Illini Bluffs Middle School

We are in the home stretch for our canned food drive for IB Christmas Hope! If you have not made a donation and still want to, please contact the high school office. Also, check out a food drive promo created by one of our student teams: https://youtu.be/P8F3BY7c0JQ

What's the IBHS Canned Food Drive without a little friendly competition? Which Community Hour team CAN do the most good? Donations are starting to pile up, but we have a long way to go! The deadline to sign up for an IB Christmas Hope food basket is November 19th. If you or someone you know is in need, visit www.ibchristmashope.com to sign up anonymously. Monetary donations are tax deductible and can be made through the IB Christmas Hope website, by mail at PO Box 123, Glasford, IL 61533, at either Glasford State Bank location, or by supporting our students' efforts here at school.

November lunch menu! https://5il.co/11adi

The cast/crew have put together a fantastic show! Last chance to see “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” tomorrow, Sunday (10/24) at 2:00 in the IBHS Theater. #ibtigerpride

Oct 24-30 is Principal Appreciation Week and Illini Bluffs #327 would like to recognize our outstanding building principals for all that they do for our students and our schools. THANK YOU Mr. Almasi for your dedication to our students, staff, and IB community! #ibtigerpride

Plan to attend "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" at IBHS this weekend (Friday - Sunday). The cast and crew have put together a tremendous show! #ibtigerpride

Hank Alvey (soccer) and Annabelle Fortin (volleyball) are both up for pjstar athlete of the week! Take a minute to vote here: https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/10/12/ihsa-sports-journal-stars-athlete-week-oct-4-9/6075070001/ #ibtigerpride

Thank you Jim Robertson (Park Director and IB327 Grad) and all the staff at Hollis Park District for your help hosting events for our students this weekend. We are fortunate to have this great resource in the IB community! #ibtigerpride

Tomorrow, Friday (9/3), district faculty and staff will be participating in school safety training. Our office managers play an integral role in our school safety efforts and will be a part of this training. As a result, the school offices will be closed tomorrow. #ibtigerpride

IBMS Families, I would like to formally introduce myself, Dimitri Almasi, as the new principal of IBMS. I am very excited to be part of the IB team! Please see the following link for our Summer 2021 Update. https://5il.co/uyac Thank you, and I look forward to meeting everyone! - Dimitri Almasi, IBMS Principal

Junior softball player KIERSTON MCCOY is up for Athlete of the Week! Please take a second to vote for Kierston here: https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/05/10/high-school-sports-vote-spring-athlete-week-peoria-area/5016573001/. #ibtigerpride

May 6, 2021 Power Update - Power has been restored.

Good morning IB families, We are aware of a power outage in the town of Glasford which includes the school complex. Ameren has informed us that they hope to have the power restored by 8:15am. We are holding school as usual and will notify you if something changes. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Tonight's the night! Join the IBHS Drama Club as they present The 2021 Cabaret. Streaming of the event starts at 7:00pm - here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLh0OJsmSvE. #ibtigerpride

Parents, We are making a minor change to the school calendar. Monday, March 8th was a student attendance day. It will now be a Remote Learning Planning Day. There will be no student attendance and no remote learning on Monday, March 8th. Our staff will use that time to identify students that are struggling, students that are behind, students that would benefit from after-school programs, and students that would benefit from summer school. We want to do everything possible to help our students succeed under these unusual circumstances. As a reminder, Friday, March 5th is a School Improvement Day with a half-day of attendance (1130am dismissal for elementary and 1140am for middle and high school). We wanted to make you aware of the change to the school calendar as soon as possible so that you can make appropriate plans. Thank you for your continued support.

Today: HS Boys BKB game at N. F is on. Here is the streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnFneemzbA3CBpa-ns8zJA MS VB at Farmington is on. Streaming Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/farmington-high-school-farmington-il/gamaeb22b90be MS Boys BKB Cancelled

REMINDER: Picture retakes, and pictures for remote learners, will take place on Friday, January 29, 2021. For more information visit the school website. A reminder email with information was sent to all parents/students this afternoon. #ibtigerpride

IB families, The memorial wall for Mrs. Huene will remain up this week to afford students the opportunity to contribute memorial items. All items will be given to the Huene family at the end of the week. Mrs. Jeannie Blane, retired elementary principal from Brimfield, will continue to serve as interim elementary principal for the remainder of second semester. Mrs. Huene remains close to our hearts and minds as we prepare ourselves to continue the work she began in a way that will prove worthy of honoring her memory. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns that you have. Sincerely, Dr. Roger Alvey Superintendent

Happy New Year! We look forward to getting back to school on Wednesday, January 6th with in-person learning! We will still be offering a remote instruction option for those that desire to do so, just as we did first semester. If you haven’t already, please let your child’s school office know that they will be remote learning. Also, please be sure to let your child's school office know if your child(ren) are in quarantine (contact with a positive COVID19 case) or have tested positive for COVID19. We want to be sure they receive any instructional materials they might need. Finally, I wanted to remind you of the importance of self-certification prior to students returning to school. Self-certification needs to be done daily via TeacherEase. We will continue to conduct temperature screenings at the main entrances. All other COVID19 mitigation measures employed first semester will continue second semester. Please remember keep students home when they have any symptoms. We are excited to start 2021 with all of you! See everyone on Wednesday! Dr. Roger Alvey Superintendent

Angel Tree Drive Thank You The IB Christmas Hope organization and Illini Bluffs District 327 would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in our Angel Tree Gift Card Drive for 2020. In this year in which the world has been turned upside down and lives have been negatively impacted in so many ways, kindness matters more than ever. Thank you for joining us in our effort to spread some much needed kindness and joy to our students in need this holiday season. Your generosity was overwhelming, and we were able to provide a wrapped gift, a gift card, and candy to every student on our list. Wishing you the happiest of holidays and many blessings in the New Year!