This evening we celebrate our Pre-K students that are moving on to Kindergarten! We hope you enjoy this "virtual" graduation.
Congratulations to our 13 Pre-K graduates - we wish each of them the best of luck in next year! #triopia
https://youtu.be/LQDjk8pAZUs
AG Fact of the Day: Nearly 50% of the U.S. wheat crop is sold and exported to about 60 nations around the world.
AG Fact of the Day: The top of the wheat plant is called the spike or head.
AG Fact of the Day: As early as 7000-6000 B.C., Swiss lake dwellers ground wheat kernels, mixed flour with water, and bake the first flatbreads.
Locker and Classroom Supply Pick Up is set for Thursday, May 21, 2020.
A bag with your child's personal items will be ready for you to pick up. Please pull in the upper back parking lot and around into the fire lane and we will distribute these items to you.
Please come at the designated times:
4:30-5:00 PM - PreK, 6th, 9th and 10th (Josten's will be here to hand out class rings)
5:00-5:30 PM - Kindergarten, 5th, 11th and 12th
5:30-6:00 PM - 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th
6:00-6:30 PM - 2nd and 3rd
6:30-7:00 PM - Family PickUp
If you are unable to come at the designated time, please contact the school office.
ALL completed work should be turned into your teachers as soon as possible. It should be turned in by Wednesday, May 20.
ALL library books should be turned into the school this week. There are drop boxes in the front of each building or you can bring on Thursday when you pick up your personal items.
Wednesday, May 20 will be the last day for lunch distribution/pick-up.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's administrator.
Thank you.
Even though Triopia does not offer a summer meal program, other local communities do, such as Jacksonville, Beardstown and Virginia! To find a summer meals program near you, call (800) 359-2163, or Text FoodIL to 877877. Or you can visit the website summerfeedingillinois.org.
AG Fact of the Day: The four basic parts of a wheat plant include the head, stem, leaves, and roots.
We are pleased to announce that the varsity and JV boys' basketball tournament formerly held in Beardstown at the end of January will now be held annually at Triopia! The inaugural tournament will be January 25th-30th, 2021. At this point there are seven teams involved: Triopia, Beardstown, Carrollton, Midwest Central, Rushville, South Fulton, and Calhoun. We are excited to grow this tournament and bring a fun week of basketball to our community! #triopia
Please see the attached job opportunities at Triopia CUSD #27.
AG Fact of the Day: Wheat flour contains a protein substance called gluten. Wheat flour is great for baking since the gluten makes the dough elastic.
Special recognition to Anna Burrus as she recently received IHSA All Academic Team honors as well as the Jacksonville Rotary Club Scholar Athlete Award for Triopia High School. Congratulations Anna!
AG Fact of the Day: Kansas is the largest wheat producer in the United States and North Dakota is a close second.
AG Fact of the Day: Wheat kernels are ground into fine powder to make wheat flour.
AG Fact of the Day: New varieties of wheat can take up to 17 years to develop before they are available for farmers to plant.
Seniors that are enrolled in Dual Credit courses will need to send their LLCC transcripts to their new school soon. See the picture for how to do so.
The class of 2020 is a special class. We want to take a few minutes to let them know what Triopia will miss about each of them. This class will be missed dearly. Please click on the link and enjoy.
https://youtu.be/08Gg_fnBKIw
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
AG Fact of the Day: The starch found in wheat makes it suitable to be used as a versatile adhesive. The sticky stuff on your stamps contains wheat!
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
