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Attention JH Softball Players. A team meeting will take place tonight at 6pm at the park district field.
Open Field begins on Saturday, July 13th at 10am.
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JH and HS Choir students please be checking your email. Mrs Fahner will be sending you some information about a great opportunity!
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Galva CUSD #224 is looking for some great people to join our team!
STEM teacher posting can be found here: https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/103958/STEM-Teacher/job-details
For other openings, please see our website: https://www.galva224.org/page/employment-opportunities
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Mrs. Norway is hard at work this week exploring some new STEM/CS activities for our students at CSPD Week! First up: Ozobots!
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Have a safe and happy 4th of July! It has been great to see our Wildcats supporting the community celebrating at the Art Jam, 5k, pancake breakfast and parade!
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Patriotic Art Camp! July 8th-12th from 1-4 at the Galva Arts Council. Open to all elementary and junior high students. High school students are invited to serve as art leaders, which would be a fun way to earn volunteer service hours. For questions or to RSVP, please email galvaarts@gmail.com
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Patriotic Art Camp! July 8th-12th from 1-4 at the Galva Arts Council. Open to all elementary and junior high students. High school students are invited to serve as art leaders, a fun way to earn volunteer service hours. For questions or to RSVP, please email galvaarts@gmail.com
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Elementary Families: Please use the link below to access the 2024-2025 School Supply List for Galva Elementary School. It will also be available on the district website once registration opens.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N1vWji-qMzK00ng3nCiplkvDAGqubvl_/view?usp=sharing
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We have a partial power outage in the district so our phones and internet are currently down. Please leave a message of you call, and someone will get back to you.
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The Jr/Sr Office will be closed on June 19th. All in-person credit recovery and dual-credit classes will resume on Thursday.
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The summer projects are moving along. Our new conference banners for the gym will go up this month. Check out the new Wildcat banner!
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Reminder:
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THANK YOU to all community members who utilize the Casey's Cash for Classrooms program! Thanks to your generous support, Galva Elementary received a check for $118.80 that will be used to help fund services and programs for our students at Galva Elementary School! #WildcatNation
If you are interested in helping to support this program, please visit caseys.com/schools. Your everyday Casey's purchases are turned into donations to our school. To learn more about the ways Casey's supports K-12 schools, visit www.caseys.com/community.
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Some of our 8th Grade Students had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C., Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Virginia Beach, and Busch Gardens last week. It was another amazing journey!
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Kaylyn Gale and Ave Anderson made the IL Coaches Association (ICA) 3rd Team for All-State Softball! A big shout-out and congratulations to those young ladies!
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Mr. Becker assisted Ms. Dulla's students in raising a new American Flag on the front lawn of Galva Elementary before summer arrived. Thank you, students, Ms. Dulla, and Mr. Becker! 🇺🇸
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Galva Elementary is hiring for a PreK Parent Coordinator. Join an already amazing PreK Team!
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Attention incoming 8th Grade Students and Families: The early incentive registration deadline has been extended to June 28, 2024. Space is filling up for our 2025 Washington D.C./Williamsburg/Virginia Beach trip. Please take advantage of this extended deadline to receive a $50 discount on the cost of your trip.
For additional questions, visit the Galva DC Trip website using the link below:
https://worldstrides.com/custom/2025-galva-jr-sr-high-school-dc-215906/
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LTC All-Conference Team Honorable Mention: Ava Anderson. Congratulations Ava!
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Congratulations to Kaylyn Gale, 2nd team 2024 LTC All-Conference Softball Team.