🌠 A Magical Night to Shine 🌠 This past Friday, transition program students at BHS were guests of honor at the "Night to Shine" event organized by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Accompanied by teachers Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Traugott, our students had a magical evening together at this formal event for individuals with disabilities. This evening couldn't have been possible without the support and teamwork within our D87 family and beyond. A massive shoutout to everyone who made this special evening possible and played a part in turning this night into an unforgettable memory for our students! 💖 #NightToShine #CommunityHeroes #ThankYou #WeAreD87
🌠 ¡Una noche mágica para brillar! 🌠
El viernes pasado, los estudiantes del programa de transición de la escuela BHS fueron los invitados de honor en el evento "Night to Shine" organizado por la Fundación Tim Tebow. Acompañados por las maestras Señora Phelps y Señora Traugott, nuestros estudiantes disfrutaron juntos de una noche en este evento formal para personas con discapacidades.
Esta noche no podría haber sido posible sin el apoyo y el trabajo en equipo dentro de nuestra familia D87 y más allá. ¡Un enorme agradecimiento a todos los que hicieron posible esta noche especial y contribuyeron a convertir esta noche en un recuerdo inolvidable para nuestros estudiantes! 💖
#unanocheparabrillar #heroescomunitarios #Gracias #SomosD87
🤼♂️🏆This weekend was a showcase of strength at BHS, where the IHSA 2A Regional Wrestling meet was held- and our Raiders gave an unforgettable performance! Congratulations to the Raiders advancing to sectionals:
Angel Lopez (106) - 3rd
Jack Schweitzer (126) - 2nd
Tyler Barlow (138) - 1st
Chris Rose (150) - 1st
Brody Cabrera (157) - 3rd
Tyler Gardner (165) - 2nd
Daniel Aguas (175) - 3rd
Kenner Bye (215) - 1st
David Williams (285) - 1st
Let's also give a huge round of applause to the two fierce female Raider wrestlers for advancing to sectionals! 👏💪
Alila Beck (135) - 4th place
Alicia Swank (155) - 1st place
Stay tuned for potential state-bound champions after sectionals this coming weekend! Go Raiders!
#RaidersWrestling #SectionalsBound #GoRaiders #GirlPower #WeAreD87
🏈🍕Guess what today is? Besides Super Bowl Sunday, it's also National Pizza Day! 🎉 This past Friday, the amazing kitchen crew at Irving celebrated in the most delicious way - by serving personal-sized pizzas for all the Mustangs! 🍕
A huge shoutout to Miss Marsha, Miss Audra, and Miss Kim for transforming the café into a pizza-themed paradise! It was a "slice" of heaven. 🌟🍕
Don't forget to share your National Pizza Day celebrations with us!
#NationalPizzaDay #SuperBowlSunday #IrvingMustangs #PizzaParty #WeAreD87
🏈🍕¿Adivina qué día es hoy? Además del domingo del Super Bowl, ¡también es el Día Nacional de la Pizza! 🎉 El viernes pasado, el increíble equipo de cocina de la escuela Irving celebró de la manera más deliciosa: ¡sirviendo pizzas de tamaño personal para todos los Mustangs! 🍕
¡Un enorme agradecimiento a Miss Marsha, Miss Audra y Miss Kim por transformar el café en un paraíso con temática de pizza! Fue un "pedazo" de cielo. 🌟🍕
¡No olvides compartir con nosotros tus celebraciones del Día Nacional de la Pizza!
#dianacionaldelapizza #domingodeSuperBowl #IrvingMustangs #fiestadepizza #SomosD87
🎉🏀Regional Champs Alert! 🏆🎉
A massive shoutout to the BJHS 8th grade Boys' Basketball Team for clinching the IESA Regional Championship! 🌟✨ The hard work, dedication, and team spirit have truly paid off.
We can't wait to see our Knights in action as they advance. The journey isn’t over yet- it’s just getting started! 🛡️🏀
Go Knights! You got this! 💪
#RegionalChampion #GoKnights #IESARegionalChamps #WeAreD87
🌟🍩 Sweets with a Sweetheart Morning at Raymond Rookies!
This morning, the Rookies and their loved ones kicked off the day in the sweetest way possible- breakfast all together followed by a craft and pics with their “sweethearts”! What a perfect end to the week for our Rookies and their special guests!
Check out the smiles and crafts in our stories! ➡️
#RaymondRookies #SweetsWithASweetheart #WeAreD87
🌟Last night there was a great discussion at the Oakland PTO meeting where Dr. Mouser shared insights and presented the proposed 1-cent tax for McLean County on our April ballot. 🗳️ Amazing questions and discussion followed!
👉 Learn more at april1cent.info and stay informed!
#McLeanCounty #1CentTax #AprilBallot #WeAreD87
🌟 Black History Month Spotlight at BHS 📚✊
February is Black History Month, and Mrs. Findley's African American History class is
reading "Up from Slavery" by Booker T. Washington.
📖 Local history - BHS's own Crystal Curry shared the story of her father, Dewitt Taylor, who was a baker recruited from Fairfield, Alabama to come up to Thompson's Bakery in the 1950s. She shared that he was once arrested at a restaurant in Louisville for refusing to leave the segregated lunch counter. Once in Bloomington, Mr. Taylor worked at the bakery and was also the first Black man hired at the McDonald's on Main Street, and he made the sausage for Garcia's Pizza back in the day!
This brought history to life in a vivid way for Mrs. Findley's students!
#BlackHistoryMonth #LocalHistory #Inspiring #WeAreD87
🌟 El Mes de la Historia Afroamericana en la escuela BHS 📚✊
Febrero es el mes de la Historia Afroamericana, y la clase de Historia de la Señora Findley está leyendo el libro "Up from Slavery" del autor Booker T. Washington.
📖 Historia local - Crystal Curry, de BHS, compartió la historia de su padre, Dewitt Taylor, quien era un panadero reclutado de la ciudad de Fairfield, Alabama, para trabajar en la panadería “Thompson” en la década de 1950. Ella compartió que una vez arrestaron a su padre en un restaurante en Louisville por negarse a abandonar el mostrador de almuerzos segregado. Una vez en Bloomington, el Sr. Taylor trabajó en la panadería y también fue el primer hombre afroamericano contratado en el restaurante de comida rápida McDonald 's ubicado sobre la calle Main, ¡y en ese entonces hizo las salchichas para Garcia's Pizza!
¡Esto volvió que la historia cobrará vida de una manera vívida para los estudiantes de la Sra. Findley!
#MesdelaHistoriaAfroamericana #historialocal #inspirador #SomosD87
🚨 Weather Alert: D87 Update 🚨
Due to forecasted weather conditions and out of an abundance of caution, all D87 after-school activities will be cancelled tonight after 4:30 pm. Additionally, all away athletic events/activities are also cancelled for tonight.
Stay safe, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
#WeatherUpdate #SafetyFirst #WeAreD87
🥳🍎Monday marked a special milestone: the 100th day of school in D87! As students and staff celebrated this milestone day, Miss Killian's kindergarten class at Washington was in for an extra special surprise. They FaceTimed with Miss Killian’s 100-year-old grandfather, Papa Marvin Bower! And the cherry on top? Papa Marvin Bower went to Washington too- he once walked the same halls they walk now! 👴🏫
It was a day of double celebrations for these Wolves—100 years of life and learning—truly memorable! 🎈🎓 Below, Papa Marvin Bower is pictured as a youth with his older brother and sister (getting ready to walk to school), and now, with Miss Killian and the class on the FaceTime call!
#100DaysOfSchool #WashingtonLegacy #WeAreD87
🥳🍎 El lunes marcó un hito especial: ¡el día número 100 de clases en D87! Mientras los estudiantes y el personal celebraban este día histórico, la clase de jardín de infantes de Miss Killian en Washington se llevó una sorpresa muy especial. ¡Hablaron por FaceTime con el abuelo de 100 años de Miss Killian, Papa Marvin Bower! ¿Y la guinda del pastel? Papá Marvin Bower también fue a Washington; una vez caminó por los mismos pasillos que caminan ahora. 👴🏫
Fue un día de doble celebración para estos Lobos: 100 años de vida y aprendizaje, ¡realmente memorable! 🎈🎓 A continuación, se muestra al papá Marvin Bower cuando era joven con su hermano y su hermana mayores (preparándose para caminar a la escuela), y ahora, con la señorita Killian y la clase en la llamada FaceTime.
#100DíasDeEscuela #WashingtonLegacy #WeAreD87
🎶🌟 Shining Bright at the Illinois Music Educators' Conference! 🌟🎶
A huge round of applause for our students who represented D87 at the Illinois Music Educators' Conference this past weekend. Their passion for music has not only shone brightly but has also earned them remarkable honors:
🎻 Leo Halperin, All-State Honors Orchestra (cello)
🎵 James Ransom A double win at the All-State Composition Contest: second in Commercial Instrumental and third in Avant Garde/Electronic.
🎷 And for the All-State Bands and Future Music Educators' Seminar:
Lydia Jennings, tuba, All-State Honor Band
Gwen Suess, flute/piccolo, All-State Band
Emily Kinder, future music educator
Briannon Snyder, horn, All-State Honor Band
Abel Vazquez-Munguia, bass trombone, All State Band
Here's to many more musical milestones ahead for these young maestros! 🎉🎼
#ProudMoment #MusicExcellence #FutureOfMusic #IllinoisMusicEdConference #WeAreD87
🥪🍞While students at BHS might earn a sweet treat on Big Cookie Day, these creative teachers had fun "cooking up" a brand new tradition: Big Sandwich Day! 🎉 They brought in a smorgasbord of tasty sandwich toppings for a "Big Sandwich Day" potluck, with smiles and lots of laughs also on the menu!
Now who else is craving a sandwich? 😋 #NewBHSTraditions #BigSandwichDay #TeacherPotluck #WeAreD87
🎉🍎A big shout-out as we hit the 100-day mark! Special thanks to our community partners and staff who greeted the kids at BHS, BJHS, and elementary schools. Your welcome smiles made our milestone even more memorable. Here's to 100 days of learning and growing in D87! Stay tuned to see who wins the 100th day of school attendance challenge! #AttendanceMatters 📚👏
#100thDay #100%Accountable #CommunityCheers #WeAreD87
🦉🍵 Tea Time at Oakland! 🍰🎩 Yesterday, Oakland hosted a special One School, One Book event- a charming tea party for all the Owls! Students dressed in their finest tea party wear, Dr. LaFrance included! 🎀 What a "quaint" way to cap off the week! #OneSchoolOneBook #TeaParty #OaklandOwls #WeAreD87
🦉🍵¡Hora del té en Oakland! 🍰🎩 Ayer, Oakland organizó un evento especial Una escuela, un libro: ¡una encantadora fiesta de té para todos los Búhos! Estudiantes vestidos con sus mejores prendas para la fiesta del té, ¡incluido el Dr. LaFrance! 🎀 ¡Qué manera más "pintoresca" de terminar la semana! #OneSchoolOneBook #TeaParty #OaklandOwls #WeAreD87
📅🎈Can you believe it? This Monday marks our 100th day of school, and our D87 Attendance Challenge is officially ON! 💯✨
Let's make this 100th day of learning extra special by either striving for 100% attendance or showing attendance growth from last year. The challenge is on, here's to reaching our attendance goal because #AttendanceMatters! 🏆🚌
#100%Accountable #100thDayOfSchool #AttendanceChallenge #SchoolSpirit #MilestoneDay #Let’sDoThis 💪🍎
🏀🏆 Congratulations to BJHS's 7th-grade boys' basketball team for clinching the regional championship in Morton last night! 🌟 With an AMAZING record of 26-0, these hoopsters are more than ready for sectionals in Dunlap next Monday!
Go Knights, you got this! 🙌🎉
#RegionalChamps #Undefeated #RoadToSectionals #GoKnights #WeAreD87
🎉🏆A huge congratulations to BHS's very own champion diver, Elijah Metz! 🌊 Elijah made waves at the intercity meet yesterday, clinching the first-place medal! 🥇
Join us in celebrating Elijah's well-deserved victory!🎖👏
#BHSSuccess #ChampionDiver #IntercityMeet #FirstPlace #WeAreD87t 🏅🤿
✨ Sweet Success at BHS! ✨🍫
Congratulations to nearly 400 BHS students who were rewarded with a full-sized candy bar last Friday for achieving zero tardies and zero unexcused absences during December!
A special shoutout to the lucky students who earned the extra privilege of helping to distribute the candy bars. 🍫👐
Keep up the great work, #AttendanceMatters! 🏆
#BHSRewards #SweetIncentive #WeAreD87
✨ ¡Dulce éxito en BHS! ✨🍫
¡Felicitaciones a los casi 400 estudiantes de la escuela BHS que recibieron este día una barra completa de chocolate por lograr cero tardanzas y cero ausencias injustificadas durante diciembre!
Un agradecimiento especial a los afortunados estudiantes que ganaron el privilegio extra de ayudar a distribuir las barras de chocolate.🍫👐
¡Sigan con el excelente trabajo, #AttendanceMatters! 🏆
#premiosBHS #dulceincentivo #SomosD87
🍕🎨Sarah Raymond hosted the "Lunch Bunch" today for their afternoon Rookies! Rookies and their loved ones were treated to a yummy pizza lunch then got creative making their own rookie pennant, complete with their name!
In a couple of weeks, the morning classes will have their "Sweets with a Sweetheart" breakfast, stay tuned! 🧁❤️
#LunchBunch #RookieCrafts #WeAreD87
✨ ¡Dulce éxito en BHS! ✨🍫
¡Felicitaciones a los casi 400 estudiantes de la escuela BHS que recibieron este día una barra completa de chocolate por lograr cero tardanzas y cero ausencias injustificadas durante diciembre!
Un agradecimiento especial a los afortunados estudiantes que ganaron el privilegio extra de ayudar a distribuir las barras de chocolate.🍫👐
¡Sigan con el excelente trabajo, #AttendanceMatters! 🏆
#premiosBHS #dulceincentivo #SomosD87
🎨✨Some of Mrs. Geggus's art classes at Oakland had an exciting visit from the zoo this week! 🦉 Natalia, a zoo staff member (and former Oakland Owl), brought along a falcon and an owl, to help inspire their next art project: drawing these beautiful birds! 🦅🎨. 🖌🦅 Students had the opportunity to learn about these birds and ask lots of questions- this was definitely a memorable lesson!
Fun Fact: Natalia was once a student in Mrs. Geggus's art class too! 🌟 🎨
#OaklandOwls #BirdArt #WeAreD87
📚✨ The D87 Battle of the Books Has Kicked Off! ✨📚
The countdown to April's battle has started in D87 elementary schools—with teams forming and diving into their preparations. 💥 School teams are busy preparing, and we can't wait for the April event- here's a glimpse of Team Washington yesterday hard at work! Get ready for an intense Battle of the Books come this April! 🏆
#D87BookBattle #ReadAndConquer #BattleOfTheBooks #WeAreD87
