Congratulations to our most recent "Reading Counts" award winners at NCES! We honored them with certificates from Mrs. Litchfield on 12/8/2021. Pictured from left to right: Mesa Kohl, Lena Primmer, Madison Shaw, Isaac Shurtleff, Colton Schmitz, T.J. Burtalo, Allyson Tate, Avianna Young, Emma Bodily, Daniel Compton, Ellie Fink, Asher Hancock, Grace Hill, Caimen Huston, Lori Savage, Millie Knowles, Lauren Stevenson, Dalton Vass, Audrey Young.
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team!!! The Lady Vikings will play Teutopolis on Thursday at 7:30pm in Havana, IL. There will be a short pep assembly at 2:30 pm for the public to attend. The team bus will leave NC at 4:00 with a police escort provided.
There will also be a fan bus for the 7th/8th grade students that would like to attend the game. The fan bus will leave NC at 4:15 and stop at McDonald's in Macomb for supper before the game. Students are responsible for the meal and concessions. The sports boosters will pay for the students admission into the game. Parents need to stay in touch with students regarding arrival time back at Nauvoo- Colusa Elementary and Warsaw High School. Good luck Vikings!
NCES students and staff made and signed a school spirit sign for our Girls Basketball Team. We wish Coach Stambach and our Lady Vikings the best of luck tonight in their 8-2A Sectional game! We are all behind you and very proud of you!
NCES Parents/Guardians and Students,
We were aware of a social media location-based app called "YikYak" which allows anyone who downloads the app to post anonymous comments. Other area schools and school districts across the United States are experiencing issues with students using this app and posting inappropriate content. We want you to be aware of this app and monitor your child’s social media accounts and apps for their safety and wellbeing. Although the app is anonymous, individuals using the app are required to provide a phone number, and police are able to identify users. Students should understand that comments here that are threatening in nature will be reported to police and investigated to the fullest extent possible. School officials will not hesitate to invoke school discipline as well as legal consequences for cyberbullying or threats posted to YikYak, or any other social media platform. Bullying will not be tolerated. Please also understand that sharing screenshots of content posted elsewhere is not helpful, perpetuates fear associated with the initial threat and impedes the investigation and resolution of each incident. If you see threatening content, report it to the school and/or the police immediately. Schools are advising that students delete this app immediately, and that parents continue to be vigilant and communicate the seriousness of using technology to make threats or cause distress and disruption at school. We will continue to provide a safe learning environment for all, but we need the cooperation of our students and families to maintain a positive school culture. Thank you for your support.
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team!
Pictured L to R: Abby Stanley, Jaiyden Huston, Millie Harness, Jayden Climer, Brylee Balentine, Anna Haas, Kynlee Nichols, Giana Fisher.
Not Pictured: Kaia Figge
Congratulations to our Nov. 2021 "Viking Pride" award winners! We are proud of them and their random acts of kindness they took to earn this honor. We recognized them today during Viking Time. Pictured, L-R: Brooke Wasielewski, Colton Schmitz, Ianna Feikert, Paxton Rawlings, Thomas Mansheim, Porter Bodily, Jordan Leonard, Aiden Lucas, Hayden Jameson. Other winners not pictured: Miles Aitchison,
Mr. Dave Rhodes, and Dr. Kent Young.
On behalf of the NCES Staff, we wish our 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team the good luck tonight vs. Carthage in their 5:30 pm Regional Championship Game in La Harpe. Go Lady Vikings!
Congratulations to our Oct. 2021 "Viking Pride" award winners! We are proud of them and the actions they took to earn this honor. We recognized them on Oct. 29th. Pictured, L-R, in costume or mask: Daniel Compton, Mesa Kohl, Anna Evans, Ellie Fink, Caimen Huston, Levi Perego, Liam Davis, Anden Goodwin, Jonathan Lucie, Kenley Nichols, and Mrs. Tammy Belshaw.
Dear Nauvoo-Colusa Parents, Staff, and Students:
On October 18, 2021, the Board of Education took action directing me to require the school community to comply with the Governor’s Executive Order 2021-22, which requires all individuals in Illinois, regardless of vaccination status, who are age two or over and able to medically tolerate a face covering (a mask or cloth face covering) to cover their nose and mouth with a face covering when in an indoor public place, including school districts. Further, all individuals must wear face coverings on buses. The Board adopted these requirements under protest and reserved the right to challenge the validity of these orders in court, but has directed me to fully enforce these requirements at this time to preserve athletic opportunities and State and federal funding for students. Accordingly, as of October 29, 2021, all students, staff, parents, and visitors to the District will be required to wear masks in District buildings and on school buses.
Any staff member, student, parent, or visitor who fails to follow this directive may be disciplined and/or excluded from District premises and/or school buses.
Staff will be directed to enforce the District’s mask requirement.
Check out these pics of "Fire Station Building" by students in Mrs. Belshaw's P.E. classes. Students used creativity and problem-solving skills to make their buildings. Nicely done!
Congratulations to our students who did enough reading to earn points and get certificates for our "Reading Counts" program! Thank you to Mrs. Litchfield for leading this program and promoting reading. Students earned certificates for hitting the 25 and/or 50 point club, they are pictured from left to right: Colton Schmitz (3rd), Grant Squire (3rd), T.J. Burtalo (4th), Tatum Griffiths (4th), Mackenzie Shaw (4th), Allisyn Tate (4th), Avery Squire (5th), Brynlee Squire (6th)
On behalf of the NCES Faculty & Staff, we are proud to announce and congratulate our Sept. 2021 Viking Pride winners! Pictured from left to right: Adley Rose (grade 2), Alex Pilkington (grade 3), Ellie Fink (grade 5), Emma Bodily (grade 5), Samuel Perego (grade 7), Kennedy Harl (grade 8), and Jadyn Climer (grade 8)
Per Health Dept., a student who is quarantined as a close contact from a positive COVID test cannot attend school for 14 calendar days. Other options that could possibly allow a student to return in fewer than 14 days are unavailable to our students due to our mask optional policy.
Dr. Kent Young
Hello! This is Betsy Martens from Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary. We were notified today by the Hancock County Health Department of a laboratory confirmed positive case of COVID-19 at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary. The positive individual was last in the building on Thursday, August 26th. The HCHD is conducting contact tracing and will notify individuals whom they determine to be close contacts. Parents of all students at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary should continue to monitor their children for symptoms. Students who are sick or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 should not be sent to school. Thanks!
Hello! This is Betsy Martens from Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary. We were notified today by the Hancock County Health Department of a laboratory confirmed positive case of COVID-19 at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary. The positive individual was last in the building on Monday, August 23rd. The HCHD is conducting contact tracing and will notify individuals whom they determine to be close contacts. Parents of all students at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary should continue to monitor their children for symptoms. Students who are sick or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 should not be sent to school. Thanks!
Hello Parents! This is a message from Mr. Cox and Betsy from Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary.
There will be a girls basketball meeting tomorrow after school. Please make arrangements for your girls to stay. There will be a bus that will bring baseball boys and basketball girls back to Warsaw High School.
School pictures are Friday! Please make sure students arrive on time.
We are inviting everyone to join us at our Open House on September 1st from 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Please make sure to read the Return to School Protocols for Students that is posted on the Nauvoo-Colusa website. You can find this under Documents!
Parents and Students:
The Nauvoo-Colusa Board of Education passed a resolution to make masks optional on the school bus and at school during the 2021-2022 school year. The administration encourages masks to be worn but students will not be disciplined if they choose not to wear one.
Hello, this is Chad Cox, Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary Principal. Due to a delay with building construction projects, we will move back the first day of school to August 23, 2021. We will make up days on October 11, 2021 (Columbus Day) and on December 20-21, 2021. Winter Break will now be from Dec. 22, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. The tentative last day of the 2021-22 school year will now be May 20, 2022, unless there are additional snow days. Nauvoo-Colusa and Warsaw will remain on the same school calendar for 2021-22. Reminder: The first day of school will be on August 23, 2021. An "Open House" event is still to be determined for a later date.
Hello Nauvoo-Colusa Parents/Guardians,
My name is Mr. Chad Cox. I am the new principal at Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary School this year. I hope this message finds everyone healthy, happy, and energized from a great summer break! I am excited to start the 2021-22 school year. I am writing this letter to share information about me. I was raised and educated in the Abingdon and Avon (“A-Town”) schools. After high school, I served three years in the United States Navy, where I was stationed in Bremerton, Washington. I got my Bachelor’s Degree in History from WIU. I taught in public schools at the high school and middle school levels in Illinois and Colorado until 2004. While in Colorado, I earned my Masters in Ed. Administration from the University of Phoenix, at a Colorado campus. I served 8 years as a high school principal, 6 years as middle school principal, and 4 years at the PreK-5 level, mostly in small, rural schools. I chose to come to Nauvoo so I could utilize my education and experience to help us fulfill our vision and mission and prepare our students for high school. I love to teach, coach, and lead with a team of dedicated educators like you. I am willing to listen, learn, lead, and/or follow, to get the best out of every student, every day. I have been in education as a teacher, coach, and administrator for 20 years. I am excited to be working at Nauvoo. I look forward to the challenge and opportunity to serve our PreK-8 students and their families. I believe, “It Takes a Village,” to raise and educate our children. I am excited to be in a district and school who values people over programs and holds high expectations for our students and staff. I feel Nauvoo is a great fit for me and my family. I am excited to join our team of educators to help our students learn, grow, and succeed in school and in life. My school email is chadcox@nauvoo-colusa.com. I close my introduction and welcome with one of my favorite quotes, from Margaret Mead, that I feel epitomizes my educational philosophy and aligns well with a small school like ours: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
With Viking Pride,
Chad M. Cox
Nauvoo-Colusa Elementary School will no longer require COVID-19 checklists to be filled out and will no longer be checking temperatures for bus riders and students entering the school building. Parents are still encouraged to screen their child/children before coming to school. If your child has any COVID-19 symptoms or any other illnesses, please keep them home. Siblings of the ill child will need to stay home as well.
Students are still required to wear their masks and to practice social distancing.