Principal Appreciation Day: This annual recognition was first approved by Illinois' Governor in 1990. We took pictures of our principals at our 41 schools & asked students to draw them for us. Here are some of their works of art. Thank you all RPS 205 Principals!
Parents: Did you know RPS offers an amazing scholarship program for junior & senior high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of education? Your student can earn a 4-year college degree at a 75% tuition reduction rate & earn a FREE Master's degree from Rockford University! This opportunity will allow your student to graduate with little to no college debt & begin a fulfilling career. To learn more about this amazing opportunity, please join us at the informational meeting. rps205.com/page/ru-education-pathway-shared
Student Athletes of the Week:
Keysan Taylor-2 Catches for 97 yards last week in a win over Freeport. Also, a key contributor on defense.
Kaiya Coffman-Had a great showing at the Montini Tournament setting her new personal best for blocks in a single match.
Congrats to this week's PRIDE winners! Alexis S., Liliana P., Zariya N., Mauwa B., and Calvin G! Also special shout out to Ms. Blomberg for being our teacher winner!!!
Good luck to the Guilford's Girls Varsity Flag Football team as they play in the IHSA's inaugural State Finals today! The quarterfinals start at 4:30 @ Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. If the Lady Vikings advance, they'll play tomorrow at 12:30. If they lose, the 3rd place game follows @ 2. Championship game is @ 4. You can check out Saturday's games live on WSLN 19.2. That's on Comcast Cable 434, MediaCom 102, & Spectrum 194. Believe the hype!
13th annual Academy Expo: This event provided an opportunity for 2,000 9th graders to engage with 100 area businesses to explore potential career opportunities. It helps forge a relevant link between student curriculum & future careers. Students will utilize this event to make an academy selection.
A Viking’s View: Check out the new roof at Guilford High School! Architect Richard L Johnson Associates & contractor Sterling Commercial Roofing worked together to demolish 200-thousand square feet of the existing roofing (all but the fieldhouse addition) & replace it with a new roofing system. The project started at the end of March & was completed in September. It looks great!
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First trunk or treat event at Guilford on Saturday, October 19 from 3:00-4:30PM!! Sign up to have a trunk at the event or consider a candy donation!
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Last week members of the SALT leadership team joined with students from the PLUS class to create banners to use during the pep rally. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their time together! #VikingPride🩵
To celebrate National School Lunch Week, RPS 205 is holding a contest to see who can make the most creative chicken sandwich. The students who create winning chicken sandwiches will win an iPad and their sandwiches will be featured on the menu in the Spring Semester! Please turn in your work of art to the kitchen team in your school's cafeteria between October 14-18. We can't wait to see the delicious combinations you draw up!
🎉It's Homecoming Week! Today's Spirit Day was "Rhyme Without Reason", and our students and staff really brought their creativity and embraced the fun! Check out these awesome rhyming duos! #vikingpride #RhymeWithoutReason #HomecomingWeek #believethehype
Congratulations to the winners of last week's door decorating competition! In no particular order, the three winners are the third-period classes of Mrs. Rill/Mrs. Ihonde, Mrs. Khattab, and Mr. Yerk! The students were surprised with donuts and juice this morning! 🥳🍩
ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT: RPS 205 held its cardboard canoe races at Levings Lake on Friday morning. It’s a yearly event where high school students in the Engineering Pathway at all 5 high schools create, build, and then race a cardboard canoe. Students from STEAM Academy at Haskell also joined in on the fun. Chief Information Officer, Jason Barthel, hopped in a canoe to race as well.
Congratulations to our Athletes of The Week, Hannah King and Eileen O'Brien!! 🥳
Hannah King: Secured 1st place out of 15 athletes in the 100 backstroke at the 2024 Prospect Battle Royale swim meet with a time of 1:00.65, winning by almost a full second. In addition to her win, she placed 6th in the 200 individual medley, 5th in the 200 individual medley relay, and 6th in the 400 freestyle relay.
Eileen O'Brien: Led the team to a 3 set win over Harlem with 3 starters knocked out of the rotation. She served 3 aces in the game and led the team in digs with 8.
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We’re proud to recognize our State High Jump Champion, Zariah Burnett with a new sign on Spring Creek Rd. Congratulations, Zariah and family! #believethehype
Congratulations to this week's P.R.I.D.E. drawing winners- Brooklyn, Myles, Olena, Kayleigh, and Josephine!! They demonstrated that they were prepared, respectful, involved, dependable, and empathetic! Shoutout to our teacher winner, Mr. Primrose! Go Vikings! #VikingPride
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Congratulations to our athletes of the week, Zariah Burnett and Juan Martinez!! 🥳
Zariah had 4 interceptions in 2 games and 2 were returned for touchdowns. She also returned a punt for a touchdown against Auburn. 🏈
Juan was a big part of the JV soccer win for their tournament in Dekalb. He is currently leading the team in assists. ⚽️
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Members of Ms. Lopez's Somos! group decorated the middle hallway in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. What a beautiful display to add some color to our halls!
