
Dear Dist 54 Scholastic Bowl Families
The Scholastic Bowl match vs Reed Custer has been canceled for tonight. Your coach will communicate a makeup date.
Go Braves!

Dear Braves Basketball, Cheer, and Volleyball Parents
Our sports picture day will be Wednesday Feb 10th at Shabbona Main Gym from 3-4pm. We will have two photographers which will speed up the process.
Please have your players dressed and follow the schedule as much as possible in order to stagar the amount of people we have in the facility at one time. Once a player has had their picture taken they are either to head to the small gym for practice or exit the facility based on your coaches instructions.
Boys Basketball 6th, 7th, 8th arrive at 2:50pm
Cheer arrive at 3:10pm
Volleyball 6th, 7th, 8th arrive at 3:30pm
Online picture ordering instructions are attached as there will not be physical order forms provided.
Thank you and Go Braves!



Please remember that tomorrow, February 3rd, is a full remote learning day for all students.

➪ Register Now for Early Learning Screenings! ㋛
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District 54 Boys Basketball, Girls Volleyball, and Cheer Parents
Just a reminder that there will be a sports meeting via Google Meets on Tonight at 6pm to discuss the specifics of the upcoming seasons. Please use the following link to join the meeting. meet.google.com/cou-mtuj-rft
Thank you and Go Braves!

“IT Iᔕ ᗩ ᕼᗩᑭᑭY TᗩᒪᗴᑎT TO KᑎOᗯ ᕼOᗯ TO ᑭᒪᗩY.“ -Ralph Waldo Emerson ☻︎





Breakfast is available for students at school! See below for information! ☀️


8th Grade Gown Fitting for the Class of 2021!





District 54 Boys Basketball, Girls Volleyball, and Cheer Parents.
There will be a sports meeting via Google Meets on Thursday this week at 6pm to discuss the specifics of the upcoming seasons. Please use the following link to join the meeting.
meet.google.com/cou-mtuj-rft
Thank you and Go Braves!

Dear District 54 Families,
It’s Spelling Bee time! Spelling Bee season is right around the corner! If you are interested in participating in this extracurricular activity, please send Mrs. Pogliano an email at bpogliano@morris54.org for more information! It is sure to “bee” a lot of fun! :) Go Braves!!

Dear District 54 Parents
Just a few reminders if your child would like to go out for Girls Volleyball or our Boys Basketball developmental league:
1. Even if you had completed paperwork before for contact practices, everyone still needs to be registered on our athletic website https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/
2. Everyone needs to have an up to date sports physical on file with our school nurse. 6th grade school physicals double as a sports physical but 7/8 graders will need the sports physical if they do not have one.
Go Braves!!

Please follow this link for a community update of COVID-19 case reporting in our District.
Have a great weekend!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1089905/1.22.21_Community_Update.pdf


Dear District 54 Families,
I am happy to announce that due to our regions movement to Tier 1 mitigations, we will once again be able to offer the sports of Volleyball and Basketball with certain restrictions which are explained below:
Medium Risk Sports (Volleyball)
Practice
Athletes must be meeting all eligibility requirements- academic compliance, current physical on file, etc.
Full practices may be conducted. These are considered regular season practices. Try-outs may be conducted and would be considered/counted as a practice.
Intrasquad scrimmages may be conducted with parental consent.
Contests
Inter-scholastic contests may be conducted with opponents within conference or EMS regions. All contests must be conducted with opponents at a mitigation level that allows contests to be played.
A minimum of 7 days of practice must be completed prior to participation in a contest.
Fans
No spectators will be allowed at this time.
High Risk Sports (Boys Basketball)
For Basketball due to restrictions we will only be able to hold regular practices with Intrasquad Scrimmages
Practice
Athletes must be meeting all eligibility requirements- academic compliance, current physical on file, etc.
Full practices may be conducted. These are considered regular season practices. Try-outs may be conducted.
Intrasquad scrimmages may be conducted with parental consent.
Contests
No contests may be conducted.
If you are interested in signing your child up for Volleyball or boys Basketball please follow the link to our Athletic website for Registration https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/.
Athletes will need to be registered with our system on 8to18 with all forms verified and have an UP TO DATE SPORTS PHYSICAL on file with our nurse PRIOR to tryouts or any participation.
Athletes are responsible for transportation to and from practices
Health monitoring will still be completed by coaches, locker rooms will not be available, and for the time being masks must still be worn during practices. Please remember to bring your own water to practices as sharing of water is prohibited and fountains will not be available.
6th, 7th, and 8th grade Volleyball Tryouts will be held on Monday, January 25th and Tuesday, January 26th from 3:30-5pm in the Main and Small Gyms at Morris Grade School (2001 DuPont Ave.).
6th, 7th, and 8th grade Boys Basketball Developmental league will begin Monday, January 25th from 3:30-5pm in the Main and Small Gyms at Shabbona (725 school street).
As this is an ever evolving situation we need to remain flexible and patient. Schedules may change due to changing circumstances, but we at District 54 are excited to be able to once again offer our students the opportunity to compete in our extracurricular activities.
Go Braves!!

Please follow this link for information regarding yearbook ordering. This process must be done online. The deadline for orders is March 19, 2020.
Thank you!
http://morris54il.apptegy.us/o/district/browse/176524


Dear District 54 Students and Parents
Due to the continued Tier 3 Mitigation standards still in place from the IDPH, all Morris Grade School District 54 Athletics are still paused. Therefore, no winter sports (including boys basketball and girls volleyball) will begin until further notice. Once the State of Illinois and the IESA have released further information and grant permission for these athletics to take place, Morris Grade School will inform students and parents. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

꧁ 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕤𝕚𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 ꧂
Our awesome instructional coach, Mrs. Molly Kaminski, sums this up perfectly in her recently published education article!
https://www.schoolrubric.com/the-silver-linings-of-education-in-2020/

Morning Announcements from a special guest!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39pxA2syuY&feature=youtu.be


Please follow this link for important information regarding the extension of remote instruction.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1050885/Extending_Remote_Instruction_Until_January_15.pdf


{ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕂 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 12-15-20}
When you can’t have your traditional Holiday party, you have a drive thru Holiday Parade! 🎅🏻🎄 🎁🎉Many thanks to all who made this special event happen for our preschoolers. ☺️





The 12/14/20 Board Meeting will be held electronically via the link below. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y5JNSPwlLbRakofly7XVg
