For the next THS Science Fair Spotlight we have Abby Mette! She researched height and stride with her classmates. Great job, Abby!
Congratulations to the THS Students of the Year, Claire Bushur and Brock Deters.
For the next THS Science Fair Spotlight we have Grace Schumacher! She researched the chemical reactions that go into making homemade ice cream and made some to demonstrate! Great job, Grace!
Congratulations to the May rookies of the month at THS!
Sidney Huelsing & Derek Konkel
THS Science Club was to hold their first annual Science Fair in April. We decided to improvise and give students an option to still do virtually if they wanted to. For the next THS Science Fair Spotlight we have Anna Buhnerkempe and Kylie Hoelscher! They researched borax and epsom salt crystals as well as made their own!! Very cool. Great job, girls!
THS Science Club was to hold their first annual Science Fair in April. We decided to improvise and give students an option to still do virtually if they wanted to. Here is our first up for the THS Science Fair Spotlight... Gus Siemer! Gus researched how temperature affects the growth of yeast. Excellent job, Gus!
THS Science Club members Maria Vahling and Micah McWhorter worked hard to make their road a cleaner place. They collected 8 bags of trash in total. Way to go girls!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Weidner for winning the FFA State Competition with her SAE project in Service Learning! She will now begin to prepare for the National Selection Process in July!
Help the Red Cross during this crisis and give blood next Tuesday, May 5th.
THS only needs 34 more donors to provide SIX scholarships for a senior.
Each donor can enter the name of a THS senior to participate in a drawing for the $500 scholarship from the Red Cross.
Congratulations to Ethan and Elizabeth Weidner! They were elected to the six member Section 20 FFA Officer Team for next school year. Ethan will be serving as Vice President, and Elizabeth as Sentinel. They were voted in by a panel of their peers after a three minute speech.
THS staff celebrated the 2020 seniors by putting out yard signs today! We are proud of you! Mrs. Orndorff played trumpet for some. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/fVA1kqTnd7E
We can all agree that this school year is one the students at THS will remember forever. Make sure to order a copy of the 2020 Afterglow. One day your children's children will definitely want to take a look at the events of this year. Please visit this link to order: https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/high-school-yearbooks.html If you want to confirm that your child has ordered their book, please email Emily Petty, pettye@ttown.k12.il.us
Mrs. Hall has posted the 3rd quarter honor roll in each of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior google classroom. Please check these lists and contact Mrs. Hall with any questions or concerns. The lists will be sent to the media Monday morning. Thank you! hallk@ttown.k12.il.us
We would like to take this time to thank the school board, administration, parents and students for being so amazing. We also want to thank all the wonderful faculty and staff we have the absolute privilege of working with. You folks are the BEST!! These last few days have been a whirlwind and the next few weeks will be trying to say the least. But there is no doubt that we will all get through this and will definitely be stronger because of it. We would especially like to thank all our students at the high school. We have witnessed over and over how these kids help each other, protect each other, and rise up when they need to. As educators, moms, and one soon-to-be grandma, it gives us great comfort in knowing that our world is surrounded by such amazing young people. Thank you for this. Now enough of the mushy stuff…it’s still a school day so to our Psychology and Health students…work on your packets! And we miss all of you!
Mrs. Grinestaff and Mrs. Hall
The 8th grade parent meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m. is cancelled. We will reschedule at a later date.
THS celebrated National FFA week. On Tuesday morning, they prepared and served breakfast to staff and students by donation of canned goods. The students also participated in dress up days, a truck competition and ended the week with over 500 visitors to their petting zoo!!
Elizabeth Weidner is State Runner up in Poetry Out Loud! Over 10,000 students competed across the state. The top 16 students competed at State today. Elizabeth is second in the State! Awesome job! We are so proud of you!! #ROCKINTHEPOL
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 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.
