Registration for the 2010-11 Latch Key program is Thurs., March 25 at the Dorothy Simon Elementary cafeteria. Registration is from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Parents registering their child for Latchkey this night will receive a $10 discount. If you have questions about Latchkey, please call Erin Freeman at 815-335-2318.

Teams of families and friends competed against Jean McNair Elementary fifth graders in “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” to test their knowledge on facts ranging from geography, literature, math, science, history and geography.

Anna’s Pizza and Pasta will host a fundraiser and kick-off event on Mon., March 22 for the Winnebago Fine Arts Council. The event kicks-off the Anna’s Pizza and Pasta Makeover “Italy Comes to Winnebago”.
The pizza, pasta, and salad buffet will be held from 5-8 p.m. and costs $8 for adults and $5 for children. Proceeds will support upcoming Fine Arts Council events.

As tradition, the final day before spring break will include the parade of tractors and the farmer’s breakfast. This year the event will take place on Fri. March 26.

It was an exciting week of robotics competitions at the Greater Kansas City Regional!  Winnovation was awarded with the Excellence in Engineering Award, for our six wheel swerve drive (a first in FIRST Robotics), powerful kicking mechanism, and arm system that allows the robot to be suspended from a tower in the middle of the playing field. 

Ready, set, spell! Students at Winnebago competed in spelling bees to send representatives to the Boone-Winnebago Regional Spelling Bee at Harlem High School on Thurs., March 18.

Winnebago High School is one of 147 schools across the State to receive a spot on the 2009 Illinois Honor Roll. To receive this award, Winnebago High School had to show an upward trend in tests scores and increase scores in reading and math by at least 7.5 points a year the last two years.

The January issue of Servo Magazine has just been issued and features members of the Winnovation Robotics team, John Ratzenberger, and Snuggles the Robot.

It’s time to kick-off another season of indoor walking at the Winnebago High School. Community members can walk at the high school in the morning from 5:30 a.m.-7:00 a.m. and after school from 3:30-5:30 p.m.