Congratulations to the Jr. High Speech and Drama Club! They competed in the State IESA Speech Competition Friday night and brought home 8-3rd place ribbons, 3-2nd place ribbons, and 34-1st place medals!
Upper Elementary/Junior High:
Fall Picture Retakes - November 20th
Basketball and Cheer Photos- November 25th
(Forms coming home this week)
Upper Elementary/ Junior High :
Today the Piper City Campus students, staff and community honored our nation's Veterans. We would like to extend our gratitude to all those who have served in our armed services. A special thank you , to the community members who participated and attended today’s event .
“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.” -
Ronald Reagan
UE/JH:
Join us on Monday, November 11th for an assembly honoring our American Veterans.
The assembly will begin at 10:00 AM in Piper City. This event is welcome to all Veterans, parents and community members.
Congratulations to the Jr. High Speech and Drama Club! They competed in the State IESA Speech Competition Friday night and brought home 8-3rd place ribbons, 3-2nd place ribbons, and 34-1st place medals!
UE/JH :
Congratulations to our students of the month and positive office referrals !
IESA 7th Grade Girls Basketball Regional seeds came out today. Your Tri-Point Chargers earned the 4 seed and will play Odell on Monday, November 18 at 5:30. The game will be at Pontiac St. Mary's School. Bus times will be announced soon.
UE/JH:
Join us on Monday, November 11th for an assembly honoring our American Veterans.
The assembly will begin at 10:00 AM in Piper City. This event is welcome to all Veterans, parents and community members.
Travel Opportunity! London and Paris
When: May 31-June 7 2026
Currently in grades 6-9. Ending grades 7-10 in May 2026.
Cost approximately $3,900 per student. Pay $215/mo. $4,500 per adult. Pay $259/mo.
If interested, contact Annie Galindo at galindoa@tripointschools.org
Check out www.EFtours.com for information about the travel company.
JH Volleyball:
Reminder:
Wednesday , November 13th is Late Start
The 8th graders made apple pies last week with apples they picked from Deb and Don English's trees in Kempton. The pies were delicious!
Reminder:
There is NO School on ...
Monday, November 4th & Tuesday, November 5th
Tri-Point Upper Elementary & Junior High School recently received an Exemplary rating on the Illinois School Report Card. This places us in the top-performing 10% of schools in Illinois! Congratulations to the students and staff! This is a testament to all the hard work of everyone in our community. We are honored to receive this recognition!
https://www.fordcountychronicle.com/articles/featured/gcms-high-tri-point-jr-high-named-exemplary-schools-by-isbe/
Q1 JUNIOR HIGH HORNOR ROLL:
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JHBB :
Bus Times for Monday, November 4th-
3:50 -Cullom
4:10- Piper City
Reminder:
There is NO School on ...
Monday, November 4th & Tuesday, November 5th
JHBB:
Update for the game on 11/4/24:
Boys game will be played in the HS gym. Fans can park in front of the high school at 202 East Wood Street in Colfax
November 1st Fall Festival :
On Friday, November 1, we will be holding our first quarter PBIS celebration. We will be offering different Halloween themed games and activities for the students in the afternoon after lunch. Because of this, we are encouraging our students to wear their Halloween costumes on Friday, November 1, instead of Thursday. Please do not send your child with their costumes on Thursday, October 31.
For Friday, please encourage your students to wear their costumes to school. They will be allowed to wear their costume for the entire school day. While we encourage all students to dress up, there are some costumes that are not appropriate to be worn at school. The following are restrictions for costumes to be worn.
-Costumes must be school appropriate and in line with school dress code
-There can be no blood, gore, or fake weapons.
-Students may not wear masks to school.
-Students must be able to sit in their classroom chairs and desks.
-A reminder if students are bringing treats to school, any treat with peanut products are not allowed.
One more note, if students are taking alternate transportation routes or riding home with friends, students are required to have a note or a call must be placed to the school by 1:00.
If you have any questions, please contact the junior high office at 815-686-2247.
Thank you,
Sam Schmale
UE/JH:
Join us on Monday, November 11th for an assembly honoring our American Veterans.
The assembly will begin at 10:00 AM in Piper City.
This event is welcome to all Veterans, parents and community members.
