🎶 Huge shoutout to our 6th-12th grade band students for a fantastic performance tonight! You all sounded amazing, and it was so great to see (and hear!) your hard work pay off.🎶
One of the best moments of the night? All grades playing together—such a cool way to show the strength of our band program! 🎺🥁🎼
Way to go, Tigers! 🐯🎵 #ibtigerpride
Good Luck to our girls basketball team as they compete in the Monmouth United IHSA sectional tonight at 7:30 Tickets are $8 at the door or $7 GoFan https://gofan.co/app/school/IL69399
🎉 Big shoutout to Mrs. Darci Halverson for being our Peoria Resilience Project nominee at IBMS! 🎉
She’s the kind of person who always goes the extra mile for students, making sure they feel supported, encouraged, and valued. Her kindness and positive energy help make our school a better place daily! Thank you, Mrs. Halverson, for all you do! #ibtigerpride
Jackson Carrol is the IHSA 150lb Wrestling State Champion, and Barret Speck is the IHSA 120lb 5th place medal winner! Congratulations to both wrestlers and a special congratulations to Jackson for an undefeated 53 and 0 season and back-to-back state championships. We will have a welcome reception for the wrestlers in the high school theater at 2:00 PM tomorrow with a fire truck escort starting at 1:45 PM from Glasford Firehouse. Congratulations again to the wrestlers, and go Tigers!!
🎉 Huge congrats to our newest NJHS inductees at Illini Bluffs! 🎉
Your hard work, leadership, and commitment to helping others have earned you this honor. Keep making a difference and leading by example—we’re so proud of you! #ibtigerpride 🐯 💪
Regional champions!! The girls beat Liberty 36-30 to win back-to-back regional championships! The team will play the first round of the Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, at Monmouth (United) at 7:30 p.m. Let’s go Tigers! #ibtigerpride
Congrats to our terrific tiger winners this week! The IBES staff is proud of all of our students for working hard to show the terrific tiger traits each week!
A big thanks to Ridgeside K9 for hosting our IBES preschoolers! Miss Rosenbohm's class learned how to safely approach a dog and all about dog training. What a fun way to conclude our pet unit!
IHSA State Wrestling Tournament Update: Jackson Carroll wins his first two matches by Tech Fall 22-7 and 20-5! He advances to the Semifinals! Barret Speck falls 7-1 to a tough opponent, and he'll wrestle back tomorrow morning. A special shout-out to Jackson for being on the cover of the program! #ibtigerpride
📣 Calling all 2025-26 Kindergarteners!
Join us at Illini Bluffs Elementary School on Saturday, March 1, from 9–11 AM for Kindergarten Round-Up!
👧 Your child (age 5 by September 1, 2025) will participate in a 20–30 minute screening and pre-registration.
🚨 Note: Bright Futures students will be screened at school, so no need to attend this event.
👉 Click here to complete the pre-registration form and reserve your screening time: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemkglVqIk2bfW2EA08uu28duNWgq92QOygM3uWF9N-6-jkOA/viewform
📞 Questions? Call the IBES office at 309-389-5025.
Please share this info with families of future kindergarteners—we can’t wait to meet them! 🎉
Please click the following link to learn more about the PTO Paint Night for our IBES Kindergarteners through fifth graders! Each IBES student must sign up and have a ticket for the event, which will take place on February 26th. Sign-up will close this Wednesday, February 19th.
https://5il.co/37z3q
STATEBOUND! Jackson Carroll is a 150 lb Sectional Champion, and Barrett Speck finished 3rd Place at the Clinton Sectional! They will wrestle at the IHSA State tournament in Champaign! #ibtigerpride
Come shop our IBES Book Fair! We are inviting our families and community members to come shop our Literati Book Fair in the Elementary Library tonight from 2:30-7:00pm. This is a great fundraiser for our library. You can also shop online at literati.com/store and connect to our school.
Yesterday's girls basketball game with Farmington at Farmington was postponed to today. The JV tipoff at 5:30 with Varsity to follow at 7
The IBMS Cheer Team did a fantastic job at IESA State today. We are so proud of your performance today as well as a fantastic season. Congrats!
📣 Calling all 2025-26 Kindergarteners!
Join us at Illini Bluffs Elementary School on Saturday, March 1, from 9–11 AM for Kindergarten Round-Up!
👧 Your child (age 5 by September 1, 2025) will participate in a 20–30 minute screening and pre-registration.
🚨 Note: Bright Futures students will be screened at school, so no need to attend this event.
👉 Click here to complete the pre-registration form and reserve your screening time: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemkglVqIk2bfW2EA08uu28duNWgq92QOygM3uWF9N-6-jkOA/viewform
📞 Questions? Call the IBES office at 309-389-5025.
Please share this info with families of future kindergarteners—we can’t wait to meet them! 🎉
Jackson, Barret, and Nathan are advancing to the IHSA Wrestling Sectional! Jackson and Barret placed 1st in their weight classes, and Nathan placed 2nd at the Notre Dame regional. Let’s go Tigers! #ibtigerpride
A massive shout-out to the Student Council and all the students for organizing a fantastic Winter Formal! Your hard work and spirit truly made this a memorable celebration for everyone!
Great job to our Tiger Tales readers of the Month this month! Keep up the great work and your love for reading! #ibtigerpride
IBES Book Fair is February 10-13!
Families and community members are welcome to come shop at the IBES Book Fair on Wednesday, February 12, from 2:30-6 or Thursday, February 13, from 2:30-7. Students may shop during the school day, as well. Online shopping and gift cards are available through literati.com/store. Choose our school from the drop-down menu, and shop! Thank you for supporting our school library's fundraiser!
