Havana CUSD

HHS Band and Choir Concert- What a wonderful way to welcome Spring!

🏃‍♂️HS Track & Field🏃‍♀️had a great home meet last night. The kids had 1️⃣3️⃣ personal bests and the boys 4️⃣x1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ team had another season best. Shout outs: 1️⃣) The entire throws program. Small meets are scored: 5 points for 1st place, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd, and 1 point for 4th (quick math says 11 points total for event 😎). Our girls shot putters scored 8️⃣ of the 11, girls disc scored 8️⃣ of the 11, boys shot scored 5️⃣ points, and boys disc scored 9️⃣ points. Our throws crew did an amazing job competing. 2️⃣) Our sprint crew. We let our sprint crew run fast in the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣, having 1️⃣3️⃣ of our kids run the event. They know some meets are work meets and this was one of them. Most of the sprinters ran a 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ and the 4️⃣x4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣, just for the workout. All of those kids put a ton of work in, even though they hated it. A lot of people would sandbag the workout and do it low effort just to do it. Not Havana kids. Havana kids trust the process. I'm proud of them for doing the hard stuff with high effort. 3️⃣) We had another innersquad grudge match with the boys. Distance 4x400, versus sprint 4x400, versus throwers 4x200 with their time doubled. The distance crew, who previously held the title, was overthrown (pun intended😮) by the throwers. Howerter, Griffin, Layton, and Yocum finished with a 2:02, doubled to 4:04. Finishing 1st in front of the sprinter's 4:08 and the distance 4:18. These kids love competing with everyone, especially each other. 4️⃣) Special shout out to Jordyn Markley for having a few high jump cues click, adding 4 inches to her precious season best. 5️⃣) Kasyn Jibben is closing in on having another school record, tying the previous one for the 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣. I can see her taking it officially pretty soon. - I could talk and talk but I'll hold myself to just 5. I'm so proud of everyone and it seems like there is a cool moment for somone every couple minutes.

Happy Secretary's Day to our wonderful and well deserving Junior High secretaries. Unfortunately, we are missing Valerie Ford-Brooks in the picture, but she too deserves great praise. Thank you for all that you do, ladies. We hope you enjoyed the sip and dip day with the soda bar and all the goodies!

Havana CUSD #126 is thankful for all of our secretaries! We appreciate all that you do for the students and staff.

A BIG thank you to all of our bus drivers and monitors, working hard behind the scenes, who help keep our students safe every single day 👏🚌 We’re proud to recognize our dedicated School Bus Training Team—your patience, knowledge, and commitment make all the difference. Because of you, we’ve welcomed 5 new drivers in just over a year—and that impact reaches far beyond the wheel. Each driver has had a hand in training, but these two go above and beyond with each new driver. Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed, and our community is stronger because of it. 💛 ✨ Now we’re growing again… and we need YOU! We’re currently hiring for the following school year. • 2 School Bus Drivers • 3 Bus Monitors If you’re looking for a meaningful role where you can make a difference every day, this could be your moment. 👉 Will you be the next to join our team? Email: sblakeley@havana126.net

🦆 ⚾️ win 16-6 over Delavan! Weaver picks up the win on the mound! Grand slam by Brooks! Ducks back in action at West Hancock on Thursday. #GODUCKS #BUYIN

JH Track Spotlight Shoutout!! Myles and Makayla are two of the best student-athletes you could ask for. They are kind, coachable, and hardworking. Makayla is a Track veteran while this is Myles' first year. They both keep earning personal bests and are great assets for the team. Keep up the good work!🦆🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

DUCKS vs Panthers

JH Track had the last home meet of the season this afternoon! 7th and 8th grade boys both took 1st place as a team. This year's group of 8th graders always work hard and they've been great leaders for the younger athletes. Special Shout out to Drake Skaggs for breaking the school Discus record again throwing 156' 11.5"(47.84m)! Keep working hard, Ducks!🎽

🦆 ⚾️ Get an 11-5 win @ WP! McDaniel and Brooks threw well on the mound, and 2 hit days from Smith and Jones! Ducks are back in action tomorrow vs Delavan. #GODUCKS #BUYIN

Make plans to attend! Go Ducks!

DUCKS @ Cyclones

New Central is proud to celebrate our attendance winners for the week of April 13–17 and our weekend food sack delivery crew; way to show up and help out!👏

🏃‍♂️HS Track & Field 🏃‍♀️had the Varsity version of the John Levingston Invite last night. The crew had 1️⃣0️⃣ PRs along with season bests in all relays we ran: Boys 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 Girls 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 Absolutely all of the kids continue to impress the coaching staff. Sometimes a kid is on fire and stands out. Korey Hurst was one of those kids. Korey had a PR in the 8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ m and a season best 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣m. The season best 1600 was 2️⃣1️⃣ seconds faster than his previous best mile of the year. Coach Cam Lee and the 4x800 crew are showing out! This mid season mile is only 3 seconds slower than where he was peaked for the Sectional. Miles Chapin was another standout. Miles PRed on his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣m & 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣m times. Miles and Hunter compete well with each other. Miles passed Hunter PR in the 100 and then Hunter got his get back against Miles in the 200. Those two are in both 4x100 and 4x200 relays with Dylan Yocum and Gavin Hamlet. Those sprint relays also had season best times. Huge shout out to Garrett Martin. That kid played a baseball game where he got two outs and then came to the meet and ran in the 4x400. That 4x400 (which included PJ, Korey, and Bracdyn) logged a season best time. Josey McClausland ran the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣m hurdles for the second time this year. She was able to run well enough to shave 2 seconds off her first time. She has trusted the process and is doing extremely well. I'm excited for her to retry the 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣m hurdles next week! I don't usually talk about place winners, but I'll sneak them in down here. Maddie Long Jump 3rd 🥉 Kasyn 1600 1st🥇 Kasyn 3200 (was faster than the previous meet record) 2nd 🥈 Josey 100m hurdles 6th

🦆 ⚾️ ends in a 2-2 tie with Brown County. Great outing on the mound for Oscar Jones! Ducks will be back in action on Monday at West Prairie. #GODUCKS #BUYIN

Congratulations to the high school choir on their amazing performance at the IHSA Organizational Contest tonight in Beardstown! They came home with a Division 1 Rating! Way to go, choir! Go Ducks!

The softball game today 4/17 has been canceled. Illini West administration did not feel comfortable sending the kids here with the potential weather threat.

The high school boys baseball game scheduled for tomorrow at Farmington Saturday, April 18 has been moved to Monday May 11th.

DUCKS @ Hornets