Fisher CUSD #1

Good Afternoon-

PIE is putting on the color run this Saturday, October 10th. They are in need of volunteers to help make this event a success. If you are available, please consider signing up to help. High School students will receive volunteer hours that count towards their graduation requirement.

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Please let me know if you have any questions!

Our 2nd graders wrapped up our second CKLA Knowledge unit on Ancient Greece with our very own Potato Olympics! 🏛️🥔 Students represented Greek city-states and competed in five Olympic-inspired events! Such a fun way to celebrate all of their learning! 🏅🇬🇷

Introducing our 2026–27 News-Gazette Student Reporter, Emily Coulter! We look forward to seeing Emily share the stories that make Fisher special. Thank you to the News-Gazette for providing this great opportunity for our students!
Congratulations, Emily! #FisherProud 🧡🖤

Today, we’re celebrating our social studies teachers!
We’re grateful for Mr. Zogg and Mr. Gearman and all they do for our students at Fisher High School. Through their passion for history and social studies, they encourage our Bunnies to learn from the past, think critically about the present, and make a difference in the future of our Fisher community.

Thank you, Mr. Zogg and Mr. Gearman, for helping our students become informed, thoughtful, and engaged members of our community!

We love Friday at FGS! High Fives, Carrot Card Winners, Gaga Ball, recess football, and classroom projects! Have a great weekend, Bunnies!

Fisher Grade School celebrated our custodians Sherrie & Loren today with treats and handmade signs for their students! We are so appreciative of their hard work to make our schools a great place to learn!

Mr. Cotter and several of our high school students explored career opportunities during Manufacturing Day by visiting local manufacturing businesses and touring trade programs at Parkland College. Thank you to these businesses and Parkland College for giving our students a firsthand look at some of the possibilities for their future! 🧡🖤

The Fisher Bunnies Football team does not play at home today. They will take on Nokomis tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 at Kellar Field. Come out and cheer them on to a WIN! #GOBUNNIES #FEARTHEEARS

Join us next Tuesday, Oct. 6th, for our first choir concert of the year! 7pm at the High School Gym.

Today is National Teach Spanish Day. The purpose of National Teach Spanish Day is: To promote the teaching of Spanish as a profession, to call attention to the current Spanish teacher shortage in the US, and to emphasize the importance of Spanish as a world language. Today we would like to thank Mrs. Kelly for all she does for Fisher High School, if you see her around- tell her thanks!

Tomorrow, Monday, September 28th, is picture day at Fisher Jr. - Sr. High School.

🐰🥕Happy Friday from FGS! 🥕🐰

Seniors, FAFSA is OPEN!

Ahead of the normal October 1st opening date, the FAFSA is already available! If you’re planning to attend college or career training after graduation, now is the time to get started.

Remember: completing the FAFSA—or the required opt-out form—is part of the Illinois graduation requirements.

Don’t wait! Get your FAFSA completed promptly and take this important step toward your future!

Please make note that we will be holding a FAFSA workshop on November 2nd at 6:00pm in the HS Library for any students and families that have questions or need additional help. The information provided is valuable to the FAFSA process and funding college in general. Please plan to attend!

🩺👩‍⚕️Surgery Day!🫀🧠 We wrapped up our CKLA Human Body unit with an exciting Surgery Day! Our first grade doctors and nurses put their learning to the test as they explored what happens inside the human body and practiced their skills like real medical professionals! 🩺✨ From scrubs and stethoscopes to teamwork and problem-solving, our little surgeons had a day full of hands-on learning, curiosity, and fun! 🏥💉 What a fantastic way to wrap up our Human Body unit! We are so proud of our future doctors! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🩷 #FirstGradeFun #CKLA #HumanBody #SurgeryDay #HandsOnLearning #FutureDoctors #LearningIsFun

What better way to Test a Line of Best Fit than with Barbie bungee jumping?

Our Honors Algebra II students dropped Barbie using one to five rubber bands, recorded the results, and used their data to create an equation. Then came the big question: How many rubber bands would Barbie need for a jump from the back of the bleachers? Math in action! 🧡🖤

Yesterday we had our PBIS Assembly! We celebrated Nova's accomplishment in completing Rocket Math during the 25-26 school year! We also celebrated our Grit and Gratitude Award winners for August/September. Kindergarten - Aubree & Ogden 1st grade - Audrey & Jaxon 2nd grade- Hank & Lana (not pictured) 3rd grade - Nevaeh & Waylin (not pictured) 4th grade - Abigail, Ana, & Jamison 5th grade - Lanie & Malvina 6th grade - Carter & Matthew

🐰A week of fun at Fisher Grade School 🥕

As we close out National Arts in Education Week we want to take a moment to celebrate Mrs. Pierce and all that she contributes to the Fisher School district, you make such a difference to our students!

We don’t want to end the week without taking a moment to honor Brian Vincent during the week of National IT Professionals Day. If you see Brian around, be sure to tell him thanks and remind him how appreciated he is!