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Rebel ReportConneCting our sChool and our Comm uni ties Stark county c.u.S.D. #100 newSletter

February 18, 2010 • Volume IX - Issue 7

Stark County C.U.S.D. #100 Mission Statement

Stark County C.U.S.D. #100’s mission is to address equally the educational needs of all students, within a safe nurturing environment, withparental and community involvement, while promoting thinking skills, self-esteem and self-motivation for lifelong learning to become positive

members of society.

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Superintendent’s O fce Superintendent: Jerry KloosterSecretary: Barbara LoaneBookkeeper: Mary Streitmatter300 Van Buren Wyoming, IL 61491(309) 695-6123email: [email protected]

High School O fcePrincipal: Mike Domico Athletic Director: Scott PaxsonGuidance: Glenn BuchertSecretary: Mary Horsley 418 S. FranklinToulon, IL 61483(309) 286-4451 or 286-4531Fax (309) 286-3321

email: [email protected]

Junior High SchoolPrincipal: Mike DomicoSecretary: Debbie Meinders402 S. Franklin St.Toulon, IL 61483(309) 286-3451email: [email protected]

Stark County Elementary Principal: Renee WallaceSecretary: Cindy Spears300 Van Buren Wyoming, IL 61491(309) 695-5181email: [email protected]

From the superintendent•

Ask the principal•

Scholastic bowl•

Agriculture class•

Pizza winners•

Flower power•

Ag team competes•

Science class•

Scholarships available•

Breakfast & Lunch Menus•

100 day of school•

Family reading night•

Calendar•

In this edition...

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Students of the month•

Five dollar Friday winners•

Star students, star staff •

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Stark County Musical Cinderella in production for spring



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Here are some pictures from Preschool’s 100th day celebration. We counted by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s and we even had some items packaged up by 50. The pictures show usdoing counting and enjoying our 100th day snack.

SCES held SecondGrade Family Reading Night on January 28. Many families read winter themedbooks together, enjoyed hotchocolate and built snow-men.

100th day of school milestone

SCES celebrated the 100th day of school on February 2nd. Chevy Ham-ilton & James Groter pose in front of the k indergarten mural created byMrs. Paxson’s class.

Counting M&M’s by 5’s

Pre-K from the A.M. enjoying a snack.

Counting crayons by 10’s

Pre-K group from the p.m. enjoying a snack.

Family Reading Night

In photo at right: GageFogelsonger shows hissnowman (in progress)and a big smile.

In photo at left: Secondgrader, Hope Hogsett,works w ith Mrs. Gilleson her snowman.



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Members of Stark County’s Scholastic Bowl took a m oment before a recent match held at Stark County.Those pictured are front: Adrian Hollis, Taylor Wilkinson, Jenny Gheen. Middle Row: Dalton Wisnefski,Zach Leezer. Back: Dakota Leonard. The team is coached by Michael Bosomworth.

Stark County FFA placed rst in the Senior Division of the Geneseo Livestock Evaluation contest held at theBlack Hawk East Agriculture Arena recently. Participating for SCHS were ( l to r ): Jon Heaton, ElizabethHeaton, Ethan Ely, Carrie Horsley, and Brandon Shults. Not pictured is Nick Stiles. Contestants placed rings

and answered questions on species of beef, swine, sheep, and goats.

Pictured above are Earth Science students examining the contents of a comet: water ice, dry ice, mineral/rock particles, and carbon/hydrocarbon compounds, all glued together by the ice. Students pictured areJames Butts, Mark Copeland, Bryce Paxson, and Dalton Potter.

Members of the fresh-man, sophomore, and ju-nior classes at Stark County recently participated in a

As a fundraiser for student council at Stark CountyHigh School, student council members sold carna -tions in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Pictureddistributing carnations on Friday, February 12, areRobin Gray, Paige Milburn, and Meghan Ehnle. Allare seniors at Stark County High School, and mem -

bers of the Student Council.

Sheridan Cler of Stark County High School com -pletes an Oxyacetylene Welding exercise during arecent Agriculture Construction class.

SC Scholastic Bowl Team

Flower Power

Pizza winners

Pictured above is Shen Bragdon, the top seller forthe junior class, and Scott Copple, the top seller forthe sophomore class. Overall winner, but not avail -able for the photo, was Zach Mott, from the fresh-man class.

fund-raiser for class activi-ties. Students sold Gino’spizzas from Avanti’s Foodsin Walnut, Illinois.

Agricultureconstruction

class

Ag team competes at local contest

He blinded me with science!



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Star Students

Stark County Junior HighStudents of the month

5th Grade Spelling Bee Winners: Logan Knobloch -

1st runner up and Vicky Coats - winner.

Five Dollar Friday Win-ners at the Stark CountyElementary school areBrant Knowles (at left)and Mckenna Molln (atright).

Here they pose withtheir winnings.

A weekly drawing isheld to recognize goodbehavior and good at-tendan ce at SCES. Theprogram is sponsored bythe Parents Organiza-tion.

Fron left to right: Tracy Thorne from Toulon State Bank; 6th grade – Bailey Herridge daughter of Mr. & M rs.Matt Herridge; 7th grade – Jacob Goodman son of M r. & Mrs. David Goodman; and 8th grade - ElizabethHippen daughter of Mr. & M r. Jarrod Hippen.

Faith Elsasser 3Payton Browning 3Kathryn Kidd K Rilley Bowen K Katrina Demetreon 2Chris Piester 2Jared Crew 2Stephanie Hartnett 4Josey Fink 1Faith Elsasser 3Tristean Hulsey 2Kaylee Berg 5Jacob Butcher Pre-k Andy Hurst Pre-k Jack Winans K Colby Carroll K Jacob Best K Andrew Eagelson Pre-k Chris Morrow 1 Azel Jameel Pre-k Holly Winans pre-k Lauren Jones 2Zack Sparks 2Braden Lindley Pre-k Hattie Hodel Pre-k Shanna Peterson Pre-k Lauren West Pre-k Dakoda Reynolds 4Terry Rummerfeld 5Owen Spring 5KJ Jezierski 5Lydia Bols 1

Tyler Willage 3Jared Crew 2Tea Olmsted 2Jonathon Waddle 3Brett Browning 1Heather Heuermann 3Layne Sauer 2Karsyn Rewerts 1 Amanda Perry 2 Alison Miller 2Myles Spring K Sarah Swank K Hannah Brewster 5Kaley Rouse 5

Bailey Real 5Caleb Davis 5Isaac Shirley 3Josie Price 2Olivia Frail 2Schuyler Melton 2Tristan Gerber K Nathan Menken K Olivia Hopp 1Brooke Montgomery 2Ian Waddle K Hunter Gibler K Raiden Bowen K Jake Steward 1Jenna Williamson 1Joshua Kraklow 1 Austin Marshall 1Shai Draminski 2Jessica Joos 2Emma Webster 2Caleb Raineri 2Hope Hogsett 2Parker Sornberger K

Star Sta Mr. HoosteMrs. S. NowlanMiss McRellMrs. CarstensMr. Henry Mrs. PaxsonMrs. GillesMr. HoosteMrs. SpearsMrs. V. NowlanMrs. WestMrs. K. Morrissey Mrs. CarstensMrs. McCauley Mrs. DanielMrs. JonesMrs. TurnbullMrs. PaxsonMrs. Strode

Spelling Bee

Five Dollar Fridays

The Stark County HighSchool Dance Team com-peted over the weekend atthe Illinois Dance Team As-sociation Clinton Regionalon Saturday, March 30. For-ty two teams competed inthis regional.

Pictured w ith their trophy are: Back: Jolene K ieser, Cassandra Ingels, Holly Serpette, Kourney Smith, Kait-lin Phillips, Marissa Gray, Melody Kent, Lilah Rhoades, Robin Gray; Front: Ashley Nelson, Courtney Wagen-bach, Alicia Rhodes, Brittany Serpette, Brittany Schaffer.

SCHS Dance Team qualifes or state competitionPer orming Do You Be-

lieve in Magic? turned outto be the magical dancechoice or Stark County inthe Pom category. This cat-egory’s main ocus is pomsand pom work. There were10 teams in the Class A Pom

division. A team must reacha state quali ying score o 80or above to quali y or theIDTA state competition.

The results or thePom Division were Field-crest 1 st- 85.1; Elmwood2nd - 83.6; Villa Grove 3rd -

82.0; Stark County 4 th- 81.3;- Quincy Notre Dame 5th- 80.9; and Meridan, whodidn’t place at the competi-tion, but still earned an 80.0to quali y or the IDTA statecompetition on March 13 atUniversity o Illinois.

March 11 - Henry/Stark High School

Arts Festival at Wethersfeld Moss Gym.open to the public 6-7 pm. ree. March 15-19 - Celebrate Arts Education week, events to be announced. March 21 - Sunday A ternoon o Fine Arts, SCHS gym. Music provided by IMEA students, Speech team will per-

orm, Student artwork, and a preview o Cinderella. ree. March 23 - LTC High School Art Festivalat Monmouth College, open to the pub-lic 6-7 pm, ree.

Upcoming Events



www.bhsroe.k12.il.us/sccu100 February 2010 Issue - Rebel Reporter SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

SCHOLARSHIP OPPOR-TUNITY AMOUNT ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES APPLICATION

DEADLINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Illinois Odd Fellows-Rebekah

Three @ $1500

Ten to Fifteen @ $1000

Seniors with at least a C average who are planning to attend any post-secondary school or accredited

vocational or technical training school March 1, 2010 Download an application at

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Stark County Farm BureauFoundation Scholarship

One

One

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(Awards total $2000)

Student who will be a Freshman or Sophomorein college

Student who will be a Junior or Senio r in college

Student in college at any year

(Must be a member or a dependent o a Stark County Farm Bureau member OR in a eld

related to agriculture)

March 31, 2010 Pick up application in Counselor’s O ce

Kewanee Elks Scholarship Unknown 2010 graduate intending to major in physical oroccupational therapy March 12, 2010 Download an application at iea-ccc.in o

National De enseTransportation Association

Scott/St. Louis ChapterScholarships

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given to business, transportation logistics, orphysical distribution

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Illinois Division o Sons o

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2010 graduate enrolled in college or university.Must be descendent o a male who served

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American Legion Auxiliary—National President’s

Scholarship: Educating Children o Warriors

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Children o Veterans

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Primary residence in Henry, Stark or Bureaucounties

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Stark County Community Unit

School DistrictSuperintendentJerry Klooster

Principal MikeDomico Stark County High

School and Stark County Junior High

PrincipalRenee WallaceStark County Elementary

Stark County CUSD #100Board of Education

Addressing theBoard of Education

The agenda is planned well in advance of themeeting; therefore, requests to address the boardmust be submitted in writing to the superinten-dent at least ve working days prior to a regularlyscheduled Board meeting.

The Board meeting is the third Monday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. at the Wyoming ElementaryBuilding.

Ask the Elementary Principal

Marty Cantwell Keith I. KnoblochPresident - Term expires 2013 Vice President - Term expires 2011

W. David Turner Ron “Skip” Turnbull Secretary - Term expires 2011 Term expires 2011

Robert Groter Brian RewertsTerm expires 2013 Term expires 2013

Elizabeth Rumbold Term expires 2013

From Superintendent Jerry Klooster

This column is dedi-cated to answering somegeneral operational ques-tions that have been posedby parents. I hope these re-sponses will provide every-one with some insight into why certain decisions aremade. Please know that thebest long-term academicinterests o the child, stu-dent and sta sa ety andconsistent and equitableimplementation o policy drive all decision-making inDistrict #100.

Why has the school sug-gested counseling for my child? He isn’t mentally ill!

Many people, including children, need support indealing with issues through-out their lives. This does notmean they have a mentalillness. A child may be deal-ing with grie rom the losso a loved one or a move

rom one household to an-

other. In these economictimes, many parents havelost their jobs. The stresso ten causes anxiety in theentire amily. Sometimeschildren exhibit behaviorssuch as the t, anger or ag-gression towards others orbecome withdrawn whenthey try to deal with emo-tions they don’t understand.Counseling at school can bea sa e and convenient way to assist a child. As a school we do our best to meet theneeds o the “whole child”.Their physical, social andemotional needs must be

met i academic success isto be achieved.

My friend’s child partici-pates in a program calledSecond Step. Why isn’t my child involved?

Our school district end-ed last fscal year with over$3.6M in its operating unds.This is a large amount o money. But, with aver-age monthly costs o over$570,000 to operate pro-grams, maintain acilitiesand employ personnel, thebalance can disappear very quickly i revenues do notkeep up with expenditures.

Over the past ew years we have been ortunate tobe able to build this balancebecause we have a) main-tained operational costs b)seen a recent increase inEqualized Assessed Value(EAV) and c) experiencedincreases rom the State o Illinois in its FoundationLevel. (The FoundationLevel is a number the Stateuses to help determine how much General State Aid(GSA) school districts willreceive.) The combinationo these actors has also al-lowed the district to reduceits local tax rate by 25 centsover the last three years.

For the coming fscal

year (FY11), the fnancialoutlook is, however, not asbright. Because the Stateo Illinois is acing a $12Bbudget defcit, it is unlikely that legislators will have the willingness or the ability tomaintain the current Foun-dation Level or schools.I the Foundation Level, which currently stands at$6119 is decreased, thenour GSA will be decreased.(Last year we receivedabout $2.4M in GSA). I the Foundation Level is de-creased signifcantly, thenthe district will not be ableto adopt a balanced budget

or FY11 without making signifcant and timely costreductions.

The board o education will, o course, look or pos-sible methods o increas-ing revenue, but the reality is that in order to maintainfscal stability, the district will have to be prepared tomake sensible reductionscommensurate with the an-ticipated loss o revenue.

The board understands

that it is not its responsibil-ity to create large balances;it is, however, the board’s job to maintain balances ata level that will provide orthe needs o students andthe long-term viability o the district.

Stark 100 is not alonein this fnancial puzzle.Most school districts in Il-linois are currently having the same discussions abouthow to “make ends meet”.Fortunately, because o its past conservative fscalpolicies, our board has bal-ances to absorb a small lossin GSA that many other dis-tricts do not enjoy.

Please be assured thatas savings plans are dis-cussed over the next ew weeks, the board will ocuson how to decrease costs while maintaining qual-ity programs and top notcheducational opportunities

or students.I you have any ques-

tions about district fnanc-es, please eel ree to giveme a call.

The Financial Health of District #100

Second Step is a vio-lence prevention programdesigned to teach studentsempathy, impulse control,anger management andproblem-solving skills. Theprogram could be imple-mented school-wide, butthe need or this is not evi-dent at this time. We cur-rently o er this program toa select group o students who are identifed througho fce re errals and teacherrecommendation who ex-hibit problems in theseareas. This program is anopportunity or studentsto build important socialskills and learn strategiesthey can use throughouttheir lives. Not all studentsneed this program. I you

eel your child does, pleasecontact your child’s teacherto discuss your concerns.

The teacher has suggestedretention. We think our

child needs special educa-tion instead. What do I doto get her tested?

Things have changedin the special educationre erral process. New leg-islation mandates an early intervention process calledResponse to Interven-tion (RtI). In the past, i achild was thought to havea specifc leaning disabil-ity testing would be doneto determine i the child’sIQ (or ability to learn) andachievement were discrep-ant. This was known as thediscrepancy model. O ten,

children would quali y to re-ceive services be ore chang-es in instructional methods were even put in place. Cur-rently under the new mod-el, all students are screenedregularly to identi y areas

o concern. Those students who all below norms areidentifed, given specifc re-search-based interventionsand are progress monitoredclosely. I the child progress-es, the interventions aredeemed success ul. I not,interventions are changedor increased and the prog-ress monitoring continues. I the child still does not show adequate progress, a specialeducation re erral is made. At that point, su fcient datahas been collected to show aneed or special educationservices. All o this is donethrough the general educa-tion program.

Here’s the key. Unless you eel your child is cog-nitively impaired (o tenre erred to as mental retar-dation or limited ability tolearn) or needs speech, oc-cupational therapy or phys-ical therapy, direct testing

will no longer be an option.The child must go throughthe RtI process- no excep-tions. This is the law. I yourchild’s teacher suggestsretention, that is probably the best option. This will al-low time or her to developand to receive the neededinterventions. O ten this isenough to help a child besuccess ul in school. I not,special education services will be provided.

I hope these responses were help ul. I urge you tocontinue to submit ques-

tions about school policiesand procedures to:

Mrs. Wallace300 Van Buren Wyoming, IL [email protected]

The Stark County Fine Arts Network has made some changes inthe way our fundraiser letters are mailed. If you do not receive a letter and would like to be added to our mailing list, please call 286-5951. The Fine Arts Network welcomes donations of any amount. All contributors’ names will be listed in the program for the up-coming Stark County High School production of Cinderella.

As a token of appreciation, tickets to one of this year’s SCHS per- formances of Cinderella will be given to contributors of $50 or more.

Community Patron $200Friend of the Community $50Sponsor $100Donor $10

Stark County Fine ArtsNetwork Donations

PLEASE RETURN BY MARCH 5, 2010Enclosed is my donation or $______ made out to “Stark County Fine Arts Network”

Please reserve my seats or:

______Thursday, April 15, 7:00 p.m. My tickets may be mailed to the______Friday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. ollowing address:______Saturday, April 17, 7:00 p.m. ______________________________Sunday, April 18, 2:00 p.m. ________________________

________________________

Tickets are assigned on a frst-come, frst-served basis.

Please return this orm to Stark County Fine Arts Network, P.O. Box 106, Toulon, IL61483. I would like my name listed in the program in the ollowing way (please list“anonymous” i you wish):______________________________________________

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