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
The homecoming dance is from 8 to 10 PM. Coronation is at 9:30PM. The public is invited for Coronation - enter through the main entrance to the Commons. The public will be let into the Commons at 9:20.
Congratulations to DJ Norman who qualified for the Illinois State Amateur Golf Tournament. WEEK-TV featured DJ in a recent broadcast. Here is a link to that broadcast: https://www.25newsnow.com/2022/07/07/roanoke-bensons-dj-norman-grinds-out-great-prep-golf-career/
Chase Martin - Sr. P/SS from Roanoke-Benson was named to the 2022 Class 1A All-State Team on Friday, June 10. Chase, a 4 year varsity starter at RB suffered a traumatic, season ending injury last year in early April but bounced back with a vengeance this season leading his team in every offensive category other than RBI's and Doubles. Chase anchored the pitching staff throwing almost 50 innings this Spring and recording 85 strike outs. Chase was named to the Tri-County All Conference Team (Unanimous) this spring. He will be playing in the Pantagraph All-Star Game on June 20th and the McDonald's All-Star Game on the 21st. He was also awarded the Bill Zeman Scholarship. Chase will be attending BlackHawk Community College in the fall and playing baseball. Good Luck Chase, all well deserved honors. Thanks for your dedication and leadership both on and off the field during your baseball career at Roanoke-Benson.
Today's RBHS Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed at the following link:
https://youtu.be/2FpwYZeu2LM
Congratulations to RBHS senior Haley Pisel for earning a $5,000 scholarship award to Midwest Technical Institute!
The RBHS greenhouse will be closed today (Friday, May 6, 2022). It is scheduled to be open the week of May 9, 2022. There are many flowers to choose from. The FFA appreciates your support.
Congratulations to Renner on signing a letter of intent to attend Eureka College and play baseball.
Congratulations to Brooke and Wyeth - recipients of IPA student recognition.
Good morning! Our Parent Portal web address has changed: https://rk.sisk12.net/rk
If you log in through the web, you may need to update your bookmarks, saved passwords, and, if you use one, your password manager app. The Student 360 mobile app is not affected by this change.
Congratulations Luke - next stop Heartland College to run Cross Country
Today's home baseball game is scheduled to be broadcast by the NFHS network. We are aware of some issues with the image around home plate. NFHS has been notified and are working to correct the issue.
Students and Parents:
We hope all of you have a relaxing four day Easter Weekend. As a reminder, RB schools will not be in session on Friday, April 15, 2022 through Monday, April 18, 2022. School will resume on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.