Farmington Central CUSD #265

For those of you heading to Rockridge for JH wrestling tonight, they will be wrestling in the High School Gym (South Gym). Fans will need to park in the south lot near the baseball field and enter through door 1. There will be JH basketball going on in our JH gym.

Weigh-ins tonight will be at 4 pm and the meet will begin at 5 pm.

The order for tonight will be:

Rockridge v Farmington
Farmington v ROWVA
Rockridge v ROWVA

The following schedule changes are taking place this week, please make a note!

Girls basketball : The varsity will play at 6 PM on Wednesday here at home followed by a modified JV game.
Also, Saturday, the varsity girls will play at 11 AM at Tremont followed by a modified JV game.

Boys Basketball: Saturday, January 10th, the JV will play at home at 12 PM and the varsity will follow at 1:30 PM.

The Girls wrestling: The match scheduled for Thursday at home has been cancelled.

Stay tuned for any other upcoming changes!

Families: If you missed the turn in date for the mini dance camp before you break, please send them in tomorrow with your student!

Congratulations to the varsity girls basketball team! They finished as the Consolation Champions at the Princeville Holiday Tournament. The Farmers went 2-1 with wins over Bushnell-Prairie City and Galva.

Please note the following schedule change to the high school girls basketball schedule. The JV game at N. Fulton has been cancelled for January 22. The varsity game will begin at 6 PM.

Congratulations to freshman wrestler, Lindzey Brewer, who finished 5th at the Jacksonville High School Girls Wrestling Invitational yesterday! She went 3-1 with 3 pins on the day!

Good luck to the Jr. High School Wrestling team as they travel to Tremont tonight for a meet beginning at 5:30 PM.

Also, good luck to the Jr. High Basketball team as they take on Havana tonight at home beginning at 6:00 PM.

Please note: the JV girls basketball game at Havana on Monday, December 22, has been cancelled. The varsity game has been moved up to a 6PM start time.

Winter Break- December 22nd - January 5. School resumes Tuesday, January 6. Have a wonderful break!!

☃️While students battled it out at the Frosty Farmer Showdown, our teachers kicked back and enjoyed a baked potato bar and some much deserved chill time. ☃️

🏆This marked our 2nd Frosty Farmer Showdown, and thanks to Mr. Whitcomb and Mr. Platt, we now have a traveling trophy to pass each year! 🏆

🎅A big congratulations to this year's Grand Champions: Mr. Dubre's Farmer Time the Santa Schloz's. 🎅

💜School spirit, friendly competition, and community at it's best. 💜

Congratulations to our own Coach Toby Vallas! It was announced today that he has been elected into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame! This marks a significant achievement in his career as a football coach. A well deserved honor! Congratulations Coach!

The Farmington High School Dance Team is hosting a mini-dance camp for students in grades Pre-K-5 coming up in January. Please see the attached information for more details and to sign up!

Good luck to the Jr. High Boys Basketball team as they take on Macomb tonight (12/16) in games beginning at 5:30 PM.

Early out (2:09) on Thursday, December 18, and Friday, December 19.

Good luck to the 8th grade boys basketball team as they play Havana tonight in the Fulton County Tournament. The game will be played at Canton Ingersoll. Tipoff is at 7:30 PM.

For those of you going to the JH Wrestling meet tonight, here are the details:
The meet is at ROWVA HS.
346 E ROVA Dr
Oneida

Weigh ins start at 4:00. Wrestling at 5:00.
Order of duals:
RW vs Farmington
United vs Farmington
RW vs United

Yesterday, our HS wrestlers braved the elements to compete in the PORTA wrestling tournament. Isaac Showalter finished in first place with 2 pins, a major decision and a 5-1 decision in the finals. Isaac did not surrender a single take down all day. Bradlee Ellis finished in second place and had 2 pins. Jackson Ralph placed sixth. Xander Simerly did not place, but he earned a pin. Congratulations to all! The next meet will be at home on Tuesday against Eureka and ROWVA.

Thank you to all who helped out today at the cheerleading competition! Especially our custodial staff who worked tirelessly to keep the sidewalks, parking lots and entryways as safe as possible!! Congratulations to the HS Cheerleaders on the second place finish and the JH Cheerleaders on their first place finish at our home invitational!

Please Note: After careful consideration, the National Honor Society regrets to inform you that the Jolly Jamboree has been cancelled due to weather conditions. If you paid for your child to attend, the money will be in the Elementary office. Thank you for your understanding