Havana CUSD

Have you walked the halls of New Central before? Come walk them again! Maybe you attended New Central when it was a junior high. Maybe you went to elementary school here, taught here, worked here, or simply have a whole lot of memories inside these walls. New Central has gotten quite the makeover this summer, and we’d LOVE for you to come see it! Saturday, September 12 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM If you’re back in town for Oktoberfest, pop in and take a walk through the halls. See what’s changed, find your old classroom, reminisce a little, and check out the beautiful updates made to a building that has been part of our community for generations. Once a Duck, Always a Duck 🦆

THE DUCKS ARE FLYING OUT! 🦆 Big cheers for this week’s Friday Fly Out crew! These Ducks absolutely crushed it this week: ⭐ At school ON TIME every day ⭐ Stayed ALL DAY every day ⭐ ZERO trips to the office! They showed up, made great choices, and earned themselves a Friday Fly Out! Way to go, Ducks-we are SO proud of you! Now EVERYONE fly on out and enjoy your THREE-DAY WEEKEND! Havana Schools will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. We’ll see all our Ducks back on Tuesday, rested and ready to go!

Congratulations to the HHS August Student-Athletes of the month! Lillian Porter- volleyball, Kasyn Jibben- girls XC, Mehkya Blomquist- girls golf, Jack Turner- football, Bracdyn Richmond- boys XC and Ryan Gilson- boys golf. Go Ducks! 🦆

🏈 GAME DAY — WEEK 3! 🏈 The Ducks are back home tonight! 🦆 Havana vs. Carlyle 📍 Havana High School ⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM Come out and pack the stands as the Ducks take on Carlyle! 📺 Can’t make it to the game? Watch it LIVE on Hudl: Check out Havana High School vs Carlyle High School Boys' Varsity Football livestreaming now at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/il/havana/organization/50622/havana-high-school/watch?ib=4299197 📸 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Albers Photography GO DUCKS! 🦆🏈

8th Grade Softball Recognition The heat may have changed our plans, with all games canceled, but it didn’t stop us from celebrating our 8th graders! We moved things inside and made the best of it. 🥎 Thank you, girls, for your dedication, hard work, and commitment to our softball program. We are so proud of each of you and can’t wait to see what’s next! 💙

All JH events scheduled have been canceled due once again to the extreme heat. 9/4

Kasyn Jibben is up for athlete/performer of the week on 3 different sites. Please click on the links below and vote for Kasyn to show your support! Go Ducks!

Mile Split Illinois - https://il.milesplit.com/articles/713797/vote-il-cross-country-week-0-girls-performer-of-the-week

Illinois Running News -
https://www.illinoisrunningnews.com/post/2026-performer-of-the-week-xc-week-1

PJ Star - https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/athlete-of-the-week/2026/08/31/ihsa-sports-vote-for-journal-star-girls-athlete-of-the-week-for-aug-24-29/91513035007/

🚨 Schedule Update Due to extreme heat, today’s events have been cancelled: ⛳️ Boys Golf — Cancelled ⛳️ Girls Golf — Cancelled 🏃‍♂️ Cross Country — Cancelled

👕✨ Our first Life Skills shirts of the school year!✨👕

The Life Skills students have been hard at work making their very first T-shirts of the year! 💙 These shirts will be worn on our upcoming field trips so our students can proudly represent the Havana Ducks Life Skills Class wherever we go! 🦆

Did you know our Life Skills class can make shirts for YOU, too?! 🎨👕 If you’re interested in having shirts made with lots of love by our Life Skills students, email dharris@havana126.net with your shirt size, color, quantity, and design idea. Don’t have a design? No problem—we can create one for you!

Your order helps our students practice real-world job skills, teamwork, following directions, and pride in their work!

Thank you for supporting our Life Skills students and helping us create meaningful work experiences! 🦆💙

🏈 HAVANA YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL IS BACK! 🦆 We’re excited to offer Youth Flag Football for 3rd–6th graders! This is a great opportunity for kids to learn the game, build skills, compete, and have fun, all while being coached by Havana High School football players! 📅 Skill Combine: Friday, September 19 🏈 Games: Saturdays through October 17 or October 24 (pending roster sizes) 👥 3rd/4th Grade & 5th/6th Grade Divisions Use the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer to register! https://forms.gle/3j6ro2zWh9Q6cFdk9 Questions? Contact Coach Hammond at khammond@havana126.net Come be part of the Ducks family! 🦆🏈 GO DUCKS!

Due to the extreme heat and guidelines per IESA, the JH softball game has been canceled for today. 9/2

Outdoor JH practices cancelled due to excessive heat. However. JH football will be inside for "chalk talk" in Mrs. Snowden's room. 2/1

🦆🏈 JV FOOTBALL The JV Ducks fall to Princeville 14-34. The boys will get back to work and be ready to battle again on September 14th, when we take on ROWVA at home. Go Ducks! 🦆

New Central Families, with the increased heat index, we made a few changes to help speed up dismissal today and it worked well. We will continue this until further notice. Families picking up transfer students (Pre-K, Junior High, or High School students riding buses over) should continue to pick up at the same location you have been using all year. Your pickup location is not changing. All transfer students will come through New Central and out the FRONT of the building as usual. Please DO NOT attempt to meet or pick up your student from the transfer buses in the back of the building. We’re hopeful this change will continue to make dismissal quicker and smoother for everyone and get students and families out of the heat a little faster! ☀️ If you have any questions please call New Central School at 309-543-2241.

Kasyn Jibben has also been nominated as Performer of the Week on Illinois Running News! Please click on the link below to vote: https://www.illinoisrunningnews.com/post/2026-performer-of-the-week-xc-week-1

Due to extreme temperatures, the JH game at Beardstown scheduled for today has been cancelled. 8/31

🚨 GAME TIME UPDATE 🚨 Due to the extreme heat, tonight’s JV Football game vs. Princeville has been pushed back to 7:00 PM to better accommodate our players and the conditions. 🏈 Havana JV vs. Princeville 📍 Havana ⏰ NEW KICKOFF: 7:00 PM We’ll see you tonight! Come out and support the Ducks! 🦆

New Central Ducks are already hard at work learning this morning. Thank you to all of the families who got their students to school on time today. We know that can be hard after a fun weekend. Way to set the tone for a great week! #BeHereBeReady #GoDucks

🦆🏈 JV GAMEDAY! 🏈🦆 The Havana Ducks are back at home tonight as we take on Princeville! 📍 Havana High School ⏰ 6:00 PM Kickoff Come out and support the JV Ducks at their home opener tonight! 🦆 GO DUCKS! 🦆 🎥 Watch the game LIVE: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/il/havana/organization/50622/havana-high-school/watch?ib=4329501