Welcome Back, New Central!
Junior High Girls Softball team kicks off their season tonight at AC-Central with a 4:30 PM start! Go Ducks!
Havana Ducks golf gear is now on sale! Go to the BSN shop for a great selection of items. Anyone can order! Shop closes on the 24th. Use the following link to access the shop: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/DVecXNSLxC
Go Ducks!!
Remote Learners
1. Your online education provider will be Educere. Classes will have a virtual instructor where you watch videos and do class work. There will be an instructor from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. you can ask any questions you have.
2. This will be a semester commitment. You will need to put 6.5 hours a day into your on-line education just like you have to when you are at school. There will be real grades no matter what given by this company. We will not give out incompletes unless it follows our handbook guidance. If courses are not finished the student will receive a failing grade for the course.
3. We will pass out computers to Remote Learners Thursday from 1:00 – 3:00 in the library. A – K from 1:00 – 2:00 and L-Z from 2:00 – 3:00. Remote learners will enter through the office door. All will be masked and screened before they enter.
4. Mr. Wherley will be sending an email to remote learners through their school email giving directions on how to log into the Educere site and begin your class work.
5. Educere online learning begins on Monday August 24th.
If I test positive or am ill with symptoms, when can I return to school or work? This flow charts was created after consulting with the Mason Co. Health Department.
Here is the link to the IL Dept. of Public Health frequently asked questions page that was updated yesterday!
https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDPH-School-FAQs.pdf
Please see the new extracurricular activities and spectator information the Havana School District Athletic Department has been given from IDPH, the IHSA, and the IESA for guidelines to host contests and follow during the upcoming Fall sports season. Contact district athletic director Tyler Southwood by email at tsouthwood2@havana126.net with any questions.
Junior High Cross Country begins on Monday, August 10th at 8am. Please meet in the front of the JH. Temperature and symptom checks will be done before practice begins. Athletes must have a physical in order to participate. We are excited to start the season! GO DUCKS!
All Havana High School boys and girls planning on participating in cross country this year, practice begins on Monday, August 10th, at 9:00 AM. Meet behind the high school before the start of practice. Must have a valid physical in order to begin practice. Physicals can be turned into the high school office or given to Coach Bals before the first practice.
All Havana High School boys and girls planning on participating in golf this year, practice begins on Monday, August 10th, at 3:00 PM. Meet by the High School fitness center before the start of practice. Must have a valid physical in order to begin practice. Physicals can be turned into the high school office or given to either Coach Wherley or Coach Cowell before the first practice.
Parents: if you have not yet registered your student at New Central, you may do so today (Aug 6) from 3:30-5:30 regardless of grade level.
In person registration for New Central is today, August 5. 1st and 2nd grade 9:00-11:00; 3rd and 4th grades 3:30-5:30; kindergarten 6:00. All students may register in person regardless of remote or in person status. Only one parent per student and no siblings, please. You'll be asked to wear a mask as well.
Tomorrow, August 6, students in 3rd and 4th grades may register from 9:00-11:00 and 1st and 2nd grade students from 3:30-5:30. Kindergarten registration is at 6:00.
Attention High School Athletes:
There will be a brief meeting for any boy or girl that plans to run high school cross country. The meeting will be this Thursday (8/6) morning at 10:00 am, and we will meet on the football field bleachers. Please be sure to spread out when you arrive! Forms, schedules, etc. will be given out at this time. Hope to see many of you there!
There will be a brief meeting for boys signed up to play golf this Wednesday morning at 10:00am. We will meet outside the fitness center doors in the back of the high school. Forms, schedules, etc. will be given out.
New Central families: We need to know today if your student is attending in person or remotely this fall. You may email Mrs Cowell at rcowell@havana126.net or fill out the survey that can be found on the school website. If you have already filled out the survey we have your information, thanks!
Jr. High Cross Country will begin on Monday, August 10th. Practice will be from 8-9am at the JH. Athletes must have a physical before they can participate. Parents please be ready to fill out paperwork at drop off. Please contact Coach Heye with any questions! Go Ducks!
Havana Junior High softball will hold its first workout of the year on Monday, August 3 from 3:30-5:30 PM at the softball field for all incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls interested in participating in softball this year. In order to practice, all girls must have a valid physical. Go Ducks!
The IESA has reinstated Fall sports for middle/junior high school students, including two sports played at the Havana Junior High School - softball and cross country. More information and details will be provided when the IESA updates their webpage. If you have any questions, please contact either district athletic director Tyler Southwood at tsouthwood2@havana126.net. For sport-specific questions, contact softball coach Rusty Sarnes or cross country coaches Dana Heye or Nikki French. Start date for practices are TBA and updates regarding those decisions will be put on the school live feed and the district app in the future. Go Ducks!
From Coach Cowell: There will be a meeting for girls signed up to play golf tomorrow, August 31, at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot behind the Ag shop. Please bring a copy of your physical if you have it.
Any students planning on participating in high school cross country this year need to email Coach Craig Bals to indicate an interest in participating this Fall. Coach Bals email is cbals@havana126.net. Please do that ASAP. As of now, practice is scheduled to start August 10. Also, make sure that you have scheduled a physical so that you can be eligible to participate.