The Girls Basketball team claimed the Regional Championship on Friday night with a 50-34 win over Havana. The team moves on to the Bushnell-Prairie City Sectional on Tuesday against Atown at 7:30pm. Ticket information is posted in the picture below. You can also use the following link to purchase tickets ahead of time. Let's pack the gym in BPC to support the team!
Ticket link- https://gofan.co/event/1394793?schoolId=IL22263
The High School Girls Basketball team takes on Havana for the Regional Championship tonight in Lewistown. Come on out and pack the gym to support the Lady Indians! If you can't make it to the gym tonight you can follow the link below to watch the game.
GBB Regional Championship- http://tinyurl.com/4zyhcywm
Reminder: Students will be in session for a half day today, February 16th. All High School students and walking/pickup students at Central Elementary will be dismissed at 11:15am. Bus students from Central Elementary will be dismissed at 11:30am. Also, we will be observing President's Day on Monday so we will not be in attendance.
The Boys' Basketball team is in action for Senior Night against Midwest Central tonight. Check the following links for the live stream.
JV- http://tinyurl.com/jadab726
Varsity- http://tinyurl.com/4mvnbsab
Congratulations to the Lewistown 8th Grade Girls Volleyball team! They are the 2024 Fulton County Champions!
Just 10 days left to reserve your Central Elementary & Jr High Yearbook for Early Childhood through 8th grade students. All orders (online or order form) are due Friday, February 23rd. A limited quantity of yearbooks will be available for purchase in May, so reserve your copy now.
Members of the girls' basketball team recently dropped off their donation to the Fulton-Mason Crisis Center. The team collected goods and money at all of their home games this year as a community service project. They chose FMCC because of the work they do for women in crisis.
Congrats to Lexi Kruzan and Landry Smith on their selection to the Camp Point-Southeastern Lady Panther Classic All-Tournament Team.
Lewistown CUSD 97 would like to recognize that today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This day of observance is held to acknowledge the accomplishments of female athletes, recognize the influence of sports participation for girls, and honor the progress and advocation for women in sports. Here is to all of our female athletes that utilize sports to build teamwork and leadership skills that will help them in many ways outside the world of sports.
Please follow the link to see a posting for an available teaching position.
https://5il.co/2e6w2
JH Volleyball plays A-C Central tonight in Ashland. The link to the game follows-
http://tinyurl.com/5cvrwe4u
Our JH Volleyball and HS GBB are in action tonight. Find the streaming links below.
JH Volleyball-http://tinyurl.com/3c8x228c
HS GBB-http://tinyurl.com/3u685k72
The girls' basketball team celebrated Senior Night last night. Thank you to Leilah, Landry, Makenna, and Lexi for your dedication and contributions to the team over your careers.
With 23 points last night, Landry became the 17th member of the 1000 Point Club in Lewistown GBB history!! Congrats, Landry!!
The team also presented the Fulton-Mason Crisis Center with donations that have been collected at our home games this year. The girls chose the FMCC because of the work they do for women in crisis.
Both our HS Boys and Girls Basketball teams are in action tonight. The girls play a Varsity only game at home against Peoria Christian at 6 pm. The boys are on the road at Cuba in a battle for the Coal Trophy against North Fulton. JV starts at 6 pm with Varsity to follow. Live stream game links follow-
Girls Game-http://tinyurl.com/yav6bn25
Boys Games-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF19DwKTZKM
This is a reminder that Lewistown Schools will dismiss early tomorrow, January 26th for school improvement planning. All High School students and Central/Elementary walking and pick-up students will be dismissed at 11:15am. The Central/Elementary buses will dismiss at 11:30am.
Please follow this link to see a posting for an anticipated teaching opening for next school year.
https://5il.co/2d69k
Due to the continued dangerous road conditions caused by freezing rain on our secondary bus routes, Lewistown Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, January 23rd. There will be no e-Learning today. Please monitor district communications for further updates.
After Prom Fundraising Updates:
First of all, thanks to all who have supported us along the way and will continue to do so until we have met our goal so that we can provide our students with a fun and safe after prom event on April 20th. We are feeling the time crunch, and still have some work to do to meet that goal!
In the interest of making these upcoming events as successful as possible (and having fun in the process) I want to share what we have planned:
1. February 2nd: ADULTS ONLY 21 & OLDER (Yay for us!!!). Ya know, we work awfully hard at parenting and adulting!!! So, on Friday, February 2nd from 8pm to 1:30am (1:30, if you are closer to 21 than I am), Rut-n-Strut will be donating a portion of their profit to our 2023 after prom! It is Karaoke Night, so come out, sing, enjoy being an adult with other adults! 🙂
2. February 17th: KIDS NIGHT OUT!!! Parents, we know this is really for you, but let’s spin it this way so that you can go on a date (or stay at home and listen to the quiet)! On February 17th from 5-10pm Junior class students and parents will host a night out for students in grades pre-k/ec through 4th grade at the high school. We are planning for a movie, a meal, arts and crafts, activities in the gym, snacks, and just a lot of fun! We are asking for a donation of $30/student or $50/family to offset our costs and support our after prom. It will help us plan if you can let us know in advance if your children will attend. Sign-up forms will come home with your students as soon as we return to school! 🙂 If you do not receive a form, please contact Amanda Clanin Cripe, Beth Beebe-Johnson, Laura Barclay, Becky Pollitt Baker, Jenifer Bigham Bonney, Jenni Gray West. Also, and event page will be set up on Facebook where you can provide information for sign-up.
3. March 16th: We are hosting a music trivia night!!! Information will be posted on a Facebook event for sign-up.
4. April 6th: DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT!!!! Yes!!! We are hosting a dodgeball tournament at the high school on Saturday, April 6th starting at 3:00. Again, an event page will be setup on Facebook for you to sign up. We are asking for teams of ANY age, or mixed ages from three years old to 100!!! If you can move, you can play! 🙂 Cost is $10/player, with teams up to ten players. You do not have to have a team of 10, but this is the max. If you think you can take on a team of 10 on your own, go for it!!! We are looking for a variety of teams: students, teachers, community members, business teams, families, alumni, athletic teams, be creative!!! Prizes for best uniforms and champions of the tournament! A bracket will be set up a few days in advance, so please start getting your teams together asap!
5. Our Lewistown Fans Basket Raffle has started and a winner will be drawn on March 15th!!! Please see a junior class student or parent to purchase tickets. The basket is valued at $330+ and tickets are being sold for $5/each or 3/$10. I’m attaching a picture of the basket as a reminder of all of the great things it includes.
6. CHUCK-A-DUCK: Chuck-a-duck is being hosted at each home Lady Indians Basketball Game. Please come out and Chuck-a-duck to support after prom and a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to LaFogata!!! Ducks are $1/each or 7/$5. We have had every age participate and win!!!
***Due to scheduling conflicts the Dancing with the Stars event scheduled for February 25th has been cancelled. We may try this event at a later time for a different fundraiser. There were just too many things going on for everyone to make it a successful event.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your support, generosity, and participation in all of these events in advance so that our kids have the best and safe after prom! We couldn’t do that without such an amazing community of family, friends, and businesses that love them as much as we do!!! You all are very much loved and appreciated!!!
Due to dangerous road conditions caused by freezing rain and ice on our bus routes, Lewistown Schools will have an e-Learning day today, Monday, January 22nd. The details of the district’s e-Learning Plan can be found at http://tinyurl.com/semcjzb8. Please monitor district communications for further updates.
Tonight's Boys Basketball game with Brimfield has been postponed until Wednesday, January 24th.