DeSoto Grade School

Mark your calendars! Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will take place July 13 from 7-11am and July 14 from 2-6 pm in the cafeteria.

2020-2021 Yearbooks are available for pick-up in the office. We have a limited number of copies for sale for $14.00. First come first serve. We accept checks, or cash only in the office.

Family Vaccination Clinics at Jackson County Schools

Tonight's 8th grade graduation will be live streamed on Facebook. The ceremony will begin at 7pm. Reminder that you may view the 8th grade video prior to the start of graduation. It will be posted at 6pm on the following platforms: School website: www.desoto86.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dgsrangers86 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/.../UClvIh19CE44q8HAHQBy.../featured

The Class of 2021 8th Grade video will be posted tomorrow night (5/21) at 6pm. We hope you are able to view the video before the start of graduation. Mrs. Clough and members of the 8th grade class have worked hard on this video and we hope you enjoy it. The graduates will receive a DVD copy of the video with their diploma. You can find the video on the following platforms. School website: www.desoto86.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dgsrangers86 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/.../UClvIh19CE44q8HAHQBy.../featured

The DeSoto Grade School 2021 Academic and Athletic Awards Virtual Ceremony will be posted this evening (5/19) at 6pm. You can find the video on the following platforms. School website: www.desoto86.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dgsrangers86 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClvIh19CE44q8HAHQBy1sgg/featured

See the information below regarding 8th grade graduation. Also, the academic/athletic awards video will be posted to Facebook, YouTube, and the school website Wednesday evening at 6pm.

Mrs. Crews' 6th grade class created Middle Age Siege Weapons. They did great! Sophia was the winner based on accuracy and distance. Great job to all!

Parents of students in grades 5 and 8, please see the letter below about science testing that will take place next week.

See the attached flyer for information regarding summer camps at SIU.

Good luck to our track team as they travel to Pinckneyville 204 for today's meet.

Tonight's board meeting can be joined with the following link: meet.google.com/mmb-frbz-nxr

Information for students interested in joining Boy Scouts.

Kindergarten Screenings will take place at DeSoto Grade School from 11:30 - 3:00 on April 22, 27, and 29. The screenings are for students who will be in kindergarten in the 21-22 school year. They will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Please call the office to register or for additional questions - 867-2317.

After last night's regional quarter final win, the Lady Rangers will play in the semi final round of the regional tournament tonight at Pinckneyville 204. Game time is 5:30, and the game can be viewed on the 204 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/204Tigers/?ref=page_internal Good luck tonight Lady Rangers!

Tonight our Lady Rangers will play in the first round of the regional tournament. They will play Oakdale/St. Ann at home, with a 5:30 tip-off. The game can be live streamed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClvIh19CE44q8HAHQBy1sgg If they win tonight, they will play again tomorrow in the semi-final game at Pinckneyville 204. Good luck Lady Rangers!

Tonight's girls basketball game can be live streamed on the St. Bruno Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stbrunoschool/?ref=page_internal JV start time is 5:30. Good luck to our girls in their last regular season game!

Good luck to our track team as they compete in their first meet at Herrin today.

IAR testing for grades 3-8 will begin tomorrow, Wednesday April 7. You can help your child do his or her best on these assessments by: 1) Making sure that your child attends school on the days of testing; 2) Making sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing; 3) Making sure your child has breakfast on the mornings of testing; 4) Reminding your child to ask the teacher questions if directions are not clear; 5) Letting your child know that you have confidence in his/her ability to do his/her best work; and 6) Advising your child not to worry excessively about the test--just do the best work he/she can. I hope that you will encourage your child to do his/her best on the upcoming assessments.

Tonights girls basketball game vs Elverado can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjQvGfH-q6swOWhfNhh77iw Good luck ladies!