Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, December 17 – Friday, December 19 – High School 1st Semester Final Exams
• Wednesday, December 17 – Junior High & High School Early Release @ 12:30 PM
• Thursday, December 18 – Junior High & High School Early Release @ 11:00 AM
• Friday, December 19 – Junior High & High School Early Release @ 11:00 AM
• Monday, December 22 – Friday, January 2, 2026 – NO SCHOOL Christmas Break – all grade levels
• Monday, January 5, 2026 – SCHOOL RESUMES for all grade levels
• Tuesday, January 6, 2026 @ 6:30 PM – Charger Booster Association Meeting @ high school campus
• Saturday, January 17, 2026 @ 4:30 – 7:30 PM – CBA Roller Skating Party @ Lynwood Sports Center
• Monday, January 19, 2026 – NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – all grade levels

Giving Tuesday – Resurfacing the Gym Floor

Supporter of ILS,

I hope and pray that you are filled with peace and joy as you prepare to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world. Our mission at ILS is to share Jesus with our students and families.

Thank you to all who have generously contributed to our Giving Tuesday campaign to resurface the Illinois Lutheran High School gym floor. We have already received over $8500 in donations including a donor who will match all additional donations up to $2000.

The gym floor is now over 25 years old and needs to be resurfaced to provide a safe and comfortable environment for our athletes, fans, band students and community. Watch this video to learn more. During our 2025 Giving Tuesday campaign we are seeking to raise $75,000 so that a new gym floor will be ready for the 2026-27 school year. Go to ilhs.org/giving-tuesday/ to make your contribution.

Survey

Illinois Lutheran Junior High and High School Parents,

Thank you for the privilege of partnering with you to educate, encourage and equip your child for time and eternity. Your feedback helps us to grow as teachers by identifying ways in which we are effective and ways in which we can continue to improve. You are invited to share feedback with each of your child’s teachers using this form. Your responses will be reviewed and shared with teachers in a manner that will help us use the feedback to improve instruction and increase student learning. ILJH/HS students will also have the opportunity to share specific feedback with the teachers of each of their courses in a separate survey.

Thank you for helping ILS teachers to continuously improve,

Principal Moeller

High School Final Exam Schedule – Early Dismissal

High School students will be released early on 12/17, 12/18 and 12/19. Also, there will be no lunch period on these days.

SCHEDULE:

• Wednesday, December 17: 8:15 AM – 12:30 PM
• Thursday, December 18: 8:15 AM – 11:00 AM
• Friday, December 19: 8:15 AM – 11:00 AM
• Monday, December 22 – Friday, January 2 – NO SCHOOL for Christmas Break
• Monday, January 5: Return from Christmas Break

PLEASE NOTE:

• All tests period are 1 hour and 15 minutes long. There will be a 15 minute break between tests.
• All tests will be in your regular classrooms unless previously arranged.
• Tests missed during the schedule should be rescheduled for the makeup period.
• A student does not have to come in until he/she needs to take a test.
• A student may leave after the testing period providing they have no other test that day.
• A student may not leave and return to school during the exam days.
• Students who are present but not taking the test may read or do other work quietly.
• No test will be excused until the end of the period.
• Not every class is required to have formal semester tests. Projects, labs, etc. are acceptable replacements.
• Regular school dress code still applies during exam days.

EXEMPTIONS:

• Students who have a straight A average (95%) in PowerSchool (No A-) may be exempt however, they may take the test if they so wish. No target attendance exemptions.

FIRST SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE

A routine family devotion is essential for the Christian family. This could include reading the Bible, singing, and praying together. Do you need help creating a meaningful family devotional time? Here is a link to daily devotion ideas.

Branching Out From Sunday to Sunday – A Digital Catalog

Branching Out is a digital catalog filled with Christ-centered resources, programs, and plans from Northwestern Publishing House. The mission of Northwestern Publishing House is to deliver biblically sound, Christ-centered resources within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and beyond. Click here to learn more.