Staunton High School

Staunton CUSD 6 Families: The IL Dept. of Public Health has updated the COVID-19 Exclusion Guidance for Schools as of 9/29/21. Click the link below for more information. News Story Link: https://www.stauntonschools.org/article/548586?org=district #BulldogPride #TerrierPride #LeadChallengeAchieve

XC went to Litchfield Country Club last night and Lexi Hester and Brooke Kinder were close with their times. Lexi was 23:40 and Brooke was 23:41. Lexi Pfeiffer ran it in 25:10 and Caidy Tuetken ran her first race of the season. The boys were led by Thomas Ogata with a time of 19:44 and Trey Luketich ran it in 20:39. Nicholas Monohan had a time of 21:19 and Drake Dufrain was close with a time of 21:29. Joe Goss improved his time as well. Way to go!!!!!

Dodgeball is cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Caidy Tuetken shot an 81 yesterday to take 2nd place at Conference at Indian Springs. Jackie Vercoglio and Preston Denny placed 6th at Conference. The Girl's team came in 2nd yesterday overall while the boy's team placed 5th. Way to go! It was a beautiful day on the course!

SHS Attendance Fact: Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent. Students missing 0-2 days of school each year earn much higher grades than those considered truant. Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or be held back. Read more... By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school. Read more... Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence. Read more... Students who live in communities with high levels of poverty are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others often for reasons beyond their control, such as unstable housing, unreliable transportation and a lack of access to health care. Read more... When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating. Read more... Attendance improves when schools engage students and parents in positive ways and when schools provide mentors for chronically absent students. Read more... Most school districts and states don’t look at all the right data to improve school attendance. They track how many students show up every day and how many are skipping school without an excuse, but not how many are missing so many days in excused and unexcused absence that they are headed off track academically. Read more...

Staunton CUSD #6 Families: Please review the News Story Link below for important information regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences in October. News Story Link: https://www.stauntonschools.org/article/546346?org=district #BulldogPride #TerrierPride #LeadChallengeAchieve

Staunton CUSD #6 Families: The school is mandated by the Illinois Department of Health to obtain and keep on file specific medical records and immunizations for students enrolled in grades, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 2nd, 6th, 9th and 12th grade. Please click the News Story Link below for more information: https://www.stauntonschools.org/article/546300?org=district #BulldogPride #TerrierPride #LeadChallengeAchieve

What is better than a group of kids caught doing the right thing? One group raked the baseball field after kids were playing on it and picked up the trash. Another group cleaned the gym after a basketball game. Overby, Kapp, Hill, Kruse, Kruse, Newman, Ahrens, Brummel, and Ridens

SHS Fact About School Attendance. Absenteeism in the first months of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.

The Staunton High School Homecoming Parade will be departing the St. Michael's parking lot at 1:15 PM on Friday, October 1. Parade Route--Main Street to Route 4 to Lafayette to Deneen. Take a half-day and join us along the Parade Route to show your Bulldog Pride.

Looking for something to do today? The Staunton Choir Department presents “10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse”. It's the end of the world and hordes of rampaging zombies are about to kill you. What do you do? Turn to this handy and hilarious guide to survive the apocalypse! The performance begins at 1PM on Sunday, September 26th in the SHS auditorium. Doors open at 12:30PM. Purchase tickets in the SHS office. There are a limited number of tickets available, so buy them in advance to ensure your seat. There may also be tickets available at the door.

Across the country, in our communities, we share everyday moments with our neighbors, family, coworkers, and friends. We go to work or school, the grocery store, or the gas station. It's easy to overlook these routine moments, but as you’re going about your day, if you see something that doesn't seem quite right, say something. By being alert and reporting suspicious activity to your local law enforcement, you can protect your family, neighbors, and community.

Love taking pictures? If you have fun pictures of SHS kids at ball games or other school sponsored activities, please send them (along with names of kids in the pictures) to mhendricks@stauntonschools.org. We would love to add your photos to our yearbook.

Oct. 10th Dodgeball Grades 1st through 8th Battle of the Borders so other towns are invited. Any questions-email Ms. Allan at callan@stauntonschools.org

Mark your calendars. One week from today, the Staunton High School Homecoming Parade will be departing the St. Michael's parking lot at 1:15 PM on Friday, October 1. Parade Route--Main Street to Route 4 to Lafayette to Deneen. Take a half-day and join us along the Parade Route to show your Bulldog Pride.

The Staunton Choir Department presents “10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse”. It's the end of the world and hordes of rampaging zombies are about to kill you. What do you do? Turn to this handy and hilarious guide to survive the apocalypse! The performance begins at 1PM on Sunday, September 26th in the SHS auditorium. Doors open at 12:30PM. Purchase tickets in the SHS office. There are a limited number of tickets available, so buy them in advance to ensure your seat. There may also be tickets available at the door.

Soccer lost last night 3-1 to Litchfield with Rhyse Rucker scoring in the 73rd minute assisted by Dillon Pritchett.

Volleyball won against Pana last night. Both JV and Varsity had to come back after dropping the first set. Varsity also had to come from behind in the 3rd set after falling behind 11-18 and 15-20. Varsity 23-25, 25-17, 25-23 JV 26-28, 25-22, 15-13 Fresh/Soph 21-13, 21-12 Varsity record is 11-5 (3-0 conference) JV is 7-4

The Boy's Golf Team came in second yesterday at Oak Terrace. Broc Best led the Bulldogs with a 42, Denney shot a 45, and Hines shot a 51. Conference is coming up on Monday!

Hey Staunton! Want to join the fun and challenge your family or work family to participate in the SHS Homecoming Week Dress-Up Days? 9/27-Athletes v. Mathletes, 9/28-Decade Day, 9/29-Wild West, 9/30-Circus, 10/1-Red & White Day. Send your office pictures to vhughes@stauntonschools.org. We will share your pictures on our school social media and award the most spirited with prizes.