Annawan CUSD 226

Annawan CUSD #226 Welcomes New Staff Members New staff members were introduced at the opening institute day on Monday, August 16th. New staff members from left are: Brad Hulick – Assistant PreK-12 Principal, Dawn Heitzler – PreK-12 Principal, Joe Hasbrook – Bus Driver, Ryan Hartsock – GS Physical Education Teacher, Jessica Storm – HS Science Teacher, Melody Ellis – Cafeteria Worker, and Hope DeRycke – Special Education Teacher

New HS Student Orientation (2021-22) --------------- Freshmen and new high school students are welcome to come in on Monday, August 16th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to open lockers and walk through their schedules. Senior helpers and staff members will be available to answer any questions that aren't answered by this orientation video. We are looking forward to welcoming all our students back on Tuesday, August 17th. Just a reminder, Illinois has a mask mandate in place for everyone entering a public school. --------------- -HS Orientation Video- https://youtu.be/zOk9n3g9Ako

At Wednesday night's school board meeting the Annawan School District approved a Return to Learn Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. At this time, the plan will continue to follow the Governor's Executive Order 2021-18 that supports safe in-person learning and requires masks to be worn indoors by ALL students, staff, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Students in the classroom setting do not require quarantine as long as both the positive case and the contact were consistently masked so the mask mandate will promote less students being quarantined. Vaccinated students who are not showing symptoms will not have to quarantine as well. Contact tracing will still be used by the health department to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and will be used inside the school building. The CDC defines a close contact as an individual not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or where either party was unmasked who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 -hour period. The exception to quarantining will be if both parties were correctly wearing masks. Full details of the Return to Learn Plan along with updated guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education will soon be available on our Annawan School District website documents page. This plan is fluid and subject to change based on updated state mandates and guidelines. Thank you for your continued support as we prepare for a safe, healthy, and educational school year for all of our students!

Cancellations for today (8/11) - JHSB vs Stark County, JHBB at Princeville and golf practice.

Back to School Night: We hope to see you on Monday, August 16th from 6:00-7:00 to bring your supplies and meet your teacher (K-5). 6th Grade Orientation-6:00-7:00 will be held in the Media Center. Preschool will be held on Thursday, August 12th from 5:30-6:00(AM students) and 6:00-6:30(PM students). Please limit the number of parents attending if possible to decrease traffic and masks will be mandatory for everyone inside the building. Thank you and we look forward to a wonderful start to the year!

Junior High Softball - The game scheduled for Thursday 8/12 has been moved to Friday 8/13. Game time is 4:30 at Mercer County, Apollo Diamond in Aledo.

Junior High Football Please fill out the following form to sign up for 7th-8th Junior High Football for the 2021-2022 fall football season: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3ZdPQkuKWQHFeLT8M7upQbO1WrXKGUCrL3G0GgZ8b2rZqOw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link

Reminder: Registration begins on Monday, August 2nd ( 12:00-3:00). Tuesday, August 3rd (11:00-7:00) and Wednesday, August 4th (7:00-12:00).

Junior High Baseball - there will be a player/parent meeting on Sunday, August 1 at 6:00 at Howe’s Park.

Student Registration for the 2021-2022 School Year will be next week in the grade school and high school offices. Monday, August 2nd: 12:00pm-3:00pm Tuesday, August 3rd: 11:00am-7:00pm Wednesday, August 4th: 7:00am-12:00pm

The Annawan School District has the following positions open for the 2021-2022 School Year: *Bus Driver (Regular Route, Extra-Curricular Events, Sub) *Part-Time Cafeteria Worker (approximate hours 9:30-2:30 each day) *Substitute Teacher *Substitute Cafeteria Worker *Substitute Custodian If interested, please contact the Unit Office at (309)935-6781 or email Superintendent Matt Nordstrom at mnordstrom@annawan226.org.

Junior High Softball and Baseball: Junior High Softball begins Monday, July 26 with a parent meeting at 6:00 at Howe's Park, no practice just a meeting. Practice will begin Tuesday, July 27 5:45 - 7:15 at Howe's Park. Junior High Baseball begins Monday, August 2. Practice times TBA.

The federal Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary program that provides discounts of up to $50 a month for internet service at home. Participants also get a one-time discount of up to $100 for a device (purchased through a participating provider). A household can qualify if at least one member: Participates in a federal assistance programs like SNAP or Medicaid; Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school meal program; Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or Lost a job or experienced a substantial loss of income during the pandemic. For details go to getemergencybroadband.org or call (833) 511-0311

High School Baseball - ALL Super Sectional and State Finals tickets will be digital tickets this year. There will be no cash ticket sales at the gate. To purchase digital tickets, baseball fans can: 1) Download the GOFAN app. or 2) Use the link: https://gofan.co/app/school/IHSA or 3) Click this logo on the left side of the IHSA home page. https://www.ihsa.org/default.aspx Select your game, and purchase tickets with a credit card. ALL Super Sectional and State Finals tickets are digital. Super Sectional tickets: $7 State Finals tickets: $10 Fans are able to purchase as many tickets as they wish. If some family members are unsure about the process, we encourage one family member to purchase all tickets for the entire family. When fans purchase tickets, they will receive an email with a link to their tickets. Fans simply show their phone at the gate to redeem their tickets and enter the stadium. At the State Finals, fans will need separate tickets for the semifinal games and the trophy games. There is a $1 + 5% service charge on each ticket.

High School Baseball - with a 8 - 2 win over Glasford (Illini Bluffs), the Baseball Titans are IHSA Sectional Champions. They advance to the Normal (Illinois State University) Super-Sectional on Monday (6/14) vs Mt. Pulaski. Game time is 4:00.

Good luck to our A&W Titans girls' track team as they head to the state track meet today! Congratulations to Ally Celus, Maddy Rusk, Danielle Johnson, Kaylee Celus, and Emily Miller on qualifying in the 4X100, Cassidy Miller in Shot Put, and Kennedy Anderson in the 800 and Mile.

High School Baseball - with a 5 - 3 win over Delavan, the Baseball Titans advance to the IHSA Sectional Championship game at Glasford (Illini Bluffs) on Friday (6/11). Game time is 4:30.

The Annawan School District has a few openings for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are interested in any of the following, please contact Superintendent Matt Nordstrom (mnordstrom@annawan226.org): *Special Education Teacher *Physical Education Teacher *Coaching (Football, Cheer, Junior High Volleyball) *Bus Driver *Substitutes

High School Baseball - with a 2 - 0 win over Putnam County, the Baseball Titans are IHSA regional champions. They advance to play Delavan on Wednesday (6/9). Game time is 4:30 and will be played at Howe's Park in Annawan.

High School Softball - with a 6 - 1 win over United, the Softball Titans are IHSA regional champions. They advance to play ROWVA-Williamsfield on Tuesday (6/8). Game time is 4:30 and will be played in Williamsfield.