Getting ready to recognize our 8th graders tonight during the promotion drive thru with students and immediate families only from 5-7 pm. See you all shortly! Please remember to stay in your vehicles.
ALAH Jr. High Baseball Sign-Up
Seventh and eighth grade boys who would like to join the baseball team, please call Travis Wilson at 217-259-8690. Practice is scheduled to begin August 3, 2020.
An athletic physical is required and must be on file at the school before participation. Athletic physical forms are available at the respective schools.
5th Grade D.A.R.E. Program ~
Thank you Mr. Goodman and the Arthur Police Department for your dedication to the D.A.R.E. program and the positive influence you have on the youth of Arthur. We appreciate the time you spend preparing for each class and your enthusiasm. Your guidance has made D.A.R.E. a very successful program.
D.A.R.E. Poster Winners: Congratulations to Sophie Monts (Mr. Punches classroom) and Marissa Herschberger (Mrs. Kauffman’s classroom)!
Arthur Grade School would like to recognize and thank the following people that have supported this program.
Mr. Punches and Mrs. Kauffman - Classroom teachers
Mr. Rod Randall - Arthur Village President
Mr. Goodman - DARE Instructor
Mr. Shannon Cheek - Superintendent
I.O.O.F Lodge 742 and Mariorretta Lodge 347 for the DARE T-Shirts
Congratulations to Sophia Beck, 1st grade, who was nominated for 1st place in the Douglas County Farm Bureau coloring contest!
AGS Staff would like to wish all of our students with May and Summer birthday's a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Congratulations to the following AGS students that are “Top Knights” for the month of April! Our character trait is “Perseverance.” These students showed “Grit” by working hard and not giving up when times are tough!
Kindergarten - Ashley Yoder and Cameryn Schrock
1st Grade - Nate Blaudow and Bowyer McGrath
2nd Grade - Devyn Peeler and Kenton Jess
3rd Grade - Payton Tinkle and Conner Crabtree
4th Grade - Jaylon Brenneman and Jeremy Gingerich
5th Grade - Leighton Poulos and Elliot Norfleet
6th Grade - Savaiah Daniels and Abigail Miller
7th Grade - Denise Hostetler
8th Grade - Selene Rohr
Monday, May 18 is pickup of locker supplies for all 6th through 8th grade students from 3-5 pm in the Junior High circle drive. Please remain in your car as you come into the circle drive. During this time, we will also be handing out Promotion Certificates to 8th graders. If any student still has incomplete work, please bring it at that time, along with any books that need returned. We look forward to seeing you! Have a great evening!
For our last Friday of the 2019-2020 school year, click the link below to join us in our Friday cheer! We miss you guys and hope you have a wonderful summer and see you in August!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10xxxXwjZ4znq8_5wolhs8-HlGxLoywOL/view?usp=sharing
Thank you so much to the parents who organized this generous gift. Reading the handwritten notes from my students truly warmed my heart! I hope you all have a wonderful summer and I will see you soon!!
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who organized or donated items for this thoughtful gift! It warmed my heart to read the cards and notes from my students and parents, and your generosity is unbelievable. This token of appreciation meant more than I can ever express. Thank you!! ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to our gifts this year. Reading all the messages made entering final 💻grades and cleaning 🧹out my room today a little brighter🥰
Thank you to everyone that helped out with our bags. This made my day!
So blessed and grateful to work in such a wonderful district!
Thank you AGS families for the teacher appreciation gifts. I loved the wonderful cards from students and gift certificates! This isn't how I wanted to end my time at AGS, but we aren't always given a choice. I have enjoyed being a part of your community for the past 2 years!
I could never thank this community enough for the outpouring of love not only during these strange times but always. Blessed does not even begin to describe it. Loved, that is how I feel. 🥰
Thank you, AGS families and community! I am so blessed to work here!
Thank you students and parents of AGS! We appreciate all your gifts and letters! We miss you! Thank you Los Gallos, Joe's Diner, Frenchie's and State Bank of Arthur.
AGS Yearbook Update ~
Due to COVID-19 there is a delay in Yearbook production. The company is doing their best to meet their time frame. We will keep you updated on when they will arrive and arrange for how they will be distributed to families. Thank you for your patience.
Spring Pictures - Attention AGS Families! If you did not receive an email from Inter-State about your child's spring pictures here are the following links to contact them.
Order code verification site: https://inter-state.com/home/supportcoderequestlookup
Customer Service: inter-state.com/support
Parent Call Back Link: https://inter-state.com/callme
AGS would like to celebrate Nurse Melissa Nichols today for National Nurses Day! We appreciate all that she does for our students, staff and district! Thank you Mrs. Nichols!
