Galva CUSD 224

McTeacher Night is Tuesday! We hope to see as many students and families as possible at Kewanee McDonald's. All sales help support Galva Elementary School!

The junior high scholastic bowl team was on the road tonight at AlWood. 🚙🧐🧠Our season is just starting to heat up. The 7th graders fought hard but fell 190-160. The 8th grade team also came up short tonight with a score of 300-90 We will keep working and be back at it on Wednesday at United! 🐾

Athletics March 23, 2026
JH Scholastic Bowl is headed to Awood for a 4 PM matchup.
Baseball travels to Knoxville (Billy Notz Field) for a 4:30 PM start time.
Softball travels to Washburn to take on LowPoint Washburn @ Half Moon Park in Washburn with a 4:30 start time.

K-Kids Reminder

Hello Elementary Families,

Please click the link below to access this week's Galva Elementary Weekly Wildcat Newsletter for 3-22-26:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPeEd0oADOKC2YMg2laT8Mlff-OBB0TE/view?usp=sharing

1st Grade takes home the Attendance Challenge Victory from last week! Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Wigant's classes had a combined attendance rate of 99.1% Great job! Popsicles and an extra 20 minute recess belong to 1st Grade!

https://app.launchfundraising.com/FundraiserHomeInfo/977222/FP8QPZ Hi, this is Coach Jeffrey. Please help support the Galva JR/SR High School Boys and Girls Track Team as we raise funds for new warm-ups and team equipment. These Casey’s Cards are good at any Casey’s General Store. If you don’t want a Casey’s card, you can donate to our team and it will be just as appreciated. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your continued support! #feedthesecats

Congrats to Big Ben on placing 7th at the Silver Streaks Last Chance Invitational!! Plus a PR to boot. So close to The Illinois Top Times Meet. We are 1 of only 3 small schools at this 20 team event! We are extremely proud of you! #feedthesecats

Thank you to the Galva Jr/Sr HS Drama Club for allowing our Elementary students to attend the play preview today! Come out and support these wonderful young men and women at their performances of "The Lightning Thief" at 7:30 PM tonight and Saturday!

The Galva Jr/Sr High School Spring Musical premieres tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is $10. Please join us in the HS Gymnasium for The Lightning Thief! Doors open at 7:00pm. If you cannot make it tonight, you can catch it on Saturday at 7:30pm.

Elementary Families: we have two lost and found tables set up on the 1st floor between the Book Fair and Cafeteria. We have many items to be claimed. Please stop and take a look to see if anything might belong to your child while at Family Reading Night.

Galva Jr/Sr High School is now hiring! We are looking for great teachers who do the following:
Teach engaging lessons.
Foster a positive, inclusive classroom environment.
Assess student progress and provide meaningful feedback.
Collaborate with colleagues to support student success.

If this could be you, please send your resume to thart@galva224.org

The rescheduled softball game against Illini West in Carthage has been moved from Friday, March 20, to Thursday, April 23.

Due to the weather, the home softball and baseball games today, Thursday, March 19, 2026, with Monmouth Roseville and Geneseo at the Galva Park District are cancelled. No reschedule dates yet. They are TBD.

ACT Practice? We ride at dawn! Actually... long before dawn. These kids showed up dark and early to start getting ready!

🚨 📚 Don't forget that Family Reading Night 2026 "Reading Madness" is tomorrow on Thursday 3-19-26 from 5:00-7:00 PM! Families can enter through the Gymnasium Doors and receive their welcome bags. We'll gather in the gym and then rotations will start around 5:25. The Spring Book Fair will have evening shopping hours in Room 13 for students and families!

The Accuplacer testing that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, has been moved to Thursday, March 19th. Junior students will leave after first period for testing and a tour at Black Hawk College East Campus and then will go to lunch at Burger King in Kewanee. Students need to bring money for lunch.

Due to the weather, the softball game with Illini West @ Carthage has been rescheduled to Friday, March 20, 2026, with a 4:30 PM start time at Carthage.

There will be no Jr. high scholastic bowl practice tonight. (Tuesday, March 17).