Road Closure UPDATE:
For those of you coming to the Fisher vs. Ridgeview/Lexington Football game tonight, please be aware that Chatham Street is CLOSED between Cherry Street & Elm Street. The intersection at Elm & Chatham (normal park entrance) WILL BE OPEN to access the football field from Elm Street.
Please see the map for other possible entrances / parking areas for the game tonight.
- Head North on Cherry Street
- Head North on Orange Street and then turn West on Kenneth Drive
- Please note, Wall Street is also closed in front of the school so you will need to use North Street, Walnut Street, or Main Street to get to Elm Street and go North
We hope to see you there!
In the spirit of garage sale weekend, Lexington CUSD #7 is looking to sell the following surplus property:
(4) Portable and Adjustable Basketball Hoops
(4) Sets of Aluminum Doors (no jams or hardware) standard size 36 3/4" wide, 83 1/2" tall
If you are interested in bidding on these items, bids will be accepted until Friday, September 22nd at 9:00 a.m. Please submit bids to lexingtoncusd7@lexington.k12.il.us Your bid must include the item(s) you are interested in, price you are bidding, and a phone number. Winning bids will be expected to transport the items from the school and submit payment at that time.
It's a High 5 Friday morning! We are celebrating the fantastic start to the 23-24 school year with one month underway.
Congratulations to the LHS 2023 HOCO Court.
Berlyn Gresham, Mary Doll, Makayla Ziegler & Claire Peacock.
Cal Thomas, Ethan Storm, Michael Olson & Kyle Bradford
Our third and fourth grade students had a visit from the ISU String Project. Their superhero performances were a fun way to kick off the week! Students who are interested can participate in an after school club at ISU. Thank you, Mr. Brown, for organizing this fun event today!
Lexington welcomes representatives from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). ISAC is a program through the state of IL that provides assistance to students and parents as they pursue their post-secondary education. ISAC can help with FAFSA, College Applications, Essays and more! On this day, students were learning about the basics of applying to colleges. At the end of September, ISAC will be back to present on the Financial Aid process.
Lexington welcomes their first college visit for our students. Illinois Wesleyan presented their programs as well as scholarship opportunities to our students. IL Wesleyan is known for their McLean County Scholarship which is guaranteed for no less than $34,000. IWU has top programs in nursing, business, and theater.
Fall 2023 - Softball 8th Grade Recognition
Congratulations to our Class of 2024 Minutemen Golfers!
Last night we were able to recognize 3 seniors for their contributions to the Lexington High School Golf Team; we appreciate their hard work!! Good luck the rest of the season and this post-season!
Construction/Traffic Update:
The work under Cherry Street is completed and therefore Cherry Street is back open for regular traffic. Thank you for your understanding and patience!
September 2023 Lunch Menus
Ridgeview-Lexington Football Team Plaques from the last 2 years (Fall 2021 & Fall 2022) are available for order! Please see the attachment for more details!
Construction/Traffic Update:
Starting Monday August 28th, a portion of Cherry Street, from Greenwich Street to Wall Street will be closed to through traffic 24/7 until the utility work crossing the street is completed and backfilled. All traffic heading south on Cherry Street (including student pick up and drop off) will be rerouted to turn east on Greenwich Street. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. The street will be reopened as soon as the work is completed.
Thursday (8/24) Athletics Update:
All OUTDOOR Extra-curricular activities have been cancelled. Please refer to your team's TeamReach or Gamechanger Account for further game reschedule information & practice information. for the coming days
HS Volleyball hosts Calvary Christian Academy, JV begins at 5:30!
High School Volleyball opened the season vs. Marquette Academy Tonight:
F: (lost) 23-25 / 10-25
JV: (lost) 18-25 / 23-25
Varsity: (won) 19-25 / 25-13 / 25-16
Big thanks to everyone who came out tonight to get the season underway! We hope to see you back on Thursday! #LexGoPurp
Wednesday (8/23) Athletics update:
JH ⚾️ game @ Metcalf - 6 PM
JH 🥎 practice from 6-7 PM
HS Golf practice cancelled
JH - JV ⚾️ practice 6-7 PM
Thursday's (8/24) Freshman 🏈 game vs. Olympia @ Lexington has been cancelled.
Tuesday (8/22) Athletics Update:
HS Golf practice - cancelled
JH - JV ⚾️ practice - cancelled
JH 🥎 vs. PC - start time moved to 6 pm (B innings have been cancelled)
JH - Varsity ⚾️ - practice moved to 6-7 pm.
Monday (8/21) Athletics Update:
JH ⚾️ vs. Fisher, JH 🥎 vs. LeRoy, and JH - JV ⚾️ @ Heyworth have all been pushed back to 5:30 start times this evening.
All games will be played as one 7 inning game, meaning there will be no "b innings" tonight at any level.
Please check TeamReach & GameChanger for further announcements from your coaches.
Attn families of outdoor athletics:
With the expected heat advisory this week, please keep an eye on your team's TeamReach account or GameChanger messages for practice and contest changes throughout the week. We expect there to be some changes as we progress through the week.