December 19, 2024
Thanks to a generous donation by the Galesburg Rotary Club, all K-4 students selected a new book to take home with them this week. Books were purchased at Wordsmith Bookshoppe wh...
December 16, 2024
November flew by faster than October and it is crazy that I have only a little over a month left of my exchange year. This past month I have been super busy with the end of schoo...
November 15, 2024
More than 1,100 Galesburg CUSD #205 students are now riding new electric buses (ESBs) to and from school. On Thursday, November 14th, First Student and the district celebrated t...
November 14, 2024
October was one of the fastest months yet. I have started the busiest part of my exchange. I have lots of things planned that I am trying to do before I go back home and before t...
November 6, 2024
It is a tradition for students in Ms. Laurin's second-grade class to hold a candy election and this year the " Candy Dates" were Skittles and Feastables! Students were asked to ...
November 1, 2024
Congratulations to the Scary Movie Door Competition Winners! The competition was organized by Sarah Wills and was tied to the school year Social and Emotional Learning theme, Be...
October 31, 2024
Steele Elementary students and staff were treated to a visit by local business owner and social media star, Judy Wang today at the Steele monthly assembly! Each week, homeroom te...
October 11, 2024
On Wednesday, October 9, King Elementary staff and students showcased their new outdoor fitness equipment area named the "Fit Pit" along with representatives from OSF HealthCare, ...
Connecting with the Community: Orange Cup Owners Visit Lombard Middle School #Thisis205 #ZephyrPride
October 7, 2024
Local business owners, Scott and Malany Baldwin, visited Lombard Middle School today to meet with students in the 5th Grade ELA class taught by Mindy Matthews. Students are crea...
October 3, 2024
Lately, time has been flying by and I have been so busy with birthdays, school, volleyball, and dealing with the bi-polar weather. (It’s so bad that it reminds me of the Midwest ...
September 26, 2024
Each year a new group of students graduates from Galesburg Junior Senior High School and decides what they will do for their next chapter. On Tuesday, over 1,000 students walked ...
September 26, 2024
Congratulations to the Bright Futures Early Learning Center! The program, which serves over 200 students, has achieved the Gold Circle of Quality designation from ExceleRate Illi...
September 19, 2024
Students, staff, and volunteers left on September 11th to attend the Manufacturing and Trades Showcase at McCormick Place in Chicago. We had 79 Students who attended and were all...
September 18, 2024
We are approaching the month of October, National Bullying Prevention Month, so it was the perfect opportunity to welcome BMX celebrity and Motivational Speaker, Matt Wilhelm, to ...
September 18, 2024
Alice has completed her time in Japan and we asked her for one more story to conclude our series of stories from her trip. Thank you, Alice, for sending us updates last year, the...
September 11, 2024
Do you know how EASY it is to become a licensed paraprofessional? Paraprofessionals play a monumental role in the success of our students at Galesburg CUSD #205. For step by s...
September 11, 2024
The Galesburg High School C.A.R.E. club sponsored the inaugural 9-11 Stair Climb at F & M Stadium. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. The event paid tribute to the firefighters w...
July 9, 2024
June has been a really busy month for me. As I said in the last update, I changed host families at the beginning of the month and am enjoying my time with my new host family. The...
July 3, 2024
The Galesburg CUSD #205 Board of Education hired Deb Cratty at the June Board of Education Meeting. Deb stepped into the role after the recent retirement of the previous director...