Litchfield School Board Meeting
The Litchfield School Board had a visit last night from representatives of some of the fall sports teams that excelled this past season. Members of the cross country team and the girl’s tennis team spoke to the Board about the highlights of their successful seasons.
Cross country coach Julie Dengerud was accompanied by team members August Swanson and Jude Allen – two of the all-state runners and they spoke about being section champions this year after finishing last year as runners-up. Girls tennis coach Matt Draeger was accompanied by Elly Woelfel and Emma Wuotila. They took second place in the state tournament and spoke about their final match against St. James.
Student Council representatives Kelsey Palmer and Kalla Ziegler spoke about the successful blood drive they hosted last week in the Litchfield Area Recreation Center. Palmer says they collected 46-units which was over their goal of 41-units. She says they may have had more students if it was held right in the high school, so they will analyze the location for next time.
Superintendent Susan Burris says American Education Week included a visit from State Representative Scott Van Binsbergen who toured the Litchfield Schools on November 19th. She says the parent-teacher conferences last week at Lake Ripley Elementary School included an opportunity for families to take shoes for their children from Trade Home Shoes. Burris says the pool at the high school has been drained and work has started on the filtration system as that renovation project progresses.
The Litchfield School Board will have a work session on December 8th at 4:45 p.m. to meet with ICS officials to discuss future capital projects, prior to the regular meeting and truth-in-taxation hearing at 6 p.m. The Board will decide that evening whether a December 22nd meeting is necessary. The Board also approved of the 2025-2027 food service contract.
Also last night, the Litchfield School Board approved of a resolution accepting three donations: $2,516.14 from the Goal Line Club for athletics for paint for the football field; $7,000 from the LDC Hockey Boosters for Litchfield Boys Hockey for extra coaches; and $75 from Darlene Kotelnicki for the FFA Chapter.
