Greenview Community School District

SPORTS UPDATES: Due to the high temperatures this week in our gymnasium we are postponing the high school volleyball match that was supposed to be on Tuesday-- 8/24/2021. That match has been moved to September 1st, 2021. We are also excited to announce we will celebrate senior night during that match against the South Fulton Rebels. The Athens match on Thursday-- 8/26/2021 has switched locations from Greenview High School to Athens High School. We appreciate your patience and are excited to get the season underway.

Reminder: Picture Day is tomorrow for K - 12th Grade (PreK will be getting theirs on Oct. 4). Order forms should’ve came home last week. You can also use order online: mylifetouch.com   Picture ID: EVTQG29X3. The following sports will also be getting their pictures taken, so please make sure they bring their  uniforms to school: JH Cross Country JH Softball JH Baseball HS Golf HS Volleyball Email phoerbert@greenviewschools.org with any questions.

In accordance with IDPH, IHSA, and IESA guidelines, the Greenview CUSD #200 Athletic Department has developed the following guidelines for all spectators and student-athletes that attend or participate in any home events that will occur during the 2021-2022 indoor sports seasons at Greenview Schools. It is our goal to hold all scheduled contests for our athletes, in order for this to occur, we need your cooperation with the bulleted requirements below. Understand that all these guidelines are subject to change. If these procedures change, we will communicate them as quickly as possible. • At this time, NO capacity limits for the number of spectators at extracurricular events is in place. • All student-athletes, coaches, game officials, and spectators MUST wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. • There will be an admission charge for attending events attending events this year--- $4.00 per adult, $2.00 per student, and free admittance for senior citizens. Yearlong athletic passes are available for purchase if interested contact the school. • No concession will be available but bottled water will be available for athletes and fans. • Restrooms will be available. Our hope is that this information will allow you to attend all indoor extracurricular events hosted at Greenview CUSD #200. We appreciate your cooperation and support of Bulldog Athletics. Sincerely, Shane Hoerbert Dean of Students/Athletic Director Greenview CUSD #200

Tonight everyone will enter through the elementary doors for welcome back night! We are so excited to see our Bulldogs! Please remember everyone must wear a mask inside the school. The event will run 5:00-6:00 pm. We will have sidewalk chalk available for kids to decorate the entrance to school. Our 1st grade will be spilt in 2 sections this year as we need to accommodate for social distancing. Mrs. Holliday and Mrs. Hendricks will split the class. Please contact the school if you would like information about what class your student will be placed in. There will be a table this evening for the Greenview Youth Sports Program. Greenview youth sports would love to have more adults join and help their mission of giving kids great opportunities in the community. Coach Browning will be here to discuss Jr High Golf with anyone interested in joining this program. Students in grades 5-8 are welcome to join and learn the game of golf. This will be a great experience for our students. This year students will be able to enter the building at 7:50. Students will receive a breakfast when they enter the school. All breakfast and lunch will be free this year. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 pm. Elementary students will leave through the elementary doors. Please remember everyone that is inside the building must wear a mask. We are excited to get the year underway!

A reminder we will have a back to school night tomorrow, Wednesday August 18th from 5:00-6:00 pm. If you are unable to attend we can gladly accommodate a visit but please call school before you come. Tomorrow evening Coach Browning will be available to chat with families about our Jr High Golf program. Students in grades 5-8 are welcome to participate and learn the game of golf. This will be an outstanding opportunity and students involved with golf can also participate in other school sports. Please reach out if you have questions. Please remember if coming to school and you are entering the building please wear a mask. We are excited for our staff to return tomorrow and our students to return on Thursday!

A reminder to all H.S. students who signed up to take LTEC classes at Lincoln High School - Please be at the school on August 19 by 7 :05 am for the bus. If you have any questions, please contact the school @ 217-968-2295. Thank you!

The back to school night will be moved to 5:00-6:00 pm on Wednesday. Please come and join us to see classrooms and meet staff as we eagerly get ready for the students first day of school on Thursday. Everyone entering school will need to wear a mask. There will be ice cream, and we will have chalk for students to decorate the sidewalks in front of school. School starts for Kindergarten-Seniors at 8:00 on Thursday, August 19th. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 pm. Pre-K is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 23rd. We have multiple staff and students with positive cases of COVID-19 and multiple students and staff that are quarantined. We need to work together to do our best to limit the spread and keep kids safe. We know there are many different opinions on the mask mandates but as school starts masks are required inside of the school building. If you feel your student will be unable to wear a mask please reach out to Mr. Heavner, Mr. Hoerbert or Mrs. Hobbs. We can discuss learning options for students for the year ahead. We want to go to school 5 days a week all year and we want to give our students the best outcomes we can. Please help us achieve our goal! The link to our COVID plan is https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pzMlQSMDPrwVQDt_jI0fOPyTfoEymHZ9?usp=sharing We appreciate the support of our students and staff!

We are excited to have a welcome back party on Wednesday, August 18th from 6:00-7:00 pm! The school will be open for families and students to meet the staff and drop off items for the year. This will be a great time for Jr/Sr high to drop items off at lockers they will be assigned. We will have sidewalk chalk available for students to decorate the sidewalks in front of school. We will have ice cream for all to enjoy! Please remember anyone going in to the building will need to wear a mask per order of Governor Pritzker. Everyone will enter the building through the Greenview Elementary Doors. We are extremely excited to start the 2021-2022 school year!

If you picked up a packet at registration please arrange to get those back to the school as soon as possible. You can call 217-968-2295 or you can drop the packet off inside the elementary doors on the cart. They are due by 08/18/2021.

A reminder that schedules have been sent out to school emails for all J.H. and H.S. students. Please go over schedules and send them to shobbs@greenviewschools.org or drop them off at the school by August 12. Thank you!

Reminder that we still have packets available for families that need to register students for school. Please call the school at 217-968-2295 and make arrangements to come in and pick up your packet. Also, families that took packets at registration but still need to turn them in can drop them off inside the elementary doors or call and make arrangements. Thanks!

Greenview200: From the Greenview Christian Church: The Greenview Christian Church is hosting a FREE HAIRCUT event on Aug 10. Here is the link that parents will need to sign up for a time slot. Please reach out to Sara with any questions. The church wants to help out families in these tough times and keep kids looking sharp! Looking forward to a great turnout!! Sara Killebrew Sign Up Genius link -

Tentative schedules for J.H. Students have been sent to school emails! Please go over schedules with your students and send them to shobbs@greenviewschools.org or drop them off at the school by early next week. As a reminder, there might be updated guidelines in the next few weeks that could impact our schedule. If that is the case, we will keep you all updated as we receive more information. Again, thank you all for your help and patience as we press onward!

Tentative schedules for H.S. Students have been sent to school emails! Please go over schedules with your students and send them to shobbs@greenviewschools.org or drop them off at the school by early next week. As a reminder, there might be updated guidelines in the next few weeks that could impact our schedule. If that is the case, we will keep you all updated as we receive more information. Thank you all for your help and patience as we press onward!

We have packets available for families that still need to register students for school. Please call the school at 217-968-2295 and make arrangements to come in and pick up your packet.

Reminder: Tomorrow--August 3rd we will hold drive through student registration from 6:00-7:30. School staff will be under the overhang at the high school entrance handing out packets for families. If you are new to the district please call 217-968-2295 to make arrangements to have your student registered. Families will fill out packets and return them to school. Please feel free to call us if you have any further questions.

From the Greenview Christian Church: The Greenview Christian Church is hosting a FREE HAIRCUT event on Aug 10. Here is the link that parents will need to sign up for a time slot. Please reach out to Sara with any questions. The church wants to help out families in these tough times and keep kids looking sharp! Looking forward to a great turnout!! Sara Killebrew Sign Up Genius link - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094BADA728A3F94-free

We have a COVID-19 vaccination clinic beginning at 1 PM this afternoon. Walk ups are welcome. We have photo proofs from senior graduation on the cart inside the elementary doors. Families can pick them up if you would like to look at graduation photos.

A few updates: -August 3rd we will hold student registration from 6:00-7:30. School staff will be under the overhang at the high school entrance handing out packets for families. If you are new to the district please call 217-968-2295 to make arrangements to have your student registered. Families will fill out packets and return them to school. please feel free to call us if you have any questions. -Tomorrow July 22nd we will be hosting a vaccination clinic for COVID-19 at the school. We do have enough supply vaccine to vaccinate walk ups if needed. Please call school tomorrow after 8:00 am if you have questions. -We are taking applications for a school board member to serve on the board. Please email rheavner@greenviewschools.org if you are interested by 5:00 pm if interested. Please contact Mr. Heavner if you have any questions. We appreciate all the support of the school and let us know if you have any questions.

We have put together a survey for the return of students in the Fall of 2021. We are working hard to keep students and staff safe during this pandemic. We very much value the opinions and beliefs of our community and take that very seriously when we develop plans for our students. We also understand there are wildly different opinions on COVID-19. We ask everyone to fill out the survey, and please be respectful of others thoughts. We thank you all ahead of time for your participation. The link is below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdViTgtE1Od_exFgVqrS6qYRZiuBVKUiKzaJ7lSFuUXQfzuXA/viewform?usp=sf_link