THS students and parents: School may be out for the summer but it’s not too late to buy your 2020 Afterglow! It’s your last chance to get a yearbook that commemorates the events that occurred this year! All books purchased after May 31, 2020 will go up in cost so go to jostensyearbooks.com to order asap!
The 2020 THS High School Graduation video will premiere on YouTube on Sunday, May 17th at 7:00PM. Link here: https://youtu.be/sG41t-qJgkY
Congratulations to Kay McMahon on 34 years of dedicated service in teaching! She will truly be missed by our district. Best of luck in retirement!
THS Seniors were awarded over $1,000,000 in scholarships. The downloadable version of the Honors Night presentation can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ki8o4WSj4bUjCuAUsZQdssw9xqurYFu/view?usp=sharing
The THS Senior parade has been pushed back an hour to 6:00pm, due to the rain forecast. Seniors and parents, meet at the high school at 5:45pm. Please come out and support the THS graduating class of 2020! See you all at 6:00pm!
The construction fence in front of Teutopolis High School has been taken down briefly, so the graduating seniors and others have the opportunity to take pictures. The fence will go back up on Monday, so please take time this weekend to get any desired photos taken.
The senior videos will be available at the graduation walk through appointments. A huge thank you to the TEF who donated $800 to ensure that each senior receives a video.
The Effingham Performance center is putting on an art show outside! They are showing the artwork on the sign so you can view it from your car in the parking lot.
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