The Morris Community YMCA will be teaming up with Morris Grade School District 54 to provide onsite care for kids in grades K-8 through its new Kid Zone PLUS program this fall! The Y will provide onsite care before and after school. Registration is underway. To learn more, click here!
https://ops1.operations.daxko.com/…/…/ProgramsV2/Search.mvc…&!
Attention 6-8 parents! Please use this form to choose electives for your student! Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15p-0QHhfH0Anabnqd8zoNxHuShizSefAmIIsIqCguNk/viewform?ts=5f2ace52&edit_requested=true
Just a reminder that we will be hosting a Pre Season Athletic Parent Meeting Tuesday night at 6pm via google meets. Press on the following web link to join meet.google.com/kyd-ebog-kck
I highly encourage all parents who have children who are wanting to join a sport this year to attend especially those who are new to our athletic program as we will be going over the safety procedures, registration process, and portions of the Athletic Handbook. If you have questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Go Braves!
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
Unfortunately, due to Soccer being placed in the medium category by the Governor's office, which does not allow for competitions, we will be suspending the soccer season at this time. Right now we are trying to remain flexible and work within the directives put forth from the state to provide all the opportunities for athletics that we can. I will keep you posted with any updates. Go Braves!
XC Practice - 9am - 10:30am August 10th at the front lawn of Morris Grade School
Softball Tryout Date - 10am-11:30am Aug 6th and Aug 7th West Side Park next to Morris Grade School
Baseball Tryout Date - 9am-10:30am Aug 6th and Aug 7th at Roth Field
Registration on our athletic website, https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/ , has been opened for Baseball, Softball, and XC. Please remember that all athletes must be registered, have liability forms verified, and have a current up to date physical turned into our nurse prior to any participation.
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
It looks like we are back in action for most early fall sports. The IESA has just released a statement reversing their decision to cancel some early fall sports. At this time Morris Grade School will move forward with Baseball, Softball, and XC. These sports were allowed to move forward as they have been classified as sports with low contact by the Governors office and IDPH. Please see the weblink for the official statement from the IESA https://www.iesa.org/
Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2020. Watch the ceremony on Youtube, https://youtu.be/U5ByI-i1Dzs
If you have not done so, please take a moment to select your preferred Learning Environment for the upcoming school year. This must be completed by returning families by Friday, July 31st at 4 pm.
https://bit.ly/d54return2learn
Once you have made your decision, you must make sure you have completed the registration form in Powerschool.
Postponing Fall Parent Sports Meeting...Due to the current situation and the decision of the IESA to cancel early fall sports, tonight's fall parent sports meeting will be postponed until a later date when an update or proper guidelines have been released from the ISBE, IDPH, and IESA which will allow us to safely commence our sports programs. Information and updates regarding athletics will continue to be posted via our social media outlets. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. As always Thank You and Go Braves!
Dear District 54 and Morris Families,
I just wanted to give you an update on the current decision that the IESA has made with regard to early fall sports. At this time they have decided to cancel regular seasons and state series of boys and girls golf, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys and girls cross-country for the 2020-21 school year. They have also stated that there will not be any modifications to the schedules or timing of these seasons. With regards to Soccer and Cheer we are still waiting for clarification and I will post that information when a decision is made. Although this is not the news that we wanted to hear, the IESA has held off on cancelling anything else at this time in hopes that we will still be able to hold our other sports. All those that have completed the registration process and paid will have their money refunded.
I will keep you updated with any new information. See here to read the entire statement from the IESA https://www.iesa.org/
Given that this is an unprecedented time that we are living through, especially in regards to athletics, there may be some modifications to the game play, schedule, seating, season etc... But know that we at District 54 believe in the importance of our interscholastic athletic programs, and that we are working diligently in order to create a safe environment for our athletes to compete.
Stay Safe and I will keep you posted with any new information
Thank you and Go Braves!
As for now, some important upcoming dates...Softball Tryouts will be Tuesday and Wednesday July 28-29, 9-10:30am at West Side Park across the street from Morris Grade School. Baseball tryouts will be held on Monday-Tuesday August 3-4, 9-10:30am at Roth Field. The first Cross Country practice will be held on Monday August 10th, 9-10:30am. A starting date for soccer has not been settled on at this point, however I will post that information when it becomes available.
In order to ensure everyone’s safety at this time I will be hosting a parent meeting online via "Google Meets" on Monday July 27th from 6-7pm. If you have a google account use the following code: qdk-eadw-uhs. If you do not have a google account enter the following weblink to enter the meeting: meet.google.com/qdk-eadw-uhs. I highly encourage all of our families with athletes to join in this meeting, especially those with incoming 6th graders, as we will be going over the Return to Play guidelines, registration processes, verification forms as well as other important information.
Update on Fall Athletics...Dear District 54 and Morris Families, Due to the current situation with COVID 19, the IESA is currently in a holding pattern with Fall Athletics. They will be releasing information regarding Athletics this Friday July 24th. Hopefully at that time we will have the protocols and processes needed to commence our fall athletics as safely as possible. Until that time we will proceed with our athletic sign ups as usual on our athletic website (https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/). Just click on "Registration" on the grey bar and follow the prompts.
A few reminders…Remember that all athletes must be registered on our athletic website (https://il.8to18.com/ShabbonaMS/) with all forms read and verified and have an up-to-date physical on file with our nurses at District 54, PRIOR to participation in either practices or tryouts.
A Message to the Students of Morris 54 from Mr. Raffel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXBygNuUAI&t=4s
Please take a moment to vote on your preferred Learning Environment for the upcoming school year.
https://bit.ly/D54surveypart2
Morris 54 Back to School Survey:
https://bit.ly/D54back2school
Please take a moment to provide us with the valuable feedback we need to make decisions for our return to school this Fall!
