Dear Keller Families,
It has been a fantastic week at Keller! Our peak moment of the week occurred on Tuesday, we hosted the incoming seventh grade families at Keller for sixth grade family night. The staff came together and worked incredibly hard to prepare for the event and make this first impression matter for families. It was truly amazing to see over 500 people come through Keller and begin their journey with us. On behalf of the staff, we are beyond proud to be on this journey with all of you!
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our front office staff or me. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and support and we will work “TOGETHER AS ONE” to ensure the success of our students.
Regards,
Tom Barbini
Principal
[email protected]
Important Dates to Remember:
- December 14: PTA Dine to Donate at Oberwies
- December 21: Winter break begins at the end of the day
- January 8: School Resumes
- January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – no school
- February 16: Half-day Inservice; students released at 10:40 AM
- February 19: Presidents Day – no school
- March 19: Election Day – no school
- March 22: Spring Break begins at the end of the day
- April 1: School resumes
- May 22: Half-day Inservice – no school in the afternoon for grades K-8
- May 27: Memorial Day – no school
2023 – 2024 Keller Calendar
The 2023-2024 Keller Calendar can be viewed here: https://keller.sd54.org/aboutkeller/calendar/. This calendar contains upcoming events for Keller.
2023 – 2024 District Calendar
The 2023-2024 District Calendar can be viewed here: https://sd54.org/calendar/. Please click on the link for the Spanish version of the calendar.
Keller Junior High Website
Click here to navigate to the Keller Junior High Website.
Keller Sports, Intramurals, and Clubs
Please encourage your child to get involved in our Keller Sports, Intramurals, and Club offerings that take place after school. Please visit our Sports, Intramurals, and Clubs page for more information about these activities. Students must maintain academic eligibility to participate in sports, intramurals, and clubs. For information regarding upcoming dates for sporting events, intramurals, and club sessions please click on the link to view the building calendar on the Keller webpage.
Students participating in interscholastic athletic programs, including intramural sports, shall have an annual physical examination prior to tryouts and participating in any scheduled practice or contest. Physicals are effective for one year from the date of the exam. The physical exam form for District 54 can be found by clicking on the link. For additional information on District 54 Junior High Sports and the Sports Parent-Student Handbook please click here.
Physical Examinations
If your child plans to try out for one of our athletic teams and/or participate in intramurals, per School Board Policy, current physicals are required of all students to be on file prior to try-outs and/or participation in any inter-scholastic or intramural sport. Please note that physical examinations are good for one year from the date of the exam. If you have any additional questions about your child’s physical, please contact our school. For your reference, please click on the links below for the physical examination form and for a list of clinics that offer physicals.
*School Physical Examination Form
*Physical and Immunization Resource List
Girls Volleyball and Wrestling
Girls Volleyball and Wrestling seasons begin right after winter break on Monday, January 8, 2024. Any student trying out for volleyball or wishing to take part in wrestling must have an approved sports physical on file with the nurse prior to being able to participate. Wrestling and Girls Volleyball permission slip packets and forms are available for students to pick up in the main office and cafeteria.
For Girls Volleyball, eighth grade tryouts will be on Monday, January 8th from 2:15 – 3:45 PM. Seventh Grade tryouts will take place on Tuesday, January 9th from 2:15 – 3:45 PM. Call backs for both grade levels will be on Thursday, January 11th from 2:15 – 3:45 PM.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Infinite campus is District 54’s student information system that connects parents to information. Through Infinite Campus, parents will have access to the Parent Portal. The Parent Portal provides access for parents to information regarding their child including paying fees, viewing assignments, attendance, grades, academic schedule, and teacher comments.
If you currently do not have a Parent Portal account, please email [email protected] or you can call our front office at 1-847-357-6500 and our secretaries can assist you. If you need help logging on to the Infinite Campus portal click here, email [email protected], or call portal support at 847-357-5110. If you have previously created a Parent Portal account and cannot recall your username or password, you can reset them yourself from the portal website by selecting forgot password.
District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan
In order to help parents better prepare for the severe cold weather and snow we often get during winters in our community, please review the District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan.
PTA NEWS
Here is this week’s edition of THE KELLER WILDCAT
In this issue…
- Hot Lunch
- Volunteering
- Silent Auction Donations
- Fall Membership Drive
- Dine to Donate – OBERWEIS
- Box Tops
No Food Deliveries Allowed
With a focus on student and staff safety, District 54 will not allow food delivery services (including, but not limited to, GrubHub, DoorDash, and local restaurants) to our schools. We will continue to have hot lunch days, which are planned events, organized and supervised by school or PTA volunteers. However, we will no longer accept other outside food deliveries to keep our schools secure.
Multicultural Event 2024 – Performers Needed!
Each year the Department of Language and Culture, along with the Schaumburg Park District, presents a Multicultural Event. The 2024 event will take place on Saturday, March 2, at the Community Recreation Center (CRC) and will showcase the diversity represented by the students of District 54. During the event, student groups have the opportunity to give performances that reflect various cultures. If your student is interested in participating, please complete the Performance Interest Form by December 6th. You will be notified whether or not your performance has been chosen to participate by email by December 13th.
Keller Junior High