Alden-Hebron School District 19

*** Monday 12/11 MS Boys Tournament @ AH starts at 4:30. AH plays at 6:30 vs. Stanton. *** Admission is $3.00 adults and $2.00 students

*** Monday 12/4 MS Boys Basketball home vs. Emmons 7th & 8th 4:30 . 6th Grade game got cancelled but we will do a Green vs. White 5th/6th scrimmage game at 4:00. HS Boys & Girls Basketball at Westlake Christian FS Boys 4:30, varsity girls 6:00 and varsity boys 7:30 954 W Brae Loch Rd. Grayslake, IL. 60030. Huge congratulations to Jessica Webber becoming a 1000 point career scorer over the weekend!!! ***

Hey There AH Students/ AH Community Members/Friends of Hackmatack Volunteers, This Sunday, December 10th from 9 a.m. to Noon we have our next stewardship day. (Lots to do this time of year!) We will move back across the road and work at the Tamarack West site, which is off refuge. Our first order of business is seed sowing. We will sow this seed into each of three savannas we have been clearing for the last year or more. We'll first meet at the west savanna, sow there, and then some of us will sow seed in the remaining two savannas. Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty, and please bring your own drinking water. Protective clothing such as long pants (not leggings) are recommended. We’ll have hand tools, workgloves, safety glasses, and a few snacks. The Tamarack West site is on the south side of Tryon Grove Road, 1.2 miles west of the intersection of Routes 12, 31 and Tryon Grove Road. A map to the site from the intersection of Routes 12 and 31 and Tryon Grove Road is shown here: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.4508834,-88.3058863/42.4467446,-88.3285758/@42.4475514,-88.323252,1589m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu GPS coordinates for the access point along Tryon Grove Road are: 42.446698 -88.328607. An RSVP is appreciated, so if you know you will be attending please give me a heads up. Students are welcome! If you are under age 18 , you will need a parent or guardian to sign the attached form indicating that you are authorized to attend; you can either email the signed form back to me or bring it to the workday. (You do not need to sign, just your parent/guardian.) The correct form you need to complete for this activity is: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ZDkqLvBqTVpANqUXEauouUu5l6mW5H_7JlVKWcc5CM/edit?usp=sharing As always, if there is any question of weather please check your email before you head out to the workday; no email means we are on. You can also check in with Pete Jackson at 224-612-1803 if you have a question. It will be really exciting to move on to the seed sowing phase of this restoration! We hope to see you Sunday! Pete Jackson Friends of Hackmatack Board #Friends of Hackmatack #volunteer

*** Friday 12/1 HS Boys Basketball home vs. South Beloit 5:30 / 7:00. Saturday HS Girls Basketball at Hinkley Big Rock vs. Dakota at 12:15 and then vs. HBR at 1:30. HS Boys home vs. AFC 5:30 / 7:00. Attention HS Basketball Girls & Boys next Tuesday's game at Westlake Christian has been moved up to Monday same time. Also on Dec. 14th the HS Girls will now be going with the boys to Durand for a 5:30 varsity game instead of playing at home. ***

Chorus Dinner Show: Don't miss out, get your tickets for this awesome event!

*** Thursday 11/30 MS Boys Basketball home vs. North Prairie 4:30 7th & 8th grade. HS Girls Basketball home vs. South Beloit 7:00. Come out and support the Lady Giants as we have Jessica Webber trying to reach the milestone of 1000 career points tonight. ***

*** Tuesday 11/28 MS Basketball at Harrison all three levels 4:00 start. HS Girls Basketball home vs. Earlville 6:00 varsity only. Tomorrow night's HS Boys game will be a 7:00 start vs. Woodstock JV one game only. (New Jerusalem had to cancel). ***

Dear AH Community & Students, On Sunday, December 3rd from 1 to 4 p.m., the Friends of Hackmatack will kick off the Schaid Savanna Oak Ecosystem Conservation Community Project. Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty, and please bring your own drinking water. Protective clothing such as long pants (not leggings) are recommended. We’ll have hand tools, work gloves, safety glasses, and a few snacks. The access to the site is via a small lane off of Route 47. There are actually two lanes off of Route 47 at this location; turn into the lane that is furthest south. (The north lane is private and goes into some residences.) The turn-in lane is a bit hard to see, but look for the Hackmatack signs! The small lane into the site is located on the west side of Route 47, 4.6 miles south of Route 173 in Hebron, and 6.1 miles north of Route 120 in Woodstock. The turn-in lane is also 0.5 miles south of Thayer Road and just south of the Hackmatack parking lot on Route 47 and the bridge. The coordinates for the turn off road are: 42.4068644, -88.4382569. Here is a map showing the access point off of Route 47: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FRqrh1MpoKbhQ35X6 Parking is along this small lane (please pull to one side). An RSVP is appreciated, so if you know you will be attending please give me a heads up. This will enable me to notify you of a cancellation. Students are welcome! Please bring or email a signed copy of the attached waiver form with you; if you are under age 18, you will need a parent or guardian to sign the form indicating that you are authorized to attend; you can either email the signed form back to me or bring it to the workday. (You do not need to sign, just your parent/guardian.) Note that some parts of this form are left blank. The sections to be completed are 1-19 and 28-36. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S7XEkIbtEdIg30yGkZXGdvMRXlJeZKofyE6HH-A8ORU/edit?usp=sharing There is a chance for some rain on Sunday. We will try to get this one in! As always, if there is any question of weather please check your email before you head out to the workday; no email means we are on. You can also check in with Pete Jackson at 224-612-1803 if you have a question. We hope to see you on December 3rd! Pete Jackson beepjackson14@gmail.com

2nd Annual D19 Winter Art Show

*** Monday 11/27 MS Boys Basketball at Emmons 7th & 8th grade games 4:30. HS Boys Basketball home vs. LaMoille 5:30 / 7:00. ***

D19 TURKEY TROT 2023 The first annual Turkey Trot was a great success! Check out this awesome video! https://animoto.com/play/pBxvEhOqNBjPICTDi1ay5A

*** 11/20 & 21 Monday HS JV Boys & HS Girls basketball at OLSHA 5:30 / 7:00. Tuesday MS Boys Basketball at OLSHA 5:30 5th / 6th & 7th / 8th. HS Girls Basketball home vs Woodstock Varsity Only at 6:00 please note time change. *** Everyone have a Great Thanksgiving!!!

UPDATE: The FFA Corn Chaser fundraiser has been extended! If you have any grain you're willing to donate, you may bring it to the participating elevators until November 25th. Thank you to everyone who has already participated!

November 15: School Board Members Day Today, November 15, is about saying Thank You to the District 19 School Board. Our board members spend multiple hours each month on district work, attending meetings, and other responsibilities. Our board members act as front-line advocates providing a local voice for the community, a vision for the district, and a pathway to success for our students. We thank our District 19 Board of Education members for their service to the district and our students. #giantpride #D19SchoolBoard

LOOKING FOR A-H VOLUNTEERS! Our next stewardship day on the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge is this Sunday, November 19th from 9 to Noon at the Tryon Grove site, the newest site on the Hackmatack Refuge. Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty, and please bring your own drinking water. Protective clothing such as long pants (not leggings) are recommended. We’ll have hand tools, work gloves, safety glasses, and a few snacks. The Tryon Grove site is on the north side of Tryon Grove Road, 1.5 miles west of the intersection with Routes 12 and 31. The address is 7008 E Tryon Grove Rd, Richmond, IL. If you are familiar with our Tamarack West site, the Tryon Grove site is across the road and a bit further west (and on the north side of Tryon Grove Road). There is plenty of room for parking after you pull into the site; be careful when entering and exiting the site (oncoming traffic may be shielded from view). If you are under age 18 , you will need a parent or guardian to sign the attached form indicating that you are authorized to attend; you can bring the signed form to the workday. (You do not need to sign, just your parent/guardian.) Note that some parts of this form are left blank. Take particular care to ensure your parent or guardian completes the contact information, parental consent section, emergency contact section and signs it. The sections to be completed are 1-19 and 28-36. Volunteer Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S7XEkIbtEdIg30yGkZXGdvMRXlJeZKofyE6HH-A8ORU/edit?usp=sharing Contact Pete Jackson at 224-612-1803 if you have a question.

*** Tuesday 11/14 MS Boys Basketball at Gavin South 5th & 6th at Central School 7th & 8th at South School 4:30 starts ***

*** Monday 11/13 MS Boys Basketball home vs. Prairie Crossing 4:30 7th & 8th grade. ***

Richmond/Spring Grove Area Rotary Club is again offering new free winter coats to families in need in the AH19 schools. To receive coats, a family has to place a request through email at rsgaoperationwarm@gmail.com. There are no hurdles to jump through or qualifying criteria. Anyone who requests a coat will get one. They have several sizes in my inventory and will order any additional sizes. Sizes range from 2T-Junior size XL. Though we encourage orders to be in by November 20th, we will not turn anyone away after that date.

*** Saturday Nov. 11th AH Booster Club Feather Party at Crandall's 5:00-9:00. Come out and have some fun with friends at the annual feather party. We have 20 rounds of 6-7 prizes per round. 4 special prizes we will be giving away at different times of the night, many , many very nice silent auction items to bid on plus the Big Drawing for the cash prizes and a big Mystery Prize worth $500.00 we will be giving away. Come out have some fun and help support AH Athletics and then stay for the wonderful Turkey Dinner put on by Crandall's after the draw down. Hope to see everyone tonight!!! ***

Every Kid Outdoors Program Provides Fourth Grade Students with Free Entrance to Public Lands! Fourth-grade students can get a free annual pass to visit more than 2,000 federal recreation areas with their families, classmates, and friends. The Every Kid Outdoors Program is an interagency collaboration between the Department of the Interior, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Forest Service that provides fourth graders with free access to explore, learn, and recreate in spectacular settings, including national parks, wildlife refuges, marine sanctuaries, and forests. To obtain the free pass, fourth-grade students visit the Every Kid Outdoors website, participate in a short educational activity, and download a voucher. The voucher is valid for multiple use between Sept. 1, 2019 and Aug. 31, 2020 to correspond to the traditional school year. The voucher may be exchanged for a keepsake pass at participating federal lands. The voucher or pass grants free entry for fourth graders, all children under 16 in the group and up to three accompanying adults (or an entire car for drive-in parks) to most federally managed lands and waters. The pass does not cover expanded amenity fees such as camping or boat rides. There are seven federal agencies participating in the Every Kid Outdoors Program. You can search for participating lands and waters (by agency) through the links below: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/refuges/?ref=topbar U.S. Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/index.html National Park Service https://www.nps.gov U.S. Bureau of Land Management https://www.blm.gov/visit U.S. Bureau of Reclamation http://www.usbr.gov/recreation/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/visit/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil