Illini Bluffs School District #327

Thank you to everyone who helped make our annual IBHS College & Career Fair a success! Today, we hosted over 20 career speakers and 25 colleges, trade schools, and military branches at IBHS. The students loved learning from experts in the field! #ibtigerpride

Click on the following link to view the IBES December Parent Newsletter #ibtigerpride: https://5il.co/29xb2

Miss Rosenbohm’s class wrapped up their transportation unit of study this week. The kids voted on the theme and on turning their dramatic play center into a car wash. It was a fun month of learning! #ibtigerpride

Good Morning IBMS Families, Please click on the link below to check out a recap video of the 8th-grade Career Spark Expo that our students went to in October. #ibtigerpride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEqNIoecIqg

Tonight's home varsity girls basketball game vs EP will have varsity playing at 6 pm and JV to follow.

Congratulations to Hunter, Jackson, and Ian for winning their divisions at today's 20 team IBHS tournament! A special congratulations to Hunter for winning Most Outstanding Wrestler in the Lower Weights, and Wyatt for winning 3rd place. Thank you to all our families who helped make the annual tournament a success! #ibtigerpride

Today, the 3rd graders conducted the third annual Mini Macy's Day Parade throughout the IBES halls, it was a great day to be a tiger! #ibtigerpride

The IBES kindness lessons finished up today with some visitors from our 6th graders joining us! #ibtigerpride

Each grade level met with Mrs. Craven to learn about the importance of showing kindness, how simple it is to color the world with kindness, and the positive impact that can make on others each and every day! #ibtigerpride

The IBHS Community Hours have created some AMAZING items, and our booth is ready for Holiday Lane tomorrow! 100% of proceeds from this booth will help to fill local food baskets for the IB Christmas Hope organization. See something you like? All items are available for donation unless otherwise marked. Come check out our student-made items, give what you can, and help us do some good together! #ibtigerpride

Congratulations to our terrific tiger winners this week, we are so proud of our IBES students for working so hard to show the terrific tiger traits, specifically the act of kindness this month! #ibtigerpride

IBHS is raising funds for the IB Christmas Hope Canned Food Drive! Please visit Holiday Lane from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM to get a photo with Santa and make a monetary donation! #ibtigerpride

The 41st Holiday Lane craft show event is happening this Saturday, November 18th, from 9 AM-3 PM at Illini Bluffs High School. The event will host craft vendors, and students will perform holiday music throughout the day. We hope to see you there! #ibtigerpride

Mrs. Thompson's 4th-grade class hosted an exceptional performance today on the drama they have been reading, Ranita- The Frog Princess! The students did an amazing job acting out the Drama, followed by sharing the theme and the meaning of several vocabulary words within the section. Great job #ibtigerpride

Please click the link to view the flyer for the fun dress-up days at IBES this week! IBES staff encourages every student to participate in the "Spirit of Giving Week." Students will be encouraged to donate five boxes of Jello gelatin, pudding mixes OR give a $5 monetary donation to participate in the dress-up days for the week. All of the jello, pudding, and monetary donations collected will be donated to the IB Christmas Hope organization, which assists local families in need. We want our students to understand the importance of COLORING the WORLD with kindness. By assisting with our local organization, you can help your students understand the difference they can make for people in need. https://5il.co/287c4

A big thank you to everyone who came out to Orange and Black Night! Good luck to our Girls Basketball Team, Cheer Squad, Dance Team, Chamber Singers, Pep-Band, Wrestling Team, and Boys Basketball Team as we begin the winter sports season. Go Tigers! #ibtigerpride

Happy Veterans Day from Illini Bluffs! We would like to thank all our veterans, past and present, for their service to our country. Thank you to all the staff, students, and community members who came together today to honor those who served! #ibtigerpride

Want to clean out your bookshelves and donate to a good cause? Donate to the IB Book Drive! Donations of new or gently used books will be accepted through November 17th, and all books collected will be available for purchase through donation at our first-ever IBHS Community Hour booth at Holiday Lane. All proceeds from our booth will benefit the IBHS canned food drive, and any books not purchased at Holiday Lane will be used to refresh Free Little Library locations in and around our community! Book donations can be delivered to any school office or placed in the book drop boxes in each building. Books for ALL ages are accepted!

Congratulations to Lily Luczkowiak, Reese Cruit, Brooke Buchen, Annabelle Fortin, Hank Alvey, and Josh Vaughn!! These six seniors signed their National Letters of Intent today! Lily will be playing basketball at ICC, Reese will be playing volleyball at ICC, Brooke will be playing volleyball for Spoon River, Annabelle will be playing volleyball at Heartland, Hank will be playing basketball for Lehigh, and Josh will be pitching for Bradley. We are so proud of all of their hard work and dedication! It is a great day to be a Tiger! #ibtigerpride

IBHS would like to congratulate Annabelle Fortin and Ethyn Dickerson for being named the IBHS Seniors of the Month for September and October! We would like to thank Better Banks for helping us bring back the program and sponsor savings bonds for each student. Annabelle is the President of the Student Council, a member of the Interact Club, National Honor Society, volleyball, basketball, and softball. Annabelle has also committed to play volleyball for Heartland College. Ethyn is a senior member of the Drama Club, was the lead role in the Fall Musical, is involved in Arc Light Productions, has recently published his own novel, is writing this year’s IBHS Madrigal production, and is a lead writer for the IBHS Tiger Times, our student newspaper. #ibtigerpride