Oglesby Public School District 125

Click on the links for weekly updates from Lincoln and Washington:

Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update
Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697

The students in Mrs. Heiden's and Mrs. Contreras' classes each got to bring a friend to participate in Warrior Games at Wallace Grade School today!

Volleyball and Basketball Camps!

Congratulations to our OPS award recipients at the LaSalle County Excellence in Education banquet last night: Jennifer Pillion, K-5 Reading/RtI Teacher, and Nicole Wynn, Junior High Paraprofessional.
Also pictured are Ryan Myers, Assistant Regional Superintendent, Michael Balestri, Principal of Lincoln School, Michael Pillion, Superintendent, Merritt Burns, Principal of Washington Junior High School, and Chris Dvorak, Regional Superintendent. Not pictured: Rose Bell, 4th Grade Teacher.

The fourth grade students had a wonderful time on their field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. They watched a beluga whale show and visited all the the exhibits throughout the aquarium.

Students at Washington School participated in a Junior Achievement Program this year called "JA It's My Future" which helped them identify career skills, career clusters, and set goals for the future. The program was taught by Crystal Geiger from Financial Plus. Pictured are the 6th grade classes with Crystal Geiger!

Fantastic job to all of the students who ran for student council officer positions and gave a speech in front of their peers today! Congrats to next year's officers: President, Aiden Z., Vice President, Iris H., Secretary, Leana A.

SOS Movie in the Park!

Don't forget! Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th is a 2:00 p.m. dismissal day!

Oglesby Washington Student Council enjoyed a fun field trip to the Gamers' Garage in Marseilles last Friday!

Great job to Aubrie E., Leslee T., Kensley T., and Lydia K., who submitted their projects to the History Fair State Competition on Monday in Springfield. They were interviewed by judges and then had some time to see some historical spots in Springfield including a tour of the State Capitol Building. Great Job Girls!

Lincoln School May Activity Calendar!

A big THANK YOU to Eureka Savings Bank for the cookies during teacher and paraprofessional week!

May is a special month to show our appreciation for so many of our employees at Oglesby Public Schools! Last Friday was cafeteria appreciation day! This week we are thanking our teachers and paraprofessionals during teacher/paraprofessional appreciation week! This Friday we will recognize our nurses for school nurse week. Finally, we will celebrate our speech pathologists May 18th during speech path day! We are so incredibly fortunate to have such a committed team of people supporting our students! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️

Congratulations to the following Lincoln School students who qualified and attended the Young Authors Celebration April 30th at Grand Bear Lodge: 2nd Grade- Henry F., Oliver E., and Aria K.; 3rd Grade- Kaylee D. and Maelyn H.; 4th Grade- Olivia B. & Izydora C.; 5th Grade- Liv M. and Arielle W.

Click on the following links to view the Lincoln and Washington School Newsletters for May 2026:
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-may-2026-newsletter
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/may-2026-newsletter

Thank you to Atty. Gary Peterlin, Atty. Edgar Lucero, and Judge William Balestri of the La Salle County Bar Association for participating in the case of B.B. Wolf vs. Curly Pig for Law Day at Lincoln School. Fifth grade students played the roles of B.B. Wolf, Curly Pig, Witness Jack Smith, The Bailiff, and the jury. The jury found Curly Pig guilty on all counts!

To honor Mr. Burns on National Principals' Day, some students and staff members dressed up like him!