Oregon Community Unit School District #220 BOARD MEMBERS: 206 South Tenth Street Mr. Thomas Mahoney Edward Smith Oregon, Illinois 61061 Superintendent Bryan Wills (815) 732-5300 (815) 732-2187 FAX Mary Jo Griffin

Corey Buck Stephanie Haugh Terry Wilken Mike Guzman

April 9th, 2017 Attn: All staff, students, and parents of O.C.U.S.D. Fr: Oregon District Office Re: District activities for the week of April 10th – April 16th

District Information:

2016-17 School Calendar Attached-magnets have been distributed. More on

sale in the main offices for $2 if you’d like more.

April 13th

– noon dismissal

April 14th

– no school-Good Friday

Oregon Elementary: School starts at 8:08am and ends at 3:11pm: students should arrive no earlier than 7:50am No parking allowed in bus lanes in front of Jefferson Old and New Wings, please. Visitors

may park in VIP spots or in the Blackhawk Center lot rows 3&4. April 11th Kindergarten Kickoff - 5:30-7:00 for next year’s incoming kindergarteners April 12th Crazy Sock Day for $1.00 towards PBIS Celebrations April 12th All-Pro Dads Breakfast at 7:00 am April 13th School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal April 14th Good Friday - No Attendance

DLR Junior High School starts at 7:45am and ends at 2:50pm We are still taking shoes for the “Stuff for the Poor” service project and we are very close to being

able to beat our record from last year! Please take time to search your closets for any shoes that you may be able to donate. Remember the shoes can be for any style and in any condition! So far we have a count of 1,076 pairs of shoes for the project. We need another 158 pairs of shoes to meet our record from last year! We CAN DO THIS!

DLR Yearbooks are on sale now! Cost is $20 until March 15th then the price goes up to $22. Students who ordered one will receive their yearbook in May. Order forms can be picked up in the office or print out the form attached.

SAVE THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR! 8TH GRADE PROMOTION IS NOW ON MAY 26TH AT 6:30 PM AT THE BLACKHAWK CENTER. A LETTER WENT OUT IN THE MAIL ON FRIDAY, MAY 17TH WITH DETAILS.

April 11th – Builders Club meeting at 7:00am in room 116. The shuttle bus will run as usual. April 13th – FCA meeting at 7:00am in the Little Theater. Students will also do their monthly “Rally

Around the Pole” event. Students and staff are invited to join them. April 13th – 11:40 dismissal April 14th – No School Good Friday A LOOK AHEAD-Track pictures taken at the OHS

Oregon High School:

School starts at 8:00am and ends at 2:53pm Reminder to all students! Do not open doors for visitors. All visitors need to

enter the building through the 10th street/Pillar doors and sign in at the office. Scholarships are available on the counseling page at www.ocusd.net. Some

scholarships’ deadlines are fast approaching so apply now! Prom ticket sales end April 12th! See Ms. McCasky in room 146 or Ms. Stewart in the

office to purchase tickets. Price is $40 Post Prom tickets are on sale now for $5 each! See Ms. Stewart in the office to

purchase tickets. ATTENTION SENIORS PLANNING TO ATTEND SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY

COLLEGE Call to schedule an appointment for Jump Start on April 7, 14, or 21. On this date, you will meet with an advisor to pick out your schedule and complete the mandatory new student orientation all in one day. Please contact Meagan Rivera at 815.835.6343

Bauer’s Detasseling is now hiring students 12 years old and older! Apply online at www.joebauerdetasseling.com or pick up an application in the OHS Office

Attention Seniors attending Kishwaukee College please see Mrs. Spratt in the counseling office

Reminder to seniors who received the Burchell Scholarship application. Applications need to be completed and turned into Mrs. Spratt by April 13th

Dates to Remember: April 10th- Blackburn College at OHS 8:30 am April 12th- U of I- Springfield at OHS 1:00 pm April 12th – Post Prom Fundraiser at Alfano’s April 13th- Service Day (Noon Dismissal) April 29th -5:00 pm Grand March line up- March starts at 5:30 pm April 29th –7:00 pm Prom at Oak Lane-Oregon April 29th – 11 pm to 2 am Post Prom at Nash May 16th- Senior Honors Night 6:30 pm OHS Gym May 28th – OHS Graduation 2:00 pm

2017-2018 School Year Calendar Oregon CUSD #220

M T W TH F

Attendance Days: AUGUST

Aug. 14 Teacher Institute - No student attendance Student 13 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 Aug. 15 1st day of student attendance Teacher Inst 1 14 15 16 17 18 Aug. 18 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

21 22 23 24 25

28 29 30 31

SEPTEMBER Student 20 1 Sept. 1 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

4 5 6 7 8 Sept. 4 Labor Day - No attendance

11 12 13 14 15 Sept. 15 1st Quarter Midterm

18 19 20 21 22 Sept. 19 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

25 26 27 28 29 Sept. 22 Progress Reports

OCTOBER

Student 20 Oct. 5 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal 2 3 4 5 6 Oct. 6 Teacher Institue - No student attendance Teacher Inst 1 9 10 11 12 13 Oct. 9 Columbus Day - No attendance

16 17 18 19 20 Oct. 13 End of 1st Quarter

23 24 25 26 27 Oct. 20 Report Cards

30 31 Oct. 25 Early dismissal - 1:30 P/T Conferences

NOVEMBER Nov. 2 Early dismissal - 2:00 P/T Conferences Student 19 1 2 3

6 7 8 9 10 Nov. 14 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal Teacher Inst 1 13 14 15 16 17 Nov. 22 P/T conf. observation- No attendance

20 21 22 23 24 Nov. 23 Thanksgiving -No attendance

27 28 29 30 Nov. 24 No attendance

DECEMBER

1 Dec. 6 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal Student 14 4 5 6 7 8

11 12 13 14 15 Dec. 20 End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester Semester 86 18 19 20 21 22 Dec. 21-29 Winter Break

25 26 27 28 29

JANUARY Student 20 1 2 3 4 5 Jan. 1-2 Winter Break

8 9 10 11 12 Jan. 3 Classes resume

15 16 17 18 19 Jan. 8 Report Cards

22 23 24 25 26 Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Day - No attendance

29 30 31 Jan. 24 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

FEBRUARY Student 18 1 2 Feb. 2 Third Quarter Midterm

5 6 7 8 9 Feb. 9 Progress Reports Teacher Inst 1 12 13 14 15 16 Feb. 15 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

19 20 21 22 23 Feb. 16 Teacher Institute - No student attendance

26 27 28 Feb. 19 Presidents Day - No attendance

MARCH Student 17 1 2 March 7 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

5 6 7 8 9 March 9 End of 3rd Quarter

12 13 14 15 16 March 16 Report Cards

19 20 21 22 23 March 23 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

26 27 28 29 30 March 26-30 Spring Break

APRIL

Student 20

2 3 4 5 6 Apr. 2 Easter Monday - No attendance

9 10 11 12 13 Apr. 17 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

16 17 18 19 20 Apr. 20 4th Quarter Midterm

23 24 25 26 27 Apr. 27 Progress Reports

30

MAY Student 14 1 2 3 4 May 9 School Improvement Day - Noon Dismissal

7 8 9 10 11 May 18 Last Day of School - 1:30 dismissal Teacher Inst. 1 14 15 16 17 18 May 21 Teacher Institute - No student attendance Semester 89 21 22 23 24 25 May 28 Memorial Day

28 29 30 31 May 22-29 Emergency Days

Student 175

Teacher 5

During inclement weather, start of school day may be delayed 90 minutes Total 180