Dr. Roger Kilpatrick, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, announced his resignation at the August 25th Board of Education meeting. Kilpatrick has accepted the position of Associate Superintendent at Morton Public Schools and will leave District 87 in mid-October. David Wood, Director of Operations for the ISBE was named as Kilpatrick’s replacement. Wood has been with the ISBE in his current position for the past six years. He is also an attorney and his title of Chief Financial and Legal Officer will reflect his dual roles within the district.
Click HERE for to see the District’s new Financial Plan as presented at the August 25th Board of Education meeting.
New staff, new locations
Click HERE for a list of all new staff and transfers
All staff door prizes
The following local businesses generously donated items toward our All Staff Reception. Congratulations to all of our winners!
• Kathryn Beich, Inc. 60 assorted candy bars and 12 tins of Katydids
• Electrolux Home Care Products of North America. (formerly Eureka). 1 cordless vacuum cleaner
• LePeep Restaurant. 20 free breakfast or lunch entrees
• Outer Limits Rock Gym. Coupon good for 1 -2 hour introductory class
• Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. Coupon good for 1 night stay and breakfast for two
• Tobin’s Pizza. 2 - $10.00 gift certificates
Friday, September 3
• Sheridan School’s 14th annual Back to School Parade. 9:30 a.m.
• BHS’ Back to School Dance.
• Intercity football. BHS v. Normal. 5:15 p.m. at ISU’s Hancock Stadium.
Monday, September 6
• Labor Day, no school.
Catch our BHS Marching Raiders perform during the annual Labor Day Parade. It starts in downtown BLM and ends at Miller Park - heading down Lee to Miller St. 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, September 11
• BHS Booster Club’s Annual Steak Fry and Auction. 5-11 p.m. at the Sale Barn. Dinner is $12 and raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5. One of the many items up for auction is a 42 inch plasma t.v!
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The last day to register to vote for the upcoming November elections is Monday, October 4. Click HERE for a list of upcoming dates and locations of non-partisan voter registration drives.
Photographer Ken Kashian, a former District 87 parent, will present Details of Architecture in Downtown Bloomington and its Surrounding Areas at the McLean County Museum of History from Sept. 4 through January 15. The exhibit includes over 40 large scale photographs that dramatically capture often unnoticed interior and exterior details of many of Downtown Bloomington’s older buildings. Included in the exhibit are exterior photos of both the ESC (former Jefferson School), and the former BHS/BJHS building. Also featured will be the 80-year old nursery rhyme plaster casts located in Bent School’s Learning Center (the original Kindergarten room).
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