Our families, students, and staff have done an incredible job keeping us in session by following our protocols during the first 4 weeks of school. Regardless of best efforts, COVID-19 is an airborne virus that is possible to be transmitted even when following protocols. As circumstances change, we will maintain our focus of continuity of learning and predictability for our families.
At this point, we are experiencing a spike in cases and we would like to immediately reduce the contact between our students. This will provide the greatest potential for us to return to in-person learning quickly. As of Monday morning, September 14th, we have 4 active positive COVID-19 cases in our high school building. These cases have directly impacted 25 other high school students as close contacts. Beginning Tuesday, September 15th, we will implement a short-term Remote Learning Plan in those in grades 9-12. Students in grades PK-8 will remain in at-school learning. A detailed email is being shared with all LeRoy CUSD #2 families this afternoon. We have made this decision because we believe it is necessary to separate our high school students to mitigate the spread of the virus amongst our high school students. At this time, our plan is to return to in-person learning on Monday, September 21st. If we determine that we need to extend our short-term Remote Learning, we will communicate that information by Noon on Friday, September 18th. We want to be clear that this does not mean our district is “shut down”. We believe this short break from in-person learning in our high school will give us the greatest opportunity to get ahead of the virus while maintaining quality instruction through a remote platform. We ask that our students and families continue to follow IDPH guidelines while we are in our short-term shut down to help give us the greatest opportunity to return to in-person learning as soon as possible. Golf and Cross Country will continue as normal this week, but we will elevate our protocols to include temperature checks before practice and prior to competitions. Our high school off-season athletic training has been suspended through Friday, September 18 to help with our separation of students and to allow for deep cleaning of the weight room. Students should log into their email and Google Classroom beginning at 8:00a.m. on Wednesday, September 15 and expect to engage in their classes remotely at their normally scheduled time. Grades 9-12 5 Day Remote Learning Plan Schedule Tuesday, September 15th – Institute Day for Planning, No 9-12 student instruction Wednesday, September 16th – Remote Learning Day 9-12 Thursday, September 17th – Remote Learning Day 9-12 Friday, September 18th – Remote Learning Day 9-12 Monday, September 21st – Planned Return to in-person learning This unique circumstance allows us to maintain instruction for our high school students while also minimizing the impact on our LeRoy CUSD #2 families. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding as we continue to navigate the day-to-day challenges of COVID-19. Jeff Baughman Principal
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Writer - Lily Monigold
On Friday, September 11th, the Tri-Valley - Le Roy cross country team ran against Bloomington Central Catholic at Ewing Park. After riding the bus to Bloomington after school, the team began to walk part of the course before the race started. The course was in the grass and dirt with some sections that went through the woods. There was also a big hill near the beginning. After some of the girls talked to the Central Catholic coach about directions and what to expect, he said that the course is exactly three miles and not to expect to be happy with your times. Because of the grass, hills, and woods, it is a harder course to run. One reason why times ran by athletes vary so much from each meet is because every course is a slightly different distance and terrain. Coach Albin talked to the girls’ team before the race about strategy. He talked about how they were fairly even with the Bloomington Central Catholic girls. Each Tri-Valley - Le Roy runner had a runner from Central Catholic that had a similar time to them, so the goal was to beat that girl. After warming up and stretching, the girls started off first at 4:30. The boys followed around 5:00. The girls’ race results ended up with Central Catholic winning 21-37; less points are better for cross country scoring. A lot of the Central Catholic girls ended up having a really good race. Many of the Tri-Valley - Le Roy girls unanimously agreed that that was one of the hardest courses to run. As for the boys’ team, the Central Catholic boys had a lot of really fast runners. Eight of the runners finished with a time under 19:00 minutes, two of those runners being Henry Masters and John Bierman from Tri-Valley. The scoring was 15-48 with Central Catholic winning. While Central Catholic won against both the girls’ and the boys’ teams, Tri-Valley - Le Roy gave it their all and should still be happy with getting through such a hard course. The next meet is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16th, at Maxwell Park. Here is a link that shows the time results for all the meets so far: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=16306 Writer - Lily Monigold
On September 8th, the Tri-Valley - Le Roy cross country team had their first home meet of the season and their second meet of the season. The head coach is Coach Albin, and the assistant coach is Coach Schneider. The members on the team who are from Le Roy are Jalynn Ford, Emmy Tarr, Abby Levingston, Grace Loy, and Lily Monigold. The meet took place after school at Moraine View State Park. With smaller meets due to COVID rules, the only other team they were up against was Heyworth. With one meet under their belt, the team was ready and prepared to race; everyone hoping to improve. The weather was in the 60s and cloudy, which was a nice improvement to the heat they were used to running in. After stretching, a warmup jog, plyos, and strides, the boys began to line up on the road. When the gun shot off, they were off; leaving the girls with five minutes until their start time. As they started lining up next to the cone, Tri-Valley - Le Roy on one side and Heyworth on the other, they noticed there were only three Heyworth girls that they would be running against. With it being such a small meet, it felt like racing against only their own teammates. When the gun shot off again, this time for the girls, they took off filled with nerves and adrenaline. They ran on the road course through the trees with a few hills along the way. Then, at about mile two, the athletes reached a long stretch of road on a bridge over the lake. With one mile left, everyone tried to power through the exhaustion and pain that they were feeling. Seeing the finish with those there to cheer them on near, they finished strong through the finish line that ended at the Concessions. Relieved to have completed the race, the team was happy to see their results. The boys team won against Heyworth with a score of 15 points from Le Roy and 51 points from Heyworth. The points are taken based on the top five runners on each team, so the less points you get, the better. The fastest boy, Henry Masters, is a Freshman at Tri-Valley and ran a time of 18:12. As for the girls team, they also won against Heyworth with a score of 15-33. A total of nine girls from Tri-Valley - Le Roy finished before any Heyworth girl. Nearly every girl improved their time from the first meet and showed tremendous progress. The fastest girl, Natalie Garneau, is a Senior at Tri-Valley and ran a time of 19:19. Overall, it was a great first home meet for the cross country team, and they had another meet on Friday. Their next meet is on Wednesday in Maxwell Park in Bloomington. Check out this website to keep up with the team’s results. It currently has just the first meet results up: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=16306
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