This is a reminder that Lewistown Schools will dismiss early tomorrow, November 26th, for Thanksgiving Break. All high school students and early bus riders will dismiss at 1:45pm, Central/Elementary walking and pick-up students will be dismissed at 1:50pm, and the Central/Elementary buses will dismiss at 2:00pm. School will resume on Monday, December 2nd.
Here are your 2024 Fulton County Tournament Champs, the Lewistown Indians! The girls went 3-0 this week to capture the title. Congratulations to Abby Wiegand for making the All Tournament Team! Stats for the championship game-
Joley McLaughlin 11pt 5rb 3ast 1st
Abby Wiegand 6pt 7rb 4ast 2st
Carsyn Braun 6pt 5rb 2st
Abbie Johnson 5pt 3rd 1ast 2st
Mylie Sours 2pt 5rb 1st
Grace Bonney 1pt 1st
Sam Bonnet 1pt
Lexi Parker 2rb 1st
John Barclay signed to play baseball for Eureka College today. Congratulations, John!
Through the work of Birth to Five Illinois Region 26 Early Childhood Regional Needs Assessment and Action Plan it was determined that growing child care providers in our community is a high need as stated by our data. Furthermore, child care was also identified as a goal through the recent work of the Lewistown MAPPING the Future of Your Community held at Lewistown Elementary in September of this year. Please help us by completing the following survey.
Thank you!
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The 7th and 8th Grade BBB fell to St. Vincent de Paul 49-18 and 38-27. Zakk Belless led the 7th grade with 7pts. Campbell Johnson led the 8th grade with 8 pts.
The HS GBB team beat South Fulton in the Fulton County Tournament 45-25 to run their record to 2-0. Leaders were-
Abby Wiegand 16pt 3rb 3ast 4st
Carsyn Braun 12pt 2rb 1st
Joley McLaughlin 8pt 8rb 2ast 2st
Abbie Johnson 5pt
Lexi Parker 2pt
Addison Roddis 2pt
Mylie Sours 7rb 2ast 2st
Grace Bonney 1rb
One basketball season is winding down while the others are heating up.
7th Grade GBB finished their season last Saturday with a close 1 point loss in the Regionals. The 8th Grade GBB teams starts Regionals this Saturday in Virginia.
The JH BBB teams have started play. Both 7th and 8th grade have 2-3 records .
HS BBB starts their season with the Fulton County Tournament on Monday in Havana.
The HS GBB team is 1-0 after a 40-21 win over Farmington in the Fulton County Tournament on Tuesday. Leaders in that game were-
Abby Wiegand 10pt 10rb 7ast 6st
Mylie Sours 9pt 3rb 1ast 1st
Joley McLaughlin 6pt 3rb 4ast 4st
Carsyn Braun 4pt 4rb 2st
Lexi Parker 4pt 3rb 1st
Grace Bonney 4pt 2rb 2st
Isabelle Bonney 3pt
The girls play again tonight at VIT against South Fulton at 6pm.
The Lewistown Truck and Tractor Pull presented a donation of $5,250 to Lewistown FFA last night. This event has raised $66,000 for local schools since 2018. Lewistown District 97 thanks you for your hard work, generosity, and support of our students.
Checkout where to find your Indians in action this week. High School Girls Basketball kicks off the Fulton County Tournament. #onetribe
Congratulations to these Indian Volleyball players who were named to the 2024 Prairieland-North All-Conference team! Way to go ladies!
Abby Wiegand, Senior-1st Team
Addison Roddis, Sophomore-2nd Team
Carsyn Braun, Freshman-Honorable Mention
Students from the LCHS Mentoring/ED 201 class recently traveled to Illinois State University for the Future Teachers Conference. This conference was developed for high school students who are considering a career in education. At the conference, students took a campus tour and participated in breakout sessions focused on various content areas of education.
These girls have been working hard in the weightroom! Welcome to the 600lb Club Janiyah Epps, Ahnna Richardson, and Morgan West.
Janiyah's lifts were- Bench 155, Squat 275, Deadlift 315
Ahnna's lifts were- Bench 110, Squat 245, Deadlift 245
Morgan's lifts were- Bench 95, Squat 245, Deadlift 265.
Checkout where to find the Indians in action this week!
This afternoon, Lewistown Schools performed a test of our all-call communication system. This system will be used to communicate important messages including any school cancellations. If you did not receive this test message via phone call, text, or email but you want to receive future messages, please fill out the form at the following link or contact your student's school office to be added to our system.https://forms.gle/3sr4KddYURYTnSmNA
Veterans and community members join us tomorrow for our Veterans Day Celebration. Veterans, don't forget to come for breakfast at 9:15 am in the high school cafeteria.
November Newsletter from Ms. Rogers
Reminder- Please join us for our annual Veterans Day Celebration. The event will include performances by the LCHS Band, all Central Elementary Students, and a keynote speaker. See the flyer for more details including Veterans Breakfast. The VFW will be hosting a lunch after the program as well.
Dear Central Elementary Families,
We are thrilled to announce our Book Blast book drive, an opportunity for your child to expand their home library!
TONIGHT: Register your student and invite 10+ friends and family who want to help support them:
https://app.booksarefun.com/LewistownCES61542
ACT NOW: All students who register and send 10+ invitations will earn all 3 prizes and be entered into drawings to win a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash or Epic Treasure Chest. The first 140 will receive prizes the next day, while the others will get their prizes with the book delivery after the event.
100% of these contributions will directly fund books for our students. For more details, check the attached Treasure Map.
Rest assured, all information you provide is kept 100% secure, and we never share it. The Privacy Policy is available for your review on the registration site.
Curious about what to expect? Watch this news clip from a school that participated in Book Blast: Fulton Elementary News Clip
Let’s work hand in hand to bring more books into our children's home libraries!
Thanks for your support,
Ms. Rogers
Checkout where to find your Indians in action this week!
This is a reminder that Lewistown Schools will not be in session on Tuesday, November 5th due to it being election day. School will resume Wednesday, November 6th. Please see the school calendar at this link to see other dates that students are not in school:
https://5il.co/2m7wm.
Come out and support the class of 2025 tonight! Cost of admission is $3 per spectator. There will be concessions available.
