High School Open House tonight from 6pm-7pm. Join us for food, music and fun as you meet and greet teachers, learn about electives and extracurriculars, and meet the class sponsors. We are excited to see our Knights students and families in the west parking lot tonight!
Join us for the Red & Gold Scrimmage this Friday night!
Thank you to WCIA for coming to ALAH for a football preview: https://www.wcia.com/sports/your-illini-nation/kaden-feagin-leads-arthur-lovington-atwood-hammond-into-season-with-big-time-programs-taking-notice/. #GoKnights
The early dismissal will start on Wednesday, August 18. Sorry for any confusion.
Good afternoon Knights! Thanks for a great start to the school year today, it was nice to talk with students and experience their enthusiasm and excitement. In consultation with the administrative team we will be dismissing at 1:15pm at the high school and 1:30pm at the grade schools for the remainder of the week. We do not have A/C in all of our buildings and with the wearing of masks, we are sensitive to the heat in some of our classrooms throughout the district. We hope that by providing you this message that it allows you time to plan for the rest of the week. We have also looked ahead to next week and realize the projected forecast remains hot so a decision regarding next week’s schedule will be communicated on Friday afternoon. Thanks for your understanding and we hope you have a great rest of the week.
#GoKnights
Pfizer registration information from MCHD.
https://idph-mychart.pchosted.com/IDPH/signupandschedule/embeddedschedule?vt=24629&dept=9001410010953
A few of our FFA members have been showcasing their projects this week at the Illinois State Fair. We couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments! The hours of hard work they have put in is finally paying off. We wish you luck for the rest of the State Fair!
Good morning! As we continue to navigate through this pandemic and as we prepare for the start of the school year, we were all thrown another curveball with the recent change in the return to school criteria. On Wednesday, August 4th the Governor held a press conference where he informed us all that the return to school criteria would be adapted to include a mask mandate for all school districts public and private in the State of Illinois.
Soon thereafter, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education followed with their updated document for schools to follow which mirrored the Governor’s mandate that all students regardless of vaccination status must wear a mask while indoors.
The process that the Board of Education developed to come to a conclusion included a Special Meeting to hear from our communities and an additional Special Meeting to vote on how we would begin the school year. This decision did not come easy and many factors were considered moving forward. Although some strong opinions vary on this recent mandate, the Arthur CUSD 305 school district will begin the school year in compliance with the recent mandates. The revised plan has been posted to the website and we will continue to monitor the situation and update our students, staff and communities when any future changes are implemented. Thank you and we look forward to another successful school year.
Moultrie County Health Department is hosting a Pfizer Vaccination Clinic on Thursday, August 19 at the American Legion Post 68 in Sullivan. See flyer for more details.
Lovington Grade School is looking for a classroom aide. This position will help assist with carrying out lessons designed by the classroom teacher, working with individual students or small groups of students. This person will also assist the teacher in maintaining a functional, attractive and orderly environment conducive to student learning and through clerical tasks, computer work, house cleaning duties, and other related school activities. Applicants will be screened as they apply. The position will start immediately. Apply online through the following link.
https://forms.gle/Q1FS1b79L9wDhzhMA
Good afternoon. Please refer to the link below to access the agenda for the Special Meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 15th starting at 6pm. Thank you and have a great weekend.
https://5il.co/x5qw
Today's junior high softball game at Bement has been cancelled.
HELP WANTED:
Substitute Bus Aide needed daily for now through end of August, other days throughout the year possible on an as needed basis. Email mcgrathh@cusd305.org with letter of interest.
There will be a meeting for any student, boy or girl, who is interested in playing golf for the 2021-2022 season today at 4:00 pm at Kaskaskia Country Club. All skill levels are welcome! If you have clubs please bring them.
Class of 2025 come join us for the Freshman Icebreaker on Wed. Aug 11. Please bring a mask.
HS Fall Sports Start Next Week! #GoKnights
Good morning Knights! Just a reminder that the Douglas County Health Department will be at the high school administering the COVID vaccine for those that are interested. The vaccine clinic will begin at 4pm and will end at 6pm. Originally the health department had expressed that they will offer both the J & J vaccine as well as the Pfizer vaccine, but they contacted us this morning to inform us that they have only received the Pfizer vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine will be available from 4pm to 6pm tomorrow at the high school, in the main gymnasium. Thank you and have a great rest of the week.
Welcome to the district Ms. Russell!
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available on a walk-in basis at Arthur CUSD #305 on Wed., Aug. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. for anyone interested in receiving one. Douglas County Health Department will be bringing and administering Pfizer and J&J vaccines, free of charge. The vaccinations will be administered in the new gymnasium at the high school which is located at 301 East Columbia Street, Arthur.
Pfizer is a two-dose regimen available to ages 12 and up, while J&J is a one-dose vaccine for ages 18 and up. Please be aware that a 15-minute observation period is required after receiving your vaccine, and you cannot have had any other type of vaccination in the prior 14 days. DCHD will have all relevant paperwork on site. Minors receiving a vaccine will need to have signed parental/legal guardian permission. Similar vaccine clinics are also being held at other Douglas County school districts. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to make yourself and your community safer and healthier.
ALAH athletics well represented in the News-Gazette year in review article #GoKnights: https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/2020-21-preps-year-in-review/article_988a5c90-8a3b-528f-9ec8-88a69bcee036.html