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. 

Members of the Winnebago High School Spanish Class visit Dorothy Simon Elementary Second Graders each month for enrichment classes. As part of the outreach project, seniors teach second graders lessons they have prepared themselves.

The Rockford Association for Minority Management Scholars were recognized this past weekend, with two Winnebago Seniors among the 27  recipients.  Students were honored for their leadership, academic achievement, and community service. Recipients also must be planning to attend a  two-year or four-year college.

Three top Winnebago athletes signed their letter of commitment to continue their cross country, track and soccer careers at the collegiate level.

Alex Thompson will continue his track and field success with the University of Wisconsin at Madison. On Thurs., Feb. 18 at noon in the Winnebago High School Library he signed a letter of intent with UW Madison. Thompson holds the Class A State Record in discus as a two-time state champion.

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.

 Mention Winnebago and many will identify Winnebago Schools with its athletic successes and state appearances. A group of Winnebago students that make yearly appearances at the State level are musicians. Each January, students from Winnebago compete in the Illinois Music Educators' Association All-State Music Conference, which is the equivalent of a sports team competing downstate.

Winnebago Girl’s Basketball Coach Judy Krause celebrated her 400th win on Sat., Jan 30 against the Oregon Hawks. She will receive the game ball from her 400th win and a celebration in her honor will take place at the home game Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m.

This season's game will be played with two alliances of three teams each. The game is played on a field that is separated into three sections by two bumps. At the end of the field are two goals. The object of the game is to utilize the robots to score goals using soccer balls.

The Winnebago Band Boosters announced the formation of the “Friends of Winnebago Bands” program. As a member of “Friends of the Winnebago Bands”, you demonstrate your admiration and appreciation of the band program at the Winnebago Schools. As a partner in the program, you help support our instrumental program and the band’s efforts at it helps develop the youth of Winnebago.