Yesterday, the Lexington community lost a true Lexington Legend with the passing of Mr. Parker Kemp. As a former Lexington graduate, as a businessman, as a visionary, and as a generous supporter, Mr. Kemp helped shape and guide our community and schools for better than seven decades. In 2004, Mr. Kemp was awarded the “Patriot Award” for his “contribution to our local schools, including providing advice to the district administrators regarding important financial decisions on countless occasions. Additionally, Mr. Kemp was instrumental in starting the Lexington Educational Advancement Foundation. However, because of his style, many were unaware of his strong commitment to our local schools. He was a quiet man who wanted nothing in return but deserved so much.” Our students, our staff, our school, and our community have many blessings as the result of Mr. Kemp and his generosity. On behalf of Lexington CUSD #7, we want to pass along our condolences to Mr. Kemp’s friends and family.
Please see attached for the elementary homeroom lists. Our teachers are looking forward to working with each of you during the '24-25 school year!
Reminder: In-person registration is next week!
Lexington residents,
Our district has identified some desks, chairs, tables, file cabinets, etc. as being surplus property as we continue to go through our district's renovation and construction. Some of these items are pushing 30-40 years of age and have done their service but might have some life left to them for the right person. These items are free to take and can be found behind (south) of our Ag Building.
We have many continuous changes taking place around our school campus this summer.
One of those you changes that you may have noticed over the past week has been excavation work on our playground. With the acquisition of a grant from Illinois State Board of Education at the end of May, we were able to secure funding to improve our playground area by installing new rubber poured surface that will provide us a surface that will allow for more outdoor play opportunities for our younger students and eliminate the muddy space in between our playground equipment and the school building.
With good weather, we should see a finished product by the end of the week. The material will need to cure and form over the next 72 hours, so we ask our public to assist us by please staying away from this area until next week.
We loved seeing all of our Minutemen faces today and meeting some new ones! The ice cream bus is always one of our favorite days. Special thank you to the City of Lexington, the Lexington Park District, the Ollie and Dorothy Myers Trail, Hilltop Mobile Homes, and Westwind Estates for giving us excellent places to stop the bus and see our families.
The Ice Cream Bus is coming!
The State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet committee has revealed their finalists for the 2024 Banquet. The committee received nominations from high school athletic directors and others from across McLean County. The following Lexington representatives have made the finals:
Female Team of the Year
• Lexington Community School District (Ridgeview-Lexington) Competitive Cheerleading
Coach of the Year – Male Sport
• Doug Yoder, Lexington Boys Basketball
Male Athlete
• Dominic Martin, Ridgeview-Lexington
The 2024 State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet will take place on Tuesday, June 18 at 7pm at The Chateau Hotel & Conference Center in Bloomington. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Check out this state of Illinois link to assist those who may be in need of food assistance for children this summer. https://summerfeedingillinois.org/
After a DOMINATING performance at the IHSA 1A State Track & Field Tournament,
Dominic Martin is a finalist for the News-Gazette Athlete of the Week. Voting ends at noon this Thursday.
https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/
Unfortunately there was not a fire truck escort this evening due to the department being called out to a fire prior to the team arriving back in town.
We want to thank our first responders for all that they do and hope they stay safe this evening! Our thoughts are also with those involved in the call.
Update: they will arrive closer to 8:15-8:20. Hey Lexington!! We've got a 2x individual state champion & an overall 3rd place team champion in Boys Track & Field coming back into town tonight!! Greet them on Main Street around 8:15 pm!!
Ridgeview-Lexington Boys Track had a successful "preliminary day" and will be sending a long list of competitors to the finals tomorrow:
Dominic Martin dominated his individual events and qualified in all four, coming in 1st in 3 out of 4 events (long jump, 110 hurdles & 300 hurdles). He also advanced in the 200 meter.
Zane Hoffman qualified in the 100 meter dash.
The 4x100 relay (Zane Hoffman, Eric Payne, Owen Grice, Braydon Campbell) qualified with a time of 42.76.
The 4x200 relay (Zane Hoffman, Colton Snyder, Eric Payne, Braydon Campbell) qualified by winning their heat with a time of 1:30.29.
The 4x400 relay (Zane Hoffman, Micah Coffman, Payton Campbell, Braydon Campbell) qualified by winning their heat with a time of 3:28.44.
Overall it was an incredible day for the Mustangs! Looking forward to Saturday! Let’s Go Mustangs!! 🔵🟣🏃🏻🥇🏆
Summer break may be in full swing, but our students kicked off some extra outside play time last week during our Field Day at Keller Park. We hope they continue to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air all summer!
Congratulations to our 34 eighth grade students who were promoted to Lexington High School last evening. We can't wait to complete your journey with you over the next 4 years. The Class of 2028 is moving on up!
Attention 8th grade families! Tonight, May 20th is an exciting night for our current 8th graders in their exciting transition from junior high to high school. We ask that all 8th grader's arrive to the school by 5:40 and our promotion celebration will begin at 6:00. Doors will open at 5:00.
Congratulations to the Class of 2028!
Congratulations Class of 2024-You are well on your way and may you always show off your purple pride! Thank you to Ms. Angel Baker for the wonderful picture.
"Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable
But in the end, it's right
We hope you had the time of your life" --Green Day
We welcome family, friends, and the Lexington Community to celebrate the Class of 2024 with our Graduation ceremony this Sunday at 3:00 P.M. in the High School Gym.
Additionally, all are welcome to celebrate the Class of 2028 with our 8th Grade Promotion on Monday evening at 6:00 P.M. in the High School Gym.
Junior High Track & Field ended their season last weekend on a HIGH note in a BIG way: Overall, our 7th Grade Boys placed 4th in Class 1A as a team. We also had the following individuals & relays place: Tyson Hari - 1st place long jump (State Champion!) Colton Thomas -4th place hurdles 7th grade boys 4x200m Relay- 1st Place (Tyson Hari, Colton Thomas, Caleb McClusky, Keegen Cross) - (State Champions!) 7th grade boys 4x400m Relay- 4th place (Keegen Cross, Colton Thomas, Holden Ketelsen, Caleb McClusky) 7th grade girls 4x200 Relay-5th place (Ceci Deters, Avery Weber, Jaelyn Melton, Makayla Tyner) Addy Donahue- 8th place 400m Austin Hardman-4th place high jump 8th grade boys 4x200m relay 6th place (Logan Luehmann, Isaac Myers, Jaxson Hardman, Austin Hardman) 8th grade boys 4x400m relay (Isaac Myers, Jaxson Hardman, Austin Hardman, Kohl Thomas)
Shoutout to Meredith Grunloh who was the lone Ridgeview-Lexington state qualifier for IHSA Girls Track in the High Jump back to back years!
Unfortunately she did not advance to Saturday but we are super proud of her and her hard work!
