Sophomore Jacob Huynh earned the award of Most Improved for the 2020 high school cross country season. Jacob improved his 3 mile time by 7:14 this year. This was his first year running, so we are looking forward to continued growth in the future!
The students and staff at New Central Elementary would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all veterans of the U.S. armed forces. Please use the following link to view our gift of appreciation: https://animoto.com/play/urdoxrekuXrZN9PavzDH6w (video production by Kaitlyn Strauman)
First meeting of the 6th grade Knitting club. All members picked up the knitting process quickly! We are making hats for the pre-K kids and for people in need. Thanks Mrs. McDaniel and students!
Tomorrow, November 11, 2020 there will be no school in the Havana 126 school district in observance of Veterans’ Day. Please thank a vet for their service!
The Dunker Dollar Days Wall is filling up! One week left to bring in dollars! Camouflage Day this Friday!!
It was awesome to show our Havana #126 TEAM how much we appreciate the job they are doing for our students. Frozen Turkeys were passed out to every employee in a drive by hand off after school on Friday! Thanks to Randy at County Market for assisting us with this awesome event.
It is always a great day to be a Duck!
We have received several inquiries about the recent announcements last week from both the IHSA and the Governor's office regarding the upcoming basketball season. Please understand that as a district we are studying all of the developments carefully and gathering as much information as possible before making a decision. Our district will continue to have discussions regarding the start of the high school boys and girls basketball seasons that are scheduled to begin on November 16. Once we have more clarity, a parent meeting will be scheduled to address those decisions and answer any questions parents might have. At this time, if you have any questions, please contact our athletic director, Tyler Southwood, at the junior high school office or by email at tsouthwood2@havana126.net. Go Ducks!
Mrs. Brady's class has been busy. Apples, pumpkins, and field trips oh my.
Tonight's Junior High girls basketball contact day will be only for 7th/8th grade and will not include 5th/6th grade players. For those 7th/8th grade girls, tonight's time is from 4:30-6:00 PM at the Havana Junior High School gym. Bring your own water, towel, and have a mask.
The girl’s cross country team finished 14th overall today at the Elmwood Sectional. Adam Bohm finished 5th overall in the boy’s race. It was a great season for the all of the runners, and we are thankful we got to compete. Go Ducks!
JHGBB contact days Nov 2nd-13th 4:30-6pm daily @Jr High except Nov 3rd &11th (No school) will be @ River Front stairs 3:00-3:45. We will strictly follow current social guidelines. Face masks required in the gym social distancing, no shared equipment.We will provide mask breaks.
Good luck to Adam Bohm as he runs in the IHSA Sectional meet in Elmwood this morning!
Good luck to the High School Girls Cross Country team as they run in the IHSA Sectional race at Elmwood today! Go Ducks!
Mrs. Okeson challenged her first grade class to build a bat that could fly. Each student designed their own and then ran test flights.
This is a friendly reminder to everyone that Pets are not allowed on school property per the visitor and spectator code of conduct adopted August of 2016. We have over 1000 people utilizing our grounds on a daily basis. We love pets, but we are responsible for the safety of our students and employees, and pets can be unpredictable at times especially in crowds of strangers. Exposing students and staff to animals is a liability for the pet owner and the district. Schools are not public property and therefore not the same as a park. No one wants to step in any messes and the best way to ensure that no one is harmed by an animal or caught in the middle of fighting animals is to not have them here in the first place. Please leave your animals at home when picking up and dropping off students and while attending any school events. Failing to adhere to our policy could result in your being banned from our facilities and events.
This Saturday, there will be an IHSA Sectional cross country meet in Elmwood. The picture below has all of the information you will need if you want to take a drive and come show your support. Go Ducks!
Mrs. Pratt’s class is enjoying some candy corn as they learn about how candy corn is made and wrap up their spooky story writing activity!
The Havana High School Dance team is holding a fundraiser online. Information about the fundraiser can be found at the following web address:
https://communityconnections.uscellular.com/support/havana-ducks-dance-team/story
The Dance team appreciates your support! Go Ducks!
DUNKER DOLLAR (Camouflage) DAYS
Havana School District Parents and Students-
The next two weeks (November 2nd-November13th) will be DUNKER DOLLAR DAYS at the Havana Junior High School, High School, and New Central. The money raised will go towards the Chris Dunker Memorial Scholarship. Each year in May, a Havana High School senior graduate is presented with a $500 scholarship to be used towards a college or trade school the senior will be attending. Mr. Dunker was an avid hunter so we (Dunker Family) thought it would be fun to have the DUNKER DOLLAR (CAMOUFLAGE) DAYS that lead up to wearing camouflage on Friday, November 13th. If you don’t have any camouflage, no worries…camouflage stickers or bracelets will be provided. Even though Mr. Dunker was usually seen around school with his dress pants, dress shirt and tie, camouflage was his favorite dress apparel/style. Below is the activities/plans for the two weeks:
Monday, November 2ndth- Friday, November 13th
· Students will bring in a dollar and/or donation on one of those days. Each student only has to bring in $1.00; one day. When a student brings in a $1.00, he/she will get to add their name to the DUNKER DOLLAR (CAMOUFLAGE) DAYS wall that will be displayed in the school hallway
· The homeroom classes that bring in the most money, will be awarded with Dunker Dessert – Mrs. Tomm’s awesome and delicious brownies (Junior High) and Dunker Doughnuts (High School and New Central)
Friday, November 13th
. Students and staff will wear camouflage
· There will be a contest, for the “coolest” camouflage dressed student(s). One boy and one girl (at each building) will be awarded a prize
Thank you so very much for your support!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Laura Dunker and Family