Havana High

JV volleyball defeats Brimfield 2 games to none. Varsity is up next. Go Ducks!

Welcome back students! Don't forget that HHS yearbooks can be purchased at any time either online or with Ms. Peifer in room 26. This year, yearbooks will remain $40 up until the last date of purchase. Email kpeifer@havana126.net if you have any questions!

The HHS First Semester Final Exam Schedule has been posted in the documents folder on the Havana High School Web Page. All students will take final exams in all classes; no exams will be given early without permission from Mr. McKinney.

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.

Happy Halloween! HHS Journalism is hosting a pumpkin painting contest for $5! It includes some paint, a paintbrush, and of course your pumpkin! You are welcome to use your own paint as well! Pumpkins need to be brought to school Wednesday to be voted on! Winner will receive a spooky gift basket as well as $20 off their yearbook! The halloween spirit week starts off Monday with Monster Monday! Dress up as your favorite spooky monster!

HHS Cross Country and Golf sports pictures can be ordered with the code on the following flyer. Please contact Ms. Peifer at kpeifer@havana126.net with any questions.

Notice: From the High School Subject: Meals for Students This is Mr. McKinney at the high school. While students are Remote Learning we are prepared to deliver meals to all who want them. The Federal Government has made meals during this time free for all that would like to have meals. If your high school student would like to have meals delivered, then please email one of our two secretaries (Darla Ridenour – dridenour@havana126.net or Katie Procarione – kprocarione@havana126.net) If you do not have the ability to email then call the office at (309) 543 – 3384. Please identify which pick up location you would like to use to receive your student’s meals when you email or call. Meals are delivered on Mondays and Thursdays. Here are the delivery/Pickup Locations and Pickups Times. Havana High School cafeteria outside exit 10:00 The Shed 10:35 Bath Bus Stop 10:45 Kilbourne Bus Stop 11:00 Blue Sky 11:50 Housing 11:50

Dear Havana High School Parents and Students There have been 6 positive COVID cases reported to us over the past 9 days. These 6 positive student cases have forced 73 students and 2 staff members to be quarantined due to having close contact. This is 1/3 of all in-person learning students. We have decided to move Havana HS to a “Temporary” Remote Learning Situation starting Tomorrow Sept. 29th until Monday, Oct. 12th. This decision is not being made out of fear as the health department agrees there is no evidence that the virus has been spread to anyone while at school to date. During this 2-week period all HS students should stay at home and practice all the safety protocols of using hand sanitizer, wearing masks, social distancing, and refrain from touching their face while outside of their home. If these measures are not followed, then this 2-week period could actually provide more opportunity for the virus to be spread and in effect have the opposite desired outcome. Teachers will still come to work and deliver instruction to students daily. Students will need to use their school provided device to communicate with their teachers, watch instructional videos, continue to complete assignments and participate like they were still in person. If you live in a location that does not afford you a quality internet connection, we ask that you consider finding a better connection or location so you can continue your studies. There are free wifi and hotspots in many communities, restaurants, libraries, and in the school parking lots. The district has ordered some Verizon and AT&T hotspots to assist those that live in remote areas, but we are still waiting on those to be delivered. This is a temporary situation, so we won’t be able to assist homes with an internet installation in this situation. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and we appreciate your support during this very challenging and difficult time. We aren’t the ones making the rules and none of us asked to be put in these situations. We are simply trying our best to follow the rules for the safety and wellbeing of everyone until things can return to normal. New Central Elementary and Havana Junior High will continue with in person learning. Respectfully, Superintendent Plater and Principal McKinney

This is Mr. McKinney. During the 6 hours students are at school we have many protocals in place for them to follow in order to limit the spread of the virus and continue with In-Person Learning. What students do the 18 hours they are away from school could force the high school to change to Remote Learning. If you want your student to continue to have In-Person Learning and take part in school activities they must strictly follow the protocols outside of school.

HHS yearbooks can be purchased online at jostensyearbooks.com or in person to Ms. Peifer in room 26. Yearbooks purchased before September 25th will have the option to add icons for free with the purchase of personalization! See Ms. Peifer with any questions! Checks should be made payable to Havanual.

HHS Cross Country and Golf pictures can be ordered online at inter-state.com/order with the code 53258T. See Ms. Peifer for questions.

Any staff or students with Symptoms can contact MDH to see a physician or get tested if needed.

To All In-Person Learners The first day of school is this Monday, August 24th. All students should check their schedules in Alma because they could have changed recently. All students will enter only through the two west entrances. Mr. Wherley and I will be checking temperatures before students enter the building. The doors will open at 7:40 a.m. As soon as a student enters the building they must go directly to their 1st hour class that is on their schedule, unless a student is eating breakfast. I will then present to the students over the intercom our procedures for this year. Afterwards, students may see Mr. Wherley to have the schedule fixed only if they are missing a class. Day One changes will be dedicated to students without a full schedule. We will announce when other students can change their classes. The last day to change schedules will be Friday, August 28th. After the first day, parents will need to certify that their own students meet the criteria to come to school by going over the “Covid Screening Questions” with their students. If the student is ok they are to wear their bracelet that they will get the first day. If they answer yes to any one of the four questions, then they must stay home and we ask that you call the office for further instructions. The screening questions will be given to your student on the first day and they will be posted on the high school website. Thank You, Mr. McKinney

Remote Learners 1. Your online education provider will be Educere. Classes will have a virtual instructor where you watch videos and have school work to complete. 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

Tonight's Freshman Orientation Powerpoint slides have been emailed to parents & students. We will not allow parents & students to go anywhere but the gym tonight. I will not be covering anything on Remote Learning tonight. Information on Remote Learning will be out next week.

Freshman Orientation tonight @ gym. Last name A-M: 6:30-7:30, N-Z: 7:45 - 8:45. Only one parent w/ student. All wear mask over nose & mouth, People attending spread out away from other families when seating. See you tonight. Tuesday, August 11th.

2019-2020 Yearbooks are in! While we are all super excited to see how they turned out, underclassmen will need to wait until school starts to pick them up. Graduated Seniors should contact Ms. Peifer at kpeifer@havana126.net to find a time to pick them up. There are also many extra yearbooks if you forgot to purchase one last year! If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. P!

This is Mr. McKinney For those that did not register online, High school registration is Thursday August 06th (tomorrow) from 9:00 – 1:00 AND 2:00 – 5:30 To limit contact - For each student: Only one parent will be allowed in the building and their student can accompany them if and only if they need a schedule change. We will be asking for every parent to make sure their contact information is correct. We need a current phone number, address and email. We encourage everyone to establish a parent Alma account (Our Student Management System). We can help you with that if you do not have one. We also encourage you to download the Alma Now application and the Havana Ducks application for your phones. High school information goes out through the high school sites: Our webpage, Facebook page, Twitter page. We also will send out phone messages. Make sure you check the high school accounts for high school information to include our calendar. Before coming to registration we ask all planning to enter the building go to the high school website and scroll to the bottom of the page and go through the Covid Self checker and make sure that you or your student do not have any of the signs of Covid 19. I will ask you to give me a thumbs up if you and your student do not have Covid signs before allowing you to enter the building. Everyone will enter through the gym doors on the West side of high school building. Anyone entering must have a mask on and it must be worn over the mouth and nose at all times. We ask that all maintain 6 feet apart. Filling out Forms, checking demographics and dropping off other paperwork will be done in the hallway. Paying fees and changing schedules will be done in the office. All will exit out the west side doors by the office and we ask that you then go to your cars and exit the school property. We will have signs to direct you. We are going to do everything we can to keep this virus out of our schools and have our students at school continuing their essential education. We will distribute masks, bracelets and computers to students the first day of school. In advance thank you for your patience and cooperation. God Bless, Mr. McKinney