Oglesby Public School District 125

LAST CHANCE TO ORDER A 2025-2026 YEARBOOK!

If you did not get a chance to order a 2025-2026 yearbook, you can still order one by clicking on the link below. The deadline to place your order is July 2nd. Due to the extra production involved, the yearbooks will cost $18 plus shipping cost to your home.

https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/oglesbyschooldist125

🥔 THE SPUD-TACULAR 2ND ANNUAL POTATO OLYMPICS! 🥔
Today was an absolute mash hit! Our 5th graders participated in the Second Annual Potato Olympics, and the competition was fierce but friendly. It was a classic showdown: Reynolds vs. Pierce, with the Reynolds crew fighting to defend their reigning title. 🏅

Our student athletes and their trusty "spuds" competed in a variety of high-stakes, carbohydrate-fueled events: 🏃‍♂️ Spoon & Relay Races 🏀 Bocce Ball 🔥 Hot Potato 👀 The Staring Contest (unblinking, unpeeled focus!) 🧠 The Potato Chip Trivia Bowl

Fun was had all around, and every student put in an a-peeling effort! After totaling up the points, it was an incredibly close nail-biter...

🏆 FINAL SCORE: Mr. Pierce's class pulled off the victory in a tight 33 to 31 finish! Congratulations to the new reigning champs! Until next year... 🎉

Monday, June 1st is Class Color Day at Lincoln School. Students should wear their class color shirt if they ordered one this year, or any shirt with their class color. Following are the class colors: Preschool - Blue and Gold; Kindergarten - Red; First Grade - Orange; Second Grade - Yellow; Third Grade - Green; Fourth Grade - Blue; Fifth Grade - Purple.

For the second year in a row, students in the art class at Washington School created designs for the back of the yearbook cover based on this year's "Art" theme. The pictures were voted on anonymously by all staff members in the district. The winning design that will be featured on the back of the 2025-2026 yearbook was created by Ariella M. Congratulations Ariella! Great job to all of the following students who submitted a drawing for the contest: Ariella M., Carter M., Makenzie K., Elliana R., Lydia K., Levi Z., Jordan B.

Monday, June 1st is Class Color Day at Lincoln School. Students should wear their class color shirt if they ordered one this year, or any shirt with their class color. Following are the class colors: Preschool - Blue and Gold; Kindergarten - Red; First Grade - Orange; Second Grade - Yellow; Third Grade - Green; Fourth Grade - Blue; Fifth Grade - Purple.

Congrats to the female athlete of the year, Lydia K., the male athlete of the year, Ethan H., and the Brovelli award winner, Natalie B. Way to go!

Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the month: Allie K., Wyatt B. and Elizabeth M., Kindergarten; Max M., Jazmin J., Aubrey G., first grade; Emilio C., Braedyn R. and Brady C., second grade; Emett C. and Taylor K., third grade; Noelle A. and Jocelynn T., fourth grade; Jordyn L. and Parker C., fifth grade; Keigan O. and Bram K., sixth grade; Iris H. and Nathan J., seventh grade; Aubrie E. and Vincent W., eighth grade.




● 5th Grade:

Making our community a little brighter, one piece of litter at a time! Oglesby Washington Student Council hit the highway Thursday to help make our local roads litter-free.

Online registration is open for the 2026-2027 school year for students entering grades K-8. Please click on the link for more information: https://www.ops125.net/page/registration-2026-27

Click on the links for weekly updates from Lincoln and Washington School.

Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update

Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697

Super fun Marnie visits with lots of kisses, cuddles, walks and playtime!

Way to go to all the students who gave speeches today to run for student council. We are proud of all your hard work! A lot of students showed interest this year to run for student council to make our schools a better place! Below are students who were voted onto the 2026-2027 Student Council. 6th grade elections will take place in August.

The 5th grade students had a great time at the Kane County Cougar Baseball game yesterday!

Click on the links for weekly updates from Lincoln and Washington:

Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update
Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697

The students in Mrs. Heiden's and Mrs. Contreras' classes each got to bring a friend to participate in Warrior Games at Wallace Grade School today!

Volleyball and Basketball Camps!

Congratulations to our OPS award recipients at the LaSalle County Excellence in Education banquet last night: Jennifer Pillion, K-5 Reading/RtI Teacher, and Nicole Wynn, Junior High Paraprofessional.
Also pictured are Ryan Myers, Assistant Regional Superintendent, Michael Balestri, Principal of Lincoln School, Michael Pillion, Superintendent, Merritt Burns, Principal of Washington Junior High School, and Chris Dvorak, Regional Superintendent. Not pictured: Rose Bell, 4th Grade Teacher.

The fourth grade students had a wonderful time on their field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. They watched a beluga whale show and visited all the the exhibits throughout the aquarium.

Students at Washington School participated in a Junior Achievement Program this year called "JA It's My Future" which helped them identify career skills, career clusters, and set goals for the future. The program was taught by Crystal Geiger from Financial Plus. Pictured are the 6th grade classes with Crystal Geiger!

Fantastic job to all of the students who ran for student council officer positions and gave a speech in front of their peers today! Congrats to next year's officers: President, Aiden Z., Vice President, Iris H., Secretary, Leana A.