Congratulatons to Farmington Central HS Cheer Coach, Kim Pillman on being awarded the 2020 ICCA Coach of the Year! Coach Pillman was to receive this award at the ICCA Conference in March, but the conference was cancelled. Kara Bent, representing the ICCA, was able to present this award to Coach Pillman at her home, and it was also broadcast on a Zoom meeting. The FCHS Competitive Cheer Team had an extremely successful season. In the 2019-20 season, the Farmers claimed a 1st place finish in all 5 Competitive Cheer Invitationals they attended. In addition, the Farmers claimed the ICCA State Championship. To close the season, Coach Pillman's Cheerleaders earned the 2020 IHSA Small Division Runner-Up finish. The Cheerleaders had a very successful season. Congratulations Coach Pillman on a fantastic season and the 2020 ICCA Coach of the Year Award! https://youtu.be/CSil9C4KOFw
We’re excited to open the 2020-2021 school year application process for FCJHS Student Council! All current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders are invited to apply via the Google form located at the end of this email. If you need a paper copy, please contact Miss Clayton at cclayton@dist265.com or Mrs. Lettow at nlettow@dist265.com.
Important Dates:
Monday, April 20 - Application Process Opens
Friday, April 24 - Application Process Closes at Midnight
Monday, April 27 - 2020-2021 StuCo Members will be Announced
Tuesday, April 28 - Full Council Meeting (all current council and new members) via Zoom @ 2 PM
We’ve attached a two-page document that gives specific, detailed information about FCJHS Student Council. Please contact us if you have any questions.
FCJHS Student Council’s focus is on leadership, service, student voice, and engagement for the entire student body. Even though the conditions we are currently facing are far from ideal, we continue to work to improve the culture and climate of FCJHS.
Thank you,
Miss Clayton and Mrs. Lettow
FCJHS StuCo Advisors
Application Form: https://forms.gle/XdMonvioU6GuyL6k6
(Applications may be edited after they are submitted. No changes may be made after the deadline.)
Reminder that FCHS will take part in the #BeTheLight movement tonight. The stadium lights at FCHS will be turned on from 8-8:20pm. Please feel free to drive by the school on N. Lightfoot Rd, but be aware the campus is closed, including the parking lots.
Farmington Central HS will take part in the #BeTheLight movement this Friday, April 17. The lights at the Farmington District Stadium will be turned on from 8-8:20pm to show support for our school, our community, and the class of 2020.
FCES families: We are so proud of all our students for the work being done from home! Take a break and enjoy "lunch" with the FCES staff today- https://youtu.be/FWJ77sVY1pc
To reply back, visit our Flipgrid to record your own lunchtime message: https://flipgrid.com/fceslunch
Happy Wednesday! Just a quick reminder of our daily lunch schedule and note that meals will be served Monday, Wednesday & Friday until further notice, regardless of the school calendar. Therefore, meal service will be available this Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13. Thank you to all the staff members who are making this possible!
Please watch the following video for an update from Dr. Chatterton https://youtu.be/NtpvRor-ROI
Congratulations to Abby Gilles who was selected as Junior of the Month for March! She is active in Softball, Band, Art Club, and& Prom Committee. Congratulations, Abby!
Congratulations to Abigail Foshay who was selected as Sophomore of the Month for March! Abigail is active in Science Olympiad, Theater, & Color Guard. Congratulations, Abigail!
Gavin Mowen was selected as April’s Senior of the Month. Gavin excels academically as he is in the top 4% of his class while also an Illinois State Scholar and a recipient of the Illinois High School Principal’s Award. Along with his studies, Gavin is involved in various extracurricular activities which include: Drama Club, marching, concert, and pep band, theatre, WYSE team, Science Olympiad, Game Club, Art Club, swim team, cross country, and winter guard. In addition to his extensive involvement in school, Gavin finds time to give back as he volunteers within the community. He worked at WildLife Scary Park, mentored children as a camp counselor, and helped raise money for the band boosters by assisting with a potato booth. He will be attending the University of Wisconsin Stout in the fall where he will double major in Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. Congratulations, Gavin!
Congratulations to April FCHS Staff Member of the Month, Miss Petermeyer. Melissa Petermeyer is a 2005 Farmington Central High School graduate and Western Alumni. She is currently working on her Master’s in Secondary Ed. Mathematics through Western. This is her 7th year teaching at Farmington and her 8th year teaching. She lives in Yates City with her boyfriend Jeremy, their dog Blaise and their cat Tig. She enjoys reading, puzzles, playing Switch games, fishing, spending time outdoors and attending concerts. She enjoys seeing the lightbulb go off for students in math class and watching her students make connections within the subject. She is looking forward to being able to teach dual credit math classes after this summer! Congratulations, Miss Petermeyer.
Please watch the following video for an update from Dr. Chatterton https://youtu.be/VCu9ra_GzpQ
We are so proud to continue to be able to serve meals to our communities! In an effort to reduce contact, we will be scaling back the number of days these meals will be served. We will continue to provide daily breakfast and lunch, but those meals will be distributed 2 days at a time going forward- on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the same locations and times as before. Please see the attached document for the updated schedule.
Per Governor Pritzker's decree the Farmington Central CUSD#265 campus is "CLOSED" to ALL PEOPLE outside of the already established essential personnel within the administration, technology, maintenance, and food service departments.
Established educational opportunities will continue through March 30th. There will be more information forthcoming regarding school work beyond March 30th closer to that time. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to assist with the Grab and Go meal program. The program will continue during the shelter in.
Sincerely,
Dr. Zac Chatterton
It was not possible to capture everyone involved in a picture due to social distancing, but we want to give a huge shout out and thank you to the cafeteria staff, maintenance, bus drivers and administration who kept a little bit of normal running this week through school lunches. Over 2,000 meals were served this week!
Farmington Central Junior High cheer clinic and tryouts are postponed until further notice. We will reschedule as soon as possible once school is back in session. Please keep practicing at home!
Musical changes- Due to current circumstances, FCHS musical “Big Fish” has been moved to May 8,9 (both at 7pm) and May 10 (at 2pm). We apologize for any delay in information; however we needed confirmation from the rights company before doing so. We also are. ensuring that the materials within the theatre are sanitized during this break as well. Rehearsals will continue upon our return to school and will be as our usual schedule would dictate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Lambert (rlambert@dist265.com).
Hey Company- We are the hero of our story!
The “Lunch Bus” is sitting at the park in Yates City till 11:40.
Lunches and Farmer feeding farmer bags are headed out to communities.
Shout out to FFA Advisors Jessica Bochniak and Mary Plumer, Mrs. Simaytis, Mrs. Plumer, Mrs Rude, Mrs. Dione Anderson and Mr. Lambert for packing bags today for Farmers Feeding Farmers.
