As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, it is the perfect time to reflect on the village it takes to raise a child. Every student requires a unique level of support to maximize their potential, and Oglesby is truly blessed with a robust network of champions. From our dedicated families and impactful city programs to our passionate staff members, we are surrounded by people who care deeply about our students' futures.

I want to take a moment to highlight a particularly special group: our homegrown educators. There is a unique value in those who grew up in these halls, went off to college, and chose to return home to serve. By returning to Oglesby, they are doing more than just teaching; they are shaping the next generation of our community with a firsthand understanding of our roots. We are grateful for their commitment to leaving a lasting, positive legacy in the town that helped raise them.

Pictured (L ro R): Kelly Legrenzi, Alexis Glupczynski, Kris Sienza.

Not pictured: Matt Tomsha

Front row: Leana, Harper, Aiden, Conner, Lilabeth, Iris

Back row: Easton, Lydia, Aubrey

President: Aiden Z

Secretary: Leana A

Vice-President: Iris H

Congratulations to our officers that were recently elected by their peers. I want to give recognition to all the candidates for putting themselves out there. It is not easy to give a speech and put yourself out there, but these students felt a calling to represent their peers and ran an election race! 
Win or lose, I am very proud of all those persons for wanting to do more for their school!!

May 11: Early Dismissal

May 18 - Awards Banquet, 6pm 

May 20 - 6th grade field trip

May 21 - 7th grade field trip

May 26 - 8th grade field trip

May 28 - Graduation, 7pm 

June 1 - 2:05 dismissal

Tuesday at El Paso HS

Thursday at Mendota

Washington School is offering sports camps for our ladies this summer. If you are interested in signing up your athletes for these exposure camps please fill out this FORM.

Friday, May 8

Movie at Lehigh Park!

It's a free opportunity for kids to grab a friend, grab a snack and veg out to a movie at the park!

Thank you to SOS for putting on the night!

There is both an individual and a team component to each contest. Questions reflect the Illinois State Standards and the Mathematical Practices.

Congratulations to our two eighth grade groups that presented their projects at the history fair regionals this past Saturday at Rock Valley College in Rockford.  Both projects are advancing to the state competition in May in Springfield!

Lydia Kamnikar and Kensley Turczyn  - The Evolution of Westclox

Aurbie Emmerling and Leslee Thompson - The Victorian Era: Lace and Labors

April attendance rate for the school was 92.7%, which was down .4% from March.

8th grade: 92.6%, which was UP from March's 89.8%

7th grade: 93.2%, which was down from March's 93.8%

6th grade: 92.5%, which was down from March's 93.7%

For the year, we are at 94% attendance!

Continue to support your student by encouraging them to push through the hard stuff even when they might feel less than 100%!

Do you have some amazing photos of our students at school or at their events? If so, please share them with us!!

Click on the link below:

https://books.yearbooks.me/cg/n8vefhhtsybsa8wa8f9r33ps4k4cjfd49

Enter the password:

The password is Bulldogs125!

Find the appropriate location/folder for the picture & upload!!

May 11 - May 15

Monday:

Tuesday:

SOS Meeting, 6pm

Wednesday:

Early Dismissal - 2:05pm

Thursday:

Friday:

IESA State Track Meet

Saturday:

IESA State Track Meet

Summer enrichment programs will resume June-July for ages 5 -12 and Teens ages 13-17. Virtual STEAM camp opportunities are also available for ages 8-11 and 11-14.  

Our 2026 Summer Electronic Catalog is now available, and registration is open. 

Attached to this email are the "Summer Ed'Venture Camp Schedule" & "Camps Offered in Ottawa" .pdf files. Please share these with your staff and district students.  

Teen Career Pathway Programs

We are excited to announce the fifth year of career pathway experiences for ages 13-17. These include: 

GRIP: Stem Academy

SPARK: Jr. Welding Academy 

SCRUBS: Healthcare Pathways 

YES, CHEF Teen Culinary Camp

PLC Bootcamp

GEAR UP! Jr. Truck Driver Training

NEW for 2026: Build It, Code It, Compete: Teen Robotics Camp

NEW for 2026! Expanded IVCC Camp Schedule in Ottawa!

We have expanded offerings to offer technology camps at the IVCC Ottawa Center in the month of June. Programs include: ROBLOX Makers, Virtual Reality, Make Your First 3D Video Game and Python Programmers. We are also in our third year of offering camps at Nell’s Woodland focused on the arts, ecology and science.

For a full list of classes visit https://www.ivcc.edu/summercamp  

For information, call (815) 224-0427 

To register, visit https://www.ivcc.edu/enroll or call 815-224-0427. 

An in-person soccer registration session on Wednesday, May 13, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Illinois Valley YMCA. Please note that this will be our only in-person registration event for the season.

If you cannot attend in person, online registration remains open until May 29. We encourage you to stop by and see us or complete your registration online today.