Tonight we had the wonderful opportunity to induct our newest members to the Havana High School National Honor Society! Congrats to the new members for receiving this honor recognizing Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Service. We are proud of you! Go Ducks!!
Good morning. Due to the current wintery road conditions in the southern part of the district, Havana CUSD #126 will be CLOSED on Monday, January 6th. This closure includes all students both in the district and those who may travel out of district for classes. Since the winter storm warning expires at noon and conditions may improve throughout the day, decisions on any extracurricular activities will be made at a later time. Administration will reach out to coaches/sponsors and communicate in a timely manner. Stay safe and stay warm.
Unfortunately, our phone system is down again in the Havana 126 School District. Please email your child's teacher or an administrator for any communication. Thank you.
This is a friendly reminder that Tuesday, November 26th is a regular school day with no early dismissal. We wish everyone a a Happy Thanksgiving and we are grateful for all of our students, staff, and families.
Good luck to Cayden Green as he heads to Charleston to compete in the long jump at the State Track Meet!
It is TIME for Graduation!
Big shout out to the HS Track Hot Dog Relay Team for finishing their season undefeated in races where a hot dog was the reward for winning!
This impressive feat included a decisive victory in our inaugural "Anything but a Baton" 4x100 relay. Their choice for a baton replacement this year was a bowling pin! Great Job Fellas!!
We want to thank John Lorek, Illinois Ability Sports and all who participated in the first ever Special Olympics Golf Outing Fundraiser. $1,500 was donation to the Havana Special Olympics Program, thanks you for your generosity.
Our school app keeps getting better and better! If you haven't signed up for Rooms, our parent-teacher communication platform, you should be receiving an invite via text today that now includes phone number login! Sign up now to be ready for next year. After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!
Download for Android http://bit.ly/2vX6jLi
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Our school app keeps getting better and better! If you haven't signed up for Rooms, our parent-teacher communication platform, you should be receiving an invite via text today that now includes phone number login! After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!
Download for Android http://bit.ly/2vX6jLi
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/2w2DQDH
FFA Week's final event is our taping a teacher to the pole! The teacher collecting the most donations is the winner. Mr. Wherley was this year's lucky winner! We wish we had a picture of the look on his face when we told him we need twice as many donations before we cut him down!
The FFA Petting Zoo is set up and ready to go!
Students in Integrated Science built balloon cars using their knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion. Today they put their cars to the test to see how far they could travel.
If you are a parent/guardian to a student who attends Havana High School, you have an opportunity to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey called the "5 Essentials Survey". The survey will be open from January 30 - March 29, 2024, and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
I am happy to share that Havana Schools will be moving to the Community Eligibility Program for next school year. The National School Food Service reimbursement program traditionally required families to verify income to determine if meals were free, reduced or paid. The Community Eligibility Program bases reimbursement on the demographics of the entire community and eliminates the individual family eligibility. This change will make 1 reimbursable breakfast and 1 reimbursable lunch at no cost to all students for the coming year regardless of family income. Money will only need to be deposited to purchase extra food items that exceed the standard breakfast or lunch offering going forward. This change will not affect any prior account balances from prior years and only apply to meals going forward. We are excited about this change and the benefit it will be to all families.
Havana High School Registration 2024 School Year
Online High School registration is now open for 2024 school year for students returning to the school district. I have opened it up early to ensure it is set up correctly. If you have any issues please email me. To register online, you will need to login to the student management system, Alma, and ensure you are on the 2024 school year. Go to Alma start and choose “Havana High School Registration Form (Returning Students) 2024” and complete the form. After completing it, make sure you submit it in order to complete the registration process. If you want to pay fees online you can pay through Stipe, on Alma, or through My School Bucks.
If you would rather register in person. All district in person Registration is August 03rd, Thursday, at the Junior High Cafeteria from 9:00-1:00, 2:30-5:30.
I hope everyone has a great rest on your summer.
Take Care,
Mr. McKinney
We had a tough day at the IHSA State Track Meet today. The tape measure wasn't kind to Dane Olson in the Triple Jump, but a tough day at the State Track Meet is still a day competing among top athletes at the State Meet! Congrats on a great season Dane!
Big congratulations to Jen Bonnett on her 9th place finish in the Long Jump at the State Track Meet today! That Duck can Fly!!!
Congrats to Jen Bonnett for advancing to the finals in the Long Jump at the prelims of the State Track Meet. Jen will jump at 10am on Saturday! Go Ducks!!
Congrats to Dane Olson on winning the Triple Jump at the El Paso Track Sectional last night! Dane will compete at the State Track Meet next Thursday in Charleston.