Emmons Bursts Forward with Music

Music is an integral part of the Emmons School program everyday. When students arrive in the morning they are greeted by staff members and...

Annual Spelling Bee a Success

Emmons School held their annual spelling bee this past month.  Each grade level conducted a bee and determined a grade level winner.  The victors...

Emmons Earns Exemplary Designation

The Illinois State Board of Education released its 2022 Illinois Report Card. The report card provides a detailed look at each school’s progress on...

Food Drive For Open Arms Mission

Emmons School in partnership with Emmons PTO held a food drive the week of October 17th with a culminating event day at Piggly Wiggly...

Emmons Continues to Expand Opportunities for Students

During the 2019-2020 school year, the Emmons School community engaged in a year-long strategic planning process that resulted in 3 areas of focus: curriculum,...

Introducing Principal Brian Barsotti

Emmons has a new Principal! Brian Barsotti has joined the Emmons community and looks forward to serving the students, staff, and families. Learn more...

Behind the Scenes

When we think about public education, we often think of the teachers and students, the learning and curriculum, and the PTO organizations. While all...

ABC Countdown: A Tradition at Emmons School

Emmons teachers and students celebrate the end of the school year by making each day of the last 26 days special. Each day is...

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Graduates

Adelina Alijoski Morgan Brown Noah Bryner Sophia Delia-Galason Sienna Diedrich Ashley Eichor Vincent Fenzel Conor Flood-Cooper Michael Flood-Cooper Abbigail Fuesting Ash Graham Cole Hamlin Eleanor Harms Cole Hoerle Lukas Jensen Amerissa Kaliakmanis Kaylin Kanabay Helen-Ann Klosinski Carson Lanners Maximus Leber Alyssa Lersch Erika Little Joshua Matus Anna...

The Ron Clark House System Has Come to Emmons School!

As a result of the strategic plan developed during the 2019-2020 school year, Emmons decided to make character development and social emotional learning a...

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The Power of Collaboration: Actively Listening for Mutual Understanding

In previous editions of Connections, I have highlighted our District 117 Portrait of a Graduate which identifies six competencies we want our students to...

CHSD117 Unveils New Home for Life Skills Academy

CHSD117: Life Skills Academy By Tanya Karner, Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services In a significant move towards enhancing educational opportunities for students, Community High School...