Join us TONIGHT for our Boys Basketball Red-White Scrimmage. Doors will open at 4:30, there is no admission fee.
🚨 It's GAMEDAY! 🚨
Girls basketball travels to Wauconda to take on Woodstock tonight at 5:30. Junior Varsity follows at 7:00 against Crystal Lake Central!
PROJECT COMPLETE: Both Swanson (Guilford/East) & Wyeth (Auburn/Jefferson) had their stadiums renovated. Improvements started in April and ended in October.
Highlights:
Main grandstands included concrete repairs, underside painting, & replacement of bleachers with new aluminum bench seating. Visitor bleachers were serviced & repaired.
Renovations to the press boxes including new roof, doors, countertops, flooring, painting, & lighting.
Painting of stadium light poles and relocation of sound system.
Thank you to Scandroli Construction & Belles Firm of Architecture
Join us TONIGHT for our Girls Basketball Red-White Scrimmage.
Doors will open at 4:30, there is no admission fee.
FOR ALL RPS 205 FAMILIES: The VanVleet Family Foundation Annual Turkey Giveaway
Sunday, November 24 at 3 p.m.
Auburn High School Fieldhouse - Door FH11
Meal kits are given out on a first come first serve basis
Come enjoy Jefferson High School Theatre Troupe's Fall Play - 8 Minutes Left.
The world is coming to an end at exactly 4:44PM today, and no one has any time to prepare. 8 Minutes Left follows the residents of Charlesville, NJ as they navigate their final moments on this Earth - from a couple with a bunker in their backyard who can’t quite figure out how to get in, to two elderly frenemies who fight over their favorite park bench, to a mother observing her children on the playground as she wonders what their lives would have become, this thoughtful and keenly observed play manages to find the intimate humor of humans in crisis.
Performances at November 15th & 16th @ 7 p.m. & November 17th @ 1 p.m.
Reminder for HS Jr. & Sr. Parents: Learn about the RU Education Pathway Scholarship! Students can enter the teaching profession & graduate from RU with little/no college debt & earn a free master’s degree! rps205.com/page/ru-education-pathway-shared
All RPS 205 schools and offices are closed today in observance of the holiday.
Winter sports are starting now! Boys Bowling (Practice), Comp. Cheer, and Comp. Dance (Tryouts) all start today!
Register your student at https://manage.snap.app/register/jeffersonhs
Students must have a sports physical to participate.
Principal Appreciation Day: This annual recognition was first approved by Illinois' Governor in 1990. We took pictures of our principals at our 41 schools & asked students to draw them for us. Here are some of their works of art. Thank you all RPS 205 Principals!
Parents: Did you know RPS offers an amazing scholarship program for junior & senior high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of education? Your student can earn a 4-year college degree at a 75% tuition reduction rate & earn a FREE Master's degree from Rockford University! This opportunity will allow your student to graduate with little to no college debt & begin a fulfilling career. To learn more about this amazing opportunity, please join us at the informational meeting. rps205.com/page/ru-education-pathway-shared
13th annual Academy Expo: This event provided an opportunity for 2,000 9th graders to engage with 100 area businesses to explore potential career opportunities. It helps forge a relevant link between student curriculum & future careers. Students will utilize this event to make an academy selection.
⚠ Schedule Update ⚠
Freeport will not be fielding a sophomore team on Friday night, so there will only be a varsity game. Start time is now 6:30!
Have a great day!
To celebrate National School Lunch Week, RPS 205 is holding a contest to see who can make the most creative chicken sandwich. The students who create winning chicken sandwiches will win an iPad and their sandwiches will be featured on the menu in the Spring Semester! Please turn in your work of art to the kitchen team in your school's cafeteria between October 14-18. We can't wait to see the delicious combinations you draw up!
ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT: RPS 205 held its cardboard canoe races at Levings Lake on Friday morning. It’s a yearly event where high school students in the Engineering Pathway at all 5 high schools create, build, and then race a cardboard canoe. Students from STEAM Academy at Haskell also joined in on the fun. Chief Information Officer, Jason Barthel, hopped in a canoe to race as well.
🎳 We're Hiring! 🎳
Jefferson is searching for our next Girls Bowling Head Coach, if you're interested in applying, please visit https://www.applitrack.com/rps205/onlineapp/default.aspx
Reach out to athletic director Zach Larson with any questions!
SCHEDULE UPDATE: Tonight's tennis match will be at Jefferson instead of on the road at Belvidere. We will start at 4:30 p.m.
Both the school district & local law enforcement are aware of a generic Snapchat social media post that's making threats against schools. This posting has appeared in multiple states. Law enforcement is actively investigating to determine the origination of this source. Currently, it's deemed that the threat isn't credible, and it's not specifically targeting RPS 205 schools. Safety is our number one priority, and we take all threats seriously.
Jefferson hosted the first annual NIC-10 Flag Football Jamboree on Saturday. All ten NIC-10 teams played a conference game at Wyeth Stadium.
Jefferson athlete Dereona Edison was joined by Principal Don Rundall, as well as representatives from the IHSA, the Chicago Bears, local pro athlete and RPS 205 teacher Sophie Brunner, Nishawnda Wiles from the Rockford Lightning, Nick Meyer from the Mayor's office, and School Board Secretary June Stanford to talk about the impact of girls sports in our community!
