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.
Closure Notice
*Entire campus, inclusive of walking path, stadium & ball fields, is closed until further notice.
*Non-key personnel of the district are strongly encouraged to limit their accessing of campus.
*Key personnel are expected to practice social distancing and good personal hygiene to the utmost of their ability.
*Fitness Center- Closed
*If assistance is needed email: zchatterton@dist265.com
March 15, 2020
4:15 pm
Farmington Community: Students will not be in session on Monday, March 16th. Staff are welcome to report but are urged to engage in social distancing while on premises. The alternative learning plans that were approved by our Regional Office of Education this past Friday will be enacted starting tomorrow and CONTINUE THROUGH Monday, March 30th. There will be no on campus activities allowed prior to the start of school on Tuesday, March 31st. The parent teacher conferences scheduled for this week are suspended at this time and certified staff will NOT be available on Friday, March 20th as that was previously scheduled as a nonattendance day. There will be Grab and Go drive thru meal options (see attachment). If you participate in this option, we ask that you stay in your car. The bags will be handed to you through your car window. We cannot emphasize enough how imperative it is that we all take this seriously and parents have their children at home, avoid having them out in public groups, and practice good personal hygiene. There will be an additional email sent to staff via district email. This is a very fluid situation as we all know and Farmington Central CUSD#265 would like to thank everyone for their patience, understanding, and attention to this public health concern. We will continue to share information as we receive it and we appreciate all the efforts the State of Illinois, ISBE, ROE, IDPH, and community leaders are putting into place.
Sincerely,
Dr. Chatterton
Please see the attached letter from Dr. Zac Chatterton.
Ring the Bell! Congratulations to our Lady Farmers who received All-Conference Honors:
2nd Team- Emily Cash
Honorable Mention- Emma Vallas
Excellent work to the Lady Farmers!
The reminder of the Winter Guard competition season has been cancelled. This includes tomorrow at Minooka HS and LaPorte, IN later this month
To Who It May Concern:
In light of recent closures and cancellations, we have decided it would be best to move our JH cheer clinic and tryouts. Below are the new dates and times. If you have a conflict with these times, please contact us personally ASAP, so we can make arrangements.
Clinic: In Elem Gym D, March 17th, immediately following school until 5 pm. Please pick your child up in Lot B at 5 pm.
Tryouts: In Elem Gym D, March 18th, immediately following school until done. (I would plan to pick up at 4:30 pm). Please pick up your child in Lot B. If we are not done, we will send them out ASAP.
**Please note there is now only ONE day of clinics. This means it is extremely important that you are doing all you can to learn all material via the youtube link prior to March 17th.
Again, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us!
Thanks for your understanding!!
Sara Hanlin
shanlin@dist265.com
Melissa Petermeyer
mpetermeyer@dist265.com