Family Fun Night at Sowers- Saturday, April 12th 4:00-7:00 PM
We are ready to welcome the Class of 2038!
RB60 is looking for a part time bus monitor. See image below
The Woodford County Health Department has released their guide for immunizations required for school. Please see the following link to learn what grades require immunizations and to learn which vaccinations can be provided by the WCHD. Thank you! https://5il.co/2lm67
At Thursday night’s Roanoke-Benson Board of Education meeting, Mr. Ryan Davis was approved as the next Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Roanoke-Benson High School.
Coach Davis has extensive experience and success during his 15-year tenure coaching girls basketball. He has stops at Dee-Mack High School, Eureka High School, and Metamora Township High School, as well as Central Intermediate School in Washington. For the last eleven years, he has been the girls basketball coach at Germantown Hills Middle School, where he has achieved a 422-92 overall record, which includes nine state tournament appearances and two IESA state championships.
A native of Goodfield, Illinois, Coach Davis has an undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on Coaching from Greenville University.
Welcome to Roanoke-Benson, Coach Davis. #weareRB
The 29th Annual Walking for Amy event for St. Jude, in memory of Amy Schwind, will take place on Saturday, June 1st, at Roanoke Park! Please visit the Documents link in our Menu for the full flyer and the registration form.
Today, the 2023 Illinois Report Card was released, and both Sowers Elementary and Roanoke-Benson Junior High have been designated as Exemplary Rating Recipients by the Illinois State Board of Education. This is the highest rating that is given to schools and is reserved for the highest performing 10% of schools across the state of Illinois!
This recognition is an outstanding accomplishment for our district and truly reflects a team effort. Everyone-teacher, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cooks, custodians, nurses, office staff, etc, play a role in the success of our district. #WeAreRB
Please see reminder regarding immunizations, physicals, and dental check-ups.
The class of 2023 Commencement Exercises will be broadcast live on the RBHS Sports YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJOMrS2HTRgRREr_FEAqg-g
Graduation is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 21, 2023 in the high school gym.
Also a high definition recording of the ceremony will be published at a later date
Congratulations RBHS bass team - Sectional Champions.
The 28th Annual Walking for Amy event will take place on Saturday, June 3rd, at Roanoke Park. Please see the following links for more information:
Flyer - https://5il.co/1t3ys
Registration - https://5il.co/1t3yt
2022-2023 Members of the RBHS Chapter of the National Honor Society
First grade did a robot unit this week where we read a story about a robot inventor and did writing activities about robots. As part of this unit we had parent volunteers come help us create our own robots using materials the students brought from home. We will follow up next week with a robot activity from Mystery Science.
Please see the flier announcing Linda Wiseman's Retirement Open House.
Please come out and support this year's high school musical! Tickets are just $5.00 per person.
Click the following link for detailed information about Sowers upcoming Kindergarten Round up for students entering Kindergarten next year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p5dE2hp4TSHSUKnOCKwH2FSGgqh8mTW5I3cJZmmkHbU/edit?usp=sharing
At its March 16, 2023 meeting, the Roanoke-Benson Board of Education appointed Mike Schacherbauer to fill the seat previously occupied by Todd Meinhold who resigned after 14 years of service. Mike will be seated into this role at the board’s next meeting on April 20. He has been active in the community with both the Roanoke and Benson Fire Departments and RBRA, and works at Simplot Grower Solutions. A lifelong resident of our community, Mike, his wife Nichole, and two children (Brayden and Lexi) currently live in Benson. Join us in welcoming Mike to the Board and thanking him for his willingness to serve the community.
At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, the school board approved the contract of Dr. Amanda Jarvis to become the next principal of Roanoke-Benson High School, beginning July 1, 2023.
Dr. Jarvis is currently principal at Bloomington Junior High, having served there since 2020. Prior to that, she was associate principal at Bloomington High School from 2012 to 2020. Dr. Jarvis also has administrative experience in Decatur as well as teaching experience in Decatur and Danville.
Dr. Jarvis earned a B.S. in English from Southern Illinois University; a M.S. in Educational Administration from Eastern Illinois University, and a Doctorate in Education from Illinois State University. She is the mother of two children, a college student and a high school senior.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jarvis to her new position and the Roanoke-Benson
community.
Dear Roanoke-Benson Families & Staff,
Our Board of Education accepted Todd Meinhold's resignation from the school board last night. Todd served the students and families of our school district for 14 years. His tenure included serving as vice president of the board, leadership on the building of our new high school, the renovation of our Ag Lab, and countless other facility enhancements. As a proud graduate of our school district, Todd always approached each project with a passion for RB students and families.
Please see the vacancy announcement below:
Announcement of School Board Vacancy
The Roanoke Benson CUSD #60 School Board is currently seeking candidates to fill one open school board position. The position will be filled no later than April 9, 2023 and will continue until the April 2025 Consolidated Election. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen of 18 years of age or older, a resident of the school district residing in any township except Roanoke Township for at least one year prior to appointment, and not have a financial or legal conflict of interest with the district as defined by the Illinois School Code. Interested candidates should submit their name, contact information, statement of economic interest, and application no later than March 10, 2023 to Assistant Superintendent, John Streit, Roanoke-Benson School District Office, 208 W. High St., Roanoke IL, 61561. To receive a copy of the application and statement of economic interest information form, please contact Assistant Superintendent John Streit at the above address or by calling 309-923-8921.
Thank you,
Tom Welsh
The Illinois Prairie District Public Library excited to announce that they are holding a Renovation Open House at the Roanoke Branch on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00am-2:00pm!
They will have all kinds of activities for people there including Read to Dogs (from 10-11 that morning), Face Painting, a Balloon Artist, cookies and more!
