Nokomis CUSD #22

Mr. Fesser's Crop Production class has been growing a variety of crops and other plants in the greenhouse this semester! Each student has also been in charge of their own individual plant. The students plan to grow and harvest more crops throughout the year. 🪴🫛🥔🍓🌽

The Nokomis FFA Chapter is once again partnering with Wreaths Across America to distribute holiday wreaths on every veteran's grave at the Nokomis and Calvary Cemeteries on December 19th. We need your help in sponsoring wreaths for our veterans! If you are interested, please see the link below or pick up an order form from Nokomis High School. Sponsorships will be due November 27th. Sponsor Link: http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/ILNOKO Donations can also be sent to the Nokomis FFA Chapter. It is $17 per wreath. 🚨If you would like to sponsor a wreath for a specific grave, please let us know the general location in the cemetery.🚨 Thank you in helping us remember our veterans this holiday season!

Thank you to the FFA members that finished up some landscaping at Aumann Auctions this week! 🔵🟡 Not pictured: Abigail Centeno

THE LADY REDSKINS ARE HEADED TO THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

The Lady Redskins brought home ANOTHER WIN last night, defeating Pawnee in two sets of Regional play!

Our Lady Redskins will take on Stew-Stras in the Edinburg Regional Championship!

📍 Edinburg Regional

⏰ 6:00 PM TONIGHT!

📣 REDSKIN Fans, WE NEED YOU! Let's PACK THE GYM, GET LOUD, and show these ladies the support they deserve! Bring the energy, wear your RED & BLACK, and let's cheer them on as they fight for that Regional title!

LET'S GO, LADY REDSKINS! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

🎉 GOOD BEHAVIOR DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED! 🎉 Today we celebrated our Nokomis Junior High students who earned their 1st Quarter Reward Day! ❤️🖤 We believe in setting high expectations, recognizing positive choices, and celebrating students who rise to meet those expectations! These students earned this opportunity through their hard work, responsibility, and positive behavior throughout the first quarter. We are proud of them and excited to continue building a school culture where doing the right thing matters and is recognized! Keep doing good things! #NOKOPROUD #Raisingthebartogether

Meet your 2026–27 NHS Student Council Officers!

Get to know the student leaders helping build school spirit, bring ideas to life, and make this year memorable, and learn a little about what Student Council has in the works from staff sponsor, Mrs. Gillespie.

Stay tuned to meet the rest of our Student Council members who will be Raising the Bar Together this year! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Don't forget to order your Junior High yearbook! Yearbooks are $31 for a limited time. To order go to: JOSTENS.COM/YBKBOO

Mr. Moreland's Photography student's continue show their talent through their photography projects. We present you with 5 very talented students this week. #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

The Fine Arts Department will be hosting a Fall Showcase tomorrow night, Thursday, October 29th in the High School cafeteria at 7 p.m. stop in and see all the incredible things our students of Nokomis CUSD 22 are doing! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

We continue to look to add individuals to our team! Please contact our Unit Office to see if this is something that is right for you! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

🍎👻 A Little Sweetness & A Lot of Good Vibes at Nokomis Junior/Senior High! Today was a fun day as we treated our amazing staff to caramel apples from our Raising the Bar Cart and surprised our students with some sweet treats, tootsie pops disguised as little ghosts! 👻 We love finding ways to celebrate the GOOD happening in our building! From the hard work of our staff to the positive choices and growth we are seeing in our students, there is so much worth celebrating! A HUGE thank you to Aumann Realty for sponsoring this month’s Raising the Bar Cart and helping us show our appreciation to our incredible staff! 🍎❤️ It’s the little things that help make our school a great place to be! Raising the Bar Together, One Sweet Moment at a Time! ❤️🖤 #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Congratulations to the FFA Quizbowl team for placing 2nd in Section 19! 🔵🟡🥈 They did an outstanding job and made it all the way to the championship round. Team members included Parker Morrison, Camille Bertolino, Rainee Linn, CJ Yeske, and Abigail Centeno. Well done!

It's a Great Day to be a Lady Redskin! The Lady Redskins got their 30th win tonight!! The NHS volleyball team defeated Bethany Okaw Valley in 2 sets. Next Regional game is Wednesday 10/28 at 6:00pm in Edinburg against the winner of the A&M or Pawnee match up. Keep it up reaching ladies! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Exciting things are coming to Nokomis Junior/Senior High!

We have LOTS of fun planned for November and December, and we need a little help from our amazing community to get things started!

We're looking for 7 Christmas trees to help bring a fun new student competition to life! 🎄

More details coming SOON! 👀 Keep watching…we have some exciting things planned for our students and community!

Raising the Bar Together…one tree at a time! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Mark your calendars and come out and enjoy some NHS basketball on Friday, November 13th! Get a peek at what the 2026-27 Boys and Girls Basketball Teams will bring to the court this season followed by some Alumni fun! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Ranked Top 8 in the Nation! 🔵🟡🏆 Congratulations to Levi German for competing in the National Extemporaneous Public Speaking LDE and representing Illinois FFA. Levi made it past round one and advanced to the semifinals. After the semifinals round, he was ranked as a top 8 contestant in the country. Well done Levi for doing an outstanding job of representing your chapter and Illinois FFA! 🔵🟡

It's here...Post Season has arrived! Come out and cheer on your Lady Redskins as they take on Okaw Valley in Round One of the Edinburg Regional this Monday Night at 6 pm! Good Luck Ladies! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Congratulations to our Lady Redskins volleyball team, who finished with 2nd place in the Pawnee Tournament today, falling to Taylorville in 3 sets. Great job ladies! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Today, our 2026 Redskins Football season came to an end on the field at Carlyle in the first round of playoffs. And while I know this isn’t how our players or coaches wanted their season to end, I hope they know just how incredibly proud I am of them. As I shared with Coach Engelman and the players last week, this team has truly been the definition of resilience. This season wasn’t easy. Not even close. Every time it seemed like this team had faced enough challenges, another one came their way. But here’s what I hope our players understand… Not once did you stop. You kept showing up. You kept fighting. You kept believing in each other. With every hit this team took, you shifted, you adjusted, and you found a way to keep moving forward. And THAT says so much about who you are. I hope every player and every coach who was part of this 2026 Redskins Football team takes a moment to recognize what they accomplished this season. Not just the wins or the plays or the moments, or numbers on the scoreboard, but the strength it took to keep going when things weren’t going your way. As your principal, I get to see our students in so many different settings. And I can tell you that some of the proudest moments I have aren’t always when we win. Sometimes they’re when I watch our kids face something difficult, refuse to give up, and show the kind of character that will carry them far beyond our school walls. That’s what I saw in this team. Over and over again. I know today hurts. I know you wanted more. But I hope, when you look back on this season, you see what I see, a group of young men and a young lady and coaches who refused to let adversity define them. To Coach Engelman, our coaching staff, and every single player, thank you. Thank you for your heart, your fight, and for giving our community so many reasons to be proud. You may not have ended this season the way you hoped, but you have absolutely earned respect and admiration. And I hope you are as proud of yourselves as I am of you. Once a Redskin, Always a Redskin! — Mrs. Pacelli

We are excited to announce another round of Top Photographers! Each week brings more creativity and talent forward! Keep doing great things! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether