The K.H.S. Track and Field teams travel to Monmouth to face Monmouth- Roseville H.S. . The meet will take place at Monmouth College 700 E. Broadway Monmouth , IL 61462 . Events will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Attention: Todays KHS home baseball and softball games have been cancelled due to the inclement weather. If makeup dates are found, an update will be sent out.
Attention: Todays KHS baseball game at Galesburg High School has been cancelled due to the inclement weather.
Message from the Superintendent
The Knoxville Community Unit School District will soon embark on a new era. In August of 2023, the district architect at the time performed what is called a “Ten Year Health and Life Safety Survey”. These surveys, as the name indicates, are state mandated every ten years to ensure that public schools maintain healthy and safe environments for students. These inspections cover every inch of the buildings and often bring to light issues that teachers and administrators don’t know or think about. Buildings can be “grandfathered” to code changes based on their age and purpose. It is important for districts to maintain and keep their buildings in great shape - there is seldom, if ever, a greater one time investment for a school district than its physical buildings.
Mable Woolsey Elementary School was built in 1962 to serve the community of Knoxville. At the time, the district also was home to the Gilson Elementary, Delong Elementary, Appleton Elementary, and at some point Raymond Marquith Elementary schools. All of those buildings are long since off the district’s roll. Realize too that Mable Woolsey was built at a time when 2 electrical outlets and air conditioning in a room were “extras”. There was no internet to communicate with parents, staff, and the world. There were only a handful of special education spaces needed, We had no full time nurse, counselors, or interventionists. The building went through several updates and transformations with the original kindergarten addition taking place at the end of its first decade, the West end kindergarten/media center addition in 2001, and the addition of the East end 4th grade wing in 2009. As great and functional as those additions were at the time, they too have reached peak potential in many ways.
Upon completion of the inspection, a 10 year survey amendment was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. That amendment lists all of the work items/violations of code and attaches an estimated cost. Upon the filing in August of 2023, Mable Woolsey Elementary needed a facelift to the tune of $14,000,000. Items on the list are ranked into 3 categories based on how urgent they need to be completed. Many of the items were obligated to be completed within 5 years. So, if no items were to be addressed at all, the district would be expected to close the building at the beginning of the 2029-2030 school year.
Given the amount of major items within that list, the administration and the board at the time realized that putting that kind of money into an already aging building wouldn’t avoid another huge price tag after the next 10 years were up. So, the district responsibles sought to find a way to replace our outdated and suffering elementary fixture. She served us well, but her time to retire is soon upon us. Over the last year, the board has met with architects, construction managers, financiers, teachers and staff to determine what the best course of action might be for the future of Knoxville Elementary students.
In short, the Knoxville CUSD 202 is going to build a new school building and demolish the Mable Woolsey Elementary School. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share with you the steps and processes that the administration and board have gone through to begin to make this concept of replacement a reality. We’ll then show you what decisions have been made and where we stand in the design phase of this project as well as how it will impact the community and the taxpayer. Finally, we’ll lay out the timeline for construction and how the students will be introduced into their new spaces.
The Knoxville Community Unit School District will soon embark on a new era. In August of 2023, the district architect at the time performed what is called a “Ten Year Health and Life Safety Survey”. These surveys, as the name indicates, are state mandated every ten years to ensure that public schools maintain healthy and safe environments for students. These inspections cover every inch of the buildings and often bring to light issues that teachers and administrators don’t know or think about. Buildings can be “grandfathered” to code changes based on their age and purpose. It is important for districts to maintain and keep their buildings in great shape - there is seldom, if ever, a greater one time investment for a school district than its physical buildings.
Mable Woolsey Elementary School was built in 1962 to serve the community of Knoxville. At the time, the district also was home to the Gilson Elementary, Delong Elementary, Appleton Elementary, and at some point Raymond Marquith Elementary schools. All of those buildings are long since off the district’s roll. Realize too that Mable Woolsey was built at a time when 2 electrical outlets and air conditioning in a room were “extras”. There was no internet to communicate with parents, staff, and the world. There were only a handful of special education spaces needed, We had no full time nurse, counselors, or interventionists. The building went through several updates and transformations with the original kindergarten addition taking place at the end of its first decade, the West end kindergarten/media center addition in 2001, and the addition of the East end 4th grade wing in 2009. As great and functional as those additions were at the time, they too have reached peak potential in many ways.
Upon completion of the inspection, a 10 year survey amendment was filed with the Illinois State Board of Education. That amendment lists all of the work items/violations of code and attaches an estimated cost. Upon the filing in August of 2023, Mable Woolsey Elementary needed a facelift to the tune of $14,000,000. Items on the list are ranked into 3 categories based on how urgent they need to be completed. Many of the items were obligated to be completed within 5 years. So, if no items were to be addressed at all, the district would be expected to close the building at the beginning of the 2029-2030 school year.
Given the amount of major items within that list, the administration and the board at the time realized that putting that kind of money into an already aging building wouldn’t avoid another huge price tag after the next 10 years were up. So, the district responsibles sought to find a way to replace our outdated and suffering elementary fixture. She served us well, but her time to retire is soon upon us. Over the last year, the board has met with architects, construction managers, financiers, teachers and staff to determine what the best course of action might be for the future of Knoxville Elementary students.
In short, the Knoxville CUSD 202 is going to build a new school building and demolish the Mable Woolsey Elementary School. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share with you the steps and processes that the administration and board have gone through to begin to make this concept of replacement a reality. We’ll then show you what decisions have been made and where we stand in the design phase of this project as well as how it will impact the community and the taxpayer. Finally, we’ll lay out the timeline for construction and how the students will be introduced into their new spaces.
Knoxville High School: Due to a bus driver shortage, today, Friday-March 13th, students that ride Bus #20 (Country Elms Route) will be dropped off approximately 20-25 minutes late. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please contact the office by 1:00 pm if you would like to make any transportation changes. Thank you and have a great weekend.
Attention: The KHS softball game scheduled for this afternoon against Kewanee High School has been cancelled.
Congratulations to the following KHS boys basketball players on being named Lincoln Trail Conference All-Academic . Austin Harshbarger , Graysen Stoneking, Maddox Rose, Grant Lambert.
Congratulations to KHS boys basketball player, Hank Walters on being selected to the LTC All-Conference 2nd team.
KHS will have football cheerleading tryouts on Sunday May 24, 2026. There will be a cheer clinic from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with tryouts at 5:30 p.m.. Tryouts will be held in Jensen Gym. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Stoneking.
"The Butler Did It"
Come support the cast and crew of this murder mystery who-done-it!
Where: Knoxville High School auditorium
When: March 13th & 14th
Time: 7:00 PM both nights
Cost: $10 for adults $5 for students
Come support the cast and crew of this murder mystery who-done-it!
Where: Knoxville High School auditorium
When: March 13th & 14th
Time: 7:00 PM both nights
Cost: $10 for adults $5 for students
Attention: The IHSA Class 1A Knoxville Boys Basketball Regional continues tonight with the championship game between Brimfield and Minonk (Fieldcrest) . The game will be played at Knoxville High School. 7pm tip-off. Door open at 6pm. Admission is $8.00 cash. No passes will be accepted.
Congratulations to KHS Dance Team member Jesse Jo Marsh on being selected as the Midwest Bank Athlete of the Week.
Congratulations to the following KHS Girls Basketball players on being named Lincoln Trail Conference All-Academic . Ember Stoneking, Emersyn Rask, Carson Cowman, Ally Kavanagh, Kamiya Morrison.
Congratulations to the following KHS Girls basketball players on their LTC All-Conference selections. Natalie Harshbarger - 1st Team. Emersyn Rask - 2nd Team. Carson Cowman - 2nd team.
Attention: The admission price for the boys basketball regional games tonight at the high school is $8.00, not $6.00 as the previous post stated.
Attention: The IHSA Class 1A Knoxville Boys Basketball Regional continues tonight with semi-final games. The games will be played at Knoxville High School. The 6pm contest is Brimfield vs Roanoke-Benson followed by Minonk (Fieldcrest) vs Peoria Heights. Door open at 5pm. Admission is $6.00 cash. No passes will be accepted.
Congratulations to the KHS Scholastic Bowl team for placing 4th in the Class 1A Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl on February 21, 2026.
Don't forget the KHS Student Council Blood Drive is this Friday, February 27, 2026 from 9 to 2 p.m. Please can the QR code on the flyer or follow this link to sign up: Red Cross Sign Up Sheet
Attention: The KHS varsity boys basketball team begins post-season play tonight with a regional quarterfinal game against Brimfield. The game will be played at Brimfield High School. 6:30pm tip-off. Brimfield High School is located at 323 E. Clinton St.. Brimfield, IL 61517
Attention: KHS will have seven students competing in the Lincoln Trail Conference honor band on Monday, February 23rd at Stark county High School. 6:30pm start time. The students are Cora Buchanan, Chloe Norden, Daniel Carpenter, Lily Causey, Brynn Tanner, James Breasaw, and Kyle Jones. Stark County High School is located at 418 S. Franklin Toulon, IL 61483