Knoxville CUSD #202

Knoxville Football Playoff apparel available today! Online store link will be posted to the KHS and Knoxville Athletic Boosters Facebook page. All orders are due by midnight, Tuesday, October 25. Any questions, please contact Lisa Anderson 309-645-0579 or Shawn Fox at 309-643-2772. Go Big Blue!

ATTENTION KJHS PARENTS: Quarter 1 report cards are being sent home with students today! If your student misplaces their report card before getting home, grades should also be visible on Skyward.

ATTENTION SENIORS AND PARENTS: Your student should have received a graduation packet to look through and order. Please order early to ensure timely delivery.

The Knoxville High School Chapter of National Honor Society will host "Trunk or Treat" on Halloween. In preparation for the event, NHS will be collecting donations of candy for the next couple of weeks. All donations can be dropped off in the offices of each school. Last year, NHS collected enough candy to pass out candy to 638 children! If you are able, please consider donating to this wonderful event!

Knoxville District 202 Foodservice has exciting news for our students! A generous Knoxville Alumni has donated enough money to feed all the kids in the District, lunch at no cost for 30 days. This will begin on November 1st and continue until December 20th. This applies to lunch only, breakfasts will still need to be paid for, but this generous donation has given us an incredible opportunity to be able to serve every student for 30 days. Please also note that if your KJHS or KHS child wants to purchase extra entrees or ala carte items they will still need money on their accounts to purchase those items. Any questions can be directed to Diane Ratermann at dratermann@bluebullets.org or call the District Office at 309-289-2328.

Parents, Thank you for following up regarding the all-call last night. To review and update: IF YOU RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL stating that your child is missing health information, please bring it in or have it faxed to the nurse at 833-467-1520. I apologize as there have been issues receiving faxes from OSF. The number above has been tested and is indeed working. Thank you again.

Parents and Guardians of the Junior Class of 2024- On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 we will administer the PSAT/NMSQT test to all juniors at 8:20 a.m. in the morning. Parents, a detailed email message has been sent to your email. Please make sure your student is well-rested, and on time to school tomorrow. Each junior must bring a calculator with them for testing as there is a limited supply available to loan. Thank you.

It's KHS Homecoming week! The homecoming parade will start at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 7. The Homecoming Court will be announced at 6:00 p.m. at Dennis Larson field prior to Friday's homecoming game against Illini West. We hope to see you there!

Homecoming T-shirts have arrived. If you placed an order, you may pick them up today, Monday orTuesday until 4pm at the High School Office. Thank you.

KJHS Picture Day is tomorrow, 9/29/22! Order online before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72414FF.

The KHS Music Boosters would like to invite the parents of the KHS and KJHS Band, Orchestra and Choir students to a music booster meeting. The meeting will be Wednesday, 9/21/22 at 6:00 p.m. in the KHS Band room.

You still have time to order a KHS Homecoming t-shirt! We have extended the deadline to Wednesday, September 21. Please use the following link to order your shirt: https://eliteink.printavo.com/merch/knoxvillehomecoming

KJHS Picture Day is coming up on 9/29/22! Order online before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/72414FF. Order forms are being sent home with students today.

On Monday August 29, 2022 the Knoxville Board of Education voted on the approval of two interim Superintendents for the 2022-2023 school year. Martin Payne will be in the district for the fall semester and Ralph Grimm will be here for the spring semester.

We have received several calls regarding positive COVID cases. If your student has a fever, Fever (100°F or higher), new onset of moderate to severe persistent headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of sense of taste or smell, please keep them home. Please refer to the school's COVID page for more information.

All students attending school tomorrow must be registered and PAID IN FULL TODAY to attend. Please contact the building secretary to pay. All required health forms for students in Kindergarten, 2nd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade must be turned in TODAY in order for your student to start school tomorrow. Questions? Call Jessica, RN at 289-4134 ext. 410

KHS band students - Uniform fitting will be Tuesday, August 16 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Parents, please plan on attending as well to meet Mr. Johnson, our new band director!

Please remember to register your child for school BEFORE the first day on Wednesday, August 17th. If you have not registered and paid for them, they will not be allowed to attend. Please contact your students building secretary with any questions.

Health forms are due BEFORE the first day of school. If students have not turned in the required state forms PRIOR to August 17, they WILL NOT be allowed to start school. For questions, contact Jessica Kimball, district nurse, at 289-2324, ext. 248. Thank you!!

Knoxville High School Open House will be Tuesday, August 16, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. We have several new teachers and administrators in our building; this would be an excellent time to meet them.