This is Mr. McKinney at the High School.
Tomorrow, August 10th is registration. All high school students will register in the high school office area. Enter into the building through the gym doors on the west side of the school. In person registration is open from 9:00 – 1:00, 2:30 – 5:30. You can still register on-line though Alma Start if you wish. As per the Governor’s order, anyone entering the building will have to wear a mask the whole time they are inside. We will have a table set up in the hallway where you will pick up your demographic sheet and make any changes to it, so we can update your records in the student management system. Yearbooks will be passed out in Room 26. Fees, schedule changes can be done in the office. We also will have signup sheet for those that would like to opt into our testing to stay in school program. Signing up would mean that when a student has been close contact to a positive case we could do the minimal evasive quick nasal swab test to ensure whether or not they were positive. If they were not positive then they would stay in school. We think we will have a lot of parents’ sign their students up for the program tomorrow and we in turn should only have to quarantine students in the program when they are actually positive. At the high school, we had 569 quarantined students last year. We had several students that were quarantined multiple times, so signing up for this program could significantly reduce those numbers. We would also ask that if your student has received the vaccine for COVID that you bring in the card and we can make a copy of it and put it in their file. Students who have been vaccinated and are symptom free do not have to quarantine due to close contact. For those that have registered on-line, the test to stay forms are on the link on the district website along with other information about Covid protocols this year. It is located under the scrolling photos in white box marked (Covid/Return To School Info). You can print off a permission sheet and have your student bring a completed one to school the first day of school. We will also have copies in the office. We are going to get through this year with less academic and athletic interruptions and more normal activities for our students and the test to stay program will support this greatly.
Thank You
See the attached flyer for the upcoming Meet the Ducks night on Friday, August 20th. Come out and support your Ducks starting at 5:00 PM in the Havana High School gym for the HHS volleyball scrimmage followed by the events at Arthur Dufelmeier Field starting at 6:00 PM. The Havana Booster Club will also be holding a membership drive. This year there will be $1 gate fee. Sign up to be a Booster Club member and support Havana Duck athletes and you will get free admission along with a raffle entry for a free gift. Booster Club individual memberships are $10 and family memberships are $15. With your membership you will receive a hot dog and soda per family member, along with a free giveaway. If you are interested in joining the Booster Club, please talk to a member at Meet the Ducks Night. Also, anyone willing to donate sports drinks for the HS football team, the 12th man will be collecting those as people arrive as well. Go Ducks!
Junior High football begins practice tomorrow, Wednesday, August 11th, from 6:30-8:00 PM for all 7th and 8th graders that are interested in participating this year. Practice will continue at the same time on Thursday and Friday this week. Equipment will be handed out to players after practices each night. Practice will take place behind the Havana Junior High School between the junior high building and the softball field. Players should bring their own water bottles as well. Any questions can be sent to Coach Scott Cowell at scowell@havana126.net
Junior High girls softball game scheduled for this afternoon at PORTA has been cancelled due to field conditions. Girls will practice tonight from 3-5 PM at the softball field.
Reminder that HS Fall sports practices begin tomorrow, Monday, August 9th. Football, volleyball, golf, and cross country kick off the new school year for our HS student-athletes. Contact your coaches for specific practice times for each individual sport. Make sure and have a physical completed and extracurricular office forms to give your coaches before the first practice. Any practices that are indoors will require student-athletes to be masked regardless of vaccination status per the IDPH, IHSA, and IESA sports guidance. Can’t wait to see all of the sports teams back at it this year! Go Ducks!
High School Volleyball practice begins tomorrow at the High School gym from 8:30-11am. Players need to bring all the necessary paperwork, their own water bottle, running shoes and a mask. Go Ducks! 🏐🦆
JH girls softball goes 1-2 at the Farmington Invite today. Back at it on Monday at PORTA. Go Ducks!
Good luck to the JH softball team as they open their season at the Farmington Invite today. Go Ducks!
Beginning Band Kidder Instrument Night for 5th grade parents and students will be August 19th in the Havana Junior High School band room from 6:00-8:00 PM. Due to the recent state mandate, all those that attend must wear a mask inside the building. Contact band director, Mrs. Wiegers, by email at awiegers@havana126.net with any questions.
Registration for the High School is next Wednesday, August 11th, from 9am-1pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm. Enter through the West doors to the gym. Registration will take place in the office area.
For returning students: We will have you confirm your information is correct on your Demographic sheet. Please make sure your phone number and email are correct for communication purposes. The yearbooks are here are can be picked up in room 26 along with senior photos. For new students: We have a packet of information we will need you to fill out.
All Students: Fees and schedule changes can be done in the office. You can pay fees on-line through My School Bucks, which can be set up with credit card (The Link is on District website) or Alma Stripe, which would link to bank account directly. You can also pay in the office via cash or a check. Schedule changes will only be done for academic reasons.
Masks must be worn while in the building, per our new State mandate that came out this week.
We are finalizing our back to school protocols and procedures and will have more information for you at Registration pertaining to the beginning of the school year.
Breakfast and Lunches for all students will be free for the 2021-22 school year.
The first day for students is Wednesday, August 18th. We will be back on regular school hours this year. High School will begin at 8:00 and we will dismiss at 3:00 on regular schedule days.
If you have not registered online through ALMA start, then we hope to see everyone at Registration next Wednesday, August 11th.
Best,
David McKinney
Parents and Guardians,
We just learned today from Aramark, that all students will receive free lunches, regardless of status, for the entire 2021-22 school year! Please see the letter below for more information regarding this news.
Just a reminder that Junior High Registration is next Wednesday, August 11th, from 9am-1pm and 2:30-5:30pm, here at the Junior High. Each building will be conducting registration at their respective buildings...we hope to see you then! Go Ducks!
All high school football players...Equipment handout will take place this Sunday, August 8th at the HS Fitness Center. Equipment handout starts with seniors and juniors at 3:00 PM and continues with sophomores at 4:00 PM and ends with freshmen at 5:00 PM. All school physicals and required school forms can be turned into Coach Leng at the equipment handout. Also, football players are reminded to continue their card sales and the final card sale event will take place on Thursday, August 12th at 4:30 PM. Any questions can be answered by contacting Coach Leng.
As extracurricular activities begin practices in the district this week and next week, in accordance with Governor JB Pritzker's mask mandate for schools during his speech on August 4th, the IHSA adopted their sports guidance in accordance with IDPH as well. At this time, the IDPH all-sports policy "requires masks to be worn for all indoor IHSA athletic events regardless of an individual’s vaccination status. This mask directive for indoor athletic events applies to student-athletes, coaches, officials, game personnel, and fans." To view the IHSA announcement on the new mask policy, please visit the following link address: https://www.ihsa.org/News-Media/Announcements/august-4-idph-update-masks-temporarily-required-for-indoor-sports. Anyone with questions can contact Havana School District Athletic Director, Tyler Southwood, by email at tsouthwood2@havana126.net. As always, decisions related to COVID are changing regularly and things remain very fluid. Any new announcements will be posted to the Havana School District webpage.
A quick reminder for all high school football players...Equipment handout will take place this Sunday, August 7th at the HS Fitness Center. Equipment handout starts with seniors and juniors at 3:00 PM and continues with sophomores at 4:00 PM and ends with freshmen at 5:00 PM. All school physicals and required school forms can be turned into Coach Leng at the equipment handout. Also, football players are reminded to continue their card sales and the final card sale event will take place on Thursday, August 12th at 4:30 PM. Any questions can be answered by contacting Coach Leng.
All cheer and dance student-athletes will be included in the player/parent meeting for tonight as well. Please do your best to attend the meeting tonight if possible. Coach Allison Schultz will have some forms for those participating in cheer and dance during their individual team meeting following the group meeting that starts at 6:00 PM.
A player and parent meeting will be held tonight, Monday, August 2nd at 6:00 PM at the HS football field and track for all Havana High School Fall sports athletes (boys/girls golf, football, cross country, and volleyball), as well as Havana Junior High football players (those entering grades 7-8 ONLY). A quick all group meeting will start at the main home bleacher area and then individual sports groups will split up at different areas for your sport specific meetings with their coaches. Please do your best to attend this meeting if you plan to play a Fall sport this year. Go Ducks!
2022 REGISTRATION is OPEN at HIGH SCHOOL. Registration for students returning to Havana School District is open for the High School at this time. All you need to do is login to your alma account and make sure you are in the correct school year. Then go to Alma start and complete the form "Havana High School Registration Form - Returning Students 2022" The directions if you need them are at this link. https://5il.co/uuoo This process works better on a computer or tablet, but can be done on your phone. You can pay fees online through Alma in your Stripe account or through your My School Bucks account.
Thanks, David McKinney
Hello JH parents and guardians!
The 2021-22 school year is almost here!
Junior High Registration will be Wednesday, August 11th at Havana Junior High, from 9am-1pm and 2:30pm-5:30pm in the Junior High office.
First day for students will be Wednesday, August 18th.
We are currently working on our return to school plan, as situations can change daily...please be patient with this process. Below is a message from Supt. Plater....
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me: nbrady@havana126.net or call the JH Office: 309-543-3384
Thank you for your time and enjoy the rest of your summer break...and hopefully we will see everyone on 8/11 at registration. Go Ducks!
Junior High Cross Country practice starts tomorrow, Monday, August 2nd, from 8:00-9:00am. All those 5-8 grade boys and girls interested in participating should meet under the overhang at the Havana Junior High School at the start of practice. Those planning to participate should bring a completed physical to turn into the coaches in order to practice. Go Ducks!
Another reminder for all Havana High School Fall sports athletes (boys/girls golf, football, cross country, and volleyball), as well as Havana Junior High football players (those entering grades 7-8 ONLY)...a player and parent meeting will be held on Monday, August 2nd at 6:00 PM at the HS football field and track. A quick all group meeting will start at the main home bleacher area and then individual sports groups will split up at different areas for your sport specific meetings with their coaches. Go Ducks!