Boys basketball camp for boys entering 3rd-8th grade starts tomorrow, 6/9/22, from 9-11:30am at Centennial. If you did not receive a form, you can sign up tomorrow between 8:30-9am.
The Polo Community Unit School District has two open teaching positions. One is a High School English Teacher and the second is a Middle School Science Teacher. If you are interested in either of the positions, please apply online at https://www.poloschools.net/page/employment-opportunities. We would love to have you join our team!
5/27/22: 8th grade promotion tonight at 7 P.M. in the high school gym. Please have graduates at the high school at 6 P.M. for pictures - bring your picture forms!
All Polo Schools will be dismissing at 2:45 due to impending weather.
Please enjoy the summer.
Congratulations to these students for receiving a Positive Referral in the month of May.
5/26/22: Aplington families: Happy last day of school! Please send swim suits/trunks/towels to school today. The weather may prevent our pool party but please send everything just in case.
Today the seniors did one final lap to commemorate their years in the Polo School District.
5/23/22: Aplington chromebooks and chargers will be collected today. Please make sure to send them to school this morning.
COVID Update for the week of 5/16/2022. Students: 1 positive for the week. This puts us at 103 positive student cases for the year. Staff : 0 positives from last Friday until today. This puts us at 29 positive staff members for the year.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: There will be an opportunity to pick up some volunteer hours during Town & Country Days this summer. The dates are June 11 through June 19. Check in at the Festival Tent in the parking lot uptown. Get those hours done and turned in early so you don’t have to worry about it last minute.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:
There is an awesome opportunity to clock some volunteer hours this summer. Kidz Café at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo is looking for volunteers. Beginning June 6th, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday you can assist other volunteers with providing lunches for the community of Polo from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Just show up and they will put you to work.
The Polo Board of Education Meeting has been moved to Monday, May 23rd, 2022 due to not having a quorum on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022. The meeting on Monday, May 23rd will be in the library at Polo Community Unit High School at 6:00pm.
2nd grade has been busy learning about the butterfly life cycle. They were able to watch them grow from larvae, to pupa, to butterfly before realizing them today. They invited kindergarten to join the release as they’ve been visiting the 2nd grade classroom to watch the changes.
Junior high track pizza party is tomorrow after school. Please return uniforms and have students bring in $3 to help cover the cost of the pizza.
Maxon's Riverboat Cruise field trip permission slips are due on Wednesday. An email was sent this afternoon to students and parents of those who still need to turn theirs in. A copy of the permission slip was included in the email in case one didn't make it home.
Whiteside Area Career Center is still giving away computers to those that qualify. If you are interested please sign up through https://pcsrefurbished.com/event/registration
Polo HS Baseball and Softball games scheduled tonight 5/13 at Forreston has a TIME CHANGE to a 4:00 start time. Bus time is 2:40.
PCHS Senior class of 2022 Last day of school. Good luck seniors we will miss you!
COVID Update for the week of 5/9/2022.
Students:
1 positive for the week. This puts us at 102 positive student cases for the year.
Staff :
3 positives from last Friday until today. This puts us at 29 positive staff members for the year.
Tonight our third, fourth, and fifth grade students serenaded us at their Spring Concert.
Congratulations to Devin Rucker for being selected as Student of the Month in April in Digital Media arts
