Spoon River Valley CUSD #4

Agenda for the Board of Education meeting scheduled for May 11, 2026: https://aptg.co/3jzTMF
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It became official Tuesday afternoon, I was out of the building on Wednesday and by the time I got to work on Thursday the Industrial Arts class already had an updated name plate made. THANKS!

Congratulations to Ellyanna Yackley and Kensley McConkey. They attended the IPA Student Recognition Breakfast at Western Illinois University with me and their parents today.

Our junior high Smithsonian Democracy in Dialogue students had an awesome opportunity to participate in a live Q&A with sports historian Seth Tannenbaum alongside our exchange partners from YES Prep Northline. Students asked thoughtful questions about: ⚾ Baseball history ⚾ Why fewer young people may be connecting with baseball today ⚾ The rising cost of attending professional sporting events ⚾ The history of women in baseball A huge thank you to Seth for taking time to speak with our students and encourage their curiosity and questions.

Working on Digraphs using Secret Stories and OG Decodable text. #4teamvalley

Getting a feel of Braille writing as we read about the life of Helen Keller this week. #4teamvalley

Help us celebrate School Nurse Day! Help us celebrate our own school Nurse Chris McKown! #4teamvalley

Taco bar today for lunch! Lots of options and lots of choices. #4teamvalley

Today for teacher appreciation we served up breakfast pizza. Let's show our appreciation for all of our great teachers all the time but especially this week. #4teamvalley

Help us celebrate all of our wonderful teachers this week. #4teamvalley

It's Teacher Appreciation Week and today we are serving up burger bar for lunch! Thank you educators! #4teamvalley

This week in LVC Miners athletics

Today, Spoon River Valley students had the privilege of welcoming Janie Baker back to campus! A 2017 Valley graduate and pharmacist at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Janie shared her educational journey, career experiences, and valuable advice with our students. We are grateful for alumni like Janie who return to inspire the next generation and share the many opportunities available to our students. Thank you, Janie, for investing in our students and our school community!

May 1st is Principal Appreciation Day and we are fortunate to have one of the best. Here is celebrating you, Mrs. Collier! Thanks for all you do!
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Today we had the opportunity for our elementary students (K-5) to go experience the ballet in Peoria! We are thankful we can offer this opportunity for our students to have an experience they might not otherwise experience.
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It's that time of year when we are finalizing the end of year calendar. After taking into account e-learning days and snow days and everything else, the FINAL day of student attendance will be May 26th. May 22nd and 26th will both be HS finals and also a 2:00 dismissal. Please mark your calendars. The end is coming up fast!
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Today we had homemade chocolate Chroissants available for breakfast. Quote of the day from a student - "If we don't have these at least once a week, something is definitely wrong."

Last night (Wednesday 4/29) our small, but mighty LVC boys team had another good night on the track! Anders Harrison came away as the 400m County Champ. Elliot Haepp had a season best in the 100. Hayden Heath had 2 personal best in the 200 and long jump. Liam Larson placed 3rd in both the 800m and 1600m runs. Declan Kotewa placed 4th in the 1600m and 5th in the high jump. Dexter Leady placed 6th in the 800m dash. And finally our boys 4x800 meter relay placed 2nd overall. Great job gentleman!

LVC Miners baseball team wins the FM 95 Hometown Heroes of the week! Thank you to all 3 communities for your support & tune in next week to hear from the team!

Barnyard Day was a huge success! Despite less-than-perfect weather, our students had an unforgettable time learning, exploring, and celebrating both agriculture and Earth Day. A special thank you to Mrs. Mayall for organizing engaging Earth Day activities, and to Mr. Ian Mayall, our Ag students, and the many local farms and community partners who helped make this day possible. We are so grateful for the support that brings learning to life for our students! 🐄🌎🌱