The CHS Cheerleaders will be working the dinner shift at T-Street on Thursday, May 30. T-Street will donate a portion of the sales to go toward summer camp. All you have to do is come in and enjoy a meal. We appreciate your support! 🧡💙

CES is proud to announce our planner cover contest winners! One winner was selected from Kindergarten - 5th grades and one from 6th - 7th grades. The winners will be featured on the primary and junior high planners for the 24-25 school year.
Primary Cover- Aleena Rhine- Kindergarten
Junior High Cover- Kaitlin Lenard- 6th grade
Congratulations to the winners!


Today is an early dismissal at 2:00 PM. If you have not already completed the returning student registration, please log into TeacherEase today. After completing, your student will be registered for the 24-25 school year.
Reminder that today and tomorrow (May 20 & 21) are early dismissals at 2:00 PM. If your child has mediation in the nurse's office, please pick it up before Thursday at 11 AM. This includes inhalers, epi-pens, etc. The nurse will discard any medication left over.
Join us this evening to celebrate our 8th graders!

-Friday, May 17: Regular dismissal
-Monday, May 20 & Tuesday, May 21: Early dismissals at 2:00 PM
-Wednesday, May 22: No student attendance
-Thursday, May 23: Report Card Day
Students may ride their usual bus route to have breakfast. Routes will return home at 9 AM.
*Parents are welcome in the building from 9:15 - 10 AM.
Good Afternoon!
Due to wet conditions and the expectation of more rain, the graduation commencement ceremonies will be held in the CHS Gymnasium on Saturday, May 18. The times have not changed: CES @ 4:30pm, and CHS @ 6:00pm.

CES Returning Student Registration is open until 5/21. Please log in to verify you child's information for the 24-25 school year. Email Adrea Petro at apetro@cpher99.org if you need help with your TeacherEase login information (custodial parents/guardians only). A copy of the schedule and registration instructions were sent home yesterday.

CES would like to extend a huge thank you to Casey's for their donation! This summer we will install new lockers.

Congratulations to Callie Martin for placing 3rd in high jump at the Class S State Track Meet today!
Mrs. Martin's 3rd grade science classes planted trees on the playground. Their hard work will help us have shaded areas as the trees grow. Great job 3rd grade!



CES Enrichment is cancelled for today. This program is finished for the school year.
CES Cheer Clinic and Tryouts have been rescheduled!

CZR Junior Football League registration is open via SportsEngine. Please scan the QR code or use the link to register.
*JFL is not affiliated with CUSD 99. Please contact Sarah Wilson with questions.

CES Cheer Clinic and Tryouts are coming up! This is open to current 4th - 7th graders to tryout for the upcoming school year.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN: Summer Grocery Benefit - Deadline to apply is May 15.
Beginning this summer, Illinois will offer Summer EBT, the new grocery program for families with eligible school-age kids. Eligible families will receive $120 per child during the summer for groceries starting in June 2024.
🔶 If you’re already receiving food benefits such as SNAP/FDPIR/TANF/ETC. your school-age children are eligible for the Summer EBT program.
🔶 If your household income meets the requirements for free and reduced-price school meals, your family can receive Summer EBT grocery benefits.
If you think you qualify, please call and ask for an application from your school office. The deadline to apply is May 15.
Several athletes participated in the regional track meet. The following athletes qualified for State!
Callie Martin: 1st 100m Dash, 1st 200m Dash, 3rd High Jump
Wesley Parvin: 2nd Disc
Lucas Grogan: 2nd High Jump, 4th 4x200m Relay, 6th 100m Dash
Brydon Huie: 4th 4x200m Relay, 5th 100m Dash
Eli Garver: 4th 4x200m Relay
John Schlake: 4th 4x200m Relay
Congratulations to our State Qualifiers!
Thanks to Zoodles Animal Education for the fun visit! Our students were able to learn about all kinds of animals. CES always enjoys a visit from Zoodles! *If you paid for a picture, they will arrive before our last day of school.










The CUSD 99 Summer Lunch Program will begin at the end May!

There is a lot happening at CES!
-Ms. Harris's 7th and 8th grade science classes dissected Perch to learn about the external and internal. They also performed virtual dissections prior to the real dissection.
-Many classes have started taking their end of the year field trips. This is an exciting time for our students!










