DuQuoin CUSD #300

Greetings, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to send a message expressing thanks to everyone who participated or played a part in showing appreciation of our DHS Class...

Check out our Class of 2020's senior pics on this slideshow: https://drive.google.com/open?... Thank you Jennifer Caldwell for your work on this!

Under normal circumstances tonight would have been the DHS graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020. While we have postponed the ceremony until July, we can't help but think abou...

DES families and students, We have finally reached the end of the quarter and school year. It's hard to believe, officially, the end of the year has arrived. With the close of ...

On Teacher Appreciation Week, it goes without saying, how much I recognize and honor our hardworking, dedicated teachers and outstanding support staff. This week is typically fill...

Hello Parents, Guardians, and Students: I hope this message finds you well, particularly as we see more COVID-19 cases in our community. As you've heard from building principals, ...

May 1, 2020 DES families, As a reminder we will have our last at-home packet of learning materials, for May 11 - May 15, will be available for pickup on Mon., May 4 and Tues...

Dear Parents, We hope this message finds you engaged, connected, and well again this week. We are excited to hear how much everyone is enjoying our all-school book, A Boy Call...

Hello District 300 Parents, Guardians and Students, For this week’s bulletin, I want to start by sharing information from Marshall Browning Hospital’s Community Update last Fri...

Graduation & promotion events postponed We can officially announce now that the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 and the 8th grade promotion ceremony are postponed. We...

DES Families, I hope this message finds you well. As you have heard, our in-person instruction is now closed through the end of the school year. We will continue with Remote L...

Today is our first day of our new book, A Boy Called Bat. I invite you to read along using our schedule and participate in the activities and fun as we read together. I will send a...

Dear Parents;/Guardians and Students: I hope this message finds you all well. By now, you are likely aware that Governor Pritzker has made the decision to class all Illinois sc...

UPDATE: Starting on Monday, April 20th, our Grab & Goal Food Program will be distributing meals on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As noted below, participants will receive 2...

Dear DES Families Next week begins our next round of Remote Learning. We have decided to participate in a whole school reading adventure in a special project called #One...

District 300 Parents, Guardians, and Students: I hope this week's update finds you well. As you have likely heard, the Perry County Health Department announced on Saturday that...

April 8, 2020 Good Afternoon DES Students and Families, I hope all of you are safe and healthy during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Our students at DES continue to work ha...

Hello District 300 parents, guardians, and students, I hope this message finds you well. I want to start by thanking the nearly 400 parents/guardians who responded to the s...

DES families, In light of the recent news regarding our extended closure, DES will have the next two weeks of student materials ready for students to pick beginning tomorrow, Apr...