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.
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.
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.
Senior Night for HS Girls basketball tonight. We play Century. Varsity only starting at 6pm.
2/10
Frankfort CUSD #168 and FCHS were proud and honored to host Sunday morning's Mobilization Ceremony for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment that is based in West Frankfort,. where families, veterans, and guests celebrated their soldiers and heard from several officers and State Rep. Patrick Windhorst. We look forward to welcoming them home safely later in the year.
Come and Join Us!
What: Informational Sessions About our Schools’ Wants, Needs, and Resources – Hosted by Supt. Matt Donkin for an Informational Meeting Series
Where: Central Junior High School – Cafeteria
When: Two Sessions
> Thursday, February 13, 2025: 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Topic: Resources and Expenditures – A Summary
> Wednesday, February 19, 2025: 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Topic: Facilities and Materials Needs for our Schools
Frankfort CUSD #168 and Frankfort Community High School are proud and honored to host a Mobilization Ceremony for our local Army National Guard unit that will take place in Max Morris Gymnasium on Sunday morning, February 9, 2025, at 9 a.m. This will be one of the last deployments of a unit assigned to the West Frankfort Armory. Please come out and support the troops. Doors will open at 8 a.m.
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Congratulations, ANNISTON BOLEN, for being our 2nd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner! Way to go! There is still time to win a Treasure Chest by inviting 10+ family members or friends using our registration link: https://app.booksarefun.com/DenningFrankfortSchs Let’s keep up the momentum to help build our students’ home libraries!
Thank you in advance for supporting our school and helping all of our students have access to more books. Your support truly makes a world of difference in their education!
#GiveLiteracy #BookBlast #bookblastadventures @go.booksarefun #goread #lovebooks
Congratulations to Mrs. Jenny Tanner for being selected as the Teacher of the Month at Frankfort Intermediate School for the month of January. To know Mrs. Tanner is to love her! We are so appreciative of her kind heart, infectious spirit, and dedication to her 3rd grade students.
Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to GRACELYNN PENDERGAST for winning our first drawing prize for one of the awesome treasure chests!! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our remaining treasure chests! We have three more treasure chests to give away and one EPIC TREASURE CHEST which is full of awesome prizes!!
Just a reminder we have a schedule change for our HS girls basketball. We have a home game this Thursday the 6th with Anna. This game was switched during the ice storm a few weeks ago.
2/3
Just a reminder that our HS Girls will be playing tomorrow (2/1) at Hamilton County. Not our HS Boys. JV start time is 11am.
1/31
Good Luck to our HS girls wrestling team at Regionals this week at Civic Memorial High School.
Good Luck to our HS boys tonight as they travel to Pinckneyville.
Good Luck to our HS girls tomorrow as they travel to Hamilton County.
1/31
Reminder, We have wrestling at Salem tonight.
HS boys basketball will be at DuQuoin tonight. This is the last make up game from our week of ice.
1/29
THIS Monday 1/27 is Noah Night! We encourage all students and staff to wear orange to school, as well as the game where we will be selling bracelets for $5 each. All proceeds and donations will go to Noah and his family. #NOAHNIGHT
Brody Bowling became the newest SUPER FAN at FIS today! Congrats, Brody! The Redbirds appreciate your support! ❤️👏🏻🩶
Congratulations to Alex Mitchell and Calvin Richerson as they are the two newest REDBIRD SUPER FANS at FIS! All of the West Frankfort Redbirds would like to thank you both for your support!! ❤️👏🏻🩶
A Message from Frankfort CUSD #168: As we mentioned yesterday, with the time for additional melting and work today on lots and surfaces, we WELCOME everybody back to school tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, for Frankfort CUSD #168. Yes, barring any unforeseen circumstances, students at Denning, FIS, CJHS, and FCHS WILL BE in class on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 as we continue the second semester. Thank you for your continued patience over the past few days. Please continue to watch out for slick spots tomorrow. You may also check our website for updated cafeteria menus.
A Message from Frankfort CUSD #168. After surveying roads and surfaces around the District, it appears that we need one more day of melting and clearing on areas around our schools and on roads and sidewalks around the community. So, we join with other schools in Franklin County and announce that there will be no school tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2025, for Frankfort CUSD #168. Students at Denning, FIS, CJHS, and FCHS will have no classes on Monday, January 13, 2025. We will be back in contact with you on Monday evening as we would expect to be back in session on Tuesday. Thank you for your patience.