Congratulations to the winners of last week's door decorating competition! In no particular order, the three winners are the third-period classes of Mrs. Rill/Mrs. Ihonde, Mrs. Khattab, and Mr. Yerk! The students were surprised with donuts and juice this morning! 🥳🍩
ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT: RPS 205 held its cardboard canoe races at Levings Lake on Friday morning. It’s a yearly event where high school students in the Engineering Pathway at all 5 high schools create, build, and then race a cardboard canoe. Students from STEAM Academy at Haskell also joined in on the fun. Chief Information Officer, Jason Barthel, hopped in a canoe to race as well.
Congratulations to our Athletes of The Week, Hannah King and Eileen O'Brien!! 🥳
Hannah King: Secured 1st place out of 15 athletes in the 100 backstroke at the 2024 Prospect Battle Royale swim meet with a time of 1:00.65, winning by almost a full second. In addition to her win, she placed 6th in the 200 individual medley, 5th in the 200 individual medley relay, and 6th in the 400 freestyle relay.
Eileen O'Brien: Led the team to a 3 set win over Harlem with 3 starters knocked out of the rotation. She served 3 aces in the game and led the team in digs with 8.
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We’re proud to recognize our State High Jump Champion, Zariah Burnett with a new sign on Spring Creek Rd. Congratulations, Zariah and family! #believethehype
Congratulations to this week's P.R.I.D.E. drawing winners- Brooklyn, Myles, Olena, Kayleigh, and Josephine!! They demonstrated that they were prepared, respectful, involved, dependable, and empathetic! Shoutout to our teacher winner, Mr. Primrose! Go Vikings! #VikingPride
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Congratulations to our athletes of the week, Zariah Burnett and Juan Martinez!! 🥳
Zariah had 4 interceptions in 2 games and 2 were returned for touchdowns. She also returned a punt for a touchdown against Auburn. 🏈
Juan was a big part of the JV soccer win for their tournament in Dekalb. He is currently leading the team in assists. ⚽️
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Members of Ms. Lopez's Somos! group decorated the middle hallway in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. What a beautiful display to add some color to our halls!
Both the school district & local law enforcement are aware of a generic Snapchat social media post that's making threats against schools. This posting has appeared in multiple states. Law enforcement is actively investigating to determine the origination of this source. Currently, it's deemed that the threat isn't credible, and it's not specifically targeting RPS 205 schools. Safety is our number one priority, and we take all threats seriously.
Shout out to this week's star athletes! Izaias Primus had 20 carries for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns! 🏈
Gabby Molina had her PR for the second week in a row and was the Lady Vikings XC #1 runner! 🏃🏼♀️
Better late than never! The first week of school our Athletes of the Week were doubles partners Eva Ksenafontova and Laci Belknap. They went 4-0 at #1 doubles in the Jacobs 32-team tournament beating teams from Boylan, Rolling Meadows, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge and Crystal Lake South!! Way to go! #BelieveTheHype #AOTW
📸 Laci Belknap
Congratulations to these Guilford Vikings, Rielle, Jamire, Zahmia, Dejan, and Jae'lynn, for being the winners of this week's P.R.I.D.E drawing! These students showed they were prepared, respectful, involved, dependable, and empathetic this week and were recognized by staff. Another big congrats to our teacher winner, Ms. Rill! Keep it up G-Vikes! #VikingPride
ATTENTION! Freshman and Sophomores will have their pictures taken in the fieldhouse on Thursday, September 12th during their English Class.
Juniors and Seniors will have their pictures taken in the fieldhouse on Friday September 13th during their English Class.
Are you interested in helping out the community? Key Club meets every Thursday starting September 19th in the library after school. We do get to know you activities and sign up for volunteering opportunities. This can be a great way to meet other students. To sign up, email Miss. Vanderheyden at Stacie.vanderheyden@rps205.com or just come on September 19. Please arrange for your own ride home, the club ends at around 4:15.
The 17th Circuit Therapy Dogs visited Guilford today!
Congratulations to these Guilford Vikings for being the winners of the first P.R.I.D.E drawing! These students showed they were prepared, respectful, involved, dependable, and empathetic this week and were recognized by staff. Another big congrats to our first teacher winner, Mrs. Hastings! Keep it up G-Vikes! #VikingPride
All RPS 205 buildings are closed today in observance of the federal holiday.
Read about SmartPass, our new tool for digital hall passes and digital ids in our middle and high schools. https://www.rps205.com/article/1737642
In celebration of Subaru Loves Learning month, Napleton Subaru Rockford partnered with Adopt a Classroom and Guilford High School to advance equity in education in the community. Todd Tifft, Sales Manager at Napleton Subaru Rockford and his team delivered a donation of six classroom activity kits that include school supplies as well as a certificate of $500 for each teacher. The monies will get dispersed through adoptaclassroom.org in early September to spend on additional school supplies at the teacher’s discretion.
The six teachers chosen to receive the donation were:
● Chris Magee- Science teacher
● Kari Morris de Hernandez- Science/horticulture teacher
● Dana Burkhardt- self-contained Special Education teacher
● Adam Lewis- PE teacher
● Lisa Doll- Art teacher
● Tea Johnson- Social Studies teacher and department head
The presentation was during Guilford’s Back to School Open House.
SmartPass: We’re excited to introduce the SmartPass app for the 2024-2025 school year.
SmartPass is a digital tool to enhance the school experience for middle and high school students. It includes a digital ID and a digital hall pass, aimed at streamlining school operations and maximizing student engagement.
Digital Hall Pass
The digital hall pass feature will replace traditional hall passes, allowing students to request permission to leave the classroom using their Chromebook or a kiosk. This system makes it easier for teachers and principals to track student movement, enhancing safety. Additionally, it will reduce time spent in hallways and maximize learning time.
Student ID
We encourage all families to have their students download the SmartPass app to access their digital student ID. While students will still receive a physical ID badge this year, the digital ID offers added convenience. It allows students to access extracurricular activities without needing a physical card, which is especially helpful before the physical IDs are issued and can reduce wait times at event gates.
Please see the linked flyer: https://5il.co/2uqsu
Download the app today!
For more information, please visit https://www.rps205.com/page/smartpass
