Congratulations to the PCHS March Student of the Month, Cody Buskohl!
Tomorrow, Thursday April 20th, is the 6th grade field trip to Ifly. Students will need to arrive at Aplington no later than 7:10AM. The bus leaves at 7:30. Students must wear tied tennis shoes and comfortable clothing. If proper shoes are not worn, students cannot fly in the wind tunnel. Please also remember to send in a disposable sack lunch with their name clearly written on it.
PCHS Drama Club Dinner Theater featuring 20 Plays in 40 Minutes is right around the corner.
The 20 plays portion will feature twenty short plays adapted from your favorite fairy tales. These classics include Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Tarzan among others. The audience is in for a treat because they will not only get a show, but they also get dinner prepared by The Polo Fresh Food Market. The meal includes broasted chicken, potato wedges, mac and cheese, assorted salads. Gluten free options will be available. The funds raised will support the drama program at PCHS.
Please join us for the PCHS Drama Club Dinner Theater fundraiser April 22nd at 6:00 PM in the high school “gymitorium.” Reservations are required. There will be NO ticket sales at the door. Tickets are still the same price as when we started the dinner theater in 2004, $15.00 per person and must be reserved by April 20th and paid for by April 22nd. Reservations and payment arrangements may be made by calling the high school office at 946-3314. So, dress as your favorite fairy tale character if you wish (school appropriate please, no weapons) and come enjoy dinner and the show. Dinner will be delicious and the show will be nostalgic and loads of fun!
Monday, April 17th: Girls high school track practice today is optional. There will be no bus transportation available. Girls may drive themselves if they choose.
Congratulations to our 2023 Prom Prince and Princess (names picked from a hat)....
Charles Wallace and Harper Rockwood!
Monday, April 17th: The high school boys track meet is cancelled tonight. Boys will not have practice; girls will have practice.
Monday, April 17th: The high school baseball and softball games scheduled for today are cancelled. They will be played next Monday, 4/24. Baseball will still be at the Clinton Lumberkings field.
This week and next, preschool is learning about recycling and helping the Earth. On Wednesday, Ms. Beausoleil's class talked about how paper is recycled into new paper. Today they recycled paper to make new!
Forreston/Polo boys track team placed third in today's relay invite in Byron.
Aplington track pictures will be tomorrow, April 14th at 3:15. Please send uniforms to school!
Prom is April 29th at 6pm. If you would like to nominate your child for Prom Prince or Princess, please email ejoines@poloschools.net.
6th grade IFLY permission slips, online waivers, and $10 are due today! The deadline is firm so please get your information done and turned in. Here is the link for the online waivers:
https://events.iflyworld.com/event/46EBACB6-F5C7-ED11-9439-005056845F6B
Day two of testing is under way. Staff and students wore green...Mean Green Testing Machines.
While eating in the cafeteria our Centennial students will get to view our newly painted mural. Thank you Nora Balayti @Norakatepaints! We continue to be impressed by your work for the students of Centennial.
Congratulations to Bella and Lexi for receiving the Illinois Principal Association Award.
Casey's pizza to start the day before IAR testing. Good luck 3rd to 5th grade students.
The phone lines are currently down in the district. Please email your building secretaries for call offs or if you need any assistance. kwright@poloschools.net for the high school, kchesnut@poloschools.net for Aplington and shillison@poloschools.net for Cetennial.
If you are interested in the open seat on the Board of Education, please have your letter or email of interest to Dr. Mandrell at kmandrell@poloschools.net by April 19th at 4:00 pm. At this time, Buffalo Township is the only township that we can not receive another board member from.
JV softball has two games added to their schedule. April 28th at Dixon at 4:30PM and May 12th at home vs. Dixon at 4:30PM.
4/5/23: Due to yesterday's games being cancelled, we will play varsity double headers tomorrow against Forreston starting at 4:30 at West Side Park. Games will be 7 innings due to it being a conference game. We will reschedule JV to a later date in the coming weeks.