Oglesby Public School District 125

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!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
You are invited to attend a meeting to be conducted by Oglesby Public School District #125, Friday, May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Lincoln Elementary School located at 755 Bennett Ave. Oglesby IL, 61348. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how students with disabilities who attend private schools or who are home-schooled within the district and will be served by Oglesby Public School District #125 during the 2026-27 school year. If you are a parent/guardian of a private or home-schooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Oglesby School District #125, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Mr. Michael Pillion at 815-883-9297.

Announcing the Pledge of Allegiance with Mrs. Giordano in the morning at Lincoln School!

Mrs. Pescetto’s First Grade ended their unit on the History of the Earth with a Dino Day. They found words in the room, measured dinosaurs, sorted words from volcanoes, and made dinosaurs from pattern blocks. For a science experiment they made a volcano erupt. They ended the day by trying their excavating skills when they dug chocolate chips out of cookies.

Calling all geologists and paleontologists to Ms. Coble’s 1st Grade class for Dino day! Students were ready to rock 🪨 with their knowledge on the history of the earth and excavate fossils, make Dino riddles, erupt volcanos and much more! Make no bones about it Dino Day was T-Rexiffic!!

This week was all about happy tails and happy students! Marnie, our therapy dog, absolutely loved spending time with all her friends. Nothing beats getting to see so many happy faces and giving out so many kisses! 🐾 School is a great place to be!