Washington District 50 Schools

4th and 5th grades, it's your turn! Supply and yearbook pick up today from 1-3pm and 5:30-7pm, tomorrow from 9-11am. Please return any classroom materials and library books that you have out. Thank you!

6th and 7th graders don’t forget to pick up your school supplies and yearbooks tonight from 5:30-7 or tomorrow from 9-11am. Please return any library books or classroom materials you have.

Good evening! Our Free Breakfast & Lunch Menu for May 4th-May 8th is now available for sign-up. Please continue to take advantage of our food program. We love getting these moments to see you and fill your bellies! Meal Sign Up: https://forms.gle/8MjcLHDz9CVZTvb7A

8th grade parents- Teamworks has opened an online store offering a graduation T-shirt. You can order from this link https://d50-8th-grade.itemorder.com/

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve a State agency plan for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. What does this mean? . . . Children ages 3 to 17 and ages 18 to 22 (if in high school), who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced price school meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic related school closures are eligible for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) SNAP allotments equal to the (daily meal costs) x (number of school days in the month) $3.50 lunch + $2.20 breakfast = $5.70 daily meal cost per child. . . . All children that would receive a free or reduced price meal if school was in session, even if a district wide eligibility school, are eligible for P-EBT regardless of income or citizenship. . . . Active SNAP households do not need to apply for P-EBT benefits and do not need to be contacted about the benefit. Existing case information will be used to automatically issue benefits when appropriate. Here is the link to apply: https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/

Enjoy another session of music therapy with some Disney songs! https://youtu.be/P1TkuksWUf4

Calling All First Graders! Your teachers have a super special shout out just for you! Check it out below! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n35b7DTLD7nQBqYLsNxbsDdx4lDYH5WF/view?usp=sharing

Good afternoon! Our Free Breakfast & Lunch Menu for April 27th-May 1st is now available for sign-up. Please continue to take advantage of our food program. We love getting these moments to see you and fill your bellies! https://forms.gle/4gqqgtVmJPfScf8L7

Check out the latest update and info on Color Guard Tryouts for the 20-21 school year here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvCt8oG5F5RxQM5l80f5zkfWKcZAYRk8/view?usp=sharing

Attention 8th-grade parents, Now that gowns have been distributed on Monday and today, please read through the virtual promotion letter that was placed with your child's supplies on how to submit your student's photo and words of encouragement or celebration to Mr. Sharp. If you have misplaced it, don't worry...we've got you covered! Please have these photos emailed to Mr. Sharp by May, 6th to complete the ceremony elements. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F6DGQC7-LT5tJc6U6CCWQ_ZF0y1enttBVFr-AV0j5L4

Reminder for 8th grade! Today from 9-11am pick up your graduation gowns, supplies, and yearbooks! Please remember to return library/school books. Thank you!

Guidelines for those who may be experiencing a delay in receiving their UI finding from IDES

District 50 8th Grade Students, Family, and Friends, Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a disappointing end to your 8th grade year, Lindsay.K.Photography (LKP) would like to provide the opportunity to show your community how proud you are to be a D50 Wildcat Graduate. LKP is offering Graduate Yard Signs to display in your neighborhood. There are 2 signs to choose from: Option #1: Sign customized with Graduates Name and Year ($20) Option #2: Sign customized with Graduates Photo, Name, and Year ($25) If you are interested in Option #2, LKP will be taking photographs at the American Legion (211 Legion Rd. Washington, Il.) on Thursday April 23rd from 4-6pm. LKP will be taking precautions to keep you and your family safe. We ask that you stay in your cars until someone comes to get you. You do not have to sign up for a time, just arrive between 4-6pm. This will only take 3-5min per student. Payment can be made via cash, check made to LKP, or Paypal to [email protected] and is due that day. For families choosing Option #1 please email me at [email protected] with parents name, students name as it will appear on the sign, address, phone number, and quantity. Payments can be made via Paypal to [email protected]. ORDERS ARE DUE by Monday April 27th at 4pm. Orders will take 1-2 weeks to be processed and will be available for pick-up at Beverly Manor. We will get back to you with the date once they have been ordered. As a D50 alumni myself, and to show support for the graduates, a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to D50's Activity Fund. Families are able to order as many signs as they wish for their graduate. If you have any questions please contact Lindsay at 309-360-4782 or [email protected]. I am looking forward to helping make this memorable for the graduates!

Free Breakfast & Lunch! Menu for April 20th-24th Monday, April 20th- Dutch waffle & Cheese Cubes with pb and clementines Tuesday, April 21st- Chicken Nuggets & Buttered Bread with potatoes and fruit Wednesday, April 22nd- Corn Dog with fruit and veggie Thursday, April 23rd- Chicken Fajita with fruit and veggie Friday, April 24th- Toasted Ravioli & Marinara with fruit and veggie Free food for any child 18 or under, All means All Washington! Please use the following link to sign up so we can accurately prepare. Keep this message as well for next week's sign-up as this link will have updated meals each Friday! https://forms.gle/cnsFv11Vo3mjXYqM9 If you cannot reach these places during the given times, please send [email protected] an email and we will see what we can do!

Our area nurses are working tirelessly and our District 50 Wildcats were searching for a way to show our appreciation or make their lives a bit simpler. Thanks to Mr. Poole and our 3-D printers, we were able to provide some mask supports to the nurses at Methodist and the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department to help ease the stress on their ears. From our family to yours, we thank you for everything!

8th grade Graduation Gown pick up will be held at Manor on Monday, April 20th from 5:30-7pm and Wednesday, April 22nd from 9-11am. Please use the drop off lane and someone will assist you. ALSO, please return any school or classroom library books at this time!! Thank you!

We are happy to FINALLY announce the 2020 WCHS Color Guard Auditions!!! This year's auditions will be a brand new experience for all of us as we are moving to a virtual tryout. What does that mean? Well, all parts of the audition process will happen online. The routines will be taught via video recording and auditions will be submitted online as well. Beginning THIS Thursday, 4/16 through Saturday 4/18 we will be releasing roughly 1/3 of the dance and flag audition routines each morning. The routines will be "taught" in the video, similarly to how we would have taught them in person. On the final day we will also release videos of the full routines so you can practice right along with the choreographers. In addition, we will be holding virtual meetings with both choreographers so you can ask questions, clarify moves, etc. Then, beginning Sunday 4/19 we will post information on how you can submit your audition. We will accept audition recordings from Sunday 4/19 through Tuesday 4/21 at 9pm. Every effort will be made to select the team and post results by the following Sunday, 4/26, if not before. Please fill out the attached Google audition form so we can be sure we have names and emails for all students who will be submitting an audition. Note for students: this is a different form than those you may have filled out at Winter Rehearsals. EVERYONE who is trying out should fill out this form. If you are in need of a flag to use for the auditions, we will have a ONE TIME ONLY flag distribution. We have TENTATIVELY set this for this Thursday, 4/16 from 1pm-2pm in the circle drive at WCHS. All social distancing guidelines will be strictly followed and the equipment will be thoroughly sanitized prior to distribution. There is a section of the audition Google Form to fill out if you will need a flag. We are awaiting admin approval for the distribution date, so please check back to be sure of correct date and time. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email Mrs. Brent at [email protected]. We know this is not an ideal situation, but we are looking forward to getting our team selected and moving towards the 2020 Marching season! Audition Form can be found here: https://forms.gle/qDy8p98MRwDmtoNy7

Just in case you cannot view the monopoly game here it is!!

Free Breakfast & Lunch! Menu for April 14th-17th Tuesday, April 14th- Soft Pretzel & Cheese with fruit and veggie Wednesday, April 15th- Chicken Patty Sandwich with fruit and veggie Thursday, April 16th- Uncrustable & Chips with fruit and veggie Friday, April 17th- Cheeseburger & Baked Beans with slushie cup Free food for any child 18 or under, All means All Washington! Please use the following link to sign up so we can accurately prepare. Keep this message as well for next week's sign-up as this link will have updated meals each Friday! https://forms.gle/cnsFv11Vo3mjXYqM9

Just a reminder that the Spring Pastry Fundraiser PICKUP has been rescheduled to this THURSDAY, April 9th from 4-6:30 p.m. at Ralph's Floor Fashions located at 300 S. Summit in Washington. Please come by and pick up all your orders during this time. Thank you!