Sullivan High School

Game Day!!! Tonight SHS Volleyball battles Lincoln Prairie Conference opponent, Tri-County at home!

*Freshmen will play St. John's at their normal time

The Sullivan High School student council celebrated getting organization of the month at their meeting this morning. They were recognized for their hard work and dedication at organizing another great homecoming week.

Another Game Day for SHS Volleyball! They take on Shelbyville at home tonight!

According to Litter in America, the nation's largest litter study, the most frequently littered items are cigarette butts. NHS provides monthly service to the school by picking up trash around school grounds and in the park. Thank you to Emily Crosier, Emerson Risley, and Ellie Lehman!

HS VB Regionals brackets have been announced, our girls will play @ Paris in a couple weeks!

Varsity took care of business in two sets — 25–6, 25–15 — with a balanced attack led by Kenzie Mercer, Aeralyn Thrasher, and Nevaeh Dovell (5 kills each). Dovell fired off 5 aces in a row, and the team totaled 12 aces on the night! JV also won in straight sets, 25–19, 25–12, behind strong performances from Karson Robinson, Piper Conlin, and Lillian Hood (5 kills each). Fresh/Soph split sets 25–17, 20–25. Redskins Volleyball keeps rolling! ❤️🖤

It's Game Day for our HS Volleyball team! Get out and support this team!

SHS Athletics going on this week!

The Sullivan High School Marching Band competed Saturday evening at the Mt. Zion Marching Music Games. The band finished 4th in a highly competitive Class 2A with less than 1 point separating them from the 3rd place band! There were a lot of big improvements from last week's performance at Effingham and the judges' feedback continue to be highly positive for the band. They will be performing on Friday during Halftime at the last regular season football home game and will again take the field in competition on Saturday, October 25th at the Oblong Spooktacular Field Show Competition. Great job Band and Guard!

Sullivan Volleyball Finishes 4th at the Pana Invitational 🏐 The Lady Redskins battled their way to a 4th place finish at the Pana Invitational Tournament this weekend! They opened the day with a two-set victory over Shelbyville, 27–25 and 27–26, followed by a tough loss to Hillsboro, 23–25 and 15–25. Sullivan then defeated Effingham in three sets — 21–25, 25–23, and 15–7 — to clinch first in pool play. In bracket play, the team fell to Pana (17–25, 13–25) before facing Effingham again in the 3rd-place match, narrowly dropping the three-set battle 15–25, 25–14, 21–25. Aeralyn Thrasher earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team for her standout performance throughout the day. Proud of the grit, growth, and teamwork on display all day long! ❤️🖤

3RD PLACE IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 🏐🏐🏐 Sullivan Varsity sweeps Cerro Gordo-Bement 25–23, 25–4 to finish the LPC Tournament strong! Huge serving run by Kenzie Mercer (12 straight!), Aeralyn Thrasher with 11 kills, and team grit from start to finish! ❤️🖤 #RedskinVolleyball

Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. Badman's dual credit classes took their semester trip to Lake Land Community College to do research for their upcoming projects. They were able to gain valuable knowledge on research techniques and to check out books from a college library.

For anyone headed to Pana on Saturday for the Varsity volleyball tournament, here is the full schedule!

Last week's Band Section of the Week Honors went to the 7th and 8th Grade students who auditioned for ILMEA All-District Band and the 6th Grade Percussion Section.

While the 7th and 8th Grade students are not technically a section, they put a tremendous amount of work into learning etudes and scales for their auditions. These auditions are currently being evaluated by judges and the top scores on each instrument are then selected to participate in the District 5 ILMEA All-District Band. Results will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 6th Grade Percussion Section has a unique challenge in their beginning band process in that they start on two instruments (snare drum and bells). They then branch out to a variety of pitched and non-pitched instruments as they progress in their work. This group has not only been learning pitches with the winds in the band, they are also learning fundamental rudiments and rhythms for snare drum!

🎉 Big shoutout to our September Students of the Month – Mitchell Hooten (Senior), Alexis Russell (Junior), Colt Wilson (Sophomore), and Easton Wickline (Freshman)! 👏
We’re also celebrating Mr. Van Pelt as our Teacher of the Month 🍎 and the Student Council as our Organization of the Month ⭐
Congrats to all – keep up the amazing work! 💯✨

A huge day for SHS Cross Country! Both Johnathan Iacobazzi and Julia Moody repeat as champions of the Lincoln Prairie Conference!!! Grant Martin (5th) and Aaliyah Osborn (3rd) are All-Conference runners as well, leading both Boys and Girls teams to 2nd Place finishes!

Today Lily Moxley and Kaylee Smith represented Sullivan High School at State Senator Steve McClure's Youth Advisory Council in Springfield. They were able to hear from government officials and learn about how government works while working with students around the district.

Our final fall Senior Nights are coming up!
- Football, Cheer, Band, Cheer, Color Guard, and Swim - October 17th. Seniors and Parents/Guardians should meet on the south end of the track next to the small scoreboard no later than 6:20 pm. Recognition ceremonies will begin at 6:25 pm

- Volleyball - October 23rd at the conclusion of the JV game against Okaw Valley. Seniors and Parents/Guardians should meet in the SHS lobby by no later than 6:30 PM. Recognition ceremonies will begin immediately at the conclusion of the JV game.

SHS Athletics going on this week!

Mrs. Kirby's Modern US History and Geography classes enjoyed using the VR headsets to explore trenches from World War I and places in Central Asia.