May your holidays be filled with warmth, peace, and joy.
Congratulations to the Northside Students of the Month for December. We are so proud of these students for the example they set every day. These students have been working hard, being kind to friends, and having a great attitude.
Geneseo High School Baseball will be hosting a youth camp January 2-3 for 1st-8th grade players. This camp is a great opportunity to learn program fundamentals and develop skills that can be built upon. The cost is $35 for both days. Learn more and register: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
The Geneseo FFA Alumni Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, February 22 at St. Malachy's Hall with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and trivia starting at 6:00 p.m. Learn more about the event and how you can reserve a table: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
The Geneseo Elementary Lego League Team competed at the First Lego League qualifier competition on Sunday, December 15th at John Deere Headquarters in Moline. Ten team members, representing all 3 elementary schools worked for four months to build and program an autonomous robot to complete as many missions as possible within a two and a half minute time slot. The students also completed research to solve a real problem in the oceans and presented their ideas and their robot design at the competition. At every stage of the competition, the team improved their score throughout the day. Congratulations to our team members: Luke Schluenz, Rachel McGee, and Lilah Thompson (Southwest), Merick Russelburg, Maura Hamilton, Owen Russell, Gwen Simosky, and Walter Newburg (Millikin), and Averie Simpson and Brock Oberle (Northside).
The Seth Ernst Memorial Soccer Slam is an annual, indoor soccer tournament. The tournament committee intends to grow and enhance the soccer experience for players and fans at all levels. The event organizers can help interested soccer players ages 6-8 with placement on a team! Learn more about the tournament and submit player information: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Today Kindergarten participated in the Letter People Parade. Students did a fantastic job dressing up as their corresponding letter and were so excited to show off their letter person friend.
GHS Softball is thrilled to invite girls in 1st through 8th grades to join them for two days of softball fun and skill-building January 2 and 3, 2025 at the Geneseo Foundation Activity Center (GFAC). The camp fee is $35, which includes a camp t-shirt and invaluable instruction from our very own GHS softball players, dedicated coaches, and talented current and former college players. Learn more and register: https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1911495
Southwest Elementary is searching for an Instructional Math Aide to assist teachers and work with individual students or in small groups. Learn more about that role and other openings within the Geneseo school district: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/employment
Life Skills classes at Northside had a great time on their field trip to the Festival of Trees. Lots of smiles and laughter to be had by all.
Join the Quad City Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Rock Island for a 45-minute family concert for kids ages 0-7, where moving, grooving, and making noise is welcomed! Learn more and purchase tickets: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Give thanks for today’s blessings and tomorrow’s promise. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Taste of Preschool Event. The Taste of Preschool was the first of four parent opportunities for parents of our preschool students. Families got to enjoy some good food and then got to see a day in the life of a preschooler. Fun!
The Geneseo Police Department will be hosting its annual Christmas toy drive from December 1-9. Drop off new and unwrapped gifts (ages kindergarten to 12th grade) at the police department, Geneseo Middle School, or Reap & Sow Nutrition. Donations will be distributed throughout Geneseo's schools. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Register your child for free books! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five. Enroll your child by visiting the front desk at the Geneseo Public Library (805 North Chicago Street). Signing up can only be done in person. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
Congratulations to our October Students of the Month. These boys and girls have been doing an amazing job at Northside. We are so proud of their positive attitude, hard work, and kindness to others. This group is destined to do amazing things in the future.
We celebrate, honor and thank our nation's veterans for their willingness to sacrifice and serve.
In honor of Veterans Day, Geneseo High School will host an assembly on November 11 at 10 a.m. for local vets and Aisle of Flag volunteers. Honorees and their families are invited to arrive at 9:40 a.m. for coffee and drinks and enter through the Performing Arts Center doors. If you have questions, please contact Tara Laingen (tlaingen@geneseoschools.org).
Mrs. Ryerson's class had a great time hanging out with their Kindergarten buddies in Mrs. Vermost's class. They read books to their partner and had a fantastic time. Our Kindergarten students were definitely in awe of their older buddies and enjoyed the time as well.
National Drug Take Back Day: Did you know that prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved to be abused or illegally sold? Stop by the Geneseo Police Department on October 26 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to drop off unwanted or expired medications, pills, patches, vaping devices and cartridges. Learn more: https://www.geneseoschools.org/page/coming-up-athletics-and-extracurriculars
