Mario Cortez and Dahlyla Peña made a taco pinata for a collaborative project in Art. We had to have some fun to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! 🇲🇽💃
Mr. Reel and the following students took a trip to the state capitol today: Ben Crane, Ilusha Budd, Jacob Butler , and Garrett Sigrist. Their classroom for the day was the capitol! The Youth Advisory Council gives the students a unique , hands-on experience in state government. They were given the opportunity to conduct a mock hearing on the recent passage of a bill. Our students were able to meet Senator Chapin Rose and Governor Bruce Rauner.
Mr. Lugo and some of the HS Art students finished round 1 of "yarn bombing" the elementary playground area.
Congrats to our fresh/soph 4x100 meter relay of Jorge Macias, Jacob Butler, Diego Perez, and Jordan Melton for breaking the Tuscola Fresh/Soph Invite record tonight with a time of 45.63 which was previously held by our 2013 fresh/soph team.
Reminder - We DO have school tomorrow. It was a snow day that we lost this winter.
A few more pictures of the JH students and Mrs. Tennill at the St. Louis City Museum. How fun!
Miss Stitt having some fun in the ball pit!
JH Honor Roll field trip- Our students are having a blast at the City Museum in St. Louis today!
Junior High students having fun at the St. Louis City Museum!
Next years Jr. High and High School volleyball teams are holding a fundraiser of Arcola clothing. The link to follow will take you to the website for the fundraiser. The sale will close on May 9th.
http://shop.fancloth.com/61910/394041
Our American Voice is a group of students at Arcola Junior High that learns about civics and government, but most importantly, the students work hard to take an active part in making our community a better place.
Each year, Arcola OAV creates an action project to give back to their school and community. This year, the students have decided to host a “senior” prom for the senior citizens in Arcola. The intended goal of the project is to encourage and develop friendships between Arcola students and senior citizens. This event will also kick of a summer of OAV involvement at Carriage Crossing, as the OAV members plan to visit the facility weekly to play games, participate in other activities, or just spend time talking with Carriage Crossing residents.
This "senior" prom event will be held at Carriage Crossing on Saturday, April 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m and will be open to the public as well. Community members are invited to attend to enjoy a fun time of music, refreshments, and good company of both seniors and students. The prom's theme is "Past Meets Present."
The Douglas County CEO students will be showcasing the businesses they opened this year by selling their products and services. Come and support these 12 new businesses in Douglas County. This includes our AHS CEO students Samuel Dickinson , Verania Garza, and Madysen Melton. This event is free and open to the public.
Jr. High Science classes complete an Earth Day activity by meeting with Elementary classes and talking and teaching them about Earth Day.
Dear Arcola School Community, there was a rumor going around tonight about a potential school shooting tomorrow at school. The district has been working with the Arcola Police Department investigating the situation. There is no creditable information that has led to any concern about student safety tomorrow. Again, there is NO Creditable Threat. But as a precaution we will have a police presence at school tomorrow.
Congratulations to our 2018 Prom Court! Quinten Helmuth, Martin Rund, Sam Crane, Mason Gentry, Carlos Gonzalez, Conner Strader, Sydnee Shafer, Yessi Ramirez, Angela Rojas, Verania Garza, Quincy Miller, and Molly Dawson.
Congrats to Logan H., Emma W., and Elizabeth S. for bringing home silver medals at the FCCLA State Conference.
A cell phone has be found on our school grounds. If you think it might be yours, please contact the Elementary office and tell us the phone number of the phone and the brand to claim it.
Baseball and softball both pick up big wins vs. Cerro Gordo-Bement tonight!
Sign ups for the 2018-2019 color guard seasons have been posted outside the high school office. Any students going into grades 9-12 who are interested are welcome to sign up. Mandatory Student information meeting will be held Friday, April 20th @ 3:15 in the high school library.
Schedule Updates:
- Baseball vs. Okaw Valley cancelled for tonight and moved to tomorrow, Tuesday April 17th @ Okaw Valley.
- Softball for tonight is cancelled. They will play a double header against Okaw Valley in Arcola on May 2nd.
- Softball game this Friday vs ALAH will be a Double Header.