Reminder :
-Please call students in by 10:00 am if absent . Please contact 815- 686-2247.
-Attendance guidelines :
- Five parental call in days a semester without documentation.
-Please bring in doctor, dental or legal notes if applied.
-Student must be present full day to participate in games unless has documentation .
-Students will need to make up any work missed on absent days.
*If you have any questions about attendance please call the office at 815-686-2247 or please see the student handbook.
-Please call students in by 10:00 am if absent . Please contact 815- 686-2247.
-Attendance guidelines :
- Five parental call in days a semester without documentation.
-Please bring in doctor, dental or legal notes if applied.
-Student must be present full day to participate in games unless has documentation .
-Students will need to make up any work missed on absent days.
*If you have any questions about attendance please call the office at 815-686-2247 or please see the student handbook.
Reminder :
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams
reminder: Week of 8/18-8/21
School this week will release at 2:05.
Practices:
Practices will release one hour earlier as well. Shuttle buses will arrive one hour emailer this week as well.
School this week will release at 2:05.
Practices:
Practices will release one hour earlier as well. Shuttle buses will arrive one hour emailer this week as well.
Reminder:
8/18/26-School starts tomorrow for all students
-Building will unlock for student arrival this year at 7:30.
-All parent drop off and walkers use the north JH door. Office door is only used after 8:00am for arrivals.
-Breakfast will be eaten in the cafeteria until 8:00 am.
-Students will be release at 2:05 the first week of school. Normal release time this year for Piper is 3:05.
-Please follow Dojo, the district Facebook and the school app for all news and information.
If you have any questions please contact the office at 815-686-2247.
*We look forward to seeing all the students tomorrow ! *
8/18/26-School starts tomorrow for all students
-Building will unlock for student arrival this year at 7:30.
-All parent drop off and walkers use the north JH door. Office door is only used after 8:00am for arrivals.
-Breakfast will be eaten in the cafeteria until 8:00 am.
-Students will be release at 2:05 the first week of school. Normal release time this year for Piper is 3:05.
-Please follow Dojo, the district Facebook and the school app for all news and information.
If you have any questions please contact the office at 815-686-2247.
*We look forward to seeing all the students tomorrow ! *
JH Softball: 8/17/26
Today's game has been cancelled . There will be practice 3:30-5:00 in Kempton .
Today's game has been cancelled . There will be practice 3:30-5:00 in Kempton .
Upper Elementary/Junior High
JH Softball:
Today's softball game is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Today's softball game is cancelled due to inclement weather.
JH Cross Country:
With predicted storms in the forecast, cross country practice is cancelled. Practice will resume Monday, August 17th 5:00-6:30.
With predicted storms in the forecast, cross country practice is cancelled. Practice will resume Monday, August 17th 5:00-6:30.
JH Softball:
The softball game scheduled @ Nash has been cancelled due to inclement weather. There will be practice 3:00-4:00 in the Kempton Gym. Please wear tennis shoes.
The softball game scheduled @ Nash has been cancelled due to inclement weather. There will be practice 3:00-4:00 in the Kempton Gym. Please wear tennis shoes.
Softball :
Game today vs Grace Christian is cancelled due to inclement weather .
Upper Elementary/Junior High:
Reminder :
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams
Junior High Cross Country
Back to school night 3:00-5:00 - August 14th
First Day of School 8/18/26
The prairie cicada reintroduction group continued work transplanting some of the rare insects to Don Gardner's prairie in Kempton this week. The cicadas love the heat - and the kids caught several near Paxton with hopes of establishing a population at the protected site near the elementary school in town. Pru caught the first one, and Gavin and Phoebe chased down a few as well. This is the 4th full year of the project and they hope that the offspring of the first cicadas they introduced in 2022 will successfully emerge from the ground next year. Prairie cicadas are only found in a very small number of good prairies in Illinois, and the students hope to be able to expand their populations into reconstructed prairie sites.
The award ceremony for the Soil and Water conservation district poster contest was held in East Peoria on July 14th.
Kai’s poster was chosen as the 2026 State 1st place winner in 7th – 9th grade category. His poster has been sent to Washington D.C. for national competition. This year’s theme was “Soil. Where It All Begins”
Congratulations on the accomplishment and good luck on national level judging to Kai!
The Poppy Poster state level award ceremony was held at the Springfield Convention Center, Springfield on July 11.
4th grade Brenden Polcen – 1st place in State
6th grade Kaliya Melendez-1st place in State
8th grade Aubrey Hagg – 1st place in State
All three state 1st place winners are to advance to national level judging. Congratulations on the accomplishment and good luck to Braden, Kaliya, and Aubrey!
4th grade Brenden Polcen – 1st place in State
6th grade Kaliya Melendez-1st place in State
8th grade Aubrey Hagg – 1st place in State
All three state 1st place winners are to advance to national level judging. Congratulations on the accomplishment and good luck to Braden, Kaliya, and Aubrey!
JH/IESA Sports Physicals: 5th - 8th Grades ....
-Sports physicals will be needed for athletes again next year.
-Sports physicals are good for 13 months.
-If your student needs a sports physical for softball and cross country in August, please schedule those appointments .
-Sports physicals will be needed for athletes again next year.
-Sports physicals are good for 13 months.
-If your student needs a sports physical for softball and cross country in August, please schedule those appointments .
Reminder :
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams.
Parents of incoming 6th Graders (2026-2027 school year):
Please remember ALL students entering 6th grade will be due for immunization updated forms and dental exams.
Tri-Point Upper Elementary/Junior High would like to wish all our students, parents and community members a great summer break . We will see you in August !
UE/JH Staff
