Tri-Point CUSD 6J

The National Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Monday, March 31, at the high school. Five new members were honored: seniors Kasi Hughes and McKenzie Walters, junior Maddie McNeill, and sophomores Pru Davies and Rachel Darda. The event featured guest speaker Senator Chris Balkema. Congratulations to both the new and current members!

On Saturday 3/22, Tri-Point FFA members Mason Riebe and Kadie Hummel competed at Illinois FFA State Awards Day at Mt. Zion High School. We're proud to announce that they both received 1st place in the state in their areas and will now submit applications to be judged at the national level! Mason's Vegetable Production SAE involves his business Mason's Peculiar Pumpkins where he grows many varieties of ornamental pumpkins and sells them locally and commercially in the fall. Kadie has 2 SAEs in the area of Goat Production; one where she raises and shows market wethers on the state and national level, and one where she works for Hummel Livestock in their goat operation. Both students had to show a significant amount of time, earnings, and skills as well as demonstrate a high level of agricultural knowledge in their areas. They will be recognized on stage at the Illinois FFA State Convention in June. Congratulations to both!

Congrats to Kassidy Harris and Adriana Hummel for winning the pickleball tournament today! Our FFA Fear Factor winner also pied our SRO in the eye! A great way to start break!

The FFA contest today at the school is canceled and will be rescheduled.

Charger Families In order to stay ahead of the worst part of the storms, Tri-Point will be dismissing at 2:30 this afternoon. Please refer to the link for details. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-gkZmHfXI_UTsne2mgROpC4l0RHOFNszoHaAHtgReuk/edit?tab=t.0

High school track practice is cancelled tonight (Wednesday 3/19).

Attention 8th grade to senior parents and students: Camp Confidence is Here! The Community Connection Group of Central IL and the Boys & Girls Club are thrilled to announce the dates for Camp Confidence (formerly known as Building Future Leaders) this summer! The camp is open to all 8th grade graduates to high school graduates. The camp is designed to help students develop leadership skills, explore career paths, and even secure internships in their fields of interest. 📅 Dates: July 14-16, 21-23, & 28-30 (3 hours per session) 📍 Location: Central IL Connection Center, Chatsworth 🚍 Transportation: Provided 🍽️ Meals: Free breakfast and lunch This is a fantastic opportunity for students to build confidence, gain valuable skills, and invest in their future. Don’t miss out!

Senior McKenzie Walters and junior Glen Richie are featured in this week's LACC Friday Feature! Keep up the amazing work!

Congratulations to Spencer Moreno! He will be continuing his running career at the University of St.Francis in Joliet next fall!

Congratulations to Spencer Moreno on his RVC all conference basketball team selection!

Congratulations to Tri-Point's RVC All Conference girls basketball selections!

As a reminder, tomorrow Thursday, March 6th is a 2:10 dismissal. There is also no school for students on Friday, March 7th. Have a great 3 day weekend!!!

Charger Parents/Guardians We are once again asking for your participation by taking part in the annual 5 Essentials Survey at the link below. The 5Essentials Survey provides valuable feedback from parents, students, and teachers, allowing us to assess areas of strength and opportunities for growth. The data gathered from this survey plays an essential role in shaping our school improvement plans, including adjustments to our handbook and other key aspects of our school operations. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent&p=1 You will need to use Livingston County to find our 3 schools. Thank you

Congrats to Tri-Point High School's Mrs. Vieira. She received the Eastern Illini Empowering Grant. She plans on using the grant money for 3 Sphero BOLT robots to use in her physical science classrooms.

Freshmen orientation is tonight at the high school at 5 pm. All incoming freshmen and parents/guardians are invited to join us. If you are unable to join us, please call the high school office, and we can provide you with the information you missed.

If you are interested in purchasing girls basketball RVC champs apparel, please visit this link- https://tripointgirlsbasketballchampions2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/

This Friday, February 28th will be the last day to order a yearbook for both the Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary Jr. High. There will not be any extra yearbooks at the schools to buy this year. If you still wanted to buy a yearbook you can do that at the link below any time before Friday. book.hrimaging.com

Six Tri-Point high school students attended the River Valley Conference Leadership Program on Friday at KCC. The event kicked off with a fun scavenger hunt, where our students teamed up with kids from other RVC schools to explore the campus. Michael Boyd, president of KCC, then spoke about core values and the importance of writing a personal mission statement. Chris Curtis, mayor of Kankakee, followed with a discussion on the key qualities of great leadership. Pictured are Owen Griner, Allen Lucero, Calla Fuoss, President Boyd, Ben Frantz, Pru Davies, and Lily Burns.

Tri-Point's FFA Week was a huge success! From Fear Factor and dress-up days to an appreciation lunch and engaging Friday afternoon stations, the week was packed with fun and memorable activities. Students enjoyed dodge ball, Jeopardy, tower building, dog toy making, and sandwich making, all thanks to the hard work of Ms. Shouse, Ms. Baker, and the FFA group. To wrap up the festivities, tractor and truck day will take place Tuesday!

The high school girls basketball team put up a tremendous fight in the regional title game last night against a strong GCMS team. Our girls battled back to cut the deficit to just eight points in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling 39-54. Though the season ended sooner than we hoped, the TP community could not be prouder of this team and their coaches. Finishing as RVC Champions with an impressive 23-6 overall record, these girls gave it their all and left everything on the court. Congratulations on an incredible season—we are so proud of you!