All district phones should be working now.
2/18
From District #168: As we continue on a regular dismissal school day, we do announce that the after-school ELL program, in addition to Redbird Roost, will be cancelled today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Again, we are remaining on a regular dismissal schedule. We are contacting those in the after- school programs directly.
Congrats to our Papa John's Athletes of the Week.
Sophia Bechelli and Nikolette Ronketto have advanced from sectionals to wrestle at State. State will be held in Bloomington starting February 28th. Congrats girls! You make Redbird Nation Proud!
With impending weather Redbird Roost will be canceled for today- Tuesday, February 18.
High School Basketball Schedule Update. Tonight's game 3/18 at Vienna has been postponed to Friday. It will be a Varsity only game at 6pm at Vienna on 3/21.
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Our phones are out at DES, FIS, CJHS and the District Office. If you can't get through you can leave a voicemail for us to check when they come back up. We apologize for any inconvenience and will update you with any changes.
Our phones are down at Central, FIS and DES. Our internet is still good. If you need to contact the office please email them. We are hoping to have this issue fixed soon. Thank you.
2/18
From FCUSD 168: We are monitoring the approaching winter weather and expect to be able to have school tomorrow on Tuesday, February 18 with the hope to have a full day of instruction. If conditions worsen significantly, we will have an all-call and message as soon as possible. Please take it slow in the morning.
High School Girls Basketball team plays their first round of regionals tonight at Duquoin. Game starts at 7:30.
2/17
We thank the West Frankfort Fire Department and the West Frankfort Police Department for providing an escort on a rainy afternoon as , for the first time ever, two FCHS student-athletes have advanced to the IHSA Girls' State Wrestling Tournament to be held on February 28 - March 1 at the Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. More information will be posted over the course of the next 10 days as we root for Nikolette Ronketto and Sophia Bechelli as they represent us at State. Congratulations also goes to Coach Rick Arrington and Assistant Coaches Samantha Finn, Marcus Chance, David Butler, and Matt Huff for their efforts in developing this program.
The wrestlers will be back closer to 4:15 and the main high school building will be open.
Our state bound Redbird Wrestling girls will be heading into town around 4:10pm if you would like to greet them!
We thank everyone who was able to attend the Informational Meeting held at CJHS on Thursday, February 13, 2025. As mentioned at the meeting, the presentation would be posted on the District’s website. The link for the document is in the "News" section of the District's pages along with other follow-up information.
High School girls will play their first game of regionals this Monday (2/17) at DuQuoin at 7:30pm. They will play the winner of Duquoin and Murphysboro.
High School boys will play their first regional game at Carmi on (2/24) against Carmi. Time has not been released yet.
Queen of Hearts dance at FIS. Tickets are on sale in the office next week! Just a reminder that students with more than 1 lunch detention or any ACR are not eligible for this activity.
DES Leaders of the Month and Academic Awards-These Denning superstars are working hard and exceeding! We are so proud of you! ♥️
Madelyn was a fantastic wing leader! She always leads by example.
As a wing leader, students encourage the best hallway behavior at lunch.
Candy Gram Extension! You can now purchase candy grams until Thursday, February 13 at FIS.
FIS will be hosting a Queen of Hearts dance on Friday, February 21! Pick up your tickets in the FIS office this week!
A Message from FCUSD #168: We are watching the Winter Weather forecast. It appears that it may be messy in the morning, but unless conditions deteriorate significantly overnight, we would expect to welcome students back to school on Tuesday morning.
Just take things a little slower and more carefully in the morning. Have a good evening.