Congratulations to Emma Coffey for passing all her multiplication facts!!
Just a reminder that May 19th at 5:30 will be 8th grade graduation in the gym. 6:15 will be the High School Baccalaureate at the First Baptist Church. High School Graduation will be at 7:00 in the gym.
8th grade students and parents! Freshman Orientation will be held next Monday, May 17 at 5:30 in the new gym. We hope to see you there!
This Week's Where are they now Alumni is Corbett Toussaint (Neal)
Name: Corbett (Neal) Toussaint
Graduation Year: 1995
Bio:
After graduation, Corbett attended Shawnee Community College where she earned an Associates of Science degree while playing volleyball. She then graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2000 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biological Sciences and Microbiology, and a Chemistry minor. Corbett then attended Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science where she earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree in 2004. After graduation she completed a three year residency program in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and Advocate Illinois Medical Center. After residency, Corbett accepted a position as an Assistant Professor at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science where she worked for three years. In 2010, she and her family relocated to Columbia, South Carolina where she opened Toussaint Podiatry Clinic in Prosperity, South Carolina. Corbett closed her clinic in 2015 due to an unfortunate medical issue effecting her dominant arm and hand, and began pursuing a career in historical research and genealogy. In 2019, she earned a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and began independent contract work for individuals, museums, historical societies, and law enforcement agencies. She is currently the Director of Operations for Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, a 501c3 that owns five historic properties across along the east coast, where she manages the day to day operations of the organization as well as informational technology, and continues to pursue both genealogical research for lecture and publication purposes. Corbett lives in Columbia, South Carolina with her husband (Philip), twelve year old son (Stewart), and ten year old daughter (Cecilia).
Best Memory:
Volleyball. I can’t thank Jerry Warren enough for his kindness, encouragement, and patience.
Accounting and Typing Classes with Gaye Blades
Today is National Nurses Day! We would like to recognize and thank our school nurse, Kelsey Head for all she does for students and staff. We appreciate you Kelsey!
Students teaching students!
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
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.
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!
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.