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.
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
Checkout where to find the Indians in action this week!
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
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.
Checkout where to find your Indians in action this week!
Come out and support the class of 2025 tonight! Cost of admission is $3 per spectator. There will be concessions available.
Central Star Nominees for the month of October enjoyed eating special lunch with Wesley Wenger, a Canton Fire Fighter. Thanks for coming in, Wes!
Today we celebrated our October Chief nominees! They enjoyed Casey’s pizza, chips and ice cream sandwiches! We also read a story about a trip to the pumpkin patch with a customized pumpkin craft! Congratulations to these hard-working kiddos!
November breakfast and lunch menu
The VFW does so much for our kids. Consider helping or attending this event.
https://facebook.com/events/s/kids-holiday-shop-hosted-by-th/440521608544890/
Lewistown CUSD 97's annual Veterans Day Celebration in conjunction with the VFW and American Legion is fast approaching. See the photo below for more details. The VFW will also host a dinner following the celebration.
LEWISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNIZES SIX SENIORS
AS ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state's college access and financial aid agency, is pleased to announce the 2025-2026* Illinois State Scholars. These top-performing high school seniors are selected annually based on their ACT or SAT test scores and class rank at the end of their junior year. The students rank in approximately the top ten percent of graduates from Illinois high schools, designating their strong academic standing.
Pictured (bottom): Abigail Wiegand, Ella Hootman, Isabelle Bonney; (top) Mya O'Bryant, Parker Roddis, Mallory Kotewa
