Roanoke-Benson CUSD 60 schools will be closed Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28, 2025 for Thanksgiving Break. Classes will resume on Monday, December 1.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 was 8th grade night for the RBJHS girls basketball team.
Thank you to the coaches and officials, bus drivers, volunteers and custodians that help make the games possible. Thank you to the fans that show up to cheer for you.
Parents and guardians- you deserve the greatest thanks of all. Because of your commitment, our student athletes have the ability to play the game of basketball and our coaches get to continue with their passion for teaching young women. Thank you for donating your time, efforts, and resources to help our junior high sports programs be successful.
To the 8th graders- Coaches Mogged and Grandsart would like to thank you for your devotion to your school, your team, your community and your teammates. Thanks for your hard work and your dedication. They've enjoyed being a part of your lives as athletes.
Thank you to the coaches and officials, bus drivers, volunteers and custodians that help make the games possible. Thank you to the fans that show up to cheer for you.
Parents and guardians- you deserve the greatest thanks of all. Because of your commitment, our student athletes have the ability to play the game of basketball and our coaches get to continue with their passion for teaching young women. Thank you for donating your time, efforts, and resources to help our junior high sports programs be successful.
To the 8th graders- Coaches Mogged and Grandsart would like to thank you for your devotion to your school, your team, your community and your teammates. Thanks for your hard work and your dedication. They've enjoyed being a part of your lives as athletes.
The annual Veterans Day Assembly will take place in Dick Broers Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 11, beginning around 11:00 AM.
Family Fun Night at Sowers- Saturday, April 12th 4:00-7:00 PM
We are ready to welcome the Class of 2038!
RB60 is looking for a part time bus monitor. See image below
The Woodford County Health Department has released their guide for immunizations required for school. Please see the following link to learn what grades require immunizations and to learn which vaccinations can be provided by the WCHD. Thank you! https://5il.co/2lm67
At Thursday night’s Roanoke-Benson Board of Education meeting, Mr. Ryan Davis was approved as the next Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Roanoke-Benson High School.
Coach Davis has extensive experience and success during his 15-year tenure coaching girls basketball. He has stops at Dee-Mack High School, Eureka High School, and Metamora Township High School, as well as Central Intermediate School in Washington. For the last eleven years, he has been the girls basketball coach at Germantown Hills Middle School, where he has achieved a 422-92 overall record, which includes nine state tournament appearances and two IESA state championships.
A native of Goodfield, Illinois, Coach Davis has an undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on Coaching from Greenville University.
Welcome to Roanoke-Benson, Coach Davis. #weareRB
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.