To those traveling to Paris for the IHSA Volleyball Regionals, entrance is $8 cash only at the door, as set by the IHSA
Saturday was a great day for the Sullivan High School Marching Band!
For the field show competition in the afternoon, the band took home 1st Place in Class 1A and won Caption Awards for Best Drum Major, Best Music, and Best Visuals! The band had its best performance to date and marked an awesome end to their competitive season and all of the hard work they have put in this fall. This also marks the first time the band has finished 1st in a field show competition in nearly 10 years.
For the parade competition in the evening, the band also took home 1st Place in Class 1A and won Caption Awards for Best Auxiliary (Guard) and Best Drum Major! The Oblong Spooktacular Parade featured 26 bands across classifications and is one of the largest evening parades in Illinois. This is the Guard's first Caption Award and a wonderful achievement for their first season in years!
Congratulations, Sullivan High School Marching Band, on a great competition season!
For the field show competition in the afternoon, the band took home 1st Place in Class 1A and won Caption Awards for Best Drum Major, Best Music, and Best Visuals! The band had its best performance to date and marked an awesome end to their competitive season and all of the hard work they have put in this fall. This also marks the first time the band has finished 1st in a field show competition in nearly 10 years.
For the parade competition in the evening, the band also took home 1st Place in Class 1A and won Caption Awards for Best Auxiliary (Guard) and Best Drum Major! The Oblong Spooktacular Parade featured 26 bands across classifications and is one of the largest evening parades in Illinois. This is the Guard's first Caption Award and a wonderful achievement for their first season in years!
Congratulations, Sullivan High School Marching Band, on a great competition season!
IHSA Football Playoffs are set! Our boys will travel to Cumberland for a rematch next weekend!
Date and time TBA - we will post that info as soon as we know
SHS Cross Country has a huge day at Regionals! Johnathan Iacobazzi (2nd) and Julia Moody (5th) lead their respective teams as both boys and girls teams advance to Sectionals for the first time since 2016 (boys) and 2014 (girls)!
Tonight's Varsity football game at Argenta-Oreana will be streamed on HudlTV!
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/il/argenta/organization/4773/argenta-oreana-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MjQ1MDQyNw==
Mrs. Kirby's geography class is studying Europe and today they simulated what it is like to trade goods they have for things they need as a country. Each group was assigned a region and how to work together to figure out what and who they had to trade with.
🏐 Senior Night Win + 20-Win Milestone! 🏐 Sullivan Volleyball closed out Senior Night with a big win over Okaw Valley — 25–22, 25–14! 🎉 With this victory, the varsity team secured their 20th win of the season — the first 20-win season in 18 years and only the fourth team in program history to reach this incredible milestone. 💪 The JV team also dominated the court, winning 25–20, 25–11 to finish their season strong. This group has worked tirelessly all year — every player, every role, every moment — and it shows. ❤️🖤 Next up: Regionals begin Monday at Paris, where the Lady Redskins take on Paris in Round One! Let’s go, Sullivan! 👏🔥
SHS Winter Sports are just around the corner!
Practices begin on November 3rd (Girls) and 10th (Boys). All-HS Winter Sports Parent Meeting will be November 10th at 6:00 pm in the Commons
Schedules are at this link! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jv5FEmSncO6ff0JcJ_pyneWpd-qzO-g1?usp=sharing
Practices begin on November 3rd (Girls) and 10th (Boys). All-HS Winter Sports Parent Meeting will be November 10th at 6:00 pm in the Commons
Schedules are at this link! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jv5FEmSncO6ff0JcJ_pyneWpd-qzO-g1?usp=sharing
Don't miss Fright Nights! - where the halls of SMS will be transformed on Halloween weekend!!!
Friday, October 31
Saturday, November 1
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Kids Lighted Hour
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Prepare to be scared!!
Advance tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the SES or SMS office during school hours
Tickets at the door are $6
A HUGE THANK YOU to Country Financial, The Houser Agency for sponsoring this event and providing a full size candy bar with a paid admission... and to our Sullivan Show Choirs for presenting this event...
It's Senior Night!!! Our incredible Volleyball team goes for their final home match of the year tonight!
We will recognize our players at the conclusion of the JV game!
We will recognize our players at the conclusion of the JV game!
Thirty two members of SHS FCCLA(Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), along with their advisors, Ms. Voegel and Ms. Taylor, attended the FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference at EIU today. Facilitating the leadership development was Patty Hendrickson, who has shared her interactive message with more than one million people since 1987 and also trains Fortune 500 teams. Patty encouraged the young leaders to become comfortable with being uncomfortable, seek connections before content, and that leadership isn't just about titles. While keeping students engaged for two hours with her hands on leadership activities, they also connected with other chapters to discuss potential service projects and shared collaborative ideas to promote leadership growth within their chapters.
Great news, Sullivan community! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Starting November 3rd, Sullivan Schools will be opening the indoor walking track to the public (when available) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00–7:00 a.m.
Community members may enter through the Unit Office doors, and the track is located on the second floor of the high school gym.
A big thank you to Mrs. Rita Florey for volunteering to supervise during these times! 🙌
A calendar of open dates for November is attached below. We hope you’ll take advantage of this great opportunity to stay active and connected through the winter months!
*Please note the calendar has been updated due to a schedule change.
For anyone who would like to watch the Football Playoff pairings being revealed live, it will be streamed this Saturday at 8:00 pm at the following links:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ihsa/evt1982ef3d14
https://www.25newsnow.com/pairings/
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ihsa/evt1982ef3d14
https://www.25newsnow.com/pairings/
📚 NEHS members took their annual trip to Barnes & Noble to purchase books for middle school and high school English teachers' classroom libraries. Thanks to a grant from NEHS, they were able to get some extra books this year!
Students will work diligently during Advisory over the next few weeks to get each book covered and labeled before delivering to respective teachers.
HS Volleyball wraps up the regular season this week! Tonight they play Central A&M - come out and cheer them on!
⚾️‼️SHS BASEBALL HAT SALE‼️⚾️
The SHS Baseball team has the opportunity to play in a downstate tournament this spring. All proceeds will help fund the trip.
Please reach out directly to Coach Badman to request a size and style: badmanj@sullivan.k12.il.us
SHS Athletics this week, fall sports are wrapping up!
🏐 Sullivan Fresh/Soph Volleyball Finishes 2nd at the Pana Tournament! 🏐
Our Lady Redskins Fresh/Soph team battled through a tough field — going undefeated in pool play with wins over Shelbyville, ALAH, and St. Anthony — before falling just short in a hard-fought three-set championship against Pana.
✨ Highlights:
• Lillian Hood led with 9 kills vs. Shelbyville
• Kiley Grooms (5 aces) & Lyla Wright (3 aces) led strong serves vs. ALAH
• Elin Watkins served 12 of 15 straight points in the 3rd set vs. St. Anthony
Final Record: 3–1 – Tournament Runner-Up 🥈
Varsity Football brings home a 35-19 victory on Senior Night over Villa Grove!
They move to 6-2 on the season, which means for the 3rd straight year the Redskins are going to the playoffs!
Schedule Change: Due to injuries, Villa Grove is unable to play a Fresh/Soph Volleyball game next week, so the game @ Villa Grove on Tuesday will be JV/Varsity only starting at 6:00 pm