Monroe News

What a blast we had last night at Monroe's annual Halloween Dance! What a turnout, what creativity in costumes! Please enjoy the pictures below.

Special congratulations are in order for Coach LaLonde and the 7th grade girls volleyball team for their silver bracket conference championship victory against Hubble on Thursday night! The girls have improved so much this season; they made Monroe proud with their convincing 2-game win. Additional congratulations are in order for Coach McCormack, Coach Aranda, and Monroe's Intramural Soccer Team for bringing home another championship trophy from the Cross Town Classic Enhanced Intramural Soccer Tournament! Monroe beat Franklin in the first round and dominated in the finals against Edison. It was so much fun to watch our players work together and show off their skills. Congratulations, boys!

It's hard to believe it's already 2nd quarter! First quarter grades have been submitted and report cards are now available for viewing on ParentVUE. Also available on ParentVUE are FastBridge scores from our fall round of testing. For more information, click here.

Coming up next:

• November is just around the corner. Please take a look at the referendum-related materials below, feel free to share the information with neighbors, and don't forget to vote on or before November 5! As a reminder, there is no school on election day.

• Veterans Day is a special event at Monroe and we host a breakfast for veterans and a whole-school assembly on Monday, November 11. We invite veterans and their families to join us. To register, please click here.

• The holidays are approaching! Here is an opportunity to get involved through Christmas Sharing. Additional opportunities are listed below.

Happy Halloween!

Ashley Huettemann
Principal

Last week, residents were mailed a full-details brochure about the $151.5 million referendum that will improve Edison, Franklin and Monroe middle schools. If you have not received it yet, check out the digital version below.

Did you know permanent early voting locations are officially open? Vote now on the community’s plan to modernize our middle schools while providing tax relief. Find a early voting location near you by visiting https://bit.ly/47Vb5Kn

PURPOSE:

Testing results will be used to qualify students for 7th grade Fast-Paced Language Arts, 7th grade Fast-Paced Mathematics, 8th grade Fast-Paced Language Arts, and 8th grade Fast-Paced Mathematics✪ for the 2025-2026 school year.   

ELIGIBILITY:

• Any middle school student who lives in the District 200 attendance area is eligible to participate*.  

• Students are invited to test based on parent and/or teacher recommendation.

Specific dates and times will be determined at your child’s school for in-person testing.

Results will be made available in May 2025.

PROCESS:

Should your student be interested in PACE testing for possible PACE placement for the following year, please complete the parent referral form and submit by email to the PACE office at pace@cusd200.org by January 31, 2025. 

(Should this date be missed, the next possible testing time will be made available in the summer)

✪ Entering 8th-grade students who qualify for A-Level Geometry in 8th Grade will also need to pass an Algebra 1 summer course with A or B level mastery and the District Algebra I Assessment as prerequisites for this class

*Students who currently attend a private school or are homeschooled, but reside in the District 200 attendance area, are eligible for the PACE Testing.  If a student qualifies for the PACE Program under these special circumstances, it becomes the parent’s responsibility to provide transportation to and from classes.  The parent must consider scheduling issues when making a decision regarding participation in the PACE Program.