Join us on May 3rd at 7:00 pm for the Shiloh Musical, "The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood".
On May 11 you're invited to "Changing the Water" presented by LIFT Central Illinois. It's a special day to celebrate the accomplishments of the students.
Call 217-238-8900 for more information, or go to bit.ly/LIFTCapstone to register.
The Class of 2023 had an adventure-filled senior trip in Indianapolis.
The Douglas County Health Department is excited to embrace their first summer as a certified school-based health center by offering school/sports physicals on Fridays in June. Please see flyers for more information about where/when they will be at each community this summer to offer accessible and affordable physicals to Douglas County students.
Parents and guardians of students wishing to participate in these events should fill out this form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094aaaa728abfdc43-schoolsports#/. Families may also register their students for any of the events by calling 217.253.4137 ext. 1229.
They look forward to serving many Douglas County students with these school/sports physical opportunities. If you have questions, please contact Abby Hendren at ahendren@dchealthil.org or 217.253.4137 ext. 1228.
Ms. Milam's sophomore and junior Business English classes got to spend the morning at Horizon Health. They learned about different careers in the health field then enjoyed lunch together before heading back to school. Thank you to Horizon Health for letting us visit and to Aaron Richardson for helping set up the experience.
Shiloh CUSD #1 and ROE #11 are hosting a presentation of "Keeping Our Kids Cyber Safe" by Detective Rich Wistocki. This is a special opportunity to get important information about keeping our kids safe online.
All parents, guardians, teachers, and grandparents are welcome to attend. There will be child care available. Families who attend will receive an extra credit coupon for their student(s).
Presenting information and strategies on:
• Understanding cyber-crime and that “No one online is anonymous”
• Understanding appropriate protocols when a someone discloses issues of cyber-bullying, sexting, or sextortion
• How to report criminal Cyber-Bullying
• Understanding the dangers of many popular apps
• How Internet investigations are conducted using subpoenas and search warrants
• Understanding social media laws such as: Harassment, Cyber-Stalking, and False Personation
• How to empower yourself to report cyber crime and harassment
• How to protect your “digital foot print” and understand what it means to your future
• Open Forum Q&A.
There's a meeting for those interested in joining cheer on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the Kansas Gym. Tryout information will be given at the meeting.
For more information, contact Emily Wilson at WilsonE34@yahoo.com.
Shiloh fourth graders visited the Terre Haute Children's Museum. Students enjoyed learning about balance with a hands-on lab. After studying the Leaning Tower of Pisa, students tried their hand at building an asymmetrically balanced object. Then, students enjoyed exploring the museum's exhibits.
This group of students got to enjoy lunch at the Twisted Piston for bringing in the most food for the food drive held last semester.
Join us on May 2nd for our Junior High and High School Awards programs. JH begins at 10 am and HS begins at 11 am.
2022-2023 high school FFA members
Thank you to Ms. Hackett and members for their hard work this year and for hosting a wonderful FFA banquet!
We may have a future politician on our hands. Junior Bri Reese got to spend a day job shadowing Illinois Senate member Chapin Rose.
A successful Prom and post-prom weekend is in the books!
Here are important end of year dates as well as the approved calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.
Mrs. Milburn's 3rd grade class visited Homer Lake Forest Preserve. The students spent time in the Interpretive Center bird watching, looking at turtles, and learning about animals native to this area. The students then went on a guided nature hike through the forest preserve. Students learned about types of trees, plants, and animal tracks. A picnic lunch finished up the field trip. They had a great spring day.
This week 2nd graders went to Aikman Wildlife Adventure in Arcola. They had a blast learning about the animals that live there, seeing true-to-size prehistoric animals, and getting some extra sunshine!
Partnership in Parenting held their April group connection at the Shiloh Library in honor of National School Library Month. Miss Penny, Shiloh Librarian, hosted the families with a reading of Worm Weather by Jean Taft, a delightful story with a few simple words on each page. The children then enjoyed the song, "Herman the Worm", and found out what happens if you eat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 too many things - BURP!
The activities of making wiggly worms out of yarn & pasta and digging for colorful worms in the "dirt" sensory bin saw lots of action. The PIP-Squeaks also explored live worms, but there were mixed reactions about these squirming creatures!
Douglas and Edgar Counties officially released the results of the Shiloh CUSD 1 School Board election on April 19. We can officially welcome Kyrie Mixson to the Shiloh School Board! We also want to congratulate incumbents Brian Rhode, April Morris, and Justin Wood for retaining their seats.
Thank you to everyone who ran and voted in our School Board Election. A special thank you to David Smith for all of his great many years on our school board; he did not run in this election.
