AG Fact of the Day:
"In the fall, the soybean plant turns brown and the leaves drop off before they are harvested."
High school students who might be interested in becoming an Electrical Distribution Lineman are encouraged to take part in a VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION, registration required.
Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQzEM7E0juYcue3NiDPnFF2N8YkOxHmeWHTeqTsjio4EM_0g/viewform
THANK YOU for your participation in Triopia JH/HS Yearbook's Photo Contest for Week #1. The winner of the $25 gift card (via random name picker) for their Get Moving picture is Rhianna Lovekamp!
Week #2's theme is Take it Easy. Relax, kick your feet up, and take a picture! You could be doing things like playing video games, baking, crafting, or even just watching a movie or napping. Anything that helps you relax and relieve stress is fair game! Email them to emorrow@triopiacusd27.org or post the photo in the comments on Facebook. Remember - the contest runs through Friday, and the prize for the week is the same. You will get a $25 gift card to the business of your choice! Start snapping!
AG Fact of the Day:
"In 1904, George Washington Carver discovered a method of extracting soybean oil from the plant."
REMINDER: Lunch pickup and delivery this week will be on Tuesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 16. Times and location remain the same.
AG Fact of the Day:
"A soybean seed grows a little tail-like root called a radical. This becomes the plant's main root called a taproot."
AG Fact of the Day:
"Planting legumes, such as soybeans, helps add nitrogen back to the soil naturally."
The regularly scheduled Triopia Board of Education Meeting for April 15th, 2020 will be held online due to COVID-19 via conference call at 7:00 PM. If you previously planned on attending the meeting in person, please reach out to Mr. Dean at adean@triopiacusd27.org. Thank you!
AG Fact of the Day:
"Henry Ford used soybeans for paint and plastic in his cars."
Attention Jr/Sr High School Students. Get your work completed and turned in for a chance to win a LARGE PIZZA. We are giving away 3 large pizzas as an incentive for this weeks Remote Learning assignments. This drawing will be held on April 15th.
Due to Triopia Schools being closed on Friday and Monday, lunches will not be provided for those days.
**Next week lunch pickup and delivery will be on Tuesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 16. Times and location remain the same.**
AG Fact of the Day:
"The soybean plant sprouts small flowers which grow into small pods of soybeans."
Triopia Schools (main offices) will be closed Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13.
AG Fact of the Day:
"One bushel of soybeans weighs 60 pounds."
CONTEST ALERT!!! The 2020 JH/HS yearbook needs your help! In order to collect more photos, we will be having a weekly contest. Each week, there will be a theme.
For the week of April 6-10, it is GET MOVING!
Take photos of you doing something active. Riding bikes, playing baseball, lifting weights, doing farm chores, mowing the lawn - anything is game as long as you are moving! Post them in the comments on this post (on Facebook) or email them to Mrs. Morrow at emorrow@triopiacusd27.org.
Each student represented in the photos you send will be entered into the contest one time. To be entered a second time each week, you can send along photos you have that were taken at the school or a school function BEFORE school closure. (We have a lot of pages to fill, and we just need more photos!)
Winners will be drawn randomly and announced on each Monday. The winner will be contacted to receive a $25 gift card to a business of their choice!
AG Fact of the Day:
"Each soybean plant grows 60-80 pods, and each pod has three to four beans inside."
AG Fact of the Day:
"Farmers in China began growing soybeans more than 5,000 years ago."
AG Fact of the Day:
"Soybeans are small round seeds, each with a tiny, brown spot called a hilum."
Did you know?
Every day in April we will share an agriculture fact - compliments of Illinois Ag in the Classroom - April's facts will be about soybeans.
Fact for April 1:
"More soybeans are grown in the United States than anywhere else in the world."
Pre-K Screenings for incoming 3 and 4 years olds that were scheduled for Monday, April 6 has been postponed. We will notify parents when they have been rescheduled.
Thank you.