National Level Readers - Please click the link to read a letter from the district representative for AR. The average student from Mt. Olive Elementary read 1/2 million words last year.

School Registration - August 9th
8 AM - 12 PM
1 PM - 4 PM
August 10th
4PM - 8 PM

ISAT SCORES - The initial results for the Spring ISAT exams are in. Mt. Olive Elementary & Junior High students had 83% of students meet/exceed in Reading and 89% meet/exceed in Math. Congratulations to the students and teachers on their hard work.

High School Curriculum Guide 2010-2011 - Note: Some parts of this guide are pending school board approval.

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A Call To Serve. - At the March Board Meeting the reduction list was announced for the upcoming school year. The State of Illinois has put all schools in a very difficult situation. I believe this is when communities need to work together even more to get through these difficult financial times.

One of the items that will not be funded next year is athletic supplies. This does not mean that our programs can run without supplies. It is up to Sports Boosters (Every parent who has a son or daughter in athletics) to raise this money. If we want to continue to offer our children the wide variety of athletic experiences we must work together to in accomplishing this. For a small school district, Mt. Olive offers a large number of activities for the students; football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, track, scholastic bowl, wrestling, soccer, cheerleading, golf, and bass fishing.

I also understand that we get fundraiser after fundraiser and that is a burden on you. I am proposing that we (The Mt. Olive Sports Boosters) organize three or four dinners between now and the end of the year. I personally will volunteer my time to organize and serve at these events. I also have the support of board members who will also donate their time to this cause. I worked with ten Mt. Olive families recently at a basketball tournament, and the parent support was outstanding. We need to carry that effort over to this new venture. What we are asking is for YOU to also make this commitment. I, as a parent of three students of the Mt. Olive School District, want to provide my children the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities. I hope that you feel the same.

We will have an organizational meeting on Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. in our High School Study Hall to develop a list of possible dates and themes for these dinners. I hope to see parents, coaches, and athletes helping out with this cause. Once these dates are posted, I would hope that we can all come together and enjoy a dinner that benefits our student athletes.


Patrick Murphy
Mt. Olive Superintendent

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