The District 271
School Bell
“News From Our District”
MAY 2017
Paw Paw School District
No. 271
Mr. Stan Adcock
Superintendent
District Office
815-627-2841
Schedule for End of May
Last full day of school: May 24, 2017—2:00 PM dismissal
Last day of school: May 25, 2017—12:00 PM Dismissal
Teachers’ Institute: May 26, 2016—NO SCHOOL
IVVC Outstanding Spring Students
GRADUATION
DATES
High School Graduation—Friday,
May 26, 7:00 P.M.
8th Grade Promotion—Thursday,
May 25, 7:00 P.M.
Two Paw Paw Students have been chosen
“Outstanding Spring Students.” They are
Gabriel Johnston, Graphic Designs and
Janette Solis, Health Occupations-Exploring
Medical Careers. Congratulations Gabriel
and Janette!
Jr. High and High School
Spring Award Ceremony
Wednesday, May 17th—6:00 PM
Paw Paw High School Gym
Next School Board Meeting:
Monday, May 15, 2017—7:00 P.M.
Paw Paw Elementary School—Rm. #9
Paw Paw Schools
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The State of Illinois requires all children in Kindergarten, Second and Sixth grade to
have an oral health examination. This includes all public, private and parochial school students. Examinations must be performed by a licensed dentist and he/she needs to sign the
Proof of Examination form.
If you have a child in these grades and they have not yet visited the dentist this school
year, please make an appointment! We are required by the State of Illinois to show proof of
a dental exam!
Thank you for your cooperation.
Jody Wilhelm, R.N.,
School Nurse
Paw Paw High School Valedictorian and
Salutatorian Announced
Anastasia Pfeiffer, daughter of Timothy
Pfeiffer and Rose Herendeen, has been
named Valedictorian of the Class of 2017.
Anastasia plans to attend Kishwaukee Community College after graduation and transfer
to Northern Illinois University.
National Honor Society
Induction And Spring
Awards Ceremony
The National Honor Society Induction and
Spring Awards Ceremony for the 20162017 school year will take place on
Wednesday, May 17th at 6:00 p.m. in the
high school gym.
Bethany Strohman, daughter of Paul
Strohman and Kim Rudder, has been named
Salutatorian of the Class of 2017. Bethany
plans to attend Kishwaukee Community College after graduation and will transfer to
Northern Illinois University.
Congratulations to Anastasia and Bethany!!
Spring Concert
The Jr/Sr Band and Choir Concert is set for Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 2:00
p.m.
The K-5 Spring Music Concert will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at
6:30 p.m.
“BACK TO SCHOOL BASH”
Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 5, 2017 for the first Back to School Bash to celebrate the
upcoming school year. The event will run from 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Students will receive some
school supplies, food, games, haircuts, etc. The main theme is fun and preparing for the 2017-2018
school year. Students will have access to the school to drop off school supplies from 10:30 A.M.11:00 A.M. We hope to see our entire school at this event. If you would like to assist with the event
or make a donation, please contact Emily Jamroch at (815) 627-2671 ext. 224.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council is sponsoring a Blood Drive on June 1st from 2:00-6:00 P.M. in the Jr. High gym.
In addition to saving lives, this drive will determine the amount of the scholarships for the Class of
2017. Each donation saves three lives and helps two seniors help meet the cost of college. We
hope you will be able to attend this event. As a special thank you to those that donate, the American Red Cross will be offering a free ticket to Magic Waters for each donor. Thank you for your
continued support.
Accelerated Reader Update
The following students met their March reading goal: First Grade – Isabelle Beard, Winter
Beard, Ruthie Benson, Kendall Burket, Liam Crumpton, Taylor Edwards, Everett Hickey, Raegan
Ickes, Henry Johnston, Lane Schrader. Second Grade – Michael Bedford, Christopher Benson,
Hayden Carlock, Brie Clayton, Kylee Cooper, Caleb Crumpton, Avalynn Lampson, Lauralei Leppanen-Bemis, Colin McLaughlin, Erica Miller, Jesse Monarrez, Nayeli Ramirez-Soto, Emiliano Rivera, Olivia Truckenbrod. Third Grade – Lexie Alderson, Rilen Blankenhagen, Patrick Callison,
Logan Edwards, Hannah Gonzalez, Hank Hickey, Mason Hoadley, Kate Hoffer, Nick Hoffer, Lukas
Johnston, Jaelynn Mathis, Jayden Moore, Jayden Ness, Matthew Ness, Bethany Odle, Logan
Schrader, Paytan Wolgast. Fourth Grade – Alexis Adkins, Liam Bemis, Paloma Cardenas, Zenobia Hollenback, Bella Mateja, Liam McLaughlin, Evyelyse Rivera. Fifth Grade – Dayton Alderson,
Abigail Benson, Lilliane Brower, Natalie Hollenback, Hanna Jones, Angel Monarrez, Lucas Odle,
Masen Toplak.
The following students met their yearly goals in March: Liam Crumpton, Hank Hickey, Henry
Johnston, Hanna Jones, Colin McLaughlin, Jesse Monarrez, Jayden Ness, Masen Toplak, Olivia
Truckenbrod.
Top individual AR point winners for March include:
Kindergarten: Colin Kay, Madison Carlock, Jocelyn Schoenholz and Kendall Znaniecki (tie)
First Grade: Winter Beard, Taylor Edwards, Isabelle Beard
Second Grade: Hayden Carlock, Colin McLaughlin, Jesse Monarrez
Third Grade: Logan Schrader, Mason Hoadley, Patrick Callison
Fourth Grade: Paloma Cardenas, Liam McLaughlin, Liam Bemis
Fifth Grade: Angel Monarrez, Lucas Odle, Dayton Alderson.
MARCH
Students of the Month
Kindergarten, Mrs. Stahl—Jocelyn Schoenholz
1st Gr., Mrs. Gudmunson—Henry Johnston
2nd Gr., Mrs. Kreiser—Kylee Cooper
3rd Gr., Mrs. Moorehead—Hank Hickey
4th Gr., Mrs. LeMat—Bella Mateja
5th Gr., Ms. Kent —Alexandrea Edwards
Left to right: Alexandrea Edwards, 5th grade; Hank Hickey, 3rd grade; Bella Mateja, 4th grade; Henry Johnston, 1st grade;
Jocelyn Schoenholz, Kindergarten; and Kylee Cooper, 2nd grade.
From the Libraries . . .
Our annual Spring Scholastic buy one-get one Book Fair was a huge success. It totaled
$1700.00 in book sales. The library receives nothing from our spring sale as it is a thank you
to our customers who support us in the fall Scholastic sale. We would like to thank Jodi Howell, Kristen Hickey, Kari Dalki and Kathy Lamb. We couldn't do it without our helpers.
Keep sending in your box tops. Campbell's points will be taken until the end of May then
Campbells will be ending the program permanently. We will send what we have at that time!
Keep reading!
Mrs. Anita
Mrs. Oates
Peggy Younglove and her therapy dog, Gigi, came to visit the Paw Paw Elementary students that
met their March Accelerated Reader goal.
Sophomores take CPR!
MAY MENU
Gr. K-6-$2.20
Gr. 7-12 $2.45
Adults $2.75
1% white/non-fat choc milk available at all lunches
Menu subject to change due to availability and school closings
Tuesday
Monday
Chicken tenders
Tator tots
Corn
Mandarin oranges 1
Corny dogs
Tri tators
Baked beans
Peaches
Pork on a bun
French fries
Green beans
Sidekicks
8
15
Turkey/cheese/bun
Chips
Carrots/p.b. cup
Pears
22
Ch. Breadstick
Marinara sauce
Lettuce salad
Applesauce cup 2
Peanut butter cookie
Wednesday
Thursday
Taco salad with meat
Cheese, lettuce, chips
Orange
Snickerdoodle
3
Ch quesadilla
Pizza
Lettuce salad
Lettuce salad
Apple
9
Pineapple
10
Dbl choc chip cookie Oatmeal choc chip cookie
Creamed turkey
Over mashed potatoes
Corn, roll
Cake w/frosting 16
Chicken patty/bun
Tator tots
Corn
23
Rice Krispie treat
Taco salad with meat
Cheese, lettuce, chips
Mandarin oranges
Choc chip cookie 17
Hot dog/bun
Chips
Fruit snacks
Juice box
Cookie
Friday
Grilled cheese sand.
Tomato soup
Carrots/p.b. cup
Brownie
4
Sub sandwich
Chips
Peaches
Juice box
Ham & cheese on bun
Chips
Carrots/p.b. cup
Strawberry cup 11
Hamburger on bun
French fries
Green beans
Juice box
12
Pizza
Lettuce salad
Pineapple
Brownie
Rib on a bun
Savory fries
Peach cups
Juice box
18
5
19
24
May 24th, the last full day of school for the students, lunch for all students and staff will be provided by the District. There will be no charge for the picnic type lunch provided on that day.
To all students and staff, have a great summer!
Calendar of Events
MAY
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2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
4:30pm
4:30pm
4:30pm
4:30pm
HSSB w/LaMoille
HSBB at Serena (Varsity)
HSSB at LaMoille
HSBB w/Serena at
Leland (Varsity)
4:30pm
SBB at Crossroads (JV Only)
4:30pm
HSBB w/Crossroads at
Leland (JV Only)
4:30pm
HSBB at HBR (Varsity)
4:30pm
HSBB at Roanoke Benson
(Varsity)
Mid-term Reports Sent Home
11:00am
HSSB w/AFC (DH)
2:00pm
HS Band/Choir Concert
(HS Gym)
4:30pm
HSSB w/Somonauk
4:30pm
HSBB at Newark (Varsity)
4:30pm
HSSB at Somonauk
4:30pm
HSBB w/Newark (Varsity) &
Senior Night @Earlville
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11
12
15
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17
22
24
25
25
26
26
29
6:30pm
Elementary Music Concert
(K-5) in HS Gym
4:30pm
HSSB w/IMSA
4:30pm
HSBB w/Crossroads at
Leland (JV Only)
4:30pm
HSBB at Kirkland (Varsity)
TBA
HSBB Regionals TBA
School Board Meeting—7:00 pm
TBA
HSSB Regionals TBA
6:00pm
JH & HS Spring Awards
Ceremony
End of 4th Quarter
2:00 PM
School Dismissal
12:00 noon
School Dismissal/School
Improvement Day-Last day of school
7:00pm
8th Grade Promotion
NO SCHOOL-Teachers’ Institute
7:00pm
High School Graduation
Memorial Day
UPCOMING EVENTS

May 15—School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

May 24—Last full day of school, 2:00 p.m. dismissal

May 25—Last day of school, 12:00 noon dismissal
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May 25—8th Grade Promotion
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May 26—High School Graduation
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August 2 & 3—Registration, 1:00-7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw Schools Memorial Wall
A memorial wall is being established at the entrance of the High School. Its purpose is for
families to remember loved ones who have attended Paw Paw Schools and for individuals
who have an attachment to the schools and want to leave a lasting legacy. To remember
loved ones or leave a legacy, paw prints with names can be purchased starting at $150. The
paw prints with the names and years of life or graduating class year, will be prominently displayed on the wall. The money collected for the wall will be used for projects that are permanent. If you are interested in purchasing a paw print, contact Patty Torman at 815-627-2841
x228.