Vandalia CUSD #203

VCUSD #203 will be dismissing school early on Friday, February 9th for a School Improvement Day. Dismissal Times are as follows: VES - 11:30 AM; VJHS - 11:30 AM 4th Grade walkers/pick-ups/early bus students and 11:45 AM Grades 5th to 8th; VCHS - 11:45 AM. There will be No Pre-K Classes

IHSA IA Boys Wrestling Sectional Information Friday & Saturday, February 9-10, 2024 Admission: $7 for all ages except baby in arms(No passes will be honored per IHSA policy) ALL tickets must be purchased online, NO cash transactions at the door. Session 1: Friday, Feb. 9 - 4:30 pm - https://gofan.co/event/1367179?schoolId=IL24064 Session 2: Saturday, Feb. 10 - 9 am - https://gofan.co/event/1367180?schoolId=IL24064 Session 3: Saturday, Feb. 10 - 12:30 pm - https://gofan.co/event/1367187?schoolId=IL24064 All score updates will be made throughout the tournament at: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=771365132

Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! This year we are selecting students of the month by content area. The students are rewarded with a complimentary lunch at Ponderosa in Vandalia. Thank you Ponderosa! CTE - Gracey Fine Arts -Jocelyn Science- Kourtney (not pictured) Social Studies - Mady English - Dade Math - Maci PE/Health - Kady

We are grateful for our amazing school counselors who guide, support and inspire students daily. Your dedication makes a difference! #SchoolCounselorAppreciationWeek #ThankYouCounselors

Congratulations to our VCHS Wrestling Team! IHSA Regional Team Champions! 12 individuals qualified for Sectionals that will be held at VCHS next weekend! 💥Congrats to our Individual Regional Champions💥: 🥇Max Philpot 🥇 Eli Mabry 🥇Brody Matthews 🥇Cole Yarbrough 🥇Dillon Hinton 🥇Kaden Tidwell

Congratulations to Macy! IHSA Bowling Regional Champion!

Updated information regarding the IHSA Boys Wrestling Regional tomorrow at Auburn High School. Wrestling begins at 10am with the doors opening to the public at 9am. All day passes will be sold at the door ($8 per IHSA guidelines)

The Online Safety Digest from our Partners at Linewize! https://vandals203.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/tech-advice/blogs-articles/securing-online-accounts-and-passwords For more information and resources check out Online Safety Hub: https://vandals203.onlinesafetyhub.io/

Vandalia CUSD #203 is hiring a second shift custodian. This is a 12 month position with benefits. Hours during the school year are 2:30-10:30 p.m. Please complete the application and submit to the district office to apply: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/493322/Application_Form_2022.pdf. Questions can be emailed to jbogart@vandals203.org. Deadline for applying is February 6, 2024.

Vandalia High School is proud to be a recipient of @CollegeBoard's Female Diversity Award for Mrs. Lay's AP Computer Science Principles Class. Schools receiving this award have expanded women’s participation in courses & improved representation in CS. http://tinyurl.com/apcsaward

Please see the attached information for the IHSA Cheer Sectional hosted by Mt. Vernon High, 11101 North Wells Bypass, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864, on Saturday, January 27th, 2024! Tickets for the event are on GoFan: https://gofan.co/ihsa

ATTENTION VCHS & VJHS: VCHS: The HS Girl's basketball game for tonight(1/22) against CORL has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 31st at 6 pm. VJHS: 8th Grade Boy's Basketball Tournament games for tonight(1/22) have been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 24th.

Due to inclement weather, Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 will be using an E-Learning day, Monday, January 22nd.

We are hiring coaches for the spring season! The following positions are open: VCHS Assistant Softball Coach, 3 coaches for VJHS Boys and Girls Track. If interested, please email Mr. Clay, Athletic Director, at jclay@vandals203.org. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 2.

Due to inclement weather, Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 will be using an E-Learning day, Tuesday, January 16th.

Congratulations to the VJHS 8th Grade inductees to the National Junior Honor Society.

Congratulations Gage!

Congratulations to our VCHS Wrestling Program! We are proud to be the 9th team in IHSA History to have 1,000 Dual Team Wins!

ATTENTION VCHS WRESTLING & GIRLS BASKETBALL: - Changes for Thursday, January 11th - 🤼‍♂️High school wrestling will now be held in the High School Gym. 🏀High school girls basketball vs Gillespie will now be played in the Vandalia Elementary Gym starting with Varsity at 6 pm. The junior high boys basketball game vs Hillsboro will remain at 6pm in the Junior High Gym.

VCUSD #203 will be dismissing school early on Friday, January 12th for a school improvement day-Dismissal Times are as follows: VES-11:30 AM; VJHS-11:30 AM 4th Grade walkers/pick-ups/early bus students and 11:45 AM Grades 5th to 8th ; VCHS-11:45 AM. There will be No Pre-K Classes. Also, there will be no school on Monday, January 15th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. School will resume on Tuesday, January 16th