Clinton Elementary School

10/12/2026

📚💚💛 Calling All Fingerprinted Cougar Volunteers! 🐾📚

Our Clinton Book Fair is coming October 27–30, and we need YOUR help to make it happen! 🎉

Since the Book Fair takes place during school hours, we are looking for approved, fingerprinted volunteers to help our students shop and discover their next favorite book! 📖✨

❤️ We truly need your support! Without enough volunteers, we may not be able to offer the Book Fair during the school day.

🙌 Please consider signing up and helping us keep this special event going for our Cougars!

🔗 Volunteer Sign-Up:

Book Fair Volunteer Sign-Up Thank you for volunteering to help with our Clinton Elementary Book Fair! We appreciate all of your help in making this event a success. Important Volunteer Information Volunteers helping during school hours MUST be fingerprinted.Please park in the back of the school or o...

10/12/2026

In observance of Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, all District U-46 facilities will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2026.

10/09/2026

💚🐾 WHAT AN AMAZING RUN DAY, COUGARS! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🎉

Our Cougars brought the ENERGY, school spirit, and excitement to today’s Apex Fun Run! Even our Cougar mascot, administration, and staff joined in on the fun, running laps and cheering on our students! 🐾💚

📊 FINAL FUNDRAISER UPDATE!
💰 Over $21,802 raised!
🌎 Donations from 25 states!

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
🎤 Coach Blanken’s Class – Orange & Blue Challenge Winners! They celebrated with an EPIC Karaoke Party! 🎶

🥇 Coach Schifferer’s Class – Pledge Champion Belt Winners!

🦸 Coach Phillips’s Class – Share Cape Winners!

🌟 Over the past two weeks, our Cougars learned what it means to be SUPER HEROES through leadership, teamwork, kindness, and going the extra mile!

💚A HUGE thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, families, volunteers, and Apex team for making this fundraiser such a success! Your generosity and support make a difference for our students and school!

APEX OUT! WAY TO GO, COUGAR NATION! 🐾🎉💚

10/09/2026

💚🐾 Hydrated Staff = Ready for Run Day! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💦

Our amazing Sense of Belonging Committee made their rounds to make sure our staff is hydrated, energized, and ready for today’s big run! 🎉

A HUGE thank you to the committee for taking care of our Cougar staff and making sure everyone is ready to cheer on our students! 💚

Let’s do this, Cougars! 🐾🏃‍♂️

10/08/2026

🎉💚💛 WHAT A WEEK, COUGARS CREW! 🐾

We’re heading into our FINAL day of Apex fundraising, and our Cougars are crushing it! 🚀

📊 Fundraising Update (7 AM):
💰 $18,080 raised!
🌎 Donations from 21 states!

🧡💙 Our Cougars got CREATIVE showing off their Apex Pride! From dressing up in orange and blue in unique ways, our Cougars went all out!

🎉 The Fun Didn’t Stop There!
💥 Coach Schifferer’s class had a BLAST silly-stringing the Apex leaders!
😴 Mrs. Phillips’ class enjoyed a cozy and fun Pajama Day!

🏆 Last Night’s Medal Winners:
🥇 Share Medal: Coach Phillips — 17 new shares!
🥇 Pledge Medal: Coach Roberts — over $24.05 per lap in pledges!

🔥 ONE MORE NIGHT! Who will take home the medals for good?!

🧡💙 Orange & Blue Apex Pride Challenge: One more day to show your spirit! The winning class will be announced tomorrow morning!

🦸 This Week’s SUPER HERO Lessons:
⭐ Go the Extra Mile
⭐ Be Reliable
⭐ Be a HERO through kindness and actions!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ TOMORROW IS OUR APEX OBSTACLE FUN RUN!
📅 Friday, October 9!

✅ Get a good night’s sleep
✅ Eat a healthy breakfast
✅ Wear comfortable athletic shoes
✅ Bring a water bottle!

💚💛Let’s finish STRONG, Cougar Nation! ONE MORE DAY TO GO! 🐾🎉

10/08/2026

🏆💚🐾 A NEW COUGAR CHAMPION HAS TAKEN THE CHAIR! 🐾🏆

Let’s give a BIG Cougar congratulations to Mrs. Ryan, our newest Cougar Champion Chair VIP!

Mrs. Ryan represents what it means to be a true Cougar Champion! From building meaningful relationships to leading with heart, patience, and purpose, she helps make Clinton a special place to learn and grow! 💚

Her students were excited to help celebrate this well-deserved recognition! 🥳🐾

🌟 Who’s next to take the Cougar Champion Chair? Stay tuned as we continue recognizing the amazing staff who make our Cougar community shine! 💚🐾

10/07/2026

💚🐾 GOOD EVENING , COUGARS! 🐾💚

🦸‍♂️ Our Apex Fun Run is THIS FRIDAY! 🎉 We’re getting closer to the finish line!

📊 FUNDRAISING UPDATE:
💰 $14,102 RAISED!
🌎 Donations from 20 STATES!

🏆 CHALLENGE WINNERS!
🥇 Coach Schifferer – 52% class participation! Earned an Apex Superhero/Costume Day!
🦸‍♀️Coach Kowalski – 11 new shares!
💰 Coach Swanson – $10.29/lap in new pledges!

⚡ TONIGHT’S CHALLENGE: ORANGE & BLUE DAY! 🧡💙

The class showing the MOST Apex Pride by dressing up or decorating their classroom in orange and blue WINS:

☕ A $30 Dunkin’ or Starbucks gift card for their coach!

🎤 An APEX KARAOKE DAY for their class!

🏅 TOP 5 CLASSES:
🥇 Schifferer – $60.46/lap
🥈 Phillips – $47.87/lap
🥉 Roberts – $39.04/lap
🏅 Arnold – $38.62/lap
🏅 Swanson – $29.41/lap

🦸 Today’s Superhero Lesson: HERO!
Being a hero means showing kindness, taking action, and helping others!

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/0lPybMDm6T4

⏰ ONLY 2 MORE NIGHTS TO WIN THOSE APEX MEDALS!

🏃‍♀️🏃 FRIDAY IS FUN RUN DAY! Keep those pledges and shares coming, Cougars! Let’s finish STRONG! 💚🐾

10/07/2026

🚶‍♀️🚲🛴🐾 Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day — Cougar Style! 💚 Walk, Bike & Roll to School Days Making Kane Fit For Kids

When your school is mostly an all-bus school, you get a little creative! 😄 Instead of walking to school, our Cougars celebrated by walking laps around the school together!

We were so excited to have The Cougar 🐾 and the South Elgin Police Department 🚓 join us for the fun and help promote staying active, being safe, and getting moving!

Because no matter how you get to school… there’s always a way to WALK, BIKE & ROLL! 💚

10/06/2026

🎉 CONGRATS, COUGARS! 🎉

🏆 Out-of-State Challenge Winner: Coach Schifferer’s class with pledges from 7 states! They earned an Exclusive Silly String Battle with the Apex Team! 💥

🏅 Last Night’s Medal Winners:
✨ Most Shares: Coach Swanson — 12 new shares!
💰 Most New Pledges: Coach Roberts — $15.41/lap!

📊 Fundraiser Update as of 7:00 AM:
💰 $12,533 raised
🌎 Donations from 18 states

🦸 Today’s Super Hero Ability: RELIABLE
Reliable leaders are people others can count on. They follow through, keep their word, and stay strong and consistent—even when things are hard!

🎥 RELIABLE Video:
https://youtu.be/fV4Ol8lVuQA?si=CSH6Jw7PLa9GbWQt

⚡ TONIGHT’S CHALLENGE: PARTICIPATION STATION!
The class with the most combined logins, shares, and pledges by tomorrow morning wins an Apex Superhero/Costume Day! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

🏆 Top 5 Classes:

1. Schifferer — $56.22/lap | 82%
2. Phillips — $42.36/lap | 72%
3. Roberts — $37.24/lap | 80%
4. Arnold — $36.31/lap | 68%
5. Garcia — $27.55/lap | 68%

🔥 Only 3 more nights until the medals find their forever homes! Keep logging in, sharing, and getting those pledges, Cougars! 💚💛🐾

10/06/2026

💛💚🐾 WHAT A WEEK, COUGARS! 🐾💚💛

📊 As of 7:00 AM Yesterday
💰 ~$10,647 raised
🌎 Donations from 18 states

Yesterday’s Super Hero lesson is EXTRA MILE: doing a little more than expected, especially when it helps someone else! 💪

🏆 CHALLENGE WINNERS:
🥧 Biggest Jump: Coach Arnold — Pie the Apex Team! They mummified Apex yesterday and have the championship belt!
📲 Most Shares: Coach Schifferer — 61 new shares! Pajama Party
💰 Most New Pledges: Coach Arnold — $21.43/lap!

⚡ Last Night CHALLENGE: OUT OF STATE!
The class with pledges from the most states outside Illinois wins an exclusive Extra Recess/Game Time with Apex! 🌎🎉

🏆 TOP 5 CLASSES:
1️⃣ Schifferer — $53.92/lap
2️⃣ Phillips — $36.85/lap
3️⃣ Arnold — $32.08/lap
4️⃣ Roberts — $25.55/lap
5️⃣ Garcia — $20.76/lap

⏰ Only 3 more nights until the medals find their forever homes!

This is our LAST WEEK to support Clinton! Visit myapexevent.com to donate or simply share your student’s page with friends and family. Every share helps! 💚💛

🎥 Extra Mile Video:
https://youtu.be/idaYP0SaEow?si=Q_4DVZnkpJNXXIrg

Let’s finish strong, Cougars! 🐾🔥