Lexington Schools

Congratulations to Jordon Algar for qualifying for the IHSA State Track Meet in the high jump with a personal best of 6' 3".  Congratulations to Connor Garth, Nick Barkes, Chuck Wright and Jordan Algar for winning the 4 x 100 relay and 4 x 200 relay at the sectional meet and qualifying for State next week.  The State Track Meet prelims will be in Charleston on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on Thursday May 23rd.

In the fall of 2013, Lexington Elementary will begin offering an after school program to students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. L.E.A.P. (Lexington Elementary After-School Program) will be available throughout the 2013-2014 school year from 3:15-5:30 p.m. on days of full attendance.

Enrollment is currently open and a maximum of 30 students will be accepted to the program. Details about this wonderful opportunity can be found here, in the L.E.A.P. Handbook.

After reviewing the information in the L.E.A.P. Handbook (link above), if you would like to enroll your student(s) in the program, please fill out the online L.E.A.P. Enrollment Form.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Hess at (309)365-2741 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Congratulations to the 4 x 100 meter relay team of Connor Garth, Nick Barkes, Chuck Wright and Jordon Algar for breaking the school record last night with a manual time of 44.32 seconds.

Please join us for this year's Baccalaurate service.  The service is set for Sunday May 19 at 2PM at the Lexington Community Center.  

Congratulations to the boys 4 x 400 meter relay team of Chuck Wright, Nick Barkes, Ben Leake and Jordon Algar for breaking the school record last night with a time of 3:33.34.

Math Team and Key Club Awards will be on Monday, May 13 at 5:30 in the gym. 

Spring Sports Awards Night will be on Tuesday May 21st in the high school gym at 6:00pm.  We will honor all high school baseball, softball, and track athletes.

There will be a High School Football Parent Meeting on Monday May 20th at 6:00pm in the school learning center.  Parents are highly encouraged to attend.  Important summer and season information will be discussed.

The boys and girls junior high track team competed in the IESA Sectional track meet on Saturday, May 4th at Ridgeview High School. The 7th grade girls team finished 4th place by one point and the 7th grade boys finished 4th as well. The 8th grade girls finished 6th while the boys finished 9th. Several team members qualifed for the state track meet to be held at the Eastside Centre on Friday and Saturday. State qualifiers included: Lauren Boyd (1st in the 400 and high jump), Levi Nettles (2nd in hurdles), Nathan Ensign (2nd in the 1600), Jessica Baker (2nd in discus), Rylie Winterland (2nd in long jump), Kayleigh Laesch (2nd in discus), the 7th grade boys 4x200 and 4x400 relays (1st and 2nd) and the 7th grade girls 4x200 relay (5th place, qualifying on time).

Other place winners included: Haley Thomas (3rd in the 400 and 4th in hurdles),Tate Walcott (3rd in 100 and 200), Josh Hardman (4th in the 400 and 5th in shot put), Megan Kelley(5th in hurdles), Will Steffen (6th in 200), Jessica Baker (6th in shot put), James Marty (6th in discus), 7th grade girls 4x400 relay in 3rd (Lindsey, Moriah, Megan, Piper), 8th girls 4x200 relay in 3rd (Rylie, Jessica M., Jessica B., Haley), and the 8th grade boys 4x200 in 3rd (Blake, Nathan, Kale, Levi).

Great job to all the junior high track athletes and good luck at state!

Congratulations to the math team for earning 10th place at the ICTM State Math Contest on Saturday. The 27 member team had solid scores that combined for the overall team award.   The following teams also won awards:

3rd Place Calculator Team (Chuck Wright, Donavan Laible, Ted Lingle, Morgan Grunloh, Ashland Eckhart)  

7th Place Fresh-Soph 2 person team (Morgan Grunloh & Connor Pestka)    

8th Place Geometry Team (Matt Barkes, Morgan Grunloh, Connor Pestka, Melissa Swartz, Cullen Scurlock, Liz Weinzierl)

9th Place Pre Calculus Team (Chuck Wright, Donavan Laible, Brittany Convery, Ellie Jenkins, Nate Jacobs, Henry Nettles)

The Math Team is coached by Rita Grunloh and Kyle Gogoel.  

 Congratulations to all !!