2011-2012 School Year

“It Couldn’t Be Done”

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,

But he with a chuckle replied that “maybe it couldn’t”, but he would be one

Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried?

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin on his face.

If he worried, he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it. - Edgar Guest

I never allowed the words “I can’t” in my classroom as a teacher. I firmly believe that with positive thinking and common sense most task that are within our grasp to accomplish can and will be accomplished if we are willing to put in the effort.

The staff and students of Genoa-Kingston truly have that “can do” approach to learning and we want to continue to challenge our faculty and staff to be creative and look to the future when preparing our students for the next phase of education in their lives, regardless of what that challenge might be for them.

With school starting in a few weeks the challenges of 2011-2012 will be confronted with a can do approach and a continued sense of pride, dedication and a commitment to learning that our communities expect of Genoa-Kingston Schools.

Have a safe and peaceful rest of the summer and come back in August ready to challenge yourself and others to achieve beyond those expectations.



Joe Burgess, Jr.

Superintendent

Back to School

August 11, 2011

If you have yet to register your child please do so before the start of school on Wednesday, August 17^th. Registration forms are available on our website at gkschools.org Please consider mailing in registration forms and fees to any of our Genoa- Kingston schools as soon as possible or stop in at your child’s school office during normal school hours.

Also, Genoa-Kingston School District reminds all parents that Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines for school entry require all students entering Kindergarten provide proof of a physical examination and current immunizations.  Also required for Kindergarten entry are dental and ophthalmologic exams.

 Students entering the sixth and ninth grades must also have an updated physical and proof of current immunizations, which should have been completed upon Kindergarten entry.  A Tetanus booster is required every 10 years and for your convenience it is recommended that your physician complete this as your child enters High School.

The physical examination for school entry doubles as a sports physical for those students wishing to participate in school athletics, however a sports physical will not meet the requirements for school entry.

In 1997 Genoa-Kingston adopted a first day exclusion policy which states that no student will be allowed to attend school until proof of immunity and a current physical are on file.  Please contact Jane Olson, RN, School Nurse with any questions @ 815-757-2219.