9 THS choir students attended the Youth in Harmony Festival at Eastern Illinois University on October 16th. Students spent the day singing with students from 11 other schools and performed that evening. THS students include: Joni Beckman, Charley Newlin, Maddie Zane, Elayna Lee, Oliver Lee, Ben Esker, Elaina Gaffin, Claire Mette, and Mary Jane Dennis.
Intro into Engineering and Technology class just finished a lesson on bridges. Each group studied a different type of truss and had to build a popsicle bridge to match their truss. They had 3 bridges hold 310 lbs without breaking! They finished the lesson with a speaker from Howell Paving. Kurt Haarman spoke with the students about options that are available after high school and some current and past projects they have worked on.
National School Bus Safety Week - Thank you to our Bus Drivers for always taking great care of our Wooden Shoes!
TEF Vice President, Matt Repking, is pictured with fourth grade teacher, Ms. Mette, and some of her students.
TEF funded new robots for students to learn computer programming during STEAM class.
Join us in celebrating our Wooden Shoe Principals!
Friendly reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Oct. 17 & 19. There will be no school on Friday, Oct. 20. If you haven't already, please schedule here - https://tinyurl.com/unit50ptc2023
TJHS Celebrates National Blue Ribbon Week, Oct. 16-19!
Take a break from cooking this weekend and let Niemerg's feed your family. Round up your bill and support Unit 50!
TEF President, Russ Walker is pictured with TGS Title teacher, Jamie Herboth.
Jamie says, "The TEF mini grant provided the Title program with hands-on activities to help our students learn letters, sounds, and how to read. We appreciate all they provide for our students."
The Board of Education will have a regular meeting on October 16, 2023 at 6pm in the Unit Office. https://5il.co/26ype
It's our week, Wooden Shoes! Spread the word! Celebrate Niemerg's 45th Anniversary and give back to Unit 50 at the same time.
Ms. Spour's Construction Trades class finished building waving flags. During this process they learned how to use different tools in the shop. Great job, boys!
The Board of Education will have a Special meeting on October 10, 2023 at 5:30pm in the Unit Office. https://5il.co/26ewe
Mrs. Schrock’s Floral Design class has been working on Duck Tape Flowers and finished them off by making flower pens!
We are five weeks away from the annual TEF Spaghetti Supper! Mark your calendar for Tues., Nov. 7 4:30-7:00! 🍝🥖🥗🍪
Mrs. Deters' class enjoyed the beautiful weather today! Their homework was zip tied to the baseball fence and they walked around and did the problems.
A big thank you to Phil, Billy & London from Webster Tire & Auto Service for showing our Drivers' Ed students how to change a tire and jump start a car battery in class yesterday!
Accounting students enjoyed an interactive learning experience today as they took their t-account practice outdoors. They documented their transactions right on the sidewalk, turning the campus into their classroom. To ensure accuracy and collaboration, each student had a partner who tracked the accounting equation on a separate piece of paper.
The Effingham National Guard visited THS for PE yesterday. They talked to students about the amazing things that they do for our country and what they can do for our students! Thank you for EVERYTHING!!
Teutopolis CUSD #50 is extremely proud and excited to announce that our Junior High School has received national recognition as a 2023 Blue Ribbon School! TJHS was one of 353 schools in the nation, and 2 junior high schools in Illinois, to earn this honor. This award was earned based our consistent high level of academic achievement. National recognition like this is made possible through the collective efforts of our teachers and staff, students, parents, district and community support. We are honored to be recognized as a National Blue Ribbon school and are committed to continuing our tradition of Wooden Shoe excellence!
District Press Release: https://www.teutopolisschools.org/article/1249683
Dept. of Ed Announcement: https://youtu.be/KmpzyX8PVlA
