Lincoln Elementary School

Dear Lincoln School Friends,

It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of Mrs. Susan Shiley. She was a secretary at Lincoln School for 22 years before she retired in 2020. She gave out hundreds of bandaids, held countless hands of children missing mom and dad, reassured parents sending their child to school for the first time, provided staff members with a warm smile to start the day, and was often referred to as the principal-let's face it, she was the one really in charge :)! We are all better people for having known her and will miss her terribly.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Vogt

Obituary for Susan Shiley at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home Susan Shiley, 64, of Monticello passed away on Friday, May 6th at her home. Susan was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on October 15th, 1957 to Catherine and Donald Gibson Sr. After graduating from Tuscola High School, she attended Eastern Illinois University as an education major, and later transfer...

Preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade students in the Monticello School District now attend Washington School. Follow Mrs. Vogt at https://www.facebook.com/SagesVogt/ to stay up to date on information and activities for your students.

Mary Vogt - Bement Superintendent Superintendent of Bement CUSD #5. Mom to Macy and Katy.

The final Lincoln School faculty and staff picture. Thank you to our amazing students, families, and community for supporting us as we completed the last year of Lincoln being open.

Thank you to Mike Heiniger for taking pictures of this last group of students and staff members at Lincoln School!

Monticello CUSD #25 will dismiss one hour early on Wednesday, May 26 in order to allow for the Officer Chris Oberheim funeral procession preparations to commence around town. It is expected that the procession will be in Monticello at 2:20PM, but streets will start to be blocked off around 1:00PM. The procession route will drive from Decatur on I-72, come in on Bridge St/Center St and turn left on State St to the cemetery. A very large number of police vehicles from all over the area/state/country are expected to be in town during this time.

Dismissal times will be HS/MS/WH at 12:00, WASH at 12:10 and LINC at 12:15. No PM Small Wonders on this day.

We appreciate your support and flexibility.

Vic Zimmerman

We have been informed that the funeral for Chris Oberheim will be Wednesday in Decatur with burial in Monticello. A procession will drive from the funeral to the cemetery. The family has requested the local VFW work with an organization to post flags along the procession route. We have been contacted by The Flagman Mission (https://www.theflagmanmission.org) who will be bringing 2500 flags to line the route.

We need the assistance of any and all people available to post the flags at 3PM-5PM on Monday (5/24) and take them down at 3PM-5PM on Thursday (5/27). Please meet in the Sievers Center parking lot (Kratz Road behind Monticello High School) by 3PM on Monday to receive instructions from Flagman Mission Organizer Jeff Hastings. Jeff will have everything needed to get the job done - he suggested you bring gloves. This is an excellent opportunity for Monticello to once again show our support for the Oberheim Family. All ages and families welcome. Feel free to share this request on social media and with anyone who might be interested in assisting in this effort.

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We will be dismissing 30 minutes early at all Monticello schools in order for traffic and buses to be clear for the Officer Chris Oberheim es**rt through Monticello at approximately 1:30. The es**rt will start in Champaign and pass through town on Monticello Rd to Bridge St to I-72 on the way to Decatur. Dismissal times will be HS/MS/WH at 12:30, WASH at 12:40 and LINC at 12:45. All Small Wonders PK times will stay the same.

The Monticello Elementary PTO meeting is TODAY! Join the meeting via zoom at 6:30 PM. Link information is below:

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May is bike month and Wednesday, May 5 is Bike to School Day. We understand that with the age of our students that might not be feasible so consider taking a family bike ride after school that day.