Thompsonville CUSD 174

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Cooper Turner is a Kindergartener here at Thompsonville. Cooper was recently diagnosed with leukemia. We are collecting donations for his family for the next few weeks to help cover expenses during this difficult time. Anything helps! There are collection jars in each K-4 classroom, and one in the junior high and high school. If anyone outside of the school would like to contribute please contact Miranda Wissinger. #teamcooper🧡

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our teachers! Thank you for all you do for our students!

Congratulations to Nora Osteen for passing all her multiplication facts!!

Athlete Alumni Bailey Julian Bailey is a SIU Cheerleader. In a normal year she would cheer for SIU's men's and women's' basketball teams, along with the volleyball and football teams. This past year they were only allowed to cheer for the football team. Keep up the great work Bailey! Thompsonville is proud of you!

Just a reminder to have all of your children’s missing exam forms in by the end of the week to avoid exemption from school. Please contact the nurse if you have any questions.

Senior Class: Electronic Check-In Day is Thursday 5/6/21 These items include: Chromebooks, Hot Spots, Chargers, and The Chromebook Cases. Please make sure you bring these items to school Thursday.

We want to congratulate Kameryn on being named GEC MVP for volleyball and Ave and Alexis for being selected 2nd Team All Conference. Proud of you girls!

Way to go, Lady Tigers! We had three athletes named to the GEC Volleyball All Conference Team & one to the Little GEC Girls Basketball All Conference Team. We are very proud of you! 🏐 Kameryn Harris - Volleyball First Team MVP 🏐Alexis McFarland - Volleyball Second Team 🏐Ava Isaacs - Volleyball Second Team 🏀 Emma Ridgeway - JH Girls Basketball First Team

Gretta Browning is our next Where Are They Now Alumni. She graduated in 1983. I graduated from Thompsonville High School in 1983. I wasn't really sure what to choose for my career path so I received an Associates of Arts and Science from Rend Lake College, also I cheered for the Rend Lake Warriors which was a lot of fun. In 1988 I graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing and after graduation married my husband Mike with whom I had two wonderful children who we are very proud of - Jordan and Courtney. I worked at Marion Memorial Hospital for 12 years (Currently Heartland Regional). I have been working for the past 25 years at Southern Illinois Dermatology where my position is the Director of Nursing. One of my many duties is interviewing, hiring, and training our new nurses. I love spending time with my family and especially my 4 grandchildren- #5 is due in May! I have many fond memories of high school, spending time with friends, band, all the sports I participated in, but probably my favorites were cheerleading and band. Thank You Gretta for taking the time to do this. Thompsonville Schools is proud of you!

Thompsonville Schools has openings for two Teacher's Aide positions for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are interested in applying for these positions, please contact Mr. Harris at 618-627-2301 or by email at bharris@tvilleschools.org.

Just a reminder that Friday the 30th of April is a teachers inservice and there will be no student attendance.

Today 5th grade students were visited by Mr. Odle and Mr. Newman from the CTE/ROE program for a STEM lesson. The students learned to create an electrical circuit and had a great time!

There is no school for students this Friday, April 30. This is a teacher in-service day.

Updates on Graduation! 8th Grade Graduation will be on Wednesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium. High School Graduation will be at 7:00 on this same date and will also be in Memorial Gymnasium. We are doing our best to allow as many guests as possible while still adhering to the regulations regarding space we must follow. Each graduate will be allowed immediate family (parents, siblings, grandparents) to attend. In addition, there may be room for additional guests to attend. For questions regarding additional guests, please contact the school. Both ceremonies will also be live streamed on the school's Facebook page.

Congratulations to John Gregory Fisher for passing all his multiplication facts. I'm so proud of him!

Congratulations to Kameryn Harris and Alexis McFarland on receipt of your scholarship from the Franklin Hospital Auxiliary!

As they take the Oath of Office, we would like to welcome Mrs. Carol Kern and Mr. Kenny Gaither as our newest members of the Thompsonville CUSD #174 Board of Education.

Congratulations to the Thompsonville FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team for placing 1st in Section 21, 2nd place in District 5 and qualifying for the state contest. Good luck at the state competition in Springfield on May 15th!

Julie Douglas (Lampley) is our next Where Are They Now Alumni. She graduated in 1995. After graduating Thompsonville High School as valedictorian in 1995, I enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. I was named one of the top 25 Most Distinguished Seniors in 1999, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with microbiology, physics, and chemistry minors. I subsequently completed my Master of Science degree in Biology, focusing on neurobiology, cell growth and nerve regeneration with the assistance of Scanning and Transmission Electron microscopy. Unfortunately, I grew weary in a laboratory, and teaching was not for me! I returned to SIU, completing the Physician Assistant program in 2006. I immediately joined an orthopedic surgery practice, and later transitioned to internal medicine. After 10 years with a local hospital, I left a thriving internal medicine practice. I am currently employed by the Veteran’s Health Administration, striving to better the health and meet the needs of our nation’s heroes. I am currently in the process of applying to SIU’s Doctorate program, in hopes of continuing my education. I am thankful every day for the preparation by Mr. Womack! He taught me to think outside the box, and always be on my toes! I miss the days of cheerleading, volleyball, and softball (and all my amazing coaches)– I am currently reliving sports through my daughter! I cherish the relationships and experiences of growing up in a small town. I currently reside in Mt. Vernon, IL, with my husband Kyle and daughter Kylie.