Memorial Gym Dedication
The Board of Education of Nauvoo-Colusa District 325 will be hosting a dedication of the gymnasium in honor of Mr. Stan Stambach. Mr. Stambach was a long time teacher and coach in the district.
The public is invited to the dedication ceremony on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nauvoo-Colusa School. Cookies and punch will be served after the ceremony.
Please join us to honor Coach Stambach’s dedication to the school and community.
Registration dates and times will be announced soon. We are in the process of switching to Skyward for our student information system and we have some areas to finalize. Thank you for your patience.
Head to the Red Front in Nauvoo Thursday morning to enjoy a delicious breakfast and support the PTO!
Does your student want to participate in sports? Take advantage of Memorial Medical's walk-in sports physicals this summer.
It's a good idea to go ahead and get a sports physical even if you're unsure about sports participation, as they can't begin practice without one.
On our last day of school for students, May 28th, was also Ms. French's last day of teaching after 35 years of service! Our staff set up a beach chair and beach gear for her, while the entire school sang, "9 to 5," a song by Dolly Parton, to Ms. French to celebrate her last day and her retirement. She taught so many students and impacted the lives of everyone one of them. Thanks for the memories, Ms. French!
On our students' last day of school, May 28th, we had a few of our NCES PTO members come in to provide all students and staff with rootbeer/soda floats for all to enjoy on their last day! We sincerely appreciate our AWESOME PTO for all of their time, funds, and support they provide to our students and staff at NCES every year! Thank you, NCES PTO!!!
Congratulations to our 8th Graders for being promoted! We held our 8th Grade Promotion ceremony on May 24th. Our staff thanks all students and families for attending this event. Thank you to Adelaide McMillen for delivering a wonderful welcome speech! Thank you to Mr. Alan Kanauss for being our keynote speaker! Thank you to Mr. Raymond Siegrist for presenting the Citizenship Awards (on behalf of the American Legion Post #711) to Jared DiPrima and Lauren Stevenson. Congrats to Jared & Lauren for earning this award! Thank you to Ms. Doran and our Chorus for performing a song. Thank you to Mrs. Kreps for leading and organizing our 8th Grade Promotion. Thank you to Mrs. Hubbs for reading student names. Thank you to Mr. Scott for handing out certificates. Thank you to Mrs. Joni Wilson for being our accompanist. Special thanks to our Jr. High Staff for their time, care, and support to make our 8th Grade Promotion a sweet success! NCES Faculty and Staff wish our 8th graders the best of luck at Warsaw High School next year and beyond! Thank you for the great memories! Lastly, a heartfelt message from the 8th Grade Class, "Today and always, we will remember our friend and classmate, Simon Bentzinger."
Congrats to our May 2024 "Viking Pride Award" recipients! These students and staff displayed kindness, respect, honesty, and/or support for others. We recognized them with certificates and gifts on May 24th. Pictured (front row, L to R): Zahra Siefken, Bruin Sorensen, Anastazia Young, Mathias Wisener, Brink Burtalo, Oaklee Gallaher, Zachary Allen, Craig Bodily, Annabelle Burtalo, Jaxson Buschling, Caleb Edwards, Zoie Gallaher, Carson Martens, Maddy Ralph, Evan Savage, D.S., Kate Smith, Jerzey Tripp. Pictured in back row (L to R): Sadie Gallaher, C.S., Anthony Evans, and Alex Pilkington. Thank you for displaying your Viking Pride! NCES sends a huge THANK YOU out to our sponsors who donate gifts to support NCES & Viking Pride: The Red Front and The Fudge Factory.
Congrats to our students in grades 3-8 who made the Honor Roll! NCES Honor Roll students are listed below and pictured, by grade level. To make NCES Honor Roll students in grades 3-8 had to earn an overall GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for Quarters 1-3 of 2023-24. These students were given certificates and recognized during Viking Time on May 24, 2024. We are proud of all of them! Keep up the hard work and academic achievement!
This is a reminder that 8th grade graduation is tomorrow (5/24) at 6pm. 8th graders need to be at the school by 5pm for pictures.
NCES and Mrs. Belshaw wanted to give special recognition to Mia Griffiths, 2nd grader, for being the only NCES student to earn all four "Best in Class" Fitnessgram Awards this year! Pictured are Mia Griffiths with her newly created, special "Presidential Award!" Way to go, Mia!
Congratulations to all of our 2023-24 "Fitnessgram Award" winners for students in grades 1-6! Pictured, are the winners for each class, grades 1-6, and the "Best in School" Fitnessgram Award Winners. We are proud of you, NCES Vikings! Thank you to Mrs. Belshaw for her time, care, and dedication to the physical education, health, and fitness of all students!
NCES Students & Staff wanted to say, THANK YOU, to the Warsaw High School Jazz Band and to Mr. Kanauss and Mr. Collins, for their outstanding performance at NCES on May 20, 2024! We enjoyed listening to the WHS Jazz Band play several songs and each band member playing solos throughout the performance. They rocked the house! Thank you, Mr. Kanauss and Mr. Collins, for your leadership and direction of the WHS Jazz Band!
On May 17th, we had 2024 PreK Graduation at NCES. Our PreK Teacher: Mrs. Du Toit, PreK Parent Coordinator, Mrs. Hall, and PreK Aides: Mrs. Burtalo & Mrs. Mixell, led the students through the graduation which included songs, slide show, and diplomas. After graduation, the PreK staff, students, and their parents enjoyed a Bounce House and lunch in the park. Congrats to all of our PreK students going on to Kindergarten and a special THANK YOU to our PreK Staff for their time, efforts, and support for all of our PreK students this year!
Congratulations to Gavin Jackson, N-C 8th Grader, for winning the Grand Prize Artist for his artwork submitted to the 2024 Newspaper in Education “Design an Ad” Contest! This contest was sponsored by the Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Gavin won prize money and his work was featured in the Journal-Pilot. Pictured are Gavin and his award-winning artwork. Way to go, Gavin!
THANK YOU to all students, staff, and parents, who supported the 8th Grade Class Bake Sale at DJ's last night to raise funds for the memorial bench for Simon Bentzinger. We appreciate your time, efforts, and support for this great cause! Our students, staff, parents, and communities came together to raise a total of $4013.83!!! Thanks to all for your kindness and generosity to help us honor and remember Simon and his legacy.
Tomorrow, the Kindergarten through 6th grade will be having a field day in the morning. Students should dress in their team colors. Teachers should have let you know what color your child's team is wearing. Students on the white team should wear something underneath their whites, so we don't have any issues when we play water games. Students may want to bring an extra set of clothes to change into after the games are done. We will be outside most of the morning, so sunscreen is always a good idea.
Congratulations to our last group of Reading Counts awards students and the "Top 2" Reading Counts students for each class in grades 1-6! On May 13th, we honored them with certificates from Mrs. Litchfield. Pictured (Left to Right): Elmer Kraus, Oliver Lichner (1st, grade 1) , Brink Burtalo (2nd, grade 1), Addison Squire (1st, grade 2), Jonas Torgerson (2nd, grade 2), Annabelle Burtalo, Craig Bodily (2nd, grade 3), Talmage Squire (1st, grade 3), Tenley Atterberg, Harley Kelley, Austin Fortado, Wyatt Johnson, Mesa Kohl, Lena Primmer, Adley Rose, Madison Shaw, Kaylee Powell, Isaac Shurtleff (1st, grade 4), Cody Compton (2nd, grade 4), Grant Squire (1st, grade 5), Miles Aitchison (2nd, grade 5), Braxen Stevenson (1st, grade 6), Cooper Stull, Tatum Griffiths (2nd, grade 6). Not present: Audrey Rye. Thank you for reading and learning this year, Vikings! Reading really does count!
Congratulations to 8th graders, Grant Feikert & Brynlee Squire, for being chosen by NCES faculty & staff as our students who best represent our school and communities! Brynlee and Grant and their parents attended the IPA Western Region Student Recognition Breakfast at the WIU on May 9th, with Mr. Cox. Attendees were served a big breakfast and all students were recognized with medals for this special honor. Thank you, Brynlee & Grant, for displaying all of the amazing qualities our school wishes to see in every student, every day at NCES! We are proud of you :)
The 8th Grade Class will be hosting a bake sale on Wednesday, May 15 from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. at DJ's Bar and Grill in Warsaw, to help raise funds for the Simon Bentzinger memorial bench. If you would like to make a baked good donation or a monetary donation, please contact Jessi at 217-242-5763, Vicky at 217-430-9462, or email krepsa@nauvoo-colusa.com. This is a great opportunity to enjoy chicken at DJ's, enjoy some dessert, and support a great cause.
Thank you for your help,