Galva CUSD 224

The Galva Girls Jr. high track team had some amazing accomplishments at our sectional on Saturday! Of course we need to congratulate our state qualifier, Ellie Sellers! She qualified in all three of her events (100 m, 100 hurdles, and high jump) by placing 1st! She also ran her season's best time in 100 m, finishing in 13.92 s. Ellory Glasser also had a huge day finishing 2nd in 200 m and long jump! She set new personal bests in both events. She ran her 200 m in 31.32 s and jumped 3.92 m in long jump! Ceci Appell ran her season's best time in 100 m, 16.36 s and she set a new personal best in 400 m, 1:19.79! Chloe Anderson set a new personal best in shot and discuss. She threw 5.10 m in shot and 13.96 m at disc! Parker Kaiser ran her season's best time in the 1600 and was just over her personal best, with a time of 6:57.27! Lastly the 8th grade girls 4x100 (Ceci Appell/Ellory Glaser/Lola Leaf/Sam Fox) set a new best time of 1:04.13! Congrats on a great season ladies, we're proud of you!

Both of our throwers made the finals in discus! We love the points and Top 10 finishes. That is huge on a team of only 8 young men. Great job Bubb and Ben!

K-Kids will hold their end-of-year celebration today after school!

5th Graders are excited to showcase all of their hard work! Please consider joining them for the big performance!

K-Kids will hold their end-of-year celebration this Tuesday!

Hello Elementary Families,

Please click the link below to access this week's Galva Elementary Weekly Wildcat Newsletter for 5-10-26:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n-Sqt54GixdDQ50z5Se5vdTeKJXP2pgV/view?usp=drive_link

Last week's Attendance Challenge was a close one! ALL grade levels were at 98% or higher!! We are so thrilled to see such strong attendance to finish the year! 2nd Grade came out on top, though, with a 99.2% attendance rate. Congratulations! #AttendanceMatters

On behalf of Galva Elementary School, Happy Mother's Day!

2 more PR's for Eva at the LTC Conference Meet. 2 more top 10 finishes as well. Great job Kid! #feedthesecats

Another Big Point Night for Reid at the LTC Conference Meet! One step closer to the sectional meet. #fredthesecats

We are live at Wildcat Stadium for the Varsity LTC Conference Meet! On this beautiful night we have to give a shout out to Sophomore, Ben Burris who snatched up 2nd place by one centimeter! (13.6-7) Congrats 🎊🎉 on a huge accomplishment.

We're live at Wildcat Stadium for the 2026 IESA Jr. High Sectional Meet. Good luck to all the teams today. It's a great day to be a Wildcat!

Congrats to DeMontray for winning the 7th grade boys Long Jump and making it to state. We are so proud of you!

Attention After Prom Participants!! Please check out this announcement so that you are ready to have a great time at After Prom!

As we wind down our Teacher Appreciation Week 2026, I want to offer a sincere thank you to all of our teachers at Galva Elementary School. Behind the scenes, hours of worry, care, and planning are put into the final product that we know as an 8:00-3:00 session. A career in education requires a depth of compassion and dedication that our students deserve. The teachers at Galva Elementary are a special group of people and I am so grateful for the time and energy they dedicate in ensuring our students are safe, loved, and learning. THANK YOU today and always!

The second grade was excited to have Kristine Anderson from the State Bank of Toulon. as their Junior Achievement volunteer this year. Kristine helped them learn about our community. They were sad that it was her last week to be in the classroom with them, but she did bring sunglasses and bubbles for everyone to help start out the days leading up to their summer break. Thanks Kristine and the State Bank of Toulon!

We would like to thank Paula Jansen from the Henry County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom program as she transitions into retirement. We have enjoyed having her for the last several years in our K-3 classrooms as she spreads knowledge about agriculture. Best of luck Paula!

This post is coming a little late but I wanted to highlight the success the Jr. High Girls Track team had at our last couple of meets ahead of sectionals! The girls had numerous personal records and top finishes at the Wildcat Invite and LTC Meet! Ellie Sellers took 1st in the 100 m, hurdles and high jump! Ellory Glaser finished 3rd in the 200 m and set a PR of 31.98 and finished 2nd in long jump with a PR if 3.82! Sam Fox set a new personal best in 800 m (3:47.22) and discuss (14.20 m) Ceci Appell got her personal best in 100 m (16.42) and 400 m (1:20.75) Parker Kaiser cut time off her season's best time in the 800 in both of these meets making her fastest time 3:18.93! Chloe Anderson set a new PR at discuss throwing 12.79 m! Iris Mosley set a new personal best in the 400 m (1:31.56)! Elsie Fox cut time in both meets from her 100 m, setting her PR at 17.23 s! Alleah Campbell also cut time from her 200 m in both meets, setting her PR at 40.39! Come out and cheer the team on at Sectionals hosted in Galva on Saturday!

On Saturday May 9, come to the Galva Track and see who is going to IESA State in East Peoria next Friday and Saturday! We will host the IESA Junior High Track Sectional starting at 9 AM. These races and field events determine who will attend the state finals. Come and cheer on these young athletes as they compete. GO CATS!