solutions (QNS) to install 20 new and replace 55 current access points throughout the district. La...