Teutopolis Unit #50 Schools
Awesome job THS Poms at IDTA State Finals. They danced their hearts out and did an amazing job! We are proud of you!
Wooden Shoes Shootout final game of the night. The Shoes won 54-42 over Jerseyville. A huge THANK YOU to all of our workers and the awesome fan support!
Wooden Shoes Shootout final. Effingham over PBL 63-38.
Wooden Shoes Shootout final. In an exciting game St. Anthony over Central A&M 50-49.
Wooden Shoes Shootout final. Centralia over Robinson 64-54.
Wooden Shoes Shootout game 1 final: Mattoon over North Vigo 52-38.
Free admittance for all Veterans to the Teutopolis Shootout this Saturday 2/15/2020.
Are these penguins?These 6th graders read the book “Where is your home, Little Pip?” to Mrs. Probst’s class. Thanks 6th graders for sharing with us!
T.G.S. students thank Charlie Semple for the many years he kept our transportation safe and fun!
Best of Luck to TJHS 8th grade boys basketball team as they will be competing at the 8-3A State Tournament on Saturday, February 15 at Tolono Unity. The Wooden Shoes will be playing Lansing Heritage at 11:30 am. Good Luck!!
The second order for the Elizabeth "no one in this town fights alone" shirts have been delivered to the high school. You may pick up in the office between 8am-4pm.
Elizabeth Weidner and Ashely Bressendorf competed at the Poetry Out Loud Regional hosted at Parkland College. Both girls gave impressive performances. Elizabeth earned Runner-Up and advances to State on March 2, in Springfield, IL.
Congratulations to Olivia Niemerg and Lexie Niebrugge on advancing to the sectional 3pt. competition. They both made 9 out of 15 to advance. Go Lady Shoes!
Congratulations to the Lady Shoes! They defeated Pana 49-41 for the Regional Championship! Go Shoes!!!
Lady Shoes take on Pana High School for the Regional Championship game at Newton High School starting at 7:00 PM. Come out and cheer on your Lady Shoes!
Reminder: The Wooden Shoes will play a rescheduled game on Monday, 2/17/2020 against St. Joe-Ogden. The JV start time is at 5:30 PM. Let's go SHOES!
Reminder: Wooden Shoes Basketball Shootout is schedule for this Saturday, 2/15/2020. Games begin at 1:00 pm. The Wooden Shoes will match up against Jerseyville High School at 7:00 pm. GO SHOES!
T.H.S. Band Concert
*Sunday, February 16th at 3:00 p.m. in the T.H.S Gymnasium.
*The band will play alumni favorites and special selections to honor the late Craig Lindvahl.
*The T.H.S. Choir will also be performing a special song at the concert.
The 1990 Teutopolis High School girls' basketball championship team will be recognized at the 2020 State Tournament on Sat., Feb. 29th. The player's form is attached. Congratulations to the 1990 State Team!
Congratulations to Abby Bloemer on signing to run Cross Country at Kaskaskia Community College. Abby is the daughter of Troy and Kathy Bloemer.
Mrs. Bushue’s reading class made a video of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Each student used a puppet portraying either Goldilocks or Baby Bear.
Best of Luck to the Teutopolis 8th grade boys basketball team, as they will be playing for a Sectional Title and the right to advance to State Competition. The Wooden Shoes will be playing Shelbyville at TJHS gym tonight. Game time is 6:30 pm. Good luck!!
Congratulations to Ethan Kremer and Isaac Vahling for competing last night at the FFA Section 20 Public Speaking Contest. Isaac placed 5th in the Creed Speaking division, and Ethan placed first in the Extemporaneous division. Ethan will compete at the District Contest in April.
Teutopolis High School Softball online gear store. Closes on February. 23rd. 💙🥎💛
Click link below to place your order.
https://thssoftball2020.itemorder.com/sale
Lady Shoes basketball regional bracket. The Lady Shoes will be action at the Newton Regional on Feb. 11th. We will play the winner of Newton/Lawrenceville at 6:00 pm. Go Lady Shoes!!
If you did not have a chance to pick up your shirt in honor of Elizabeth Weidner they will be available this week between 8:00 am - 3:30 pm in the HS office.
Wooden Shoes win 56-36 over Robinson. Thank you to everyone who came out to support Elizabeth Weidner. Thank you to Designs Unlimited for the awesome shirts! IN THIS TOWN NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE!
Wooden Shoes win 56-36 over Robinson. Thank you to everyone who came out to support Elizabeth Weidner. Thank you to Designs Unlimited for the awesome shirts! IN THIS TOWN NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE!
Wooden Shoes vs. Robinson update. Shoes down 15-16 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Wooden Shoes JV tipoff in 1 min. Team Elizabeth bracelets for sale at the game for $1. All proceeds will be donated to Elizabeth.
Wooden Shoes take on Robinson today. The JV starts at 1:00. Don't forget to wear you Elizabeth Weidner shirt! Jansen's Power Tumbling team will perform between the JV and Varsity game. Go Shoes!
The shirts in honor of Elizabeth Weidner are in. The public is welcome to pick up any time after 4:00 pm in the THS media center.
"High Five Friday" at TJHS today. The Teutopolis Boys Varsity Basketball team greeted students with "High Fives" as students went to class.
Teutopolis High School 8th Annual Wooden Shoe Shootout schedule for Feb. 15th.
Lady Shoes vs. BCC JV game cancelled. Please note that we will only play a VARSITY game at Parkland on Feb. 7th. Game time is at 6:00 p.m.
Boys Track online store link: https://fancloth.shop/TKUU5
It includes regular wooden shoe gear as well!! Closes on February 12th.
Due to the tremendous support for Elizabeth Weidner. We have decided to offer another online t-shirt store. Here is the new link. https://teamelizaeth2020round2.itemorder.com/
THS PHONE UPDATE: The high school office phones have been connected and are working!!! Thank you for your patience!
The shirts in honor of Elizabeth Weidner may be picked up in the high school media center from 4:30-5:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 7th. All are encouraged to wear them at the boy's game vs. Robinson on Feb. 8th. JV starts at 1:00 pm.
UPDATE on Teutopolis High School phones: The phones will be down through Friday, February 7th. If you need immediate assistance, please call the Unit Office at 217-857-3535, or you can email staff. Please email attendance related issues to kremerm@ttown.k12.il.us. Thank you!
Phones are temporarily down in the Teutopolis High School Office. Please email kremerm@ttown.k12.i.us if you need immediate assistance. Sorry for the inconvenience. We hope to have this resolved soon!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am writing to address an incident today at Teutopolis High School involving police and assure you that your child is safe and not in danger.
The police were at the high school because the district notified law enforcement of a possible inappropriate social media contact with a student and adult male. The adult male — who is not an employee of Teutopolis School District and does not reside in this area — was taken into custody in the parking lot by police.
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and I want to assure you that at no point did the adult male come into contact with any other students at the high school today.
Because this is an ongoing criminal investigation, I cannot comment further at this time.
A potential serious situation was avoided today due to several of our students stepping forward with information and looking out for their fellow students. We are grateful for our students looking out for one another!
Thank you for your support of our students.
Sincerely,
Deborah Philpot
Superintendent
TEUTOPOLIS PRESCHOOL!!!
Where the little Shoes learn...
Teutopolis Preschool is a half-day, tuition based preschool program for children 3-5 years of age.
This program allows children to have opportunities to explore, achieve, create, and discover in a
warm and nurturing environment, and is designed to provide a structured school environment with
emphasis on pre-academics and socialization skills. Staffed by a certified Early Childhood
Education teacher and a teacher assistant, the curriculum provides a natural transition to the
Teutopolis Grade School Kindergarten Program.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESCHOOL
● The preschool is offered Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (3 days/week) with one AM
and one PM class/section.
● Guardians are responsible for their child’s transportation to and from school.
● Class instructional hours are from 8:00am - 11:00am and 12:00pm - 3:00pm.
● Drop off times are from 7:45 - 8:00 for the AM classes and from 11:45 - 12:00 for the
afternoon classes. Pick up times are 11:00 for the morning session and 3:00 for the
afternoon session.
● Drop off and pick up are at the East circle drive of the Teutopolis Grade School.
● Tuition is $100/month/student
● There is a non refundable registration fee of $125. Certified Birth Certificate will be
required along with the registration fee.
● Schedule follows the Teutopolis Unit 50 calendar
REQUIREMENTS
● Children must be three years old by September 1, 2020.
● Families must be current residents of Teutopolis Unit 50 school district.
● Students must be toilet trained.
● All new students must be screened before enrollment into the program. Teutopolis Grade
School preschool screening dates are February 11-13, 2020.
● Qualifying students will be determined by the results of this screening and family
information.
● Families of qualifying students will be notified by March 1, 2020.
● Tuition refunds cannot be made for absences due to illness, vacation, emergency weather
days, moving out of district, for extended vacations, or family visits.
● Please contact Teutopolis Grade School at 857-3232 with any questions.
TEUTOPOLIS PRESCHOOL ROUND UP FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS Each year, the Teutopolis School District and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from birth to five years of age. FREE developmental screenings are offered to give parents information on how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided. This year, Preschool Round Up will be held at the Teutopolis Grade School, 309 East Main Street, Teutopolis, Illinois on February 11th, February 12th and February 13th, 2020. Parents should call Barb Weber at 217-857-3232 for an appointment or to find out more information regarding the preschool program. There is no charge for the screening. The screening will last approximately one hour and a signed parent/guardian permission is required. Walk-ins are always welcome. This is not Kindergarten Registration. This screening is recommended for all children and required for all who would like to enroll in the Teutopolis School District’s tuition-based preschool program the following school year.
State Bound Pomerette shirts for sale!! Purchase a shirt and support the Poms as they compete at STATE on Saturday, February 15th!! Order deadline is Sunday, February 9th at 11:59pm.
https://thspomerettesstatebound2020.itemorder.com/
Congratulations to the performers at yesterday's Poetry Out Loud contest! Elizabeth Weidner, Ashley Bressendorf, and Danielle Sarchet are our top 3 performers. Elizabeth and Ashley advance to regionals in Champaign on Feb.12th. Thank you to all who contributed!
We are selling shirts in honor of Elizabeth Weidner & her fight against cancer. Please see the attached form to order. The shirts will be delivered to school on Feb 7th. Proceeds will be donated to Elizabeth & her family. https://teamelizabeth2020.itemorder.com/product/13164423
Ms. Apple's 6th grade students Landyn Buening and Landyn Thoele read "Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy" to Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class. The children loved listening to the funny story.
Great job boys!
Mrs. Kreke’s class enjoyed 100th day!!
Happy 100 Day!!!
The students in Mrs. Probst’s homeroom celebrated 100th Day by shooting confetti poppers, finding 100 Hershey Kisses, putting 100 piece puzzles together, having a special snack and dressing as they are 100 years old.
Best of luck to the Teutopolis Junior High 7th grade boys basketball team as they will be playing Tuscola for a Sectional title on Wednesday, February 5 at Cumberland starting at 6:30 pm. Good Luck!!!
Mrs. Yager’s class is having fun on the 100th day of school!
Look what 100 days of hard work did to us!
Oh, how we have aged this year!
Happy 100th Day!
Awesome fan support for the THS Poms Team at the IDTA Sectionals.
Congratulations to the THS Poms! They won first place in single A Jazz and qualified for state! It was awesome to see the support by students, teachers, and parents. Awesome job ladies!!
Congratulations to Alli Brumleve on signing to play softball with Lincoln Land Community College. Alli is the daughter of Scott and Tina Brumleve.
The students in Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class try to "Save Sam". Sam the gummy snake never learned how to swim. Sam's boat capsized. Students used cups as Sam's boat, gummy circles for Sam's life preserver, and gummy worms for Sam. The children could only use a paper clip to help get Sam into his life preserver. The students enjoyed working together to complete this challenge.
Ashley Martin talks to Mrs.Jansen’s kindergarten class about her career as a Mail Carrier Assistant.
Thank you Mrs. Martin!!
Lady Shoes Senior Night. Lady Shoes defeat Mattoon 38-33. So proud of Claire, Karsyn, Olivia, Ciara, & Leah. Awesome players but even better young ladies. Thanks for the memories! Lady Shoes Family Forever.
THS February Students of the Month Mitch Hardiek (left) and Leah Schumacher (center) with Teutopolis Educational Foundation member Michele Mette (right)
Teutopolis High School February Rookies of the Month are Nolan Runde (left) and Katie Kingery (right)
Lady Shoes play at home Tuesday night January 28th. JV will play Effingham starting at 6:15 pm and Varsity will match up against Altamont following the JV game. Go Shoes!
Stephanie Hemmen, a nurse in Procedure Suites at St Anthony’s Hospital, talks to Mrs. Jansen’s kindergarten class about her career as a nurse. The children enjoyed listening to each other’s heart beat. Thank you Mrs. Hemmen!
Teutopolis Educational Foundation received a “Smiles 4 Schools" donation of $1,400 from Schumacher Orthodontics. Every time a student from our district makes the decision to start treatment at Schumacher Orthodontics, they donate $50 back to Teutopolis schools. Thank you Schumacher Orthodontics!
THS Science Club thanks Holly Kinkelaar for coming to speak on her profession as a medical dosimetrist at Effingham Cancer Center! We appreciate it very much!
Jerry Runde a Banker at Teutopolis State Bank talks to Mrs Jansen’s kindergarten students about their wants/needs, saving money, and other services provided at the bank.
Thank you Mr. Runde!
Each month the students at TGS have a Growth Mindset word of the Month. This month it is Optimistic. Students watch motivational lessons and do activities to strengthen their social and emotional learning skills.
The boys varsity basketball game with St. Joe-Ogden has been rescheduled for Monday, February 17. This is a home game and the JV game will start at 5:30 pm.
TEUTOPOLIS PRESCHOOL ROUND UP FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS Each year, the Teutopolis School District and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from birth to five years of age. FREE developmental screenings are offered to give parents information on how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided. This year, Preschool Round Up will be held at the Teutopolis Grade School, 309 East Main Street, Teutopolis, Illinois on February 11th, February 12th and February 13th, 2020. Parents should call Barb Weber at 217-857-3232 for an appointment or to find out more information regarding the preschool program. There is no charge for the screening. The screening will last approximately one hour and a signed parent/guardian permission is required. Walk-ins are always welcome. This is not Kindergarten Registration. This screening is recommended for all children and required for all who would like to enroll in the Teutopolis School District’s tuition-based preschool program the following school year.
Mrs. Repking's class spent the last couple of days "meeting" some well-known people of the past as part of their biography project...a lot of laughs and a lot of learning!
Congratulations to Erica Michels. She signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Lakeland College. She is the daughter of Curt and Sandy Michels.
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Player of the Game. Kaitlyn Schumacher vs Belleville West. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!! #GoShoes
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Players of the Game. Ciara Roepke vs. Triad and Lexie Niebrugge vs. Mt. Carmel. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!! #GoShoes
Joe Schumacher talked to Mrs. Jansen’s kindergarten class about his career as an Operations Manager at Stevens Industries. The students enjoyed assembling a shelf to keep in our classroom. Thank you Mr. Schumacher!
Tonight's game @ Teutopolis for Boys Basketball vs. St. Joe - Ogden has been cancelled.
Teutopolis Junior High Girls Volleyball Games at Marshall today( Friday, January 17) has been CANCELLED.
Future electrical engineers and electricians were hard at work in Mrs. Siemer’s third grade class! Students had so much fun working with the snap circuits!
TEUTOPOLIS PRESCHOOL ROUND UP FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS Each year, the Teutopolis School District and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from birth to five years of age. FREE developmental screenings are offered to give parents information on how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided. This year, Preschool Round Up will be held at the Teutopolis Grade School, 309 East Main Street, Teutopolis, Illinois on February 11th, February 12th and February 13th, 2020. Parents should call Barb Weber at 217-857-3232 for an appointment or to find out more information regarding the preschool program. There is no charge for the screening. The screening will last approximately one hour and a signed parent/guardian permission is required. Walk-ins are always welcome. This is not Kindergarten Registration. This screening is recommended for all children and required for all who would like to enroll in the Teutopolis School District’s tuition-based preschool program the following school year.
Wooden Shoes will play in the Salem Invitational Tournament January 22-25. Their first game in the tournament will be on Thurs., January 23rd at 8:00 pm.
Go Shoes!
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Player of the Game. Jack Poelker vs St Thomas More. Jack had huge minutes and rebounds off the bench. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!! #GoShoes
Lady Shoes defeat Mt. Carmel 62-39. Lady Shoes are 15-4 on the season. Go Shoes!! Wooden Shoes play Central A & M at 5:00 pm at the St. Anthony Shootout.
Congratulations to Gus Siemer for placing 8th out of 106 individuals at today's IHSSBCA Turnabout Tournament in Mattoon! Gus averaged 55 points per game.
Lady Shoes take on the Mt. Carmel Aces. 3:00 pm start. Go Lady Shoes!!
Lady Shoes take on the Mt. Carmel Aces. 3:00 pm start. Go Lady Shoes!!
Prom...Save the date....
Saturday, May 2nd
Mrs. Drees’s class made snow today for a STEM activity. Each student made a snowman before experimenting with the “snow.” It was SNOW much fun!
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Player of the Game. Evan Addis - 13 pts, 3 reb, 4 asst, 3 steals vs Monticello. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!! #GoShoes
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Players of the Game for the past couple games. Mitch Hardiek - Effingham, Brock Deters - El Paso-Gridley, Luke Ungrund - St Anthony, & Evan Wermert - Lawrenceville. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!!
Boys JV Jamboree at Effingham High School is scheduled for next Saturday, January 18th. Go Shoes!
TJHS Makerspace in Action! Check out George and Eric's creation, the Zumbing Sweeper. It was designed in one of our stations featuring LEGO Simple & Powered Machines. Click on the following link to view their video. https://youtu.be/HlE0PZ39_Ao
t's time for Kindergarten Pre-Registration for the 2020-2021 school year! If you have a child who is eligible to attend, please fill out the form and send back to the Grade School at your earliest convenience. Forms are available at: http://www.teutopolisschools.org/o/district/browse/8231
TEUTOPOLIS PRESCHOOL ROUND UP
FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS
Each year, the Teutopolis School District and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from birth to five years of age. FREE developmental screenings are offered to give parents information on how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided.
This year, Preschool Round Up will be held at the Teutopolis Grade School, 309 East Main Street, Teutopolis, Illinois on February 11th, February 12th and February 13th, 2020. Parents should call Barb Weber at 217-857-3232 for an appointment or to find out more information regarding the preschool program. There is no charge for the screening. The screening will last approximately one hour and a signed parent/guardian permission is required. Walk-ins are always welcome.
This is not Kindergarten Registration. This screening is recommended for all children and required for all who would like to enroll in the Teutopolis School District’s tuition-based preschool program the following school year.
The Lady Shoes will be playing in the Highland Tournament in January. Their first game will be Saturday, 1/18/2020 at 2:30 PM. Go Lady Shoes!
Wooden Shoes win 57-36 over Monticello! Go Shoes!!
The Pom Moms danced with their daughters during halftime tonight! Awesome job Moms and Poms!!
Wooden Shoes vs. Monticello. At the half Shoes up 25-24.
All students need to check their schedules before school tomorrow. There have been lots of schedule changes due to the construction, new room assignments, etc. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR SECOND SEMESTER SCHEDULES!!!! Second semester is going to be a great one!!
There will be a blood drive for the public, sponsored by the THS student council, at the Teutopolis American Legion tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Your donation will help save lives and contribute to a scholarship for a THS senior this year.
Congratulations to Izzy Hardiek, Ciara Roepke, & Grace Tegeler on being named McMahon Meats Player of the Game. Izzy was selected for the Effingham game, Ciara was selected for the Cairo game, & Grace was selected for the SHG game. Go Lady Shoes!
Congratulations to Olivia Niemerg & Lexie Niebrugge on being selected to the Charleston Holiday Tournament All Tourney team. Olivia & Lexie were also named McMahon Meats Player of the game for the Charleston and Paris games. Go Lady Shoes!
Good afternoon! Teutopolis CUSD #50 will hold an informational session for Teutopolis High School parents regarding any questions or concerns they might have regarding the asbestos abatement project starting January 13, 2020. The informational session will be held Monday, January 6th at 9:30 a.m. in the high school Media Room. Attendance is not required but we want to allow the opportunity for any questions or concerns regarding the project to be addressed. There will be a presentation by our environmental consultant with question and answer time allotted.
Media Release Regarding Phase II Project at Teutopolis High School
Submitted by Deborah Philpot, Interim Superintendent, Teutopolis C.U.S.D. #50
Teutopolis CUSD #50 is pleased to provide a statement on the upcoming asbestos abatement project at Teutopolis High School. First and foremost, as Superintendent I hold paramount the Safety, Health, and Welfare of the public and certainly of our children and staff who attend Teutopolis High School. To believe otherwise would undermine the spirit and intent of Section 105 ILCS 5/3-14.22 of the Illinois School Code which I am endeared to uphold.
The asbestos work is the first order of work that will occur this year to allow for the timely demolition and rebuilding of the older parts of our school. The planning for this phase actually started in June of 2019 after the asbestos abatement of a very similar project in two of our classrooms. The Asbestos Abatement Plan (Plan) for 2020 was designed by an Illinois Licensed Professional Engineer, publicly bid-out per the Illinois Complied Statues, and awarded to a contractor licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to perform work of this nature in public and private schools in Illinois.
The project targets the oldest building on our campus, a 1929 structure which has reached its life expectancy and deteriorated to the point that rehabilitation would be costly and not in line with the Building Program implemented by our Architect. The Plan that the contractor will follow will be enforced by an IDPH licensed third-party representative acting on behalf of the District, the Architect, and the Department of Public Health; and its enforcement will keep our buildings clean and safe for our community and children.
Teutopolis High School is closed for stripping and waxing for the floors. Please do NOT enter any portion of the building other than the hall by the gym. Thank you for your cooperation.
Congratulations to Olivia Niemerg and Ciara Roepke on being selected to the Charleston Holiday All-Tournament team.
Congratulations to the Teutopolis Lady Shoes on a second place finish at the Charleston Holiday Tourney. Paris defeated the Lady Shoes 44-35 in overtime.
The Teutopolis Lady Shoes are playing for the championship at the Charleston Holiday Tournament on Monday, December 30. The Shoes will play Paris at 2:30 pm. Go Lady Shoes!!
Congratulations to Evan Wermert on being selected to the Effingham-Teutopolis Christmas Classic All Tournament Team. The Wooden Shoes finished the tournament in 10th place.
Charleston Holiday Tourney final. Lady Shoes win both games defeating Effingham 56-36 and Cairo 77-32.
Christmas Classic final: Brooks 57-52 over the Shoes in OT.
Wooden Shoes in overtime with Chicago Brooks. Score 52-52 with 2:10 left. Go Shoes!
Miss Mette’s fourth graders ended the semester with a day full of fun and games. Merry Christmas!
First graders are reading the letters they received from the North Pole. A huge shout out to our little elves from TJHS and to Miss Vogt for keeping the magic alive!
After studying Ancient China, Mrs. Chesnut's sixth grade Social Studies built the Great Wall of China out of sugar cubes using chopsticks to transfer the blocks.
Mrs. Drees’ class learned about Canada today! Mrs. Tipton (The Grinch) shared many interesting facts about Canada. They were able to sample Canadian snacks and candy. They saw Canadian money and pictures of sights around Canada. Thank you, Mrs. Tipton!
Martin Habing Wins Teutopolis Junior High School
National Geographic GeoBee
Students from TJHS participated in the school competition of the National Geographic GeoBee on December 20, 2019. Martin Habing, an 8th grade student, won first place, with Melissa Brummer, an 8th grade student, winning second place.
Mrs. Probst’s first grade had a blast playing games. Thanks Robin Imburgia for planning the fun!
Kindergarten students had fun this week finding the school elf.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Kindergarten students in Mrs. Jansen's class enjoy a Gingerbread S.T.E.M. science project.The children were asked to build a boat as a group out of recycled items that would hopefully keep the Gingerbread cookie/man dry. Afterwards the children enjoyed eating Gingerbread cookies.
Santa is a huge hit with the TGS students! Getting in those last minute requests... ;)
Lots of caroling at TGS today!
Second grade had so much fun making gingerbread trains! Thank you to all our parent volunteers!
Lunch recess is snow much fun!
Students are having fun playing “spoons” with their gift from TGS! I can’t wait to teach my family!
Congratulations to the Teutopolis High School Illinois State Scholar recipients.
(l-r)Nicholas Tensen, Madeline Thoele, Joseph Niemergs, Leah Schumacher, Samuel Kingery, Olivia Niemerg, Lee Nosbisch, Ashley Thompson, Claire Bushur, and Elizabeth Poston.
Miss (Cindy Lou) Funneman!
TGS Staff! What a Day!
We had some very cute Christmas kiddos in preschool this morning!
Boys Basketball will be playing the the Eureka Shootout this weekend on Saturday, Dec. 21st. They will be playing at 1:00 PM. Go Shoes!
Girls JV/V Basketball game vs. Danville has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 9th at Teutopolis. The JV game will start at 6:00 pm.
THS boys Varsity/JV basketball vs. Effingham is CANCELLED for tonight (12-17-19). It has been rescheduled for Friday, January 3, 2020 at Effingham. The JV game will start at 6:00 pm.
Good evening. There will be no school in the Teutopolis School District for Tuesday, December 17. High School semester exams will be given on Thursday and Friday with review on Wednesday.
The regularly scheduled Teutopolis CUSD #50 December School Board Meeting for this evening has been postponed until Wednesday evening (December 18) at 6 PM due to inclement weather conditions.
Teutopolis High School Cancellations for Monday, 12-16: Boys F/S basketball at Mt. Vernon and Girls JV/Varsity at home vs. Danville High School.
Good evening! There will be no school in Teutopolis Monday, December 16th due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. Be safe!!!
Wooden Shoes win 77-65 over a tough BCC team. Go Shoes!
Wooden Shoes vs. Bloomington Central Catholic. End of the 1st: BCC up 18-8.
THS Homecoming 2019. Our 2019 Queen is Miss Eve Walker & King Mr. Alex Deters.
Homecoming Pep Rally!! Sportsbacker's donated banner broke away to feature our senior players. Senior players prevailed in a game of Knockout vs. the teachers, Juniors had the most spirit this week, and sophomores won during the game challenge! Poms and Cheer are ready! #Gameon
Thank you to many sixth grade grandparents for helping with a secret sewing project :)
Mmmm! First graders love their hot chocolate! Thanks to Wessel’s grocery for the cups!
THS National Honor Society students made 400 cupcakes and 200 cookies for students to enjoy at the Homecoming Dance. We want to send a big thank you to IGA for supplying the frosting and the cake boxes to transport them.
Effingham Teutopolis Boy's Basketball Christmas Tournament passes are now available at the high school office. They can also be purchased at the gate on the day of the tournament.
The Lady Shoes will be playing for third place in 7-3A state competition tonight at 6:00 pm against Germantown Hills. Game will be at Auburn High School. Good luck players, coaches and managers!!
We are all ready for the Polar Express! The students are enjoying their yummy trains!
The Lady Shoes will be playing in the 2019 Charleston Girls Holiday Tournament.
Mrs. Probst’s class shows off their sweet creations! Many thanks to our moms who helped out!
First grade students have been enjoying Polar Express Week! These conductors are ready to send off their Santa letters to the North Pole!
Awesome band and chorus concert by Unit 50 students last night!
Game Time and Opponent Change: Girl's JV/V basketball game on Monday, December 16th will be against Danville High School replacing St. Anthony. JV tip off will now begin at 5:30 PM.
Congratulations to Doug Smith and Dave Burrell! They will be inducted as friends of basketball to the IBCA Hall of Fame in May 2020.
THS Scholar Bowl held it's 2nd Annual Family Party. There was shortened student vs. student match in which the red team won. Then the parents and students battled back and forth, with the parents emerging victorious yet again! Thanks to the parents for supporting scholar bowl!
2019 Effingham/Teutopolis Boys Basketball Christmas Tournament Bracket
Students in Mrs. Drees’s class worked in groups to make the tallest peppermint tower. They had 25 peppermints, 1 piece of paper, and 5 pipe cleaners! Congrats to this group for making a 9.5 inch tower. Creative ideas, grit, and determination were a must for this project!
Lady Shoes coaching the future Lady Shoes at the 5th grade Teutopolis Park District. The future looks bright! Great job coaches and athletes!
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Player of the Game for the Breese Central Game. Luke Ungrund's stats - 7 pts, 3 reb, 4 asst, 5 steals, and held one of their better players to 28% shooting. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!!
Final: Wooden Shoes over Breese Central 54-41. Nice win!
Lexie Niebrugge was named McMahon Meats Player of the game vs. Sullivan. Lexie's stats: 17 points, 4 rebounds, & 2 steals. Lexie will receive a 12 oz. steak. Nice job Lexie and thank you McMahon Meats!
Mrs. Probst’s class met their classroom goal and celebrated with ice cream sundaes. They got a double treat as their mystery reader brought cookies! Proud of these kiddos!
Last night, the Teutopolis High School Choir visited three nursing homes to Christmas carol. They had a lot of fun spreading Christmas cheer and ringing jingle bells!
Best of Luck to the Teutopolis 7th grade girls basketball team as they will be competing at the state tournament on Saturday, December 7. The Lady Shoes will be playing Lockport Kelvin Grove at 2:30 pm in Auburn High School.
It's time for Kindergarten Pre-Registration for the 2020-2021 school year! If you have a child who is eligible to attend, please fill out the form and send back to the Grade School at your earliest convenience. Forms are available at: https://5il.co/bq6z
Congratulations to our McMahon Meats Players of the Game for the St. Anthony Tournament. Mitch Hardiek - Robinson,
Matthew Deters - Breese Central, Jordan Hardiek - Mattoon, & Evan Wermert - St Anthony. Thank you McMahon Meats for your support!!
Teutopolis Educational Foundation was awarded a grant for $1000 from the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation.
It's time for Kindergarten Pre-Registration for the 2020-2021 school year! If you have a child who is eligible to attend, please fill out the form and send back to the Grade School at your earliest convenience. Forms are available at:
http://www.teutopolisschools.org/ MENU...DOCUMENTS...Grade School
Thank you!
Best of Luck to the TJHS 7th Grade Girls Basketball team as they will be playing for a Sectional Title tonight. The Lady Shoes will be taking on the Marshall Cubs. Game time is 6:30 pm at Cumberland Middle School.
REMINDER - Only $5! Teutopolis Christmas ornaments created by our THS students in the SINCH Space...order forms and payment are DUE on Friday, December 6th! http://bit.ly/2qH6NpW
McMahon Meats Player of the game at the Salem Thanksgiving Tournament: Ciara Roepke-Carterville, Karsyn Mette-Highland, Kaitlyn Schumacher-Salem, & Olivia Niemerg-Centralia. Congratulations ladies! Thank you McMahon Meats for your support.
There will be a blood drive for the public in the Teutopolis Grade School cafeteria tomorrow, Dec. 4, from 2:30 to 6:30 PM. Your donation will help save lives and contribute to a scholarship for a THS senior this year.
At the Junior High we have been talking about 2 character traits this holiday season, Thankful and Generous. The students participated in an activity were they wrote down one thing that they were thankful for on a feather. Together the feathers gave us wings!!
Blood Drive at TGS tomorrow!
Mrs. Bushue's class collected the most food items at TGS!
Thanks to the 8th grade student council members and advisers for loading the food donations!
The Food to Share Collection was a great success again this year with 7,023 items donated! Thank you to the 5th grade students for their hard work hauling, organizing, and graphing the food.
Mrs. Ziegler's afternoon class painted sleds at Stang ARTs last week!
Students in Mrs. Jansen's class enjoy a Thanksgiving Feast with their friends after studying a unit on Pilgrims and Indians.
Wooden Shoes Final. St. A over Shoes in a hard fought OT game 56-50. Congrats to Matthew Deters and Jordan Hardiek on being selected for the All Tournament team.
Shoes update: Going into OT. GO SHOES!
Wooden Shoes update: Start of the 4th. St. Anthony up 37-35.
THS Cheerleaders! Shoes tied with St. A in the 3rd 1:40.
Wooden Shoes update: Shoes up 29-17 @ the half.
Shoes update: end of 1st, Shoes up 18-7 over St. A
St. A Thanksgiving Tourney: Wooden Shoes tip off in 8 minutes. Shoes playing Bulldogs for the championship! GO SHOES!
Salem Tourney: Lady Shoes defeat Centralia 52-36. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Schumacher, Ciara Roepke, and Olivia Niemerg for being selected to the all tournament team. Nice job ladies!
First Graders in Mrs.Probst’s room are strutting their turkey attire! A shout out to Kirby Foods and IGA for the bags! Happy Thanksgiving!
Teutopolis Grade School is thankful for parent volunteers!
Best of luck to the 7th grade girls basketball team tonight as they will be playing in the regional championship game hosting Altamont. Game time is 6:00 pm here at TJHS. Good Luck!!!
Finishing up CPR training in health class today!
Preschoolers went to Stang ARTs to make Christmas paintings. Fun was had by all!
The third graders at Teutopolis Grade School created adorable Christmas ornaments to help decorate the tree at Teutopolis State Bank. Be sure to stop in and check out their creative work!
Wooden Shoes final: Shoes win 62-54 over Robinson. Go Shoes!
St. A Turkey Tourney update: Start of the 4th Wooden Shoes up 47-38 over Robinson.
Wooden Shoe Basketball update: 3rd quarter 6:00 min Shoes tied at 32 with Robinson.
Blood Drive at TGS!
Congrats to Alex Meyer, a Junior at THS, on placing 3rd overall in the Riley Memorial All Conference Scholar Bowl Tournament held Saturday in Mattoon. Alex competed in 5 games with 21 teams represented. Alex averaged 82 points per game!! Way to go Alex!
Salem Thanksgiving Tourney update: Lady Shoes beat Salem 63-48 last night. Game one today Lady Shoes over Highland 40-36. Next game at 5:30 vs. Carterville. Go Lady Shoes!
The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes want to wish the Effingham Hearts Football team GOOD LUCK this weekend!! GO HEARTS!
Congratulations to Claire Bushur. She signed her letter of intent for Track and Field at the University of Louisville. Claire is the daughter of Pete and Theresa Bushur.
Salem Holiday Tournament: The Lady Shoes game on Saturday, 11/23/2019, at 12:00 pm vs Highland will be live streamed on the following link.
https://tinyurl.com/T-Town-vs-Highland
Congratulations to Holly Heuerman. She signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Blackburn College. She is the daughter of Rod and Janet Heuerman.
THS Volleyball recently raised money at their Yellow Out Game. The proceeds were split, and donated to the Kinkelaar and Lohman families, whose babies are currently battling cancer. Shown is the senior players presenting a check to Jody Lohman, baby Dawson's mom.
Olivia Niemerg was named McMahon Meats Player of the Game vs. Newton. Olivia's stats: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 assists, & 2 blocks. Olivia will receive a 12 oz. steak from McMahon Meats! Nice job Olivia and thank you McMahon Meats!
Basketball Final: Lady Shoes win over the Newton Lady Eagles 68-41. Olivia Niemerg led the Shoes with 15 points, Ciara Roepke had 14 points, and Claire Bushur had 12 points. GO SHOES!
Thank you to Ali Kingery for sharing her experiences in the Navy with Mrs. Schackmann’s 4th grade class!
Teutopolis High School sends our love to the community of Vandalia. We hope for comfort and healing for each and every one of you.
Mrs. Probst’s first graders performed for the preschoolers with their homemade instruments after reading the story “Beth and the Band”. The Preschool students were a great audience!
Attention Teutopolis Unit #50, in honor of Vandalia Unit #203, PLEASE WEAR RED TOMORROW. We will continue to show our support through the week.
Teutopolis Unit #50 would like to send our thoughts and prayers to the families, students, teachers and residents of Vandalia. We wish you peace today and in the coming days.
Fourth graders are studying the branches of the government, and Mrs. Apke shared her experience of a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court Building this summer! Thank you Mrs. Apke for sharing your time and answering our questions about the judicial branch!
Mrs. Hazlett’s foods class fixing up some breakfast foods!
2019 THS Girls' Tennis Award Winners: From left to right, they are:
-Diana Mossman: Sportsmanship Award
-Isabelle Hemmen: Mental Attitude Award
-Macy Probst: Outstanding Freshman/Sophomore
-Carley Habing: Most Improved
-Alli Brumleve: Most Valuable Player
Kindergarten classes enjoy baking bread during their Little Red Hen Unit.
The kindergarten students are keeping the kindness going! They treated the office staff to some of the delicious banana bread they baked in class!
Ag Mechanics at the high school is working on building Pneumatic Robots! We are comparing the mechanical advantage of Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems.
A COOL view of the BACK of the THS Baseball fundraiser shirts being sold. Store closes December 1st. Get them ordered for Christmas delivery!
https://teutopolishighschoolbaseball2019.itemorder.com/sale
More great photos from World Kindness Day at TGS!
Wednesday was National Kindness Day and Mrs. Kreke’s students shared their time with the first grade students in Mrs. Probst’s room. Fifth grade students helped first graders write a thank you note and create a craft. Thanks for choosing kindness!
Mrs. Bushur’s 5th grade class and Mrs. Kinkelaar’s 1st grade class celebrated World Kindness Day together!
2019 Teutopolis Soccer Award Winners.
Defensive Player of the Year- Seth Emmerich
Offensive Player of the Year- Linus Tanneryd
Overall MVP- Alex Deters
Mental Attitude- Sam Kingery
Congratulations to Mitchel Hemmen. He signed his letter of intent to play baseball at John A. Logan Community College. Mitchel is the son of Jeff and Kayla Hemmen.
After several requests still for the wooden shoe shirts with original school on them, we will be opening this back up, now with a sweatshirt option!
Two ways to shop:
1. At home basketball games! Students will be selling them at the entry doors and they will be IN STOCK. You can take them home with you that night!
2. Store link https://teutopolishighschoolscienceclubfundraiser2019.itemorder.com/sale This will close November 24th to have in time to distribute before Christmas break (for Christmas gifts)! Thank you for your orders thus far!!
Our THS Media Center was packed with students celebrating World Kindness Day! TGS 3rd and 4th grade students read kindness books to THS students. In return, THS students presented grade school students with "kindmarks" and discussed the meaning of kindness.
The Wooden Shoes will be playing in the St. Anthony Turkey Tournament on November 25-30th.
Good Luck to the Wooden Shoes!
It’s World Kindness Day! Mrs. Nice arranged for fourth graders to read stories centered around kindness to high school students this afternoon.
American Education Week!
November 18-22
American Education Week presents us with an opportunity to celebrate education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education. The weeklong celebration features a special observance each day of the week.
They include:
Monday - Wake up your brain!
- Students may wear their pajamas to school!
Tuesday - Hats off to education!!!
- Students may wear their favorite hats to school!
Work-out Wednesday - Working out our Brains and our Bodies!
- Students wear your workout clothing, and keep stretching your brain to help it grow!
Team Spirit Thursday - Give a cheer for education!!
- Students wear your blue and gold.
Friday: No School!
Mrs. Kinkelaar's third grade students LOVE their new classroom books donated by TEF! Thank you for supporting us and our love of reading!!!
After completing research on Ancient Egypt, Mrs. Chesnut's Social Studies students reported their information to other students in the class.
Teutopolis State Bank provided matching funds up to $1,000 for the Spaghetti Supper. We greatly thank TSB for their continued generosity and support! Pictured left to right: Jerry Runde, Marlene Hoene, Ted Helmink (TEF President), and Laura Schumacher.
The Lady Shoes will be playing in the Salem Thanksgiving Tournament on November 22, 23, and 30th. Good Luck to the Lady Shoes!
No basketball games for TJHS teams tonight 11/12/19.
There will be no school in the Teutopolis School District for Tuesday, November 12 due to inclement weather and treacherous road conditions.
School Cancellation
Emily Esker was the winner of the TEF playhouse raffle! TEF would like to thank the Industrial Arts class for donating their time and craftsmanship in construction and all those who participated in the raffle. The Esker children were very excited as TEF President, Ted Helmink, delivered their new playhouse!
Thank you to some of our local veterans for sharing their time with our fifth grade students on Friday. Happy Veterans Day!
Congratulations to Mitch Hardiek. He signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Kaskaskia Community College. He will play for Head Coach Mitch Koester. Mitch is the son of Tim and Cheryl Hardiek.
Congratulations to Trenton Schwerdt. He signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Kaskaskia Community College. He will play for Head Coach Mitch Koester. Trenton is the son of Larry and Alicia Schwerdt.
Mrs Chesnut’s 6th grade homeroom received third place for student attendance at the TEF Spaghetti Supper and won a books from the book fair donated by TEF. Since the TGS word of the month is CONSIDERATE, Mrs. Chesnut’s homeroom put this word into action and give the books to Mrs. Apple’s homeroom to help build their classroom library!
A big thank you to the TEF and to Mrs Chesnut’s homeroom for being examples for us all!
Mrs. Grinestaff's career's class took on the alien escape room!
Thank you to our Friends at Farmweld for purchasing books for our classroom teachers! Also, a big thank you to our parents, students, and entire community for supporting our TGS Arctic Adventure Book Fair!
Mrs. Probst’s students were treated to a book-read by Isaac McWhorter from Mrs.Chesnut’s class. Thanks Mrs. Chesnut and Isaac!
A Sixth Grade Celebration of the Season
6th Grade Student, River Vahling, Reads a Book to Mrs Jansen’s Kindergarten class
Mrs. Probst’s class is feeling accomplished because they met their classroom goal! They chose to bring a stuffed animal as a reward for their achievement. Keep watching to see what they choose for their next goal!
In Tech class, 4th Graders designed fliers in Google Docs for the Spaghetti Supper! Here are just a few from our graphic designers... Hope to see you tonight!
Good evening! This is Deborah Philpot Unit 50 Interim Superintendent. I wanted to let you know that we have received concerns of a potential threat brought to the administration’s attention. Earlier today at Teutopolis High School a school resource officer was brought in to assist in interviewing students to determine any actions the district should take and if there was a credible threat. After a thorough investigation process including input from the resource officer we did not determine any evidence that a credible threat existed. However the district will continue to be on alert to ensure the safety of all students.
Spaghetti Supper Commercial Contest!
In Tech Class, 6th Grade students created commercials for the TEF Spaghetti Supper this Tuesday night. Check out the creative work and convincing ads of the winning groups:
Commercial advertising to parents: http://bit.ly/2NBozSL
By: Halle B., Aubrey P., and Carly K.
Commercial advertising to students: http://bit.ly/2NaViiE
By: Aurora W. and Addison T.
Book Fair Commercial Contest!
In Tech class, 6th graders made commercials to advertise for the Fall Scholastic Book Fair. Here are the winning commercials. Hope to see you there!
Commercial advertising to parents: http://bit.ly/2PEFSFf
By: Inman W., Gavin B., and Trenton W.
Commercial advertising to students: http://bit.ly/2Cbkrnk
By: Allie R., Anna P., Alyssa T.
Students in Mrs. Jansen's class had fun with a Halloween science project. After trying many different potions, they discovered that baking soda and vinegar were the 2 that made the potion bubble and overflow in the glass. The children also discovered the power of "Yet". They kept trying until they figured out what substance/liquid would work.
On Friday Mrs. Yager’s class enjoyed pumpkin science!
Teutopolis boys & girls gave the sectional a good fight today but came up short. The girls placed 13th out of 34 & the boys placed 18th out of 35. Tons of competition as this is one of the toughest sectionals in the state. So proud of our runners & congrats to an awesome season!
Cross Country Sectionals are today at Mid America. The girls run at 10 am followed by the boys. Good Luck Coach Hoene, Coach Greuel, and Athletes!! Go Shoes
THS Volunteens delivered gift cards that were purchased through money raised from a recent bake sale to the Effingham Cancer Center today! Pictured is Mikaela Kaufman, Ellie Blievernicht, Sydney Hanfland & Emily Uthell. #shoesshowsupport
CONGRATS to the THS band for placing first at the Vandalia parade, and also to Leah Schumacher for receiving Best Drum Major!! #shoestepitup
Once again our kindergarten spooks haunted the halls of Teutopolis Grade School on Halloween day!
Thanks to Brent and Melissa Weber for organizing and creating awesome Halloween fun for Mrs. Probst’s class!
There will be a Blood Drive, sponsored by THS StuCo, at St. Francis Catholic Church, Tues, Nov 5, 12:00 to 5:00 PM. Then stop by T-Town grade school & enjoy a spaghetti dinner, hosted by the TEF. Thank you for your continued support of our community and education!
Halloween at TJHS is a real treat!!
The staff decided to dress up as dominoes, and Mr. Drees took it to a whole new level and surprised the students with lunch!!
Keeping Halloween alive at the junior high!
Costume Contest Winners...
Fourth graders are having some Halloween fun today!
A Spooktacular day at TGS!!!
Happy Halloween from the Shark Week group at TGS!
THS In Touch was at the Grade School today doing activities and lessons on bullying, peer pressure, drug and alcohol use, and being kind
THS Boys Basketball Gold Seat tickets are available to purchase at the THS office. Tickets are $40 each. Office hours are 8:00 am until 3:30 pm.
THS Lady Shoes Regional final: Lady Shoes lose a tough one to Paris in 3 sets. 18-25, 25-12, and 24-26. It was an awesome game we just came up short. Awesome season Lady Shoes. We are so PROUD OF YOU!
Lady Shoes Volleyball regional update: set 2 Shoes win 25-12. On to set 3. GO SHOES!
Lady Shoes Regional update: set 1 Shoes fall to Paris 18-25.
Volleyball semifinal regional action. Teutopolis vs. Paris at THS. Can view on Youtube Wabash Catch TV or Wabash Streaming Channel 100.
Another great Monster Mash race is in the books!
Congratulations to our winning racers: Sarah Habing, Simon Lee, Owen Lynch and Sophia Martin
Happy Halloween Week everyone!
Regional Volleyball Final: Lady Shoes win over Sullivan 25-13 and 25-11. Lady Shoes will face Paris tomorrow at 5:30 pm. GO SHOES!
Regional Update: match 1 Lady Shoes win over Sullivan 25-13.
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Please remember to use smile.amazon.com and select Teutopolis Educational Foundation as your charity. Amazon donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to our organization!
Volleyball Regionals. Wabash Communications will be televising the games tonight. Lady Shoes vs. Sullivan starting at 5:30 pm. You can view it by subscribing to Wabash Catch TV on YouTube. If you are a Wabash customer then it will be on channel 100 Wabash streaming.
Today is the Day!
TGS Monster Mash Run/Walk
Registration/Sign in begins at 5:15 p.m. at the East circle drive. The race will begin promptly at 5:45 p.m. Medals will be awarded to first race finisher (boys and girls) in grades K-3 and 4-6.
Parking near the East Circle Drive is limited. Please park in the front of school.
Race Route: Start at the corner of S. Oak and Vine (right across the tracks behind the east circle drive), west on vine, south on John, East on County Rd. 1450th N., and then back North on South Oak Street.
*Please be aware that there will be many students/participants on this path. There may be a small portion of time when roads will be shut down for the runners/walkers.
THS Tennis State Final Results: Alli & Macy lost a nail biter in the consolation finals...6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4). They finished 6th in the state!! Congratulations Alli and Macy, what an awesome season! 🎾💙💛
THS cross country regional action in not great conditions but our Shoes powered through. Both boys and girls teams advance to sectional action next Saturday! Jessica Runde received a 4th place medal! Go Shoes!!
T-Town wins in the consolation semis!! Alli and Macy defeated St. Anthony 6-3, 6-2. Their last match is a medal match for 5th place. Go Shoes!! 🎾
Cross Country Regionals are tomorrow Oct. 26th at Robinson. The girls start will be at 10:00 am with the boys to follow. Good Luck Coach Hoene, Coach Greuel, and athletes!
Tennis update: Alli and Macy are headed to the consolation semi-finals! They won in the quarterfinals of the backdraw against a #3/4 seed in 2 sets: 6-2, 6-1. Headed to the final day of competition with another “golden ticket”!
Due to the forecast of 100% chance of rain for tomorrow morning, the Recycling Drive to be held in front of Teutopolis Unit 50 Office has been CANCELED. It will be re-scheduled at a later date.
Tennis State Update: Alli & Macy lost a hard fought battle against the #1 seed in the quarterfinals this morning. They lost in 3 sets: 2-6, 6-4, 3-6.
Heading to the consolation bracket and fighting for fifth place!!
THS State Tennis update: Alli and Macy warming up for their quarter final match against 1 seed University of Chicago Lab school. Coach Vogt and line judge watch over.
Check out Mrs. Kinkelaar's first grade class on the WCIA 3 news show this morning saying the pledge of allegiance.
https://illinoishomepage.secondstreetapp.com/Pledge-of-Allegiance/gallery/193518076/
Mrs. Kreke’s Kindergarten class met their Junior High authors and illustrators. They can’t wait to see their books in December! Thanks Mrs. Gaddis and our new 7th grade friends!
TGS Monster Mash Run/Walk is Monday, October 28th!
Registration/Sign in begins at 5:15 p.m. at the East circle drive. The race will begin promptly at 5:45 p.m. Medals will be awarded to first race finisher (boys and girls) in grades K-3 and 4-6.
Parking near the East Circle Drive is limited. Please park in the front of school.
Race Route: Start at the corner of S.Oak and Vine (right across the tracks behind the east circle drive), west on vine, south on John, East on County Rd. 1450th N., and then back North on South Oak Street.
*Please be aware that there will be many students/participants on this path. There may be a small portion of time when roads will be shut down for the runners/walkers.
THS Athletic PE congratulates the Lifters of the Quarter..... Ethan Koester and Max Niebrugge!
Coach Reeder's Athletic PE has been working hard in the weight room. All 36 students involved in the class improved on all three lifts this testing period. Also, 30/36 improved their 40 yd dash time. The pictures are of our clubs and most improved lifters for the quarter.
Coach Reeder's Athletic PE has been working hard in the weight room. All 36 students involved in the class improved on all three lifts this testing period. Also, 30/36 improved their 40 yd dash time. The pictures are of our clubs and most improved lifters for the quarter.
Alli Brumleve and Macy Probst with their "golden ticket" to tomorrow's State Tennis Quarterfinals!! Good Luck girls!
Tennis State Update: In doubles, Alli & Macy won their 3rd round 7-6(2) & 6-3. They are now in the quarterfinals! In singles, Diana lost in her 2nd round of back draw. Great season Diana, so very proud you! Stay tuned as we will keep updating Alli & Macy's progress. Go Shoes!!
Mrs. Breer's kindergarten students made a "bubbling witch's brew" using baking soda and vinegar!
History can be hands-on and fun!
Volleyball Senior Night: Thank you Kelsey, Holly, Erica, Ciara, and Eve for your dedication to THS Volleyball. First class ladies both on and off the court. The team will begin Regionals next Monday. We are hosting and we play on 10-28 @ 5:30 vs
Sullivan. Go Shoes!
Tennis State Final Update: In doubles, Alli and Macy won their first 2 rounds. In singles, Diana lost her first round and won her second round. They will continue to play and we will update as we get results. Go SHOES!
THS StuCo Fan Gear Fundraiser now underway. Orders due Nov. 24, 2019.
https://teutopolisstudentcouncilfundraiser2019.itemorder.com/sale
THS Science Club Wooden Shoe t-shirts are in! They will be passed out to students and staff. Community members may pick up in the high school office. Thanks for your support!!
Some of our new 84 THS Science Club Members today. Some exciting stuff in the works!
What child wouldn’t love this new playhouse? Buy your raffle tickets from the TGS office, Teutopolis State Bank, or McMahon Meats. $5 each or 5 for $20. TEF will draw the winner on November 5!
The American Red Cross presented a program about fire safety to our first grade students. The children practiced how to be safe in a smoke filled room. Thanks American Red Cross!
The T.H.S. Art Club's Fall Fest was a great success!!!
The THS FFA Chapter attended the State Land Use contest yesterday. The team placed very well and Cole Probst earned 10th place as an individual!
THS Soccer Final: In a hard fought game Riverton over the Shoes 3-0. Nice season Shoes. We are proud of you!
THS Soccer update: We are at the 25 minute mark and the Shoes are down 0-3.
THS soccer sectional update: At the half Shoes down 0-2 to Riverton.
The TGS students are doing their part to advocate for their friend during Rett Syndrome Awareness Month.
THS soccer update: 1st half 26 minutes Shoes down 2-0.
Soccer Sectional. Shoes vs. Riverton. We are at the 32 minute mark in the first half with no score.
♻️Recycle your electronics at THS this Saturday from 9am-noon!♻️(Sponsored by Teutopolis Educational Foundation)
There will be no student fans bus to the soccer sectional tomorrow (10-22). We did not have enough students sign up. Please note admission to the game is $6 as set by the IHSA. Go Shoes!!
THS Soccer Fans: The sectional game vs. Riverton will be on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 pm. The game is at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. The field is located at the West Campus, 1601 W. Washington. Admission price is $6. Please come out and support the Shoes! Go Shoes!
THS Soccer: We are offering a student fans bus for the sectional game on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd. We will need a min. of 30 students. The cost is $4 & would depart at 4 pm. Students must sign up & pay in the office on Monday by 3:00 pm. We will make the final decision at that time.
THS X-Country Bulldog Classic results. The boys placed 8th out of 20 teams & the girls placed 6th out of 19 teams. Our top finishers were Jessica Runde (5th) & Cole Probst (39th). Several athletes had personal bests today, including Miles Drees! Great job athletes and Miles!
Teutopolis Lady Shoes are SECTIONAL CHAMPS! They edged out St. A by 1 point for the championship. Alli Brumleve & Macy Probst earned first place in doubles & Diana Mossman placed third in singles. They will advance to the state competition in Chicago next week. Nice job ladies!
The Wooden Shoes beat North Clay 10-3 tonight at Busch Stadium. An awesome experience for the athletes, coaches, and fans!
Tennis sectional update: The Lady Shoes advance Diana Mossman (singles) & Alli Brumleve/Macy Probst (doubles). They will play tomorrow at Community Park in semifinal sectional play starting at 8 am. Isabelle Hemmen, Grace Hoene, & Carley Habing played today but did not advance.
2019 Class 1A Soccer Regional Champs! The Wooden Shoes had a great crowd tonight! The student cheering section was awesome! The Volleyball team made signs to show their support.
Your Class 1A Soccer Regional Champions!! The Wooden Shoes won 3-1 over the Newton Eagles. Congratulations to Coach Wendt, Coach Parks, and the Wooden Shoes. Awesome job!! We are so proud of you. Also congrats to the Newton Eagles on a great season.
Soccer update: Shoes score at the 37:00 mark in the 2nd half. Up 3-1 over Newton.
Wooden Shoes soccer regional championship. It is halftime and the Shoes are up 2-0 over Newton. Let's Go Shoes!!
THS Volleyball wants to THANK everyone who supported our Yellow Game in honor of Vivian Kinkelaar and Dawson Lohman. The team raised $1579 for Vivian and Dawson. Very proud of our Lady Shoes volleyball team and our community!!
THS Cross Country's last regular season meet is tomorrow at Mid America Motorworks in Effingham at 9 am. Come out & cheer on these incredible athletes! They have made leaps and bounds in their personal bests this season.
Soccer Regional Championship tonight at 6:30 pm at Teutopolis. The Wooden Shoes vs. The Newton Eagles. Beautiful night to come out and cheer on the Wooden Shoes.
Mrs. Kinkelaar's third grade students are getting in the Halloween spirit! Check out their creative pumpkins!
Gus Siemer and Sydney Hanfland are selling baked goods to Jackson Probst and Wyatt Knowles. Volunteens had a bake sale this morning. Proceeds will purchase gas cards for The Cancer Center in Effingham. Thanks to all the Volunteens who brought in the delicious treats!!
The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes Baseball team will play North Clay at Busch Stadium on Friday, October 18th at 6:30 PM.
Playhouse raffle tickets will be available for purchase beginning tomorrow (Oct. 17) at the grade school office, McMahon Meats, and Teutopolis State Bank! Drawing is after the Spaghetti Supper on November 5.
Plan to come to TGS for the Spaghetti Supper on November 5! The Book Fair will also be open!
Teutopolis Grade School Arctic Adventure Book Fair!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
October 31st - November 7th
More details to follow.
Go to this Website to Learn All About the TGS Book Fair!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=teutopoliselementaryschool2
Soccer Final: Shoes win 5-0 over St. Anthony. The Shoes will play for the regional championship on Friday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 pm. They will play either Newton or Altamont. Congratulations to St. Anthony on a great season.
Soccer update: Shoes up 4-0 over St. Anthony with 11 minutes to go in the game.
Soccer regional update: Teutopolis vs. St. Anthony. Shoes up 1-0.
Lady Shoes Senior Night. The Shoes beat St. Thomas More 8-1 and finished their regular season with an undefeated dual meet record of 12-0! Awesome job seniors! Thank you for the memories and good luck with your future endeavors.
Lady Shoes Volleyball Final: Lady Shoes win 25-19, 12-25, 25-16 over the Newton Lady Eagles. Nice job ladies and Coach Mills!!
Congratulations to the FFA Soil Judging team! On Thursday, October 10, the team went to Marshall, Illinois and earned 1st place in the Soil Judging and Land Use competition. The team will compete on Oct. 22 at the State Soil competition at Black Hawk East College.
Have you used the Pride Pump lately? Mach 1 has donated nearly $5000 to TEF in just one year!
Mrs. Jansen's students have been learning about the sun. Using thermometers, they checked the temperature before they put a container of sand, water, and an ice cream sandwich in the sun. Then they checked the temperature after the items had been in the sun for 3 hours. Wow, they had fun learning about the sun's power!
The Lady Shoes golf team placed 7th at the IHSA Regional. Averie Bushue placed 3rd overall with a score of 79. Averie advanced to the Mt. Carmel sectional on Monday. Congratulations Averie!
Thank you Hayden, Kolton, and Joel, with the Industrial Arts class, for constructing this great playhouse for TEF. Raffle ticket details coming soon!
Preschool students took a nature walk yesterday! They found leaves, sticks, acorns, and buckeyes.
Good weather, good kids, great memories! Pumpkin Patch 2019 is in the books!
These kiddos had a wonderful time on the first grade field trip today. They visited The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, IL.
Mad Science is presenting Up, Up, and Away to our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students today!
Foods made homemade pies, Apple, Peach, Blackberry or Pumpkin. YUM!!
Mrs. Habing’s 6th graders enjoyed rolling ‘electrons’ to find the ‘nucleus’ in science today. Several also represented famous scientists in history who made advancements on the understanding of the atom.
Kindergarten students had a great day at the apple orchard!
The Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education and the Illinois Reading Council hosted a “Static Stick Decal Contest” that invited students in grades 4-6 to design a static stick decal that encourages children to read. Emily Zumbahlen, currently a 7th grader at Teutopolis Junior High, submitted the winning design as a 6th grader! She had to create an original design along with a saying or slogan, which was “Take Flight with Books.” For winning, she received an autographed book and 30 static stick decals with her design; she was also honored during a luncheon at the annual Illinois Reading Council Conference where her parents and brother joined her. Congratulations to Emily on a job well done!! Below is a picture of the decal created by Emily Zumbahlen.
Fourth graders spent the day at Casey Stone learning more about rocks and minerals. Thank you Charlie Heuerman and Clint Beccue for sharing your knowledge!
Soccer final: Shoes win 8-2 over Greenville.
Soccer update at the half: Wooden Shoes up 2-1 over Greenville.
Senior Soccer Night: Honoring our 7 seniors tonight. Thank you for your dedication to the Wooden Shoes Soccer program! Thanks for the memories!
Bus Drivers Needed Teutopolis Unit 50 Are you a recent retiree? Maybe you have a small farm or you’re a stay at home parent whose youngest child just started school and you’d like some extra income. Maybe you’re ready to start a part-time business and still need a little income to get it rolling. Teutopolis Unit 50 is needing two drivers to drive AM and PM bus routes. This position starts at $15.45 per hour. You will be trained by school personnel. Buses are all automatic transmissions and very easy to drive. A full-time bus route offers full benefits, including 11 sick days and 2 personal days per year. Sick days and personal days roll over to the next year if not used. Health insurance and IMRF retirement benefits are included. Contact Charlie Semple or Brian Koester at 857-3715 X 2 with any questions.
Kindergarten students had a great time visiting the fire station this morning. Thanks to all the firefighters!
Future Firefighters! Thank you to the Teutopolis Fire Department for showing the kindergarten students around!!!
Wooden Shoe shirt orders due by Sunday night. Here is the link for ordering:
https://thsscienceclubfundraiser.itemorder.com/sale
THS Science Club would like to thank you for your orders so far!!They are very much appreciated. Shirts should be done by 10/24 and brought to the different schools or be ready for pickup at THS office.
Several TGS teachers are attending the Illinois Reading Conference, getting inspired, ready to bring back many wonderful ideas and strategies to share with our students! They are shown here with authors, Tom Lichtenheld and Maria Walther.
Thank you Sportbackers for the purchase of new golf bags for the golf team. The Sportbackers also purchased new volleyball pole pads and nets for the volleyball team. They look awesome!
Cheerleader Cookout! Friday, October 4th. Come out and support our athletes. THS Cheerleaders will be grilling and serving in front of the high school between
4:00-6:30 PM.
October 2nd is National Custodian Day. Teutopolis Unit 50 is lucky to have staff who value and support the education of our students keeping our facilities safe and beautiful!
TJHS is thinking of Sullivan during this difficult time.
Volleyball final: Lady Shoes fall to North Clay. 14-25, 25-20, and 23-25.
Soccer final: Wooden Shoes win 7-2 over Faith Bible Christian Academy.
Teutopolis stands with Sullivan.
State FFA Secretary, Collin White, visited THS along with Section 20 Officers. They interacted with Freshman in the Introduction to Agriculture class. They focused on developing leadership skills and team building.
State Bound, Congratulations Teutopolis Junior High Baseball Team as they won Sectionals. The Shoes will advance to state competition on Friday, October 4 at Eastside Centre in East Peoria. The Shoes will be playing Pleasant Plains at 12:00 noon. Good Luck players and coaches!!
Teutopolis boys and girls cross country competed in the St. Joe Classic over the weekend. The girls finished 9th out of 28 schools and the boys finished 18th out of 32 schools. Nice job athletes!
Congratulations to the Teutopolis girl's tennis team. They won the Mt. Vernon doubles tournament over the weekend. Nice job ladies!
In solidarity with the Sullivan School District, Teutopolis staff and students are encouraged to wear blue on Monday.
THS Basketball Family Passes are now available. They can be purchased at the HS or JH offices. These passes are good for all girls and boys regular season games for HS and JH. Not valid for tournaments or shootouts.
A Bunch of Happy Second Grade Students at The Children's Museum of Illinois!
The second grade students are having a wonderful day at Scovill Zoo and the Children's Museum of Illinois!
First grade scientists in Mrs. Kinkelaar's class experimented with apples. They learned apples float due to their density!
Congratulations to the Teutopolis Junior High Baseball team as they won the Regional. The Shoes will be playing Paris Mayo for a sectional title on Saturday, September 28, game time is 11:00 am. Game will be played at Teutopolis Junior High Baseball Field. Best of Luck!!
Just like how our Wooden Shoe athletes need teamwork, we talked about how we are a team...nobody should be left out, we support each other!
THS athletes and coaches joined us for lunch and recess at TGS for "Say Hello Thursday".
THS Students FREE Admission to Volleyball Games..... Wear your blue and gold and come support the THS Volleyball girls. The girls have several home games in October......come out and cheer them on!! GO SHOES!
Teutopolis High School Homecoming will be held on Saturday, December 14th!
Today was Mix-It-Up Wednesday at TGS!
The older students enjoyed whole group town-ball at recess! Every student played! A focus was placed on supporting each other and having fun!
Mrs. Ziegler's students enjoyed their first field trip! The students excitedly rode the bus to Hartke’s Pumpkins to check out all the pumpkins, gourds, and corn. More fun followed at the community park! It was a beautiful day to be outside!
Mrs. Niebrugge's Class at Hartke's Pumpkins!
Mr. Hartke treated each child to a little pumpkin!
Mrs. Repking's class is having a fun chess competition this week!
Mrs. Yager’s second graders had to think like an engineer as they designed an apple picker from paper!
Our newly founded THS Science Club will be selling these Wooden Shoe shirts that have our original school on them. This will be to help get our club up and running since we are starting from scratch. We have some exciting stuff planned! Including sprucing up the outdoor spaces at THS and hopefully some scholarships. Link for shirts:
https://thsscienceclubfundraiser.itemorder.com/sal
Any questions please contact hoeneb@ttown.k12.il.us
Volleyball Lady Shoes final: Shoes won 25-9 and 25-13 over Greenville. Nice job ladies!
A Huge THANK YOU to all the Teutopolis and Effingham soccer fans that suppprted and donated to the Vivie Kinkelaar and Dawson Lohman families tonight. With your generous donations we raised $2591. WOW! Thank you to Coach Wendt, Coach Parks and team for setting up the fundraiser.
JV Volleyball final: Lady Shoes defeat Greenville 25-11, 21-25, and 25-23. Great job ladies!
UPDATE: THS Baseball TODAY will be played at THS field starting at 4:30 PM (Back to the original schedule)
Reminder: Come out and show your support for Childhood Cancer @ THS Soccer Game tonight at Teutopolis vs. Effingham. All voluntary donations will be donated to two local families. Show your support by wearing gold.
Friday was a fun day as the students rooted for their teams!
Mrs. Kreke’s class graphed their favorite; Cardinals were liked by most even though Mrs. Kreke is a Cubs fan!!
Mrs. Drees and Mrs.Tipton had almost equal numbers :)
"Start with Hello!" week is an initiative resulting from the Sandy Hook Promise which promotes a culture of inclusion and contentedness. Tomorrow is Compliment Tuesday!
A huge thank you to all our first responders who joined us at school today!
It's Start with Hello! week! T.G.S. students got off to a great start this Monday morning with High 5s from our first responders!
Teutopolis Lady Shoes Golf update. The girls finished third at the Salem Tournament. Congratulations Coach Shannon, Coach Wilson, and the girls!
Teutopolis Lady Wooden Shoes Tennis update. Over the weekend the girls won the Casey Westfield Doubles Tournanment. Congratulations Coach Vogt, Coach King, and the girls!
Teutopolis Baseball at Busch Stadium is cancelled for today. Make up date TBA.
First Grade fun dressing up in Cubs and Cardinal clothes! May the best team win!
Fifth grade students are showing their team pride!
Bus Drivers Needed
Teutopolis Unit 50
Are you a recent retiree? Maybe you have a small farm or you’re a stay at home parent whose youngest child just started school and you’d like some extra income. Maybe you’re ready to start a part-time business and still need a little income to get it rolling.
Teutopolis Unit 50 is needing two drivers to drive AM and PM bus routes. This position starts at $15.45 per hour. You will be trained by school personnel. Buses are all automatic transmissions and very easy to drive. A full-time bus route offers full benefits, including 11 sick days and 2 personal days per year. Sick days and personal days roll over to the next year if not used. Health insurance and IMRF retirement benefits are included.
Contact Charlie Semple or Brian Koester at 857-3715 X 2 with any questions.
Teutopolis Baseball plays at Busch Stadium this Sunday, 9/22/2019 @ 4:00 PM. If you are planning on attending please see the information below.
Soccer Game to benefit Childhood Cancer (please see below for more information.) Monday, September 23rd, Teutopolis vs Effingham. JV game will start at 4:00 PM followed by Varsity.
THS Soccer on Monday (9/23) will start at 4:00 pm at. JV will play first, followed by Varsity verses Effingham.
The Donsbach/Meinhart Agency of COUNTRY® Financial in Effingham recognize the Sept 2019
Kids Have Talent winner. The Student of the month is Casey Deters from Teutopolis Junior High . Casey
recently was awarded a certificate of recognition and a gift by Jake Donsbach & Brad Meinhart
of COUNTRY® Financial for his leadership in band playing trumpet in school band and he also
plays piano in competitions finishing first every time also pictured is Melissa Orndorff his
school music instructor . The winner was selected independently by school staff on
predetermined criteria. The Donsbach/Meinhart and the entire COUNTRY® Financial team
encourage all area students to strive for excellence in their school activities.
Time Change - THS Soccer on Thursday, 9/19/2019 will have a 5:00 pm start.
Golf Cookout! Wednesday, Sept. 18th. Come out and support our athletes! THS golf team will be grilling and serving in front of the high school between 4-6:30 PM.
Mrs. Siemer’s third graders are using teamwork and creativity to make the best marble maze possible! #stem #lotsofstraws #evenmoretape
Senior parents,
The seniors do not have to attend school this coming Wednesday, September 18. 9th-11th grade is testing in the morning. However, Mrs. King, Mrs. Mapes, Mr. Fleener, and Mr. Reeder will be in the cafeteria from 8:30-11:30 Wednesday morning to answer any questions that seniors or their parents may have for college and/or career readiness. Financial aid, FAFSA forms, college applications, resumes, interview etiquette, searching for scholarships, etc. are just a few examples of what seniors can get help with at this time. Hope you can find time to take advantage of this!
On Friday, the kindergarten students hosted a gathering for their grandparents! They provided entertainment, refreshments and a tour of their classrooms!
Mrs. Kinkelaar's first grade students were surprised by their first mystery reader on Friday: Miss Central Illinois Outstanding Teen 2020, Elizabeth Weidner!
Golf location change: Boys and girls golf today is at the Cardinal Golf course.
Lady Shoes fall to a very good Hermann, MO team 25-13. They will play tomorrow at 9:40 at Effingham Junior High.
Crossroads Classic volleyball update: Lady Shoes getting ready to start game 2 against Hermann, MO. Hermann won the first game.
Dot Day Fun!
Students in Mrs. Probst’s room show off their dot shirts and enjoy doughnuts to celebrate the day!
THS Boys Golf today (9/13) is at Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Tommorrow's location (9/14) will be at Meadowview Golf Course.
Teutopolis Lady Shoes Tennis vs. Effingham. T-Town currently leading Effingham.
Soccer game time change. Please note soccer vs. St. Anthony at Teutopolis on 9-19-19 will start at 4:30 pm.
First grade students in Mrs. Mellendorf’s class have been discussing ways to be a “Bucket Filler” instead of a “Bucket Dipper” in their daily actions and behaviors. They already filled the bucket in their classroom with cotton balls and, therefore, were rewarded with a “Stuffed Animal Day” at school.
The first grade students are trying out their new sensory floor path and loving it!
THS Cross Country meet at Newton has been cancelled for tomorrow (9-12).
A huge THANK YOU to the Teutopolis Sportbackers! They purchased new racks, weights, and benches for our weight room at the high school. Huge benefit for our athletes and our physical education students!
Best of luck to the Teutopolis Junior High Girls Softball team as they begin regional play today. The Lady Shoes will be hosting Altamont here with a 4:30 pm start. Good luck!!
Boy's golf match tomorrow, 9/10/19, will have a start time of 4:00 pm @ Indian Springs Golf Course.
Teutopolis baseball today, 9/09/2019, at Mulberry Grove has been cancelled.
Students in Mrs. Probst’s room are all smiles with their new book. Students will get a new book to keep each month thanks to all the special people who sponsored our room!
Mrs. Bushue’s students created the butterfly life-cycle!
Congratulations to Coach Vogt and the Lady Wooden Shoes Tennis team. They won the Heather Bradshaw Memorial Tournament (Challengers I flight).
TGS second graders received caterpillars from the University of Illinois extension center and released their butterflies today!
Mrs. Bierman's class is enjoying playing different letter games with their parachute!
It’s an Ultimate Xpedition Book Fair in a Quest for COOL Books!
Save the Dates: September 16-20, 2019 at Teutopolis Junior High School!
Times: 7:45–9:00AM, 11:50AM - 12:10PM & during 9th hour (Mon. through Thurs.)
These first graders are "diving" into the school year with nothing but smiles and a growth mindset! It's going to be a fun year!
Teutopolis Junior High School Girls Softball Raffle Winner was Denise Connelly. Denise won a $200.00 gift certificate to McMahon Meats. Nikki Lustig, Brittany Meyer coaches, Denise Connelly and Brent McMahon.
Mrs. Drees read the book The Dot to her class, and then they worked in groups to see what they could create with “dots.”
Mrs. Kreke’s kindergarten students write their letters in shaving cream! Let the creativity begin! Future readers in the making!
Ann and Erica enjoyed making Fruit Pizza in Advanced Foods.
Cross Country Paris Acklin Invite final: Teutopolis girls finished 3rd and the boys finished 5th. Nice Job Athletes!
Congratulations to the Louisville North Clay Cardinals for winning the 2019 Wooden Bat Classic.
Wooden Bat Classic update: Bottom of the 6th. Wooden Shoes up 8-4 over Louisville North Clay.
Soccer final: Wooden Shoes over St. Anthony 5-0. Great Tournament Shoes & Coach Wendt and Parks. A BIG THANK YOU for all of the volunteers that helped make our tournament successful! Also thank you to St. Anthony for allowing us to co-host this years tournament.
Soccer update: Shoes up 2-0 over Altamont at the half. Next game scheduled at 3:00 vs. St. Anthony at Teutopolis.
There will be a blood drive for the public, sponsored by the THS student council, at the Teutopolis American Legion next Tuesday, September 3, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Your donation will help save lives and contribute to a scholarship for a THS senior this year.
TJHS students and staff took advantage of the beautiful morning by biking to school. Happy Friday!!
The St. Anthony Teutopolis Soccer Tournament final day (8-31) schedule. See schedule below.
The Wooden Bat Classic will be August 31 @ the Teutopolis HS Baseball Field. Please see the attached schedule.
Wooden Shoes baseball final: Shoes won 4-2 over Neoga. Next game will be Sat. (8-31) as we will host our Wooden Bat Classic. Shoes vs. St. A @ 9:00 am.
St. Anthony Teutopolis Soccer Tournament final: Mt. Carmel over Wooden Shoes 4-1.
Wooden Shoes soccer update: Shoes down 3-1 vs. Mt. Carmel with 11:30 to play.
Bike to School at TJHS will be on Friday, August 30, students please meet at the church parking lot between 7:30-7:45 am. Departing at 7:45 am sharp. TJHS teachers will be riding their bikes and monitoring this event. Parents can pick their child's bike up at TJHS anytime after 3:00 pm.
Students in Mrs. Kreke's science class are experimenting to see which fly the greater distance, smaller planes or larger planes?
Teutopolis Baseball today vs. Neoga will begin at 4:15 pm with a JV game to follow.
Wooden Shoes win 2-0 over the St. Anthony Bulldogs!
Wooden Shoes vs. St. Anthony. We are scoreless going into the top of the 4th.
Loving the great crowd at T.G.S. Open House!
Wooden Shoes Soccer final: Shoes defeat Harrisburg 7-2.
In music the 1st graders are learning about how you can rock by being kind to others and doing the right thing! These students rock and roll!
"Early Bird" pricing on the 2019-20 THS Yearbook ends next Friday, September 6. Current price is $45. Goes to $55 after that!! Get yours ordered today!!
Mrs. Kreke’s class had a great first week! Our unit with Eric Carle was a success! When we read the story House for Hermit Crab, fifth grade Mrs. Kreke brought over the real hermit crabs from her science class!
NO COOKING TONIGHT! The Cross Country team is hosting a drive thru. Stop by the high school and get supper. They will be out there till 6:30 pm.
Check out our fantastic first grade staff donning their new shirts! They are ready for their favorite people!
Teutopolis Junior High Baseball game at Lawrenceville has been cancelled.
Teutopolis Junior High Baseball (B), Junior High Softball and Cross Country has been cancelled.
2018-19 Yearbooks @ THS
Last year's seniors may pick up their yearbooks in the THS Office between 8:30am - 3:30pm M-F. If you did not purchase a yearbook last year, you can purchase one for $70 in the THS Office. Get your 2019-20 Yearbooks ordered early for best price!
T.H.S. senior, Ms. Roepke, is working as a student aide as part of her Diversified Occupations class. We are so happy to have Ms. Roepke on board at T.G.S.!
Girls and Boys Golf cancelled today 8/22/19 vs Hillsboro.
Mrs. Jansen's Kindergarten class hunted for the Gingerbread Man. Each clue took them to a different place in the grade school. While they were on the hunt they were introduced to different staff members that they would be coming in contact with throughout each school day.
Mrs. Kinkelaar's students learned an important lesson: It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, it's what's on the inside that counts! We opened two presents! The colorful present contained rocks and the "boring" present contained M&Ms!
Please welcome to our TGS cafeteria staff, Sullymar Rivera!
Cross Country Wooden Shoe Drive-Thru on Friday, August, 23 from 4:00-6:30 pm. Enjoy some great food and help support the THS Athletes!
Girls Golf Cancelled Today 8/20/2019 vs Effingham and St. Anthony @ Fox Prairie Golf Course.
Rescheduled for Monday, 9/9/19 @ 4:00 pm at Fox Prairie Golf Course.
Mrs. Wells' class participated in a team building activity to encourage cooperation and perseverance with their new classmates. This is the winning team with the tallest marshmallow spaghetti structure!
We have two student teachers from Eastern Illinois University at TGS this semester!
Mr. Bourgeois will be teaching with Mrs. Schackmann in fourth grade, and Ms. Wilson will be teaching with Mrs. Meyer in fifth grade.
Volleyball Family Passes are now available! They can be purchased for $35 at the Junior High or the High School office between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm. Family passes are good for all regular season Junior High and High School volleyball games.
Thank-you to Effingham Prairie Cardiovascular for your donation of backpacks filled with school supplies. We appreciate your generosity!
Mrs. Yager’s Second grade class made Jitter Juice to get out their first day jitters!
We are so happy to welcome Mrs. Tipton to the T.G.S. staff!
Mrs. Kreke’s class will be spreading kindness like confetti in Kindergarten this year!
Mrs. Meyer's class is ready for the "Best Year Ever"!
It's been a great first Day!!!
We are so happy to have Ms. Pruemer join our TGS staff!
Get in the game! The football game! 🏈 Sign up by September 7 for Survivor Football sponsored by TEF.
bit.ly/TEFfootball
Meet our new TGS reading specialist, Mrs. Herboth!
Unit 50 staff welcomes their new interim superintendent, Mrs. Deb Philpot.
We are ready for the children! Meet our new fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Bushur!
Kindergarten and Grade One Orientation Tonight
6:00 K
6:45 Gr. 1
Please bring your child's supplies. Thank you!
⭐️ TEF Recycle Drive ~ Sat., Oct. 26 9am-noon
⭐️ TEF Spaghetti Supper ~ Tues., Nov. 5 4:30pm-7pm
Freshman Concussion Testing - WEDNESDAY 8/7 @ 2:30 Soccer, Baseball, and Volleyball athletes. Location - High School Media Center. Be Prompt!
Concussion Testing Reminder:
Monday 8/5 from 2:30-3:30 Junior Athletes.
Wednesday 8/7 from 2:30-3:30 for Freshman
Sports includes: Soccer, Volleyball, and Baseball.
Be prompt!
TGS Registration tomorrow, August 1
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Students NEW to the district and ALL Kindergarten students MUST complete registration in person. Preschool students do not need to register.
All Unit 50 parents may receive assistance with setting up TeacherEase accounts, online registration, and payments. Health forms and payments will be collected. Also, the transportation director, school nurse and the grade school principal will be available.
Teutopolis Junior High Fall Sports Practice Information
Junior High Boys Baseball practice begins Monday, August 5 starting at 5:45-7:30 pm at the Junior High Baseball Field.
Junior High Cross Country practice begins Monday, August 5 from 6:30--7:45 am at the Junior High.
All athletes must have a current physical and athletic code form submitted in the office before practice.
Brock Witges was the winner of two passes to Evergreen Mini Golf from the TGS Summer Library!
June Tegeler, pictured with her sister Lilly, was the winner of the book pack from the TGS Summer Library!
TGS Library winners of Teutopolis Treats ice cream coupons are Anna Willenborg, pictured with her sisters Josie and Ella,Claire Probst and Ripkin Miller!
Kaleb Dust was the winner of the book pack from the TGS Summer Library!
Jack Sandschafer won Kluthe Pool Passes from the TGS Summer Library!
Congratulations to Liam Goldstein, Nick Waldhoff, and Jake Bushur, winners of the Teutopolis Treats ice cream cone coupons at the TGS Summer Library!
CORRECTION: THS baseball first practice will be MONDAY AUG. 19th from 3:30-6 pm at the field.
We have updated the Junior High School Supply List dates. Here is the new list: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/420204/TJH_School_Supply_List_2019-20.pdf
Fundraiser- The Wooden Shoes baseball players are selling Cardinal vs. Brewers tickets. See attached for more information.
THS fall sports first day of practice. See attached information.
THS baseball, volleyball, & soccer concussion testing. Only freshman & juniors or anyone who did not play the sport last year. Juniors-Mon. 8/5 from 2:30-3:30 in the media center. Freshmen: Wed. 8/7 from 2:30-3:30 in the media center. Testing must be done before practice starts.
Baseball at Busch stadium tickets can be purchased from players or Coach Fleener. Please email fleenerj@ttown.k12.il.us for more information.
The Teutopolis Baseball team is selling tickets to the Cardinals vs the Brewers on Sat. Sept. 14th. Not only would you get to see a MLB game, but on Sept. 22nd the Shoes will play North Clay @ Busch Stadium @ 4 pm. Tickets are $45 each. Awesome experience for our athletes & fans.
Kate Habing and Gus Martin are winners of the Teutopolis Treats ice cream coupons from the TGS Summer Library!
Addison Thoele is the winner of the day pass to the Workman Sports Complex from the TGS Summer Library!
Ellie Hoene is the winner of the Book Pack from the TGS Summer Library!
REMINDER to Seniors: Get your meningitis shots for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. You must have the short prior to beginning the school year!
Anna Probst and Kendal Mette are winners of the Summer Library ice cream coupons from Teutopolis Treats!
Neve Probst is the winner of the Summer Library Book Pack!
Gage Wernsing, Sarah Habing, and Lexi Hoene
were the Teutopolis Treats TGS Summer Library winners! Come to the library tomorrow and maybe you will win an ice cream certificate, too!
Grace Martin was our TGS Summer Library Book Pack winner last week! Who will be our winner tomorrow?
Coye Pruemer, pictured with his sister Izzy, was the lucky winner of the TGS Summer Library Evergreen Mini Golf certificates!
Benefit for Elizabeth is tomorrow (June 30th) at the T-Town Banquet Hall Grounds. Looks to be a great day to show our support for Elizabeth and her family! GO TEAM ELIZABETH!
Alex Habing, Paul Huber, and Landon Burke were the TGS Library winners for the Teutopolis Treats ice cream cone coupons !
Audrey Miller was the winner of the TGS Summer Library book pack prize!
Simon Lee, pictured with his brothers Gus and Watson, was the TGS Library winner of two day passes for the Workman Sports Complex!
The THS band is visiting our nation's capital today.
THS Band played at the Statue of Liberty this morning.
The view for the THS band this morning.
Proud to attend the Illinois FFA Convention in support of Taylor Hartke as she finishes her year as FFA State Treasurer.
Rose Brummer was last week's winner of ice cream cone coupons for Teutopolis Treats.
Teutopolis Treats ice cream cone winners this week from the summer library are Lila Weber,
Claire Mette, and Leo Zerrusen.
The TGS Library Winners!
Lillian Miller was the winner for the summer fun pack, and Noah Imburgia was the winner of two free passes for the Kluthe Pool.
IMMUNIZATIONS 2019-20 --Seniors be sure to get your immunizations for the upcoming school year.
TODAY Tuesday June 11th - Girls sports physicals @ Runde Clinic $15. All Athletes were given forms and physical info the last week of school. Please complete ALL PAPERWORK and turn in with physical today.
Congratulations to Mitch Hemmen and Dawson Smith. They were selected to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 2019 2A All-State Team.
TGS Summer Library Winners for this Week!
Jersey Gaddis... Winner of the summer fun pack
Evelyn Gaffin ...Teutopolis Treats winner. Her sister Eliana is pictured with her.
Addison Thoele...Teutopolis Treats winner
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Rose Brummer ...Teutopolis Treats winner.
Michael Habing...winner of two passes for Evergreen Mini Golf.
Your state discus champions.
Baseball trophies for the Spring 2019 season.
State Champion baseball parade is on!
Teutopolis Wooden Shoes IHSA Class 2A State Champions! Awesome Job Boys and Best Coaches in the State!!
State champions 2019.
State champs!
Need 3 more outs. Shoes up 12-6.
The Shoes hold a 9-6 lead as we begin the 7th.
Pleasant Plains uses their 4th pitcher of the day after the Shoes take a 9-3 lead.
The Shoes make 3 errors and give up a run to make it 6-3 heading to the 6th.
The Shoes add 2 more and now lead 6-2 as Pleasant Plains come to bat in the bottom of the 5th.
The Shoes turn a nice double-play to end the 4th with a 4-2 lead.
THS Baseball Welcome Home from State!
A reception will be Sunday, June 2nd. A parade/fire truck ride will begin from the High School at 12:30 pm. After a parade through town, a reception will be held in the THS gym approximately 1:00 pm. All are welcome!!
Shoes lead 4-2 after 3 innings.
Mitch Hardiek delivers a 2-RBI single to put the Shoes 4-2.
Tied 2-2 after 2 innings. Mitch Hemmen on the mound for the Shoes.
2-0 Shoes after 1 inning.
Shoes are hitting. Two doubles and a single. Shoes up 2-0.
Wooden Shoes taking infield. State Championship game coming up! GO SHOES!
The Shoes advance to tomorrow's state championship game. They defeat Rock Island Alleman 7-2.
Shoes lead 7-2 as we head to the 7th.
Shoes score 2 more and lead 5-2 as we start the 6th.
Shoes now hold a slim 3-2 lead after 4 innings.
Wooden Shoes baseball takes a 2-0 lead over Rock Island Alleman as we head to the 3rd inning.
THS Baseball will be LIVE on the NFHS Network today. State Semi-Finals vs Rock Island (Alleman) 5:00 pm.
Father's Day is June 16! By shopping at smile.amazon.com you can make a donation to the Teutopolis Educational Foundation. Thank you for the support!
Runde Clinic Sports Physicals are $15. Girls on Tues. June 11th & Boys on Tues. June 18th, 4:30-6pm. All Athletes were given forms and physical info the last week of school. Please complete ALL PAPERWORK and turn in with physical.
Congrats Teutopolis Wooden Shoes! State Bound!
Super-sectional update: Wooden Shoes win! 3-0 over Harrisburg. On to State! Congrats Coach Fleener and team!
Baseball Super-sectional update: top of 7th Wooden Shoes up 3-0
Baseball Super-sectional update: Top of the 5th Wooden Shoes up 2-0 over Harrisburg.
Wooden Shoe Athletes have been busy over the last week: Bassfishing-12th in State, Tennis-7th in State, Girls Track-8th in State, Boys Track-24th in State, Softball-Sweet 16 finish, Baseball-play Monday in the Super, & 2 Discus State Champions: Claire Bushur & Joe Kingery!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone that helped run the Softball Regional and Baseball Sectional. Many people volunteered and this allowed everything to run smooth. Thank you to the fans that attended and thank you to the athletes for the awesome memories! Go Shoes!
Joe Kingery on the medal stand receiving his State Champion medal in the IHSA Class 1A discus. Awesome job Joe and Coach Keller, Coach Hoene, and Coach Bower!
Congratulations to Joe Kingery. IHSA Class 1A STATE CHAMPION in the Discus with a throw of 179' 10. We are so PROUD of you.
Wooden Shoes are Sectional Champs! They won 7-5 over Breese Mater Dei. Congrats Coach Fleener, Coach Bothwell, Coach Pals, Coach Goldstein, and team.
Lady Shoes drop the sectional final 5-1. What a fantastic season, Ladies!
Lady Shoes trail 5-0 after 6 innings.
Baseball update: After 6. Shoes up 7-3.
Baseball update: Top of the 6th. Shoes up 7-1.
We've played 4, and Mater Dei leads the Lady Shoes 5-0.
Baseball update: Top of the 5th. Shoes up 2-1
Mater Dei scores 4 in the top of the 3rd and leads 4-0.
We've played 2 in Newton - still no score.
Baseball: After 2 innings, Shoes up 2-0 over Mater Dei.
After one inning played between the Lady Shoes and Mater De, there is no score. Each time stranded 2 runners.
Baseball Sectional Championship. First pitch. Shoes vs Breese Mater Dei
Stay tuned this morning for updates from the Newton Softball Sectional. The Lady Shoes will face Breese Mater Dei in about 15 minutes.
From the state tennis tourney - Kyele Mossman drops his next match 6-4, 6-4. Seth Probst and Jacob Pals lose a close one 9-8(2). Great work, gentlemen.
From IHSA State Tennis - Seth Probst and Jacob Pals won their 3rd round match in the consolation bracket today by the score of 8-6 (posted on the IHSA website).
Kyele Mossman wins again 6-4, 6-1. That's 3 HUGE wins on the day. Go, Kyele.
Joe Kingery unleashes a discus throw of 179'0" for the top throw of the prelims. He advances to Saturday's finals. Good luck, Joe.
Kyele Mossman wins his 2nd round match 6-1, 6-2. Mitchell Deters and Alex Deters lose 6-3, 5-7(10-8). Good luck to the THS boys tennis team.
Seth Probst and Jacob Pals lost their 2nd round match 6-2, 6-2. Then, they won 7-6, 6-2 at the IHSA State Tennis Tournament.
The girls softball section is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 at 10:00 AM at Newton Community Park. The Lady Shoes will play Breese Mater Dei.
Also, from state tennis, Kyele Mossman wins his first singles match 6-1, 6-0.
From state tennis - Seth Probst and Jacob Pals when their first match 6-4, 6-2. Mitchel Deters and Alex Deters drop their first match 6-3, 7-6.
Softball defeats Mt. Carmel and now plays Mater Dei for the sectional championship Saturday 11 am in Newton.
Mater Dei defeats Robinson 6-4. The Shoes will play Mater Dei this Saturday at 10 am for the sectional championship.
In the 2nd game of the baseball sectional, Mater Dei leads Robinson 4-2 after 3 innings.
Shoes baseball defeats Gillespie 10-5 and advances to Saturday's sectional championship.
Shoes lead 8-4 after 6 innings.
Shoes lead 6-3 after 5. The last Tweet was incorrect.
Shoes lead Gillespie 5-3 after 5 innings.
Shoes jump ahead 3-0 on a Clint Weber 2-run bomb.
Softball correction: game is Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:30 @ Newton.
Fourth graders enjoyed a day of outdoor fun and games for their last day of school. The teachers would like to thank the many parent volunteers who helped make it a success. Have a safe and happy summer!
Softball sectional game at Newton has been postponed to tomorrow (5-23) at 6:30 pm.
The Wooden Shoes won the Effingham Tennis Sectional! Kyele Mossman placed 1st in singles, Seth Probst/Jacob Pals placed 1st in doubles, & Mitchell Deters/Alex Deters placed 2nd in doubles. Congrats Coach Vogt & Coach Hackman. Awesome job boys! Good Luck at State!!
A huge shout out to our 3rd grade parents on their presentations for Career Days! They were all so interesting and informative. Thanks again for sharing your time and talent with us!! Pictured are just a few of the many parents who presented.
Miss Mette’s 4th graders met local veteran, Mr. Harold Meyer, last week. His grandson, Marshall, and other students wrote letters for him to open during his Honor Flight to Washington D.C. We thank him for his service, taking time to visit with us, and for the special treats he brought to school.
Claire Bushur is our IHSA Class 1A STATE CHAMPION in Discus and Runner up in the shot. Awesome job Claire we are so PROUD of you!!
Teutopolis Lady Shoes finish 8th at the IHSA Class 1A State Track Meet today. Isabelle Hemmen finished 10th and Micah Mcwhorter finished 11th in the pole vault. Morgan Mette finished 5th in the 400. The 4x800 finished 5th (Morgan Mette,Rebecca Habing,Kaitlyn Schumacher,Jess Runde
Nice job to Kendall Tabbert and Hunter Sandschafer. They had a 12 place finish @ state bass fishing in Carlyle Lake with a two day total of 13.4 lbs. Way to go !!
Morgan Mette takes 7th in the 400. 1:01.67. Great job !!
2019 Regional Champs! The Wooden Shoes defeated Greenville 11-1. This is the
12th consecutive regional for the Wooden Shoes. Awesome job boys and Coach Fleener, Coach Bothwell, Coach Pals, and Coach Goldstein. Next game on 5-22 @ 4:00 pm vs. Gillespie at Teutopolis.
THS has a State Champion! Claire Bushur in discus 133'10". Way to go Claire!! We are proud of you!
Tennis Sectionals: The Wooden Shoes won the Effingham Sectional! Kyele Mossman placed 1st in singles, Seth Probst/Jacob Pals placed 1st in doubles, & Mitch Deters/ Derek Deters placed 2nd in doubles. Congrats Coach Vogt & Coach Hackman. Awesome job boys! Good Luck at State!!
4x8 gets 5th at state finals. Congrats to Jessica, Kaitlyn, Morgan & Rebecca.
Claire Bushur 2nd in state shot put.
Girls Track State Finals: Claire Bushur takes 2nd place in shot put with 44'3.75". Way to go !!! Awesome!!
Bass Fishing State @ Carlyle has T-Town in 6th place out of 66 boats. Kendal Tabbert & Hunter Sandschafer weighed in four fish for 10 lbs. Leader is Highland which has 16.6 pounds. Stay tuned for tomorrow results. Go Shoes!
Lady Shoes Regional Champs!! Congratulations Coach Niebrugge, Coach Schumacher, Coach Drees, Coach Wilson, and the Lady Shoes. We will play Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 at the Newton Sectional.
Regional Championship: Top of the 5th. Lady Shoes up 3-0.
Regional Championship: In the 4th, Lady Shoes up 1-0 over Shelbyville.
Mrs. Kreke's science class created land boats, raced them and then determined engineering strategies for improvement. So much fun!
Thank you to Teutopolis Treats for rewarding our sixth grade BoxTop collection winners!!!
Mrs. Meyer's Social Studies class has been studying major inventors during the Industrial Revolution. After learning about how certain inventions have changed our history, the students were required to create their own invention that would be successful today. The students had to present their projects similar to the show, THE SHARK TANK, and be scored by their peers. The pictures above show George Habing's truck bed with built-in tailgate ramps, and Eric Zumbahlen's apple picking tractor attachment. These students had GREAT IDEAS!
T-Town boys track team placed 6th at the Sectional meet in Altamont. Joe Kingery advanced to state in both the Discus and the Shot Put. Great season Shoes and good luck Joe at state!
Girls track .. Claire makes finals in discus too!!
Local veteran Don Will thanked Mrs. Jansen's Second Graders and grandson Mason for the letters he received in his mailbag on the recent Honor Flight to Washington D.C, He gave ice cream treats to the class and shared information about the Honor Flight. Thanks to Mr. Will and all our veterans for their service! We are proud of you!
Continued Girls Track info; Morgan made finals in the 400! 1:00.76
Girls @ State Track today !! Good news is coming in. 4x8 qualified for finals! Claire threw 43'9.25" and will make finals in shot put! Both Micah and Isabelle qualified for finals in pole vault. Stay tuned for more updates.
Baseball: Wooden Shoes defeat Vandalia 15-0 in 4 innings at the Greenville Regional. They will play for the regional championship on 5-18 @ 11:00 am.
Lady Shoes defeat Pana 5-0 at the Teutopolis Regional. They will play Friday at 4:30 vs. Shelbyville for the Regional Championship. Go Lady Shoes!!
Congratulations to all the Teutopolis Junior High track athletes on a great season.
7th Grade Boys--State Champions
TJHS Seventh Grade field trip.
Kindergarten students visited the Teutopolis State Bank and the Teutopolis Post Office! They learned how each operates, and the students mailed some letters! Thank you to both places! They will be watching their mailboxes!
7th grade students wrote and illustrated books for students in Mrs. Breer's class after meeting them. The books featured the kindergarten students as the main characters in the books. All students loved the project!
The Effingham Public Library has paired with Teutopolis Grade School this year by donating their time and resources to encourage the 6th grade to experience quality literature. As a thank you, the 6th grade Rebecca Caudill Book Club donated a gift card to Mrs. Funneman for her time as well as $20 to the Effingham Public Library for their support.
Mrs. Kinkelaar's third grade reading class was booming with awesome readers! These four students went above and beyond their AR goals! Thee each earned over 300 points for the year. Way to go!! Keep reading, TGS!!! Always remember...a book is a gift you can open again and again.
Mrs. Kinkelaar's third grade reading class was booming with awesome readers! These four students went above and beyond their AR goals! Thee each earned over 300 points for the year. Way to go!! Keep reading, TGS!!! Always remember...a book is a gift you can open again and again.
For sixth graders, achieving reading goals = field trip to Wessel's! 6C had a wonderful trip!
Wooden Shoes defeat Paris 10-6. After the game the seniors were honored. Tyler Runde, Brayden Will, Clint Weber, and Dawson Smith. Thank you for your dedication to Teutopolis baseball and all the awesome memories over the past 4 years. Good luck in the postseason!
Mrs. Probst's first graders showed off their reading skills by reading to the sixth graders and playing Sight Word Bingo.
Varsity tennis vs. Effingham is cancelled for today.
Noah Probst ran a personal best in the 3200 running a 10:11.08. Next meet is on Thursday at the Altamont Sectionals. Good Luck boys!
T-Town boys track places 6th overall at the Shelbyville open. Highlights were Joe Kingery breaking his own school record with a throw of 180’11”. As of today that is the second furthest throw in the state regardless of class and 1st in 1a. cont..
TGS sixth grade students had a great day for their historical walking tour of our village.
Mrs. Yager’s & Mrs. Bushue’s classes wrote letters to two of our local veterans who recently traveled on the Honor Flight. Thank you to all our veterans, and to Mr. Gillum who shared his past honor flight experience with the children.
The Kindergarten classes took their singing talents to the assisted living and ARC buildings! They sang several songs and even sang their ABC’s backwards!
4x200 relay 2nd Allison Will, Kaitlyn Schumacher, Rebecca Habing, & Julia Hardiek. Morgan Mette 1st in the 400, and Jessica Runde 1st in the mile & 2nd in the 800. Awesome Job Coach Bower, Coach Hoene, and girls.
Congrats to the Teutopolis Girls Track Team. They won the Newton Sectional. State qualifiers: Claire Bushur shot & discus 1st, Micah McWhorter & Isabelle Hemmen pole vault 1st & 2nd, 4x800 & 4x400 relay 1st: Kaitlyn Schumacher,Jessica Runde, Rebecca Habing, & Morgan Mette.
Varsity and JV softball vs Robinson and Altamont have been cancelled for today. The Altamont game has been rescheduled for Monday, May 13 at Altamont at 4:30. This will be a varsity game only.
Varsity baseball vs. Williamsville on Friday, May 10 will now start at 6:00 pm.
Kindergarten students sang for the residents at several area nursing homes on Wednesday, May 8! They had fun and sang with great expression!!!
Mrs. Habing's 6th graders want to thank the TEF for the classroom greenhouse and grow light. Each of the students in her science classes got to take home a cherry tomato plant grown in the greenhouse this spring!
Students in Mrs. Kinkelaar's 1st grade class are experts on informative writing! Each student wrote their very own nonfiction book. They each chose their own topic and did research. These young writers are so proud of their finished products!
Varsity baseball vs. Olney is cancelled for today. Next game is tomorrow at home vs. Williamsville at 7:00 pm.
TGS is so lucky to have such wonderful, supportive parents! A special thanks to Brittany Wermert, Miranda Martin and Ann Witges for making Teacher Appreciation Day a day to remember! The sign and lunches were so greatly appreciated!
Both staff and students at TGS appreciate Mr. Buening! So many Mr. Buening look-a-likes! Can you find him?
2019-20 Seniors be sure to get your immunizations for the upcoming school year.
Freshmen Health Requirements
Sixth Grade Health Requirements
Kindergarten Health Requirements
The AM preschool students played a little T-ball this morning...That was fun!
Girls track finshed 2nd at The Altamont Open and the boys finished 3rd. Nice job athletes!
Wooden Shoes baseball: Varsity Shoes defeat Altamont 14-1 and the F/S defeat Altamont 12-3.
Tennis Senior Night. Congrats on defeating Newton. We want to thank our three seniors for all of their hard work and dedication to Teutopolis Athletics. We wish Seth, Kyele, and Mitchell the best of luck in the future.
Softball senior night vs. Dieterich. Lady Shoes win 5-4. Congrats Emma, Alli, Julia, Amber, Savanna, Macy, and in memory of Elizabeth. The seniors wore pink in honor of Elizabeth. Thank you for the awesome memories and we wish all of you the best of luck!
Teutopolis Junior High students Gus Siemer, Gage Wendt, Isaac Vahling, Elise Passalacqua, Allie Drees, and Bailey Niccum performed at the Johnston Music Festival recently held at Lake Land College. Great job to all band members and chorus member Bailey Niccum.
Congratulations Coach Chester Reeder and Coach Laurie Thompson on receiving the IBCA Coach of the Year awards at the IBCA Banquet. Former Wooden Shoe Coach, Ken Crawford, presented the awards.
Varsity tennis at the Robinson Doubles Invite and the boys F/S baseball vs Heritage VG has been cancelled for today (5-4).
The Bass Fishing team competed in the Sectionals at Forbes Lake. Jack Poelker and Clint Apke finished 7th. Kendall Tabbert and Hunter Sandschafer finished 2nd. Congratulations to Kendall and Hunter as they qualified for State.
We have added a home softball game on Monday May 6th. We will play Dieterich at 4:15 and this will be senior night. Please come out and cheer on the team and honor our seniors!
2nd Grade didn’t let the rain keep them from enjoying nature on their field trip to Ballard Nature Center!
Mrs. Hall’s health classes did some baking experiments today!
Softball today at Edwardsville is one varsity game only at 4:30.
This week we our theme in kindergarten was vacations. We really enjoyed our train trip and riding the limo.
Kindergarten students take a Limo ride!
Mrs. Jansen's class takes a train ride to Mattoon after studying a unit on Transportation.
Softball vs Cumberland @ T-Town 4:30 today 05/02/19 is cancelled. And Softball @ Altamont 7:30 today 05/02/19 is also cancelled.
Today 05/02 Tennis match @ Robinson is being rescheduled to Tuesday 05/14/19 @ Robinson 4:30
Tennis @ Robinson today 05/02/19 has been cancelled.
Mrs. Chesnut's Social Studies class is learning the difference between comic strips and political cartoon.
FS Baseball @ Mt Zion today 05/02/19 has been cancelled.
Boys Tennis vs Effingham has been rescheduled for Monday, May 13th 4:30 @ TGS courts.
Varsity Club Award winners: Elizabeth Will and Carter Jansen received the Academic Athlete Award. They received a Seiko watch from Weber's Jewelry and $50 from the Varsity Club.
Varsity Club Award winners: Morgan Mette and Dawson Smith received the All Around Athlete Award.
THS Senior Banquet. We honored 48 senior athletes tonight. Thank you Seniors for your dedication to Teutopolis High School Athletics. You are a class act and have represented your school and community very well. Thank you for the memories.
The third graders had a great day at the St. Louis Zoo. The rain stayed away and the animals were out to play! Thanks to all our wonderful chaperons who went along.
Matt Cekander of Doehring, Winders & Co. LLP visited Mr. Blankenship's accounting class. He gave insight into the accounting profession and shared his journey to becoming a CPA. Thank you, Matt, for sharing your time and talent with our students!
Each year the 7th grade students from Teutopolis Junior High participate in an Americanism Essay Contest sponsored by Teutopolis American Legion Post 924. This year the essay topic was, "What are my responsibilities as a U.S. citizen?" All 7th graders wrote essays from their hearts full of patriotism. The winners this year were Hayden Jansen, son of Kary and Tina Jansen; Evan Waldhoff, son of Carl and Tricia Waldhoff; and Ellie Thoele, daughter of Randy and Amy Thoele. Members from the American Legion came to the school to present the students with their awards, and the students shared their essays with the student body.
Mrs. Kreke’s class visited the paper & plastics recycle depot in Teutopolis! They learned several ways to recycle and help the Earth!
Coach Fleener 500 win celebration. The boys presented Coach Fleener with a signed bat and ball. Congrats Coach Fleener. Photo courtesy (REPKING MEDIA)
Varsity baseball vs. North Clay is cancelled due to weather.
Boys Tennis vs Effingham has just been cancelled for today 4/30. Courts are too wet to play. Working on a reschedule date.
The rain stayed away for the second grade students at Ballard Nature Center!
Kindergarten students had the opportunity to ride on the Amtrak passenger train! All Aboard!!!
Best of luck to Teutopolis Junior High Scholastic Bowl team, that will be competing at Sectionals tonight!
Sixth grade band students had a great day at Six Flags!
Time for another Teutopolis High School Drive thru Cookout. Please come by and support the Trap team. The drive thru will be Thursday May 2nd from 4-6:00.
Lady Shoes working the Martin's IGA Hoop Shoot. Come out and shoot freethrows and support The Lady Shoes! Shoot from 10-12 at Midtown Fuel.
Joe Kingery breaks another meet record at the Newton Invitational with a throw of 173’7”. Another great throw!!!
Varsity Baseball finals: Teutopolis over Marshall 12-2 and Teutopolis over Pleasant Plains 2-1. Teutopolis improves to 16-5 on the spring.
Teutopolis Boys Track placed 9th at the Newton Invite. Joe Kingery placed 1st in the shot & discus, Noah Probst placed 3rd in the 3200, Ethan Weidner placed 5th in the 800, Charlie Hoene placed 5th in the discus, & the 3200m relay placed 5th.
Varsity Baseball vs. Pleasant Plains on Saturday April 27 is cancelled.
Wooden Shoe baseball update: going into the 4th Shoes down 1-0 to Pleasant Plains.
2019 Cross Creek Champs!!
Lady Shoes win the Cross Creek Classic 8-2 over St. Anthony.
Cross Creek Classic going into the 7th. Teutopolis up 8-2 over St. Anthony.
A few of our many TGS staff who today donned their blue in support of Autism Awareness.
"Advocate Educate Love Accept"
Softball changes for today 4/26/19: Cross Creek Classic has moved to T-Town. It will be a Varsity only 4:30 start.
Mrs. Yager’s 2nd grade students have been busy writing their first research paper. They created an informational tee-shirt poster to complete the project. The kids are doing a great job and having fun!
Mrs. Jansen's Kindergarten Class is having fun learning about motion/force during a Stem Science experiment.
Before Miss Beals finishes student teaching in fourth grade, she was lucky enough to kiss a frog! Thank you Bob Tarter for sharing your animals and knowledge with our students.
Tennis @ Mattoon today 4/25/19 has been cancelled.
Softball vs Highland today 4/25/19 has been cancelled.
Varsity Baseball vs Mattoon today 4/25/19 has been cancelled.
Congratulations to TJHS Scholastic Bowl 2019 Regional Champions.
Mother's Day is May 12! By shopping at smile.amazon.com you make a donation to the Teutopolis Educational Foundation. Thank you for your support!
Softball Final: Lady Hearts defeat the Lady Shoes 3-0. All 3 runs were scored in the top of the 7th.
Teutopolis Varsity Baseball at Breese Central on Saturday, April 20 is cancelled.
Boys Track at Robinson for tomorrow (4-19) is postponed to Monday, April 22 at 4:00 pm.
Softball against Neoga at Teutopolis is cancelled for today (4-18-19)
F/S baseball against Casey is cancelled for today (4-18) at Teutopolis.
Tennis at Paris is cancelled for today (4-18-19). This match has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 23 at Paris at 4:30 pm.
Varsity Baseball at Mt. Zion is CANCELLED for today 4-18-19.
Mrs. Hoene's students were architects today as they designed sturdy nests for their chicks using toothpicks and jellybeans!
Thank you to Rob Niemerg for teaching Mrs. Schackmann's 4th graders about working with clay. They had a blast making their creations!
Congratulations to the fifth grade students for a both informative and very entertaining presentation on the American Revolution!
These first grade bunnies are “egg”cited to start the Easter weekend!
Teutopolis Grade School to Host Kindergarten Open House
Children who will attend Kindergarten at Teutopolis Grade School during the 2019-2020 school year are invited to participate in the open house.
Kindergarten students along with a parent or guardian are welcome to visit the Kindergarten rooms on Friday, April 26th, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and from 1:30-2:30 p.m. You may come any time during these hours. We look forward to meeting you!
This is just a reminder that Tetuopolis Unit #50 Schools will dismiss at 3:00 today.
Mark your calendar...TEF golf outing will be Friday, June 14, 2019. More details to come.
After 6: Wooden Shoes up 8-4 over St. Anthony
Baseball update: after 4 Wooden Shoes up 8-1 over St. Anthony
Mrs. Niebrugge's preschool class loves their new "wheels" donated by TEF!
T-Town boys finished 3rd and the girls finished 2nd at the Nick Volk Freshman Sophomore track meet tonight at Newton. Nice job Athletes!
Congratulations to Teutopolis baseball Coach Justin Fleener. He won his 500th baseball game tonight! Justin's career record is 500-116 and he is in his 19th year at THS. He has won 3 state championships, 1 runner-up, and 3 third place finishes.
Leah Schumacher and Holly Heuerman also hit long flies for back-to-back-to-back homeruns. Lady Shoes lead 13-4 headed to the 4th.
Emma Deters goes deep twice in the bottom of the 3rd. Lady Shoes now lead 9-4.
We added a freshman only baseball game with Effingham for tomorrow (4-16). The game will be at Effingham High School at 4:30. Bus departure at 3:25.
Headed to the bottom of the 2nd. The Lady Shoes lead South Central 2-0.
F/S baseball vs. Robinson has been moved to here. It will be played after the varsity game. Approx. start time 6:30.
After reading a book on life skills by Jonathan Catherman, the sixth grade students work on learning how to properly tie a necktie.
Girls Track update: Lady Shoes win the Sam Bennett Robinson track invite. They finished with 101.5 points followed by Newton with 89 points. Nice job ladies!
Mrs. Schumacher's class delivered some ''egg''stra special letters to some sp''egg''tacular staff members here at TGS!
TGS kids love their I Spy display case! Thank you to Renae Roepke for creating and continuously updating the case with new challenges!
Baseball Final- Wooden Shoes beat Dieterich 10-0. Mitch Hardiek picks up the win.
The Kindergarten students had a great first performance! Showtime tonight is 7:00.
First grade students in Mrs. Probst’s room are using their new mobile drying rack purchased by TEF!