Due to the weather conditions forecasted for this evening we will be postponing 8th grade promotion. As stated before, the rain date is tomorrow (Saturday, May 29) at 10:00am at the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Football Field. Gates will open at 9:00am. Please use the same promotion tickets you were going to use for the original date. Students need to arrive by 9:30am to line up. We are looking forward to celebrating with our 8th graders.
To the Class of 2021:
Class of 2021, I am proud of you for so many things and I have learned so much from you during this past year. As we wrap up this school year and you prepare yourselves for the next step in your lives, I wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude and appreciation for you all.
Our journey together actually started in August of 2019 when you were beginning your Junior year and I was beginning my journey as your new Superintendent. The last two years have been memorable for the obvious reason of navigating the pandemic, but I want to focus on why you have made these last two years memorable for myself and our communities.
Take a journey with me down memory lane for a moment and reflect back to March of 2020 when school and life changed. Without warning you were asked to reinvent yourself and reinvent the way you went about your daily life. School was turned upside down and life as we previously knew it was changing. You finished out the school year remotely and that looked so much different than normal and probably looked different from class to class. Summer came and instead of breathing a sigh of relief for some down time, you were all hit with the stressors of the unknown and the fear of what your Senior year was going to look like. Summer of 2020 wrapped up and you were now faced with more challenges and more adaptations that you didn’t ask for and probably were not thrilled with to start your Senior year. Terms that were new earlier in the year were unfortunately now becoming common nomenclature. Terms like social distancing, pandemic, remote learning, quarantine, and contact tracing were now more and more of our common language. You were also asked to go to school on a shortened schedule while still learning as much as before. You were asked to attend school without some of the most fun activities we have to offer as those were also put on hold. Once activities were allowed to resume they were resumed with many restrictions. This included limiting the number of spectators who could attend and celebrate the awesome performances and the many talents that all of you possess and displayed. Even our most celebrated event of the year, graduation, is being affected despite the positive trends we are seeing related to the pandemic.
I asked you to take that journey with me down memory lane, not to point out all the negative things you have had to endure the past two years, but actually quite the opposite. Although some of the challenges I previously mentioned were very frustrating and we would have preferred to not endure them, you persevered and showed your true character and strength as you reached the finish line. I have learned more from you in those two years and for that I am forever grateful. I have witnessed compassion towards others, grace, determination, patience and positive leadership and these characteristics and values have been sustained over the past two years. You are well aware of the challenges you have been faced with and had to overcome, but I hope that you will take some time and reflect on all the positive attributes that you have gained. You have taken all the adversity that has been thrown at you and conquered it. You have emerged on the other side stronger. The easy thing to do would have been to complain or even give up and quit. You decided to choose the hard road and face those challenges head on. Without your leadership and dedication to making the best of the situation we would not have been able to accomplish all that we did this school year and I am so proud.
So I will close with this final thought and that is related to your place in this world moving ahead. The world is going to be in good hands. I am confident that you are going to take the lead and provide the next generation the model for what it takes to not only persevere but thrive in the most difficult of times. You are an inspiration and I am extremely grateful to have been able to call myself your Superintendent. Thank you and good luck!
Mr. Shannon Cheek
Superintendent Arthur CUSD #305
Arthur CUSD 305 will be having online registration through Skyward Family Access for the 2021-2022 school year from June 7-11. Please see attached image for more details.
Junior High Boys and Girls Track Awards Banquet will be held June 1 at 6:00 pm. It will be held in the East Gym at the High School.
Attention 8th Grade Parents & Guardians,
Due to the forecasted weather for Wednesday, we are going to have the 8th grade promotion practice tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25. If you could make sure your 8th grade student has a sack lunch for tomorrow as we will stop at the park and have lunch before heading back to school.
We will also be giving each 8th grade student 10 tickets for 8th grade promotion instead of 4. If we end up having promotion indoors on Saturday morning because of weather, each student will only be allowed to use four tickets for indoor promotion.
Gates will now open at 5:00 pm Friday for 8th grade promotion. Please have your tickets signed and ready to turn in at the gate. If you have any questions, please call your school office.
It was so great to get to see the Seniors today! This was my first group of 8th graders that I sent onto the high school. They will always hold a special place in my heart! Congratulations Class of 2021!
More siblings!!
Loved being able to catch the siblings at the building today!
Class of 2021 visits their grade schools this morning. We wish them the best and excited to see what their future holds!
Senior visit day! Good luck to the Class of 2021
ALAH is currently accepting applications for the following coaching positions: High School Head Soccer Coach and High School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach. Please click on the like below to apply.
https://www.cusd305.org/o/arthurcusd/page/job-vacancies--12
Arthur CUSD 305 is able to offer free meals for students who pre-order for the week. Please fill this form out by end of the day Thursday, May 20 for pickup on Monday, May 24. This will be the last week of remote meal orders.
Pick up times for each building is as follows:
Monday, May 24 Pickup:
AGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
AHGS - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
LGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
ALAHHS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
https://forms.gle/sE4cxT2AACHMo19w8
Reminder- Dental exam forms are due by May 15th for all Kindergarten, 2nd, 6th, and 9th grade students! This is a State of Illinois School Health requirement. If you have questions, please contact the school nurse.
Arthur CUSD 305 is able to offer free meals for students who pre-order for the week. Please fill this form out by end of the day Thursday, May 13 for pickup on Monday, May 17.
Pick up times for each building is as follows:
Monday, May 17 Pickup:
AGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
AHGS - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
LGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
ALAHHS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
https://forms.gle/jizSE5behU21T64dA
Atwood-Hammond Grade School has an opening for a custodian. Please apply online at https://www.cusd305.org/o/arthurcusd/page/job-vacancies--12.
8th Grade Promotion has been scheduled for Friday, May 28 @ 6:00 p.m. Please see the attached flier for all the details of practice, tickets, parking, and pictures. Details have also been emailed to all 8th grade families, along with a Google Form to RSVP your student.
Arthur CUSD 305 is able to offer free meals for students who pre-order for the week. Please fill this form out by end of the day Thursday, May 6 for pickup on Monday, May 10.
Pick up times for each building is as follows:
Monday, May 10 Pickup:
AGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
AHGS - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
LGS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
ALAHHS - 8:30-10:00 a.m.
https://forms.gle/4V9zdqoFD2XYBbjG8
The PTO's of Arthur CUSD #305 are collaborating on an exciting project for all four schools in our district. Their hope is to show the communities gratitude for everything the Arthur CUSD #305 faculty has done this past school year. See the attached flyer for details.
We are recognizing our AMAZING teachers and staff. Thank you for all you do and the impact you have in the lives of our students!
