Nokomis CUSD #22

It was a great night for Maliah Harris and Leni Johnston at the Job Interview and Ag Ed LDEs!
Leni placed 4th overall in the Varsity Ag Ed LDE as a sophomore and Maliah Harris placed 3rd overall in the Job Interview LDE! Well done! 🔵🟡

Here is a parking and building entrance map for tonight's Volleyball game at Hillsboro.

Congratulations to the 2026 Homecoming Queen & King: Addison Kirkpatrick & Carter Wexstten

What a night to be a Nokomis Redskin! Our Redskins capped off an incredible Homecoming week with a 20–14 VICTORY! Friday night was filled with so many of the things that make our school and community special—Homecoming banners, our Homecoming Court, FFA pork burgers, a 50/50 supporting the North School PTC, a packed crowd, school spirit, and REDSKIN PRIDE! #NOKOPROUD #Homecoming2026 #RaisingTheBarTogether

WHAT A DAY TO BE AN NHS REDSKIN! 🖤❤️ Mrs. Pacelli, Mr. Riley, and our staff just want to say THANK YOU to our students for making today SO MUCH FUN! 🙌 We’ve talked all year about “Raising the Bar Together,” and this week our students showed us exactly what that can look like — work hard, make good choices, show respect…and have A LOT of fun along the way! ❤️🖤 Homecoming looked a little different this year with some new activities, new traditions, and plenty of opportunities to have fun. Our students rose to the occasion! Their positive behavior and willingness to meet high expectations gave us the opportunity to say YES to more fun, and we LOVE being able to do that! 👏 Good things happen when you do good things! Keep showing up, keep having fun, keep making us proud, and KEEP RAISING THE BAR, NHS! We are incredibly proud of you! ❤️ Just a few highlights from an AWESOME day before we head into the big game tonight! 📸🏈 LET’S GO REDSKINS!! ❤️🖤🏈 #RaisingTheBarTogether #NHSHomecoming2026 #NOKOPRIDE

📸 This Week’s Top Photographers! Another week of creativity and talent on display from Mr. Moreland’s Photography classes! Congratulations to this week’s Top Photographers; keep challenging yourself, trying new things, and Raising the Bar! ❤️🖤📷 We love seeing our students’ creativity come to life! 👏#NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

Nokomis Junior High Yearbooks are on sale for $31. Please order your yearbook early!!
To order go to:
JOSTENS.COM/BUYYEARBK

Next Tuesday, September 29th Nokomis Lady Redskins will play at Lincolnwood! Lincolnwood has invited us to help raise awareness for suicide and mental health. We are working alongside Lincolnwood to make this game, More than a Game. If you would like to help out, both teams are bringing bake sale items for purchase. Bring a dessert or donate to an amazing cause. We unite on the court and in the stands as we join together and Wear Green! Let's fill the stands with a sea of green! #RaisingtheBarTogether #NOKOPROUD

🏈 Redskins Football is ready to finish strong! Check out the remaining Varsity & JV schedules and come out to support our athletes as they continue to show up, work hard, and Raise the Bar Together!

Tradition. Pride. Together. Go Redskins! 🏈 #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBar

Raising the Bar - Homecoming Style! We continue to be so proud of our students for the way they show up, get involved, have fun, and do it all in a respectful way! Tonight, our NHS juniors and seniors took the court for some Homecoming dodgeball, and there was plenty of competition, laughter, and school spirit! Raising the Bar Together isn’t just about academics. It’s about taking pride in our school, supporting one another, making memories, and showing that we can have a whole lot of fun while still representing Nokomis well. ❤️ A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Gillespie and the NHS Student Council for all of the time and hard work they’ve put into making Homecoming Week fun-filled and full of school spirit for our students! Keep showing up. Keep having fun. Keep raising the bar, Redskins! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBar

Nokomis Strong is excited to launch our shirt sale for the year! Every purchase helps us continue to promote positivity, kindness, and mental wellness in our school and community.
🛒 Shop the online store here until September 30th:

https://nokomisstrong2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The Nokomis Education Foundation is conducting a project for the school/community. We are searching for 2 NHS yearbooks to borrow: 1970 and 1977. If you have a copy we can borrow, please bring it to the Unit Office, and we will return it once we're done. Thank you in advance. #NOKOPROUD

Tomorrow's Volleyball Game vs Springfield Lutheran is Varsity Only!
@Home, 6pm

Mrs. Pacelli shares, "one of my favorite parts of the day is popping into classrooms and getting to see learning in action!" Check out Mrs. Alsbury’s ceramics students putting their creativity and skills to work! "I love seeing our students engaged, creating, and taking pride in what they are learning." Keep creating. Keep growing. Keep Raising the Bar! #NOKOPROUD #RaisingtheBarTogether

On Friday Mrs. Johnson's JH students had a STEM challenge which they will be evaluating based on criteria and constraints. They had to build the tallest tower they could manage in a 20 minute time period made only of no more than 30 index cards and 1 meter of masking tape. It had to be free standing and hold a Luigi figurine for at least 10 seconds before collapsing. We will do the evaluation of our designs on Monday. Ask your students about their design. #NOKOPROUD #RaisingTheBarTogether

Help us welcome back Levi German on Friday of NHS Homecoming Week!
We will have a reception for Levi on Friday the 25th from 4 pm to 6 pm in the High School library!
Come visit with Levi to see how his year is going as a Major State Officer! 🔵🟡

There will be light refreshments and don’t forget to head over to the football game after the reception to cheer on the Redskins and grab a pork burger!

📸 This Week’s Top Photographers! Another week of creativity through the lens! Congratulations to this week’s top photographers from Mr. Moreland’s Photography classes, selected by their peers. ❤️🖤 We love seeing our students learning, creating, and Raising the Bar! 📷✨ #NOKOPROUD #RaisingTheBarTogether #StudentCreativity

Leni Johnston and Paige Suslee enjoyed their time at the FFA ELITE Conference! The ELITE Conference is specifically for students that want to be high school Ag teachers. Paige and Leni participated in a Build a Teacher activity, learned about Illinois Ag in the Classroom, attended a college fair, listened to a Ag teacher panel, and did more engaging exercises related to Ag Ed! Great job Leni and Paige! 🔵🟡