Reminder from District Nurse, Joy Lewis:
Parents, please keep your child home from school if they are sick. This is an important mitigation effort to help keep our school buildings as healthy as possible! Thank you for your help! We are looking forward to a great 2nd semester!

2022 is almost here! Please see below for our next flash sale! This sale will start on 12/31 and end on 1/1 at 11:59 pm EST.
To celebrate the new year, we are offering 22% off any order, no minimum purchase required.

Active COVID + cases as of 12-17-21: VES= 0.98% of the student population; VJHS= 0.97% of the student population ; VCHS= No active positive cases; Staff= 1.35% of staff.
Watch the Pre-Probation Conference here-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nEy7U6AhJ8
We have an immediate opening for a 7th grade volleyball coach. Please email Mr. Kern at bkern@vandals203.org if interested.
There are two weeks left to purchase senior tribute ads for the yearbook at Jostens.com. Anyone wishing to purchase through Mrs. Dunn must do so before the end of the day next Tuesday, December21. No ads will be sold after these dates. Check your email for more info
VCUSD #203 will be dismissing school early on Monday December 20 th and Tuesday, December 21 st Dismissal times for Monday, December 20 th and Tuesday, December 21 st are as follows: VES: 2:00 PM walkers/pick-ups/and early bus students 2:10 PM Late bus students Pre-K AM 8:00 – 11:00 AM Pre-K PM 12:00 - 2:00 PM VJHS: 4 th Grade – 2:00 PM walkers/pick-ups/and early bus students 5 th thru 8 th Grades – 2:15 PM VCHS:2:15 PM There will be NO school from Wednesday, December 22 nd thru Monday, January 3 rd , 2022 School will resume on Tuesday, January 4 th .
Thank you to The FNB Community Bank for your continued sponsorship of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament!
For continued updates during the tournament go to our website:
https://www.vandals203.org/page/holiday-tournament

Our Community Connections program is looking for mentors. This entails being assigned to a student at VCHS, working one on one with the student to prepare them for college, work on social and emotional skills, connecting them with community resources, and academic accountability. If this is something you’d be interested in please contact Rachel Willenborg at rwillenborg@vandals203.org.

The 3rd Grade Christmas Music Program will premiere in 5 minutes! Check it out on our District YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu6pcOjDYZQ (After the premiere, you will be able to watch it at any time)

VCUSD #203 will be dismissing school early on Monday December 20 th and Tuesday, December 21 st
Dismissal times for Monday, December 20 th and Tuesday, December 21 st are as follows:
VES:
2:00 PM walkers/pick-ups/and early bus students
2:10 PM Late bus students
Pre-K AM 8:00 – 11:00 AM   Pre-K PM 12:00 - 2:00 PM
VJHS:
4 th Grade – 2:00 PM walkers/pick-ups/and early bus students
5 th thru 8 th Grades – 2:15 PM
VCHS: 2:15 PM
There will be NO school from Wednesday, December 22 nd thru Monday, January 3 rd , 2022
School will resume on Tuesday, January 4 th .
The 3rd Grade Christmas Music Program will premiere tomorrow, Thursday, December 16th at 4:00pm. Check it out on our District YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu6pcOjDYZQ
(After the premiere, you will be able to watch it at any time)

Active COVID + cases as of 12-10-21: VES= 0.78% of the student population; VJHS= 0.39% of the student population; VCHS= 0.26% of the student population; Staff= 0.45% of staff.
Attached is the schedule for the upcoming 49th Annual FNB Community Bank Holiday Tournament.
For continued updates visit our website: https://www.vandals203.org/o/vandalia/page/holiday-tournament

This is a friendly reminder that there is no Pre K attendance at Vandalia Elementary School on Friday, December 10th.
For those of you that returned the form to attend the Parent/Child Interaction Day at Starmax Movie Theater on Dec 10th, please arrive before 10 a.m. to get your drink and popcorn and find a seat to enjoy the show. There is no transportation available by bus for this event.
Any questions, please call 618-283-5166 or email your child's teacher.
Congratulations to our 2022 Illinois State Scholars!
Eric Barenfanger
Isabella Eller
Abby Guffey
Ryan Kaiser
Leo Krueger
Andrew Myers

Active COVID + cases as of 12-3-21: VES= 0.20% of the student population; VJHS= 0.19% of the student population; VCHS= No active student cases; Staff= 0.90% of staff.
State champion golf shirts and football playoff replacement shirts can both be picked up in the high school office during normal school hours all this week.
Cyber Monday is here! Please see below for our Cyber Monday flash sale! This sale will start on 11/29 and end on 11/29 at 11:59 pm EST.
We are offering 25% off EVERYTHING, no minimum order required.
http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/illinois/vandalia/vandalia-high-school

Active COVID + cases as of 11-26-21: VES= No active student cases; VJHS= No active student cases; VCHS= No active student cases; Staff= 0.90% of staff.
