The EP Scholastic Bowl Team has secured the number one seed in their regional tournament to be held on Wednesday, April 30, in Mt. Zion. Congratulations team.
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We’re excited to share an update on our upcoming event for our K-Kids: Teacher Appreciation Week! It will be held from May 5th to 9th, and this year’s theme is “Relax and Renew.”
Our focus will be on giving the teachers’ lounge a mini makeover to create a relaxing space for them to unwind during their breaks. To make this possible, we’ve created an Amazon wishlist. If there are any generous donors who would like to contribute to this wonderful cause, we’d be grateful for their support.
Items can be sent to North Elementary!
1201 N Prairie St
Tuscola, IL 61953
United States
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NIBHAOTTOOTN?ref_=wl_share
To celebrate finishing their novel study on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ms. Stenger's 4th-grade class enjoyed a sweet treat with a chocolate fountain while comparing and contrasting the novel and movie. 🍫✨🥳
Tuscola High School's annual Preschool hosted by our Early Childhood Education class is still taking enrollments!
A huge THANK YOU to Brooke Ray for showing us the Tuscola Fire House and Trucks! Thanks for letting us explore the Ambulance and teaching us about being safe!!
A huge THANK YOU to Officer Brazzell for showing us the jail and the 911 call center. We feel extremely safe in Tuscola !
EP girls track hosted their first home meet of the season Tuesday. Several personal best / season bests were earned by runners throwers and jumpers. Athletes earning personal and season best performances receive a Hornet to attach to their locker as recognition of their accomplishment. 36 Hornets were earned with several athletes earning multiple Hornets! Pictured are a few runners before their races and the whole group after receiving their Hornets.
As most are aware, the City of Tuscola is under a boil order due to a large water main break.
Safety measures are being put into place for the protection of all students and staff.
Students are encouraged to bring water bottles today. A limited supply will be available at all buildings.
Open School Board seat information
Congrats to Kenna Clodfelder who was named the Rotary Student of the Month for April!
A huge shoutout and heartfelt thank you to Harry Patel and Tuscola Dairy Queen for generously providing ice cream for the Tuscola High School Volleyball Team during our team meeting last Friday! Your kindness and support mean so much to our athletes, and you definitely made the afternoon a whole lot sweeter. We’re grateful for your continued encouragement and community spirit — thank you for being part of our team!
Around 360 poems were submitted to the Highland Park 2025 Poetry Challenge. Five of Mrs. Hoel's Creative Expressions students were chosen as winners and had their poetry published!
Congrats to all! From left to right - Bo, Naya, Katelyn, Ella, Erin
Roaring Twenties Challenge
Katelyn Cler - 1st Place, high school student
Bo Aslinger - 2nd Place, high school student
Naya Kupferer - 3rd Place, high school student
Dodoitsu Challenge
Ella Maxfield - 1st Place, high school student
Naya Kupferer - 3rd Place, high school student
Erin Knofsky - Honorable Mention, high school student
EP girls track competed in a meet at Paris Thursday. They earned 37 Hornet awards combined for making a personal or season best and are pictured here. Also pictured are the 7th graders waiting for the first event at the meet.
Congratulations to East Prairie Students of the Month for March.
5th - Jett Steffens
6th - Miley Rennels
7th - Ava Brown
8th - Teil Guthridge
Congratulations to Rixie Lyons for placing in the top five in her category (Career Investigation) at FCCLA State Conference in Springfield this week!
North Ward students enjoyed their House Party yesterday!
Tuscola High School's annual Preschool hosted by our Early Childhood Education class will be taking enrollments for the next several weeks!
8th grade just finished up their debates last week in their composition classes. While they love to argue, the challenge of a formal argument took a lot of time and effort. They did a great job for their first formal debate.
We are excited to have Mr. Winecke join our staff for the 25-26 school year.
Congratulations to Ava Rauguth, the Key Club Volunteer of the Month! She contributed 15.5 service hours in February!
Hello future kindergarten families! We will be doing K screening later this month on Wednesday April 23rd and Thursday April 24th from 8am-3pm each day at North Ward in the conference room. This is for all students who will be age five on or before September 1, 2025.
We will use Sign-up Genius for you to sign up for a time (see the link below). The screening will take less than 30 minutes but it is also an opportunity for you to fill out registration paperwork for next year.
If your child already attends North Ward (Pre-K) you will not need to sign up as we will do them during the day over the next few weeks.
This information will allow us to best place your child for next year while giving you a head start for next year. During the summer, all families will be contacted by a teacher to meet one-on-one in August to provide vital information while giving you an opportunity to ask questions.
We will have an open registration day on Wednesday July 30th for any families that are unable to register before then. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
The North Ward Kindergarten Family
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CAAAE2AA7F9C16-56017703-kindergarten#/