Flora CUSD #35

06/06/2026

Lance Weidner and Draven Taylor won the 2026 First Runners Up in the IHSA State in Bass Fishing Unified Division today at Shelbyville Lake.

06/04/2026

2026 Boys Tennis All-South Team

Singles

Jarret Rushing (Sr) – Salem
Kai Manzano (Fr) – Carbondale
Henry Thomas (Sr) – Carbondale
Javan Lucas (Sr) – Carmi
Carter Seaman (Jr) – Olney
AJ Padilla (Jr) – Olney

Doubles

Reed Ashford (Sr) / Ethan Samples (Sr) – Centralia
Tyler Dodson (Sr) / Jonah Garlick (Sr) – Herrin
Alex Kadyrov (Jr) / Jeb Meredith (Jr) – Carbondale
Daily Sievers (Sr) / Cooper Whiting (Jr) – Marion
Kyler Dennis (Sr) / Luke Powless (So) – Flora

2026 Coach of the Year
Mike Butler – Carbondale

06/04/2026

Clay County Health Department and Flora School District to collaborate in offering County wide 0-3 Home visiting program:

These programs have collaborated for many years and operate using the same funding streams and Parents as Teachers program model.

As of July 1, 2026, the program will serve a combined 62 families, 80 children and 8 prenatal mothers annually in Clay County, Illinois.

Provides the following services:
• Home Visiting- bi-weekly
• Developmental Screens: ASQ-3 and ASQ- SE- every 6 months or as requested
• Health, Hearing, and Vision Screening- health-annual/ other screens-every 6 months
• Program has access to a OAE Hearing machine and PlusOptix Vision Machine
• Group Connections- parent meetings on various topics: discipline, stress, potty training, nutrition, cleaning, domestic violence, prenatal topics, etc.
• Resource Referrals- provides many resources for families within their communities.
• Goal Setting- Families & their parent educator set a family goal and a child development goal annually. However, it is encouraged to set one goal after another.
• Literacy- Each child receives a free book each visit.
• Family Enrichment Events-seasonal or holiday events for the entire family

Questions or Interested in enrolling in home visiting services?

Please call/text Samantha Weidner at 217-240-2127, [email protected]

05/30/2026

Congratulations!! Kehlin Crawford is state champion in the high jump!!

There will be a fire truck parade through town at 3:15 to celebrate the state championship!!

05/29/2026

Internet Events

05/29/2026

Kyler & Luke are through to DAY 2 at the state tournament!!! They are guaranteed Top 24 in the state and went 3-1 today. 🎾🎾

Back at it at 8 am tomorrow!!!

05/28/2026

Flora High School students, Sydney Dawkins, Kristen Pipher, Paul Hudson, Qynlin Brown,
Hayden Young, Ella Cammon, Justice Scroggins, Kinley Atwood, and Meredith Woolever
placed among the top students in Illinois in the 2026 Office Specialist (MOS) State
Championship for Spring Semester.
The MOS State Championship consists of six certification exams covering Microsoft Office
products such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Sydney Dawkins placed 4 th in Excel and 2 nd in
Word (perfect score); Kristen Pipher placed 2 nd in Excel (perfect score) Meredith Woolever
placed 3rd in PowerPoint (perfect score); Paul Hudson placed 1st in Excel (perfect score),
Qynlin Brown placed 8th in Excel, Justice Scroggins placed 9 th in Excel, Hayden Young placed
1 st in PowerPoint (perfect score), Ella Cammon 4 th place in PowerPoint (perfect score), and
Kinley Atwood 7 th place in Excel. 1 st place winners earn the opportunity to attend the Microsoft
National Competition in Nashville, Tennessee in June. Out of six available slots, Flora placed
first in four.
Students attending the National competition compete against other students from 50 states for
scholarships. Paul Hudson will be competing in Excel, Kristen Pipher in PowerPoint, Hayden
Young in PowerPoint, and Payton Scroggins in Word—the competition will be in Nashville in
June. Students are currently seeking donations to help with the travel costs.
These MOS exams are industry-standard assessments and to finish this high in the state proves to
potential employers that you have mastered the skills. Flora High School has been a Microsoft
testing facility for six years.

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

The softball sectional game has been postponed to tomorrow.