CUSD #3 Fulton County

If you did not receive our test text alert today at 2:00 PM—or know someone who didn't—please contact your school office to verify and update your contact information.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released its new 2026 Profiles of Performance! Instead of relying on a single score, Illinois now looks at a complete picture of school performance including academic growth, proficiency, graduation rates, attendance, and school climate.

Here is how our CUSD #3 schools performed under the state’s new framework:

Cuba Senior High School: Exemplary — Recognizing performance in the highest state tier!

Cuba Elementary School: Approaching Exemplary — Demonstrating strong overall performance and growth!

Cuba Middle School: Developing — Identifying clear opportunities to focus our energy and resources on student growth.

Each level has unique strengths and areas to grow.

We celebrate the high achievements at our High School and Elementary School, and we are committed to providing Cuba Middle School with the support and resources needed to boost student success.

Thank you to our dedicated teachers, staff, students, and families for your hard work each and every day! #PoweredByPositivity #WinTheDay #CUSD3 Schools #CubaWildcats #IllinoisReportCard #ContinuousImprovement

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❤️ Our CHS Student Council wrapped up a successful Socktober campaign! Thanks to everyone who donated, we were able to deliver three baskets of socks, laundry detergent, and a check to the Fulton-Mason Crisis Service. Thank you for helping us make a difference in our community! ❤️

Cuba Middle Senior High School invites local Veterans and their families to our Veterans Day Assembly on November 11th at 1:30 pm. Please RSVP to Mrs. Irwin at rirwin@cusd3.net or call the HS office at (309) 785-7122 to confirm.

October is National School Administrator's Month, and as the month comes closer to the end, we want to give a special shoutout to our administrative team at CUSD #3!

Thank you to Cuba Middle-High School Principal, Cassie Nelson, Cuba Middle-High School Assistant Principal, Jay Brenner, and Cuba Elementary School Principal, Jacki Scharping for your outstanding leadership, vision, and care for our students and staff!

#PoweredByPositivity #CUSD3 #SchoolAdministratorsMonth #ThankYou

Please click on the following link regarding 2026-2027 E-Learning information: https://www.cusd3.net/article/3211920

Please make note of the TEST ALERT information for Friday, October 30th at 2:00 p.m.

This week in NFW & LVC Athletics

Mr. Flynn's Industrial Arts Welding II Project class would like to thank R.L Lewis Industries, based out of Pekin, Illinois. Our students were given a great opportunity to complete a real world manufacturing project. Our class built forty hook assemblies for their powder coat paint line. Using a provided assembly print, we designed and built a tack weld assembly fixture. Each component was then completely MIG welded and cleaned free of weld spatter. A mounting hole was then drilled using our vertical milling machine. Each part was then deburred and inspected for overall quality.

Again, we would like to give a huge thanks to R.L Lewis Industrial for your generous donation of new tooling for our milling machine, as well as the valuable experience this project provided to our students.

❤️🤍🖤 CHS October Senior of the Month is Grace Yaste🖤🤍❤️

Grace is the daughter of Michelle Daly; she is an active member of the Cuba High School community. She plays volleyball, runs track, and is involved in the National Honor Society (NHS). Grace also serves as a class officer and is enrolled in CEO program.

After graduation, she plans to attend Spoon River College before continuing her education at the Illinois College of Optometry to pursue her dream of becoming an optometrist! 👓

When reflecting on her favorite memories at CHS, she shared how grateful she is for the friendships and bonds she has built with both teammates and opponents through sports. These experiences have created lasting memories that she will continue to cherish in the future.

Congratulations, Grace, on this well-deserved recognition! We are proud of you and excited to see what your future holds! ❤️🤍🖤

Just a reminder that we have some early dismissal days coming up this week because of Parent/Teacher Conferences.

District News & Alumni Spotlight! 🎓🏆

We are proud to share that 1974 Cuba High School graduate and former Cuba teacher Jane (Widger) Fulton will be inducted into the Illinois State University Athletics Hall of Fame!

Jane’s sports journey started right here in our district—organized sports were first introduced at Cuba High School during her senior year! She went on to make an impact at Illinois State University as a longtime athletics administrator and director of the Karin L. Bone Athletics Study Center.

Jane is being honored with ISU's Campbell "Stretch" Miller Award, which celebrates individuals whose service behind the scenes was vital to the athletic program's success.
The induction will take place on Saturday, October 24 with a breakfast, parade and honor during halftime of the football game.

Please click the following link for a summary of last night's CUSD#3, Fulton County, Board of Education Meeting: https://aptg.co/VV5Vc0
#POWEREDBYPOSITIVITY #WINTHEDAY

This week in LVC & NFW Athletics

Come on out to Cuba HS tonight to support the LVC Miners football team in their final game! LVC Fall sports senior recognition will occur approximately 6:10. If you can't make it out here is a live stream link for the game. Go Miners! https://youtube.com/live/zVZ2YazTJ3I?feature=share

Never know what team shirt to wear? Well here is the solution.

🇺🇸 Help Us Honor Our Veterans! 🇺🇸

Cuba High School Student Council is collecting photos for our upcoming Veterans Day slideshow! We invite our community to submit photos of family members who have served or are currently serving in the military.

Please include their name, branch of service, and rank (if known), along with your relationship to them.

📸 Submit photos here: rirwin@cusd3.net

Help us honor the brave men and women who have served our country. Thank you for being part of this special tribute! ❤️🤍🖤

Each month our district will honor a certified and support staff member at each building for our "Champions of Education" monthly award. The Champions of Education Award recognizes employees who consistently go above and beyond to make a positive difference for students, colleagues, and the Cuba CUSD #3 communities. These individuals exemplify professionalism, teamwork, compassion, and a commitment to excellence. We are proud to announce our October award winners!

Elementary- Josh Zimmerman and Billie Friedrich
Middle-High School- Cindy Luthy and Addy Stufflebeam

Please help us congratulate these deserving winners! Congratulations!

Come let the Cuba Elementary PTO cook you supper on Thursday, October 15, 2026. You won't regret it!