We are very sorry and saddened that we were unable to have our Winter Sports Banquet this past year. Thank you to Coach DeBoldt, Coach Embley, Coach Sanders, and Coach Thompson for putting together these banquet videos. Click on the links and enjoy!
Girls Basketball: https://youtu.be/hP8U5dE7T1o
Poms: https://youtu.be/o5VqnXeqNfA
Cheerleading: https://youtu.be/0rBtGL_WWDQ
Boys Basketball: https://youtu.be/6w1X7IAkkl4
Today the 6th grade class did a directed drawing via ZOOM after reading The Bad Seed by Jory John, one of their favorite from this years a “Picture book a day.” #triopia
Come get your child's belongings on May 21st. We will have all of their things in one bag ready for you to grab and go. Please pick up in the back parking lot at the designated times listed in the picture.
If this time date and time does not work for you, please reach out to your building administrator.
The regularly scheduled Triopia Board of Education Meeting for May 13th, 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: A wheat plant is an annual grass plant that grows to be two to four feet tall.
Attention 7th-12th Triopia Trojan students! Week 5 Remote Learning Incentive is a $10 Gift Card to Steak 'N Shake. Get your work turned in and earn chances to win a gift card.
Congratulations to the following winners from Week 4: Isaac Strubbe, DJ Dennis, and Gracie Hobrock will receive a $10 SafeCo Gift Card for turning in their work last week.
AG Fact of the Day: Most of the wheat grown in Illinois is soft red winter wheat used to make cereals, cakes, cookies, and pretzels.
AG Fact of the Day: Thousands of varieties of wheat fall into six classes: hard red winter, hard red spring, soft read winter, hard white, soft white, and durum.
Attention Seniors! For your cap and gown photo, Mrs. Burrus or Mrs. Morrow would be happy to take a few photos of you in your yard or meet you somewhere outdoors!
A big thank you to all of the participants in Triopia JH/HS Yearbook's photo contest throughout the month of April. Our final winner for her photos sent in last week is Hannah Workman! Congratulations and thank you, Hannah!
Remember, there doesn't have to be a contest to send in photos that you think may be of use in the yearbook! Please send them to emorrow@triopiacusd27.org any time!
AG Fact of the Day: There are about 50 kernels in a head of wheat and 12,000-14,000 kernels in a pound.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
BIG shout out to the teachers at Triopia - we know that school closures do not equal time off for you. We appreciate all your hard work and know you care! Thank you for your dedication! #triopia
May 1st is National Decision Day, a day when high school seniors publicly announce their post-secondary plans. Usually, Decision Day at Triopia includes an assembly and class celebration. We couldn't do that this year, so please enjoy our virtual celebration with the Class of 2020. #triopia
https://youtu.be/xzUBdlZSTCA
Special thanks to Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Smith for all their work putting this video together!
From the Superintendent's Desk-May 2020
Did you know?
Every day in May we will share an agriculture fact - compliments of Illinois Ag in the Classroom - May's facts will be about wheat.
Fact for May 1: "Wheat is a grain that produces a dry, edible seed called a kernel which is used mostly for human consumption."
Thank you to our cooks Laurie, Doris, and Kathy for their efforts during this pandemic. They work to provide meals for 170 students a day. They have sent home meals such as chicken nachos, vegetable soup, spaghetti, cheeseburgers, ham and cheese sandwiches, corn dogs, hot dogs on pretzel buns, make-your-own pizza kits and more. We are lucky to have these three dedicated ladies that work hard to provide our students with nutritional meals! #triopia
Congratulations Class of 2020! 💙
Thank you to Beard Implement Company, First National Bank of Arenzville, Myers Signs and CNB Bank & Trust for sponsoring this project.
Interested in joining the Triopia Dance Team? Please fill out this form:
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AG Fact of the Day: "One acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons."
