The 29th Annual Walking for Amy event for St. Jude, in memory of Amy Schwind, will take place on Saturday, June 1st, at Roanoke Park! Please visit the Documents link in our Menu for the full flyer and the registration form.
Today, the 2023 Illinois Report Card was released, and both Sowers Elementary and Roanoke-Benson Junior High have been designated as Exemplary Rating Recipients by the Illinois State Board of Education. This is the highest rating that is given to schools and is reserved for the highest performing 10% of schools across the state of Illinois!
This recognition is an outstanding accomplishment for our district and truly reflects a team effort. Everyone-teacher, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cooks, custodians, nurses, office staff, etc, play a role in the success of our district. #WeAreRB
Please see reminder regarding immunizations, physicals, and dental check-ups.
The class of 2023 Commencement Exercises will be broadcast live on the RBHS Sports YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJOMrS2HTRgRREr_FEAqg-g
Graduation is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 21, 2023 in the high school gym.
Also a high definition recording of the ceremony will be published at a later date
Congratulations RBHS bass team - Sectional Champions.
The 28th Annual Walking for Amy event will take place on Saturday, June 3rd, at Roanoke Park. Please see the following links for more information:
Flyer - https://5il.co/1t3ys
Registration - https://5il.co/1t3yt
2022-2023 Members of the RBHS Chapter of the National Honor Society
First grade did a robot unit this week where we read a story about a robot inventor and did writing activities about robots. As part of this unit we had parent volunteers come help us create our own robots using materials the students brought from home. We will follow up next week with a robot activity from Mystery Science.
Please see the flier announcing Linda Wiseman's Retirement Open House.
Please come out and support this year's high school musical! Tickets are just $5.00 per person.
Click the following link for detailed information about Sowers upcoming Kindergarten Round up for students entering Kindergarten next year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p5dE2hp4TSHSUKnOCKwH2FSGgqh8mTW5I3cJZmmkHbU/edit?usp=sharing
At its March 16, 2023 meeting, the Roanoke-Benson Board of Education appointed Mike Schacherbauer to fill the seat previously occupied by Todd Meinhold who resigned after 14 years of service. Mike will be seated into this role at the board’s next meeting on April 20. He has been active in the community with both the Roanoke and Benson Fire Departments and RBRA, and works at Simplot Grower Solutions. A lifelong resident of our community, Mike, his wife Nichole, and two children (Brayden and Lexi) currently live in Benson. Join us in welcoming Mike to the Board and thanking him for his willingness to serve the community.
At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, the school board approved the contract of Dr. Amanda Jarvis to become the next principal of Roanoke-Benson High School, beginning July 1, 2023.
Dr. Jarvis is currently principal at Bloomington Junior High, having served there since 2020. Prior to that, she was associate principal at Bloomington High School from 2012 to 2020. Dr. Jarvis also has administrative experience in Decatur as well as teaching experience in Decatur and Danville.
Dr. Jarvis earned a B.S. in English from Southern Illinois University; a M.S. in Educational Administration from Eastern Illinois University, and a Doctorate in Education from Illinois State University. She is the mother of two children, a college student and a high school senior.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jarvis to her new position and the Roanoke-Benson
community.
Dear Roanoke-Benson Families & Staff,
Our Board of Education accepted Todd Meinhold's resignation from the school board last night. Todd served the students and families of our school district for 14 years. His tenure included serving as vice president of the board, leadership on the building of our new high school, the renovation of our Ag Lab, and countless other facility enhancements. As a proud graduate of our school district, Todd always approached each project with a passion for RB students and families.
Please see the vacancy announcement below:
Announcement of School Board Vacancy
The Roanoke Benson CUSD #60 School Board is currently seeking candidates to fill one open school board position. The position will be filled no later than April 9, 2023 and will continue until the April 2025 Consolidated Election. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen of 18 years of age or older, a resident of the school district residing in any township except Roanoke Township for at least one year prior to appointment, and not have a financial or legal conflict of interest with the district as defined by the Illinois School Code. Interested candidates should submit their name, contact information, statement of economic interest, and application no later than March 10, 2023 to Assistant Superintendent, John Streit, Roanoke-Benson School District Office, 208 W. High St., Roanoke IL, 61561. To receive a copy of the application and statement of economic interest information form, please contact Assistant Superintendent John Streit at the above address or by calling 309-923-8921.
Thank you,
Tom Welsh
The Illinois Prairie District Public Library excited to announce that they are holding a Renovation Open House at the Roanoke Branch on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00am-2:00pm!
They will have all kinds of activities for people there including Read to Dogs (from 10-11 that morning), Face Painting, a Balloon Artist, cookies and more!
Eureka College Shootout- Saturday, December 17
ALL GAMES AT REAGAN CENTER AT EUREKA COLLEGE
12:00 PM- Dee-Mack vs. Marquette
1:30 PM- Eureka vs. Prairie Central
3:00 PM- T-Town vs. East Peoria
4:30 PM- Roanoke-Benson vs. GCMS
6:00 PM- St. Tomas More vs. Yorkville Christian
7:30 PM- ElPaso Gridley vs. Peoria Christian.
R-B Parents,
As previously announced Mr. Tom Welsh will retire as the Roanoke Benson Superintendent and Sowers Elementary Principal effective June 30, 2023. At a special board meeting held this morning, the Board of Education approved an action item to hire Mr. John Streit to replace Mr. Welsh in these roles effective July 1, 2023 upon his retirement. The Board leveraged resources and expertise from staff at the Illinois Association of School Boards as part of the process to hire a new superintendent, and Mr. Streit stood out as the most qualified candidate to lead our district among several that were interviewed.
We appreciate Mr. Welsh's leadership over the past four years and his tireless work to continue RB's high standard of educating the children in our community, particularly during unprecedented times resulting from the global pandemic. Mr. Welsh and Mr. Streit will work together over the next several months to execute an orderly transition of responsibilities.
While the Board will miss working with Mr. Welsh in his leadership role for the district, we are also excited to welcome Mr. Streit to his new role. This is the most important decision a school board can make and we are confident that Mr. Streit can build on R-B's long history of providing high quality learning opportunities for our students.
Mr. Streit's educational background includes fifteen years in teaching roles at Deer Creek - Mackinaw and Eureka, nine years as principal of RBJHS, and six months as RB's Assistant Superintendent and High School Athletic Director. He has a strong understanding of the specific educational needs of our community and has a proven record of success in leading staff to build an exceptional learning environment.
Please join us in congratulating Mr. Streit, and wishing him well in his new roles.
R-B Board of Education
Brad Sauder, President
Todd Meinhold, Vice President
Leslie Cargill, Secretary
Todd Harris
Neil Heineke
Jeremy Hilton
Zack Sauder
Video of today's Veterans Day assembly is now available at the link below. Thank you to all of those who have served or are currently serving! We greatly appreciate your service to our country.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XX2ZQPLTl89ju-eQZ3PYTo2dGALRAPh
Happy Halloween. Here is a link to the annual Sowers Halloween Parade. Thank you to the High School Band for leading the parade. Thank you to the Woodford County Sheriff department for assisting in traffic control.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XX2ZQPLTl_Mr82o-9whgudlc2sDgo4B
Volley for the cure - Tuesday, October 18, 2022 starting a5 5:30 PM - RBHS Gym
