On Monday, 9/30, high school students picking up the bus at Piper City for Cullom will have a later pick-up time. They must be at the junior high by 7:45 am to catch the bus to the high school.
Mr. Patterson took interested juniors and seniors to Parkland College today to attend their electrical, HVAC, and industrial careers workshop
Congratualtions to senior golfer Lainey Bertrand on her 5th place medal finish at the Tri-County Conference golf meet yesterday. Her team placed 2nd overall.
Transportation Update :
-The PM elementary bus that comes into Piper City , will arrive today at 3:00 .
-If parents of elementary Piper students would like to pick their students up at that time , you are welcome to do so .
-If you need to pick up your elementary Piper student at the normal 3:40 pick up time , they will be supervised here in Piper for you until that time .
-JH Girls Basketball your bus time from Piper is now 3:00 .
High school pictures will take place on Monday, Sept 30th in the morning. Fall sports pictures and senior athlete banner pictures will also take place in the afternoon.
Volleyball IMs start this Saturday, Sept 28th at the high school in Cullom. Schedules will be sent home by Friday. Here is the schedule for Saturday Sept 28th.
2nd-4th graders-9 am to 10:30 am
5th-8th graders-10:30 am to 12 pm
The TP volleyball team will have their Volley for the Cure night on Tuesday, Oct 1st against Illinois Lutheran.
Our Charger Alumni Spotlight this week is Emma Creek!
Position on the KCC vball team: Defensive specialist
Major: Undecided but I want to transfer to a 4 year school after KCC
Tri-Point helped me academically for the next level by preparing me in my AP classes and extra curriculars while also having good connections with my teachers.
Athletically, Tri-Point allowed me grow throughout the years by getting experience from the girls who were older than me and allowed for me to focus and get more reps in because of our smaller team.
The Tri-Point Homecoming Parade is right around the corner! If you would like to put a golf cart, float, truck, etc in the parade, contact Jordyn Deany (deanyj@tripointschools.org). The parade is on Thursday, Oct 10th at 12:45 pm in Cullom.
Fall Senior Night for volleyball and cross country is on Tuesday, Sept 24th. The cross country team will also be recognized in between the JV and Varsity volleyball game against Donovan. JV start time is 5 pm. We will have golf senior night on Tuesday, Oct 8th at the volleyball game vs. Armstrong that starts at 5:30 pm.
Mark your calendars! NHS is hosting a “Trick-or-Treat on the Trail” event on the new high school walking path on Sunday October 27th from 3-5pm. Students of all ages and their families are invited to dress up and join in on this exciting event!
NHS is looking for community groups or businesses who would like to host “stops” along
Charger Families
Please read the linked letter which contains information as Tri-Point responds to messages that came to light over the weekend.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wkngGblGEYYzhGsc_ffUS6sE8C9chZWnXw0jxUvRJrU/edit
The cross country meet next week on Thursday Sept 26th at Cissna Park is canceled.
2nd through 8th grade parents: Intramural volleyball forms came home earlier this week or late last week. Forms are due by Monday 9/23. IM practice will begin on Saturday Sept 28th and run through Saturday Nov 2nd. If you have questions, contact Bre Fisher at fisherb@tripointschools.org or 815-689-2110 ext 373.
We are hiring a paraprofessional at the high school.
Senior Lainey Bertrand had her golf senior night with Dwight Township High School (our girls golf co-op school) this week. Lainey and her teammates have two weeks of regular season left until they head into regionals on Oct 1st. Good luck to Lainey as she prepares for regionals!
Parent Teacher conferences for high school are on Tuesday, Oct. 8th and Wednesday, Oct. 9th from 3:30 pm-6:00 pm.
Good afternoon Chargers! This is just a reminder that tomorrow Wednesday, September 18th is a scheduled one hour late start. Breakfast will still be served.
Chargers in action!
Fall sports senior night information: Tuesday Sept 24th!
