Havana CUSD

A message from Mr. Plater

Congratulations to the following coaches, who were approved for new roles by the BOE last night: Matt Leng for HS Football Head Coach. Adam Wherley and Randi Cowell for HS Golf. Craig Bals for HSXC and JV Boys Bball. Phil Foster for JH Boys bball. Rusty Sarnes for Head Softball and Todd Snowden for JH/HS asst Softball. Scott Cowell for JHFB. Logan Jackson for HS Track. Nicole Cowin for JH Cheer. Go Ducks!

To 2020 seniors & parents, There are a lot of scams out there to get money from you. If we had nominated your student for a national award, then l would contact the parent & the student. Scam organizations send certificates & then ask for money. Be careful, true awards are free!

Please see the June Football Newsletter from new head football coach Matt Leng and his coaching staff. Go Ducks!

Great first couple days getting back to work for our student-athletes during summer workouts and conditioning! Extremely proud of the participation and hard work by the students, including the help by our coaches! Keep up the great work...the journey/process never ends! Go Ducks!

Reminder...all high school students interested in attending summer workouts and conditioning, those workouts will begin tomorrow morning, Monday, June 15, from 7:00-8:30 AM at the practice football field. Students should meet by the fitness center for check-in before workouts begin. All workouts will follow IHSA and Havana School District Return to Play guidelines. All students attending must have a signed waiver by a parent/guardian in order to participate. Those forms can be brought to workouts tomorrow morning. Go Ducks!

Summer Running Club will begin for the JHXC runners on Tuesday, June 16th at 8am. We will meet every Tuesday and Thursday through the end of July from 8:00-8:30 AM. Please meet in front of the junior high at 7:45am in order to sign a waiver and have temperatures taken. You can print off the attached waiver, or there will be one available for you to sign that morning. No athlete will be allowed to run until the form is signed by a parent/guardian. Social distancing measures will be in place. Please contact Coach Heye(dheye@havana126.net) or Coach French(nfrench@havana126.net) to let them know your child will be in attendance or if you have any questions. Go Ducks!

Summer workouts and conditioning for high school student-athletes will begin this coming Monday, June 15, from 7:00-8:30 AM at the Havana football field and practice football field. Attached is a consent form that all athletes MUST HAVE signed by a parent/guardian and turned in before participating. Any athlete without a signed consent form CANNOT participate. Guidelines and further information can be found on the two attached forms as well. The guidelines are the district’s Return to Play plan and follows the IHSA’s Return to Play Stage 1 plan, as well as the Governor’s Phase 3 plan for COVID-19. For anyone who cannot print the forms, they may be picked up in a paper copy form tomorrow, Friday, June 12, between 8:15-9:15 AM by the fitness center entrance behind the high school via drive up. Also, forms were emailed to all high school students through ALMA this morning. Any questions, please contact Tyler Southwood (tsouthwood2@havana126.net) or Nathan Brady (nbrady@havana126.net)

Juniors who plan to take a dual credit course with Spoon River this fall are able to take the required placement test at the Havana Center on Tues 6/23 or Wed 6/24 (9:00 am or 1:30 pm each day). Due to gathering restrictions and social distancing, students MUST call for an appointment at 309-543-4413. Only those with an appt. will be admitted.

Congrats to the high schools boys and girls basketball teams for being honored on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s list for all academic teams! Go Ducks! https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fc2lav1lwtqvat88qkq7bniq5gv6irr47

It was a beautiful morning to plant the FFA Plot! We are thankful for all the help and donations. We are also excited about the learning opportunities that will come with the brand new irrigation and irrigation technology!

Attention to any HS girl interested in playing HS Volleyball: Due to the school year being cut short, our end of the year volleyball meetings couldn’t take place. If you are interested in playing this upcoming school year- please email me at efoster@havana126.net. Once we get the all clear by the IHSA- we will send out info about summer workouts, fundraising, open gyms, sand pit times, etc. We look forward to seeing you and working with you! Go Ducks! 🏐🦆

Thank you to Pete Brown for installing some new windows at the Football field/track concession stand...Go Ducks!

District openings as of 5/29: 1) JH Social Studies teacher, w/ coaching opportunities. 2) HS Golf Coach 3) JH Football Coach Contact nbrady@havana126.net if interested.

Chromebooks - The ISBE stance on opening school is that we may open in the Fall of 2020 if we can follow the CDC guidelines to open schools or schools must start school year with Remote Learning. Currently, the CDC guidelines are so strict that is impossible to start up school typically with students in attendance. Until we get the green light from the Governor and the State Superintendent that we may start school with students in attendance, then students will use their current Chromebooks to begin the year. QNS can only take all of the computers off the network or they physically have to touch each computer to take it off the network. Because of this, then no machines that were on the network last year to include seniors' may be power washed at this time. The moment we get the green light to be able to have students attend school, then we will take all Chromebooks off our network and they can be power washed. Thank You for Your Patience, Mr. McKinney

Senior Graduation Slideshow Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-MFszSKeoS334A4WRd89ZaWFcuBeweQC Some of you are going to want the video(s) as a keepsake and if you do a little research in Google you can find out how to download a Youtube video. This is the only way we could do it because of the size of the file. Take Care, Mr. McKinney

Havana High School grades are posted for 4th Quarter and the Semester for students and parents to view on line.

Today is the 7th and 8th grade pick up at the Havana Junior High from 4-6. Please pull up to the canopy and we will bring your items to you.

Today is the 5th and 6th grade pick up at the Havana Junior High from 4-6. Please pull up to the canopy and we will bring your items to you.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Johnson and Noah Blakeley, on receiving the American Legion Award.