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·        12 Full-time Teachers

• 5 Part-time Teachers
  
  
  

SCHOLASTIC

• The Chicago Sun Times ranked Washington Gifted School 5^th in the State based on ISAT scores for Spring, 2007 – Grades 6 & 8.
  
  
  

• One of our Teachers was selected by the Federal Department of Education to spend one week in New York in the Summer of 2008 to study American history.
  
  
  

• Two Teachers presented at the National Gifted Conference
  
  
  

• Kiwanis Club and PFT Teacher of the Year Award
  
  
  

• Outdoor Prairie Classroom Grant from Lowe’s awarded to revitalize prairie plot
  
  
  

• Teacher won the Outstanding Teacher Award from Woodruff High School
  
  
  

• District 150 Grant to support studies of Revolutionary & Civil Wars
  
  
  

• WGS Foundation Grant to support debate studies, archery and self-esteem issues
  
  
  

• National Turkey Federation and State of Illinois Grants for archery
  
  
  

• American Library Association Grants for Picturing America and We the People
  
  
  

ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPETITIONS

Math Counts

·        2^nd Place in the Central Illinois Regional Contest

·        2^nd Place in the Peoria County Contest

·        One Student placed 5^th Overall   

Science Olympiad

·        5^th Grade Team placed 1^st in State, 5^th in Nation (out of 227 teams)

• 6^th Grade Team placed 1^st in State, 15^th in Nation (out of 228 teams)
  
  
  

• 7^th/8^th Grade Team placed 1^st  in State, 10th in Nation (out of 182 teams)
  
  
  

ISU Science Symposium  (This competition is for High schools –WGS is the only Middle School invited to its competition.)

• 15 student projects selected for symposium
  
  
  
• First Place Winner in Experimental 3 (Math, Physics, Chemistry) Category
  
  
  
• First Place Winners in Experimental (Biology)
  
  
  

State Student Council Convention

·        14 students attended

·        Were designated an “Honor Council” – 8^th Year in a Row

Young Author

• 15 School Winners submitted for Consideration  
  
  
  
• 4 Students Selected as State Outstanding Authors
  
  
  

WordMasters

• 7^th Grade ranked 7^th in Nation
  
  
  

Illinois History Publications

• 7 Student Historians of the Year
  
  
  

Elijah P. Lovejoy Award (Illinois Press Association)

• Student winner
  
  
  

Illinois Council of Economic Education 2008 Calendar Contest

• Two State winners
  
  
  
• Four students awarded Honorable Mention
  
  
  

Bradley University Economics Fair

• 1 - 1^st Place Winner
  
  
  
• 2 – 2^nd Place Winners
  
  
  

• 4 – 3^rd Place Winners    
  
  
  

Economic Poster Contest – Bradley University

• 8 students were Contest Winners
  
  
  
• 10 additional students won Honorable Mention  
  
  
  

NIE/District 150 Essay Contest

• One First place winner
  
  
  
• One Second place winner
  
  
  
• One Third place winner   
  
  
  

University of Illinois Extension 4-H and Nutrition Poster Contest

• One Fourth Place winner
  
  
  
• 7 Honorable Mention winners
  
  
  

Bridge Building Contest – American Society of Civil Engineers

·        3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th Place Winners out of 48 Entries   

North Central IL First Lego League Regional Tournament

• Team placed 3^rd in the Project Presentation
  
  
  

First Lego League

• Team received 3^rd Place in Research
  
  
  

Clean Water Celebration Commercials

• 10 Students selected to record Radio Commercials
  
  
  

IESA Speech Contest

• 22 First place medals, 8 Second place ribbons & 3 Third place ribbons
  
  
  
• 6 Students win Judges’ Choice Award
  
  
  

DI – Destination Imagination

·        Four Teams participated in the DI Regional Central South Tournament  

• 2 First place finishes at Regional’s
  
  
  
• Four Teams qualified and 3 Teams competed at the State Finals in Glen Ellyn, IL
  
  
  
• Seventh Grade Team won State Spirit of D.I. Award
  
  
  
• One Fifth Grade Team qualified for Global Competition
  
  
  

Spring PFT/District 150 Chess Tournament

• 17 Chess Members attended
  
  
  
• Washington competed for the Championship in each grade level
  
  
  

Peoria Public Library Summer Readers’ Program

·        First in City for 18 straight years    

Construction Industry Career Expo

• 25 Students Selected
  
  
  

District Band

• 7 students selected
  
  
  

District Jazz Band

• 3 Students selected
  
  
  

Band and Orchestra

• Illinois Central College Solo and Ensemble Contest
  
  
  
• 2 Division II – Excellent Ratings - Band
  
  
  
• 5 Division I - Superior Ratings – Band  
  
  
  
• 8 Division I – Superior Ratings – Orchestra
  
  
  

District 2 Illinois Music Educators Association Band, Jazz Band and Orchestra Groups

• 9 Students selected to perform
  
  
  

District Orchestra

• 2 Students selected
  
  
  

ISU String Festival

·        24 Students Chosen for Honors Orchestra

ATHLETICS

Softball

·        Girls 1^st Place in League, 3^rd Place in City    

Girls’ Basketball

• JV Team placed Fourth in City Tournament *
  
  
  
• Free-throw Contest Winner  
  
  
  

Girls’ Volleyball

• Varsity Team places 4^th  in City
  
  
  
• Sportsmanship Award Winner
  
  
  

President’s Physical Fitness Award

• 13 Students Honored
  
  
  

Archery

• Inaugural Team with 24 Members
  
  
  

SERVICE

Builders Club

·        Salvation Army Bell Ringers

·        Peoria City Beautiful – Great American Clean-Up

·        Grandparents Day Photo Project  

·        Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

Student Council

• Holiday Baskets (20 families/90 people)  
  
  
  

• Salvation Army Bell Ringers
  
  
  
• $530.00 Donation to Children’s Hospital of IL  
  
  
  
• Soda Tab Collection for Ronald McDonald House
  
  
  
• Bigs & Littles Game Night
  
  
  
• Sommer Park Science Days
  
  
  

Other

·        6^th Grade English donates 30 Homemade Blankets to Project Linus at the Children’s  

Hospital of IL

SPECIAL EVENTS

·        Roman Festival

·        Lorado Taft Field School   

·        Star Lab

·        Challenger Learning Center  

·        Clean Water Celebration

·        Drama Club Production of “Seussical, Jr.”

·        Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award

·        Big Brothers/Big Sisters

·        All School Carnival

·         Student Council Convention in Springfield, IL

·         Barnes & Noble Book Fair

·         Subway Nights

·         Culvers Night

·         Student/Parent Basketball Game

·         French Mardi Gras Festival

·         Springdale Cemetery Visit  

·         Orchestra Students Perform for Chinese Ambassador

·         Architectural Tour

·         Orchestra Students perform at Jamieson School

·         Orchestra gives Multi-media performance of Civil War History & Music  

PARENT PARTICIPATION 

100% Parent Contact

Events:

·        Back-To-School Night

·        Grandparents’ Day

·        Fine Arts Night Concert

·        Spring Showcase

·        Chicken Dinner

·        Family Reading Night

OTHER

·        4 Adopt-A-School Partners:  Illinois-American Water Company (a 20+ year partner), CGN, PSA-Dewberry & N. E. Finch.

·        Washington Foundation surpassed the $60,000 mark - (Foundation money to provide extra activities or funding for special projects yearly.)