At the Nov. 20 board meeting, the Blue Ridge Board of Education plans to name Dr. Hillary Stanifer as superintendent for the 2020-21 school year. For details, go to https://5il.co/bbyq. Congratulations, Dr. Stanifer!
Please join Schneider Elementary for our annual Senior Citizen and Grandparent Thanksgiving Dinner taking place November 21, 2019. Serving begins at 11 a.m in the BRHS Moore Gym. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 19th to Schneider Elementary at 309-928-2611.
World Kindness Day is Wednesday, November 13th.
This list of 7 kind actions from randomactsofkindness.org offers some great ideas for spreading kindness. #WorldKindnessDay and #ROE17Learning
Please share: Angel Tree will serve over 100 kids with clothes and Christmas gifts this year. Contact Lynda Harmon at harman.lynda@yahoo.com to adopt a child or two - or even a family. Monetary donations are also welcome. Angel Tree is a great organization for our community!
Check out this wonderful article in the New York Times about the Honor Flight. Our own Lowell Spieker is featured in the article - very cool! Happy Veterans Day to all! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/us/politics/honor-flights-veterans.html
BRIJHS Boys game and practices for both boys and girls have been cancelled for this evening. BRHS practices are still on as of now.
Due to weather conditions, the Monticello Veterans Day parade has been cancelled. School will dismiss at the normal time. Buses may need to go more slowly when dropping off students. Evening school activities are still on at this time. Happy Veterans Day - and Stay warm!
Information regarding a threat made at the high school this afternoon can be found at https://5il.co/b67r
Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour this Sunday, November 3rd!
Please see the letter to parents/guardians posted at https://5il.co/b40a as a followup to the All-District Evacuation Drill we had on Oct. 10. Thanks to everyone for their help and feedback. Have a good weekend!
Due to bad weather we will move the Schneider Halloween Parade indoors to the BRHS Old Gym. Parade begins at 9 a.m. this morning. Please enter by the west doors to the gym. See you there!
Blue Ridge Board of Education unanimously approved new contract with the Union at last night's special board meeting. For details, go to https://5il.co/b2nv
School Report Cards are now posted at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/ For more information, go to https://5il.co/b2gq
Attention 4th-6th grade students and parents! Art is the subject of our next 4H course which begins Tuesday, November 5 at BRIJHS. Register at the link below. Don't miss out on this creative class! https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21001
The Blue Ridge Federation of Teachers met Sunday, October 27 and ratified a new 3-year agreement with the BR Board of Education. The Board will meet on Wednesday, October 30 to formally vote on the measure. For details, go to https://5il.co/b0om.
BR will use the 5-Essentials surveys to gather feedback on our schools. The survey's parent version opens today. Teacher & student versions open in December. Parents: access the survey at https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ Type "DeWitt" for the county. Thanks so much!
Parent Care and Share Groups meet in Bloomington on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Childcare is provided. A flier is posted at https://5il.co/ayqc with more information.
BR Board and BRFT Reach Tentative Agreement - press release posted at https://5il.co/aww0
Veterans and their families are also invited to join us for lunch from 11:15a.m.-12:15 p.m. Please RSVP for lunch to the Schneider School office at 309-928-2611 by Friday, November 1. No RSVP needed for those coming to the program only.
The students and staff of Schneider Elementary School cordially invite all Veterans to attend a special program in their honor. The program will be held in the Moore Gym at Blue Ridge High School at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 11, 2019.