Office Public Summer Hours:
🏫 District Office Public Summer Hours
📅 May 30–August 8 | Monday–Thursday | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
❌ Closed June 19 & July 4
🔁 Normal hours resume August 13
📍 Building Summer Office Hours
Highland Elementary School
May 27–June 2: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
June 3–July 29: By appointment only
Monroe Center Elementary School
May 27–June 5: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
June 9–July 31: By appointment only
Meridian Jr. High School
June: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
July: By appointment only
Stillman Valley High School
May 30–August 8: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📅 View the 2025–2026 District Calendar:
🔗 www.meridian223.org/page/district-calendars
💬 For our Spanish-speaking families needing help with registration:
Para nuestras familias de habla hispana que necesitan ayuda con el proceso de inscripción para el año escolar 2025-2026, por favor comuníquense con:
Margarita Alvarez
📧 malvarez@mail.meridian223.org
📞 815-645-2230 ext. 4304 | 📱 779-537-4294
📌 Please call to schedule an appointment.
📌 Por favor llamar para hacer una cita.
🚌 Reminder: All students must be registered by June 13 to ensure transportation can be properly coordinated.
📆 Es importante que los estudiantes estén registrados antes del 13 de junio para poder coordinar adecuadamente las rutas de transporte.
Meridian CUSD #223 is seeking a Choir Teacher (grades 6-12) for the 25-26 School Year. Please visit us at www.meridian223.org to apply.
Rounding out our Staff Appreciation Week, we would like to thank our principals and administration! Your support, guidance, and vision allows our students and staff to thrive - Thank you!
Continuing our Staff Appreciation Week . . . it's time to thank our School Counselors and Health Services Department! The extra support that these caring professionals provide to our students is crucial to their success and well-being. Thank you, today and always!
Meridian CUSD #223 is seeking the following positions for the FY26 school year. Please view posting and apply online at meridian223.org.
Join the fun for our annual Meridian Wellness 5K! Open to the entire Meridian 223 community. #MeridianWellness
Sign up link: https://forms.gle/m9fgK4G5QbUB8unB6
Stillman Valley High School Prom 2025
Highland is excited to meet our next year's kindergarteners! We are hosting a Kinder Kick-Off on March 18 and March 20th! Please see the attachment for more information.
Meridian CUSD 223 is hosting a preschool screening for children ages 3-5 years old who live within the Meridian district. Children must be 3 years old by the screening date. Please call Highland Elementary at 815-645-2230 to schedule. There are a few appointments left!
Meridian CUSD 223 hosts an upcoming preschool screening for any child age 3-5 years old living within the district. Please call Highland Elementary 815-645-2230 to schedule an appointment.
FREE Dental Care Available to All Meridian 223 Students!
Our annual onsite dental clinic is this Thursday & Friday!
OPDS dental clinic staff will at our schools seeing students whose parents have provided consent. Open to students with no dental insurance, private dental insurance, and Medicaid insurance.
Please use this link to sign up your student and contact your student's school nurse with any questions. https://opdsdentalservices.formstack.com/forms/meridian_223
Our Meridian 223 Choirs have had a successful first semester! We have:
- Visited and performed in honor choirs at Illinois Wesleyan University & Illinois State University
- Auditioned for and participated in the ILMEA District 8 Junior and Senior Honor Choirs
- Visited all of our district schools and the community to perform for the holiday season
- Recorded for a T.V. special at the Coronado Performing Arts Center
- Prepared and performed two awesome 6-12 choir concerts!
We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and can't wait for what's to come next semester!
Our SVHS junior class is raffling off a trip to Nashville, Tennessee! One winner will win a 3-night stay at the Tempo by Hilton hotel in downtown Nashville and $500 in spending cash or flight credit. Please see any member of the junior class to purchase a ticket. Funds will go towards Prom 2025!
Meridian CUSD 223 is hosting a preschool screening for children ages 3-5 years old who live within the Meridian district. Children must be 3 years old by the screening date.
Please call Highland Elementary at 815-645-2230 to schedule. There are a few appointments left!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Meridian#223 Food Service Staff! 🦃
Welcome, Nurse Makenzie, to our Health Services Team and Highland!
Our annual onsite dental clinic will be January 16th and 17th! Use this link to sign up your student for no-cost dental care: https://opdsdentalservices.formstack.com/forms/meridian_223
Winter registration is now open! If your student plans to participate in a club or sport this winter, please be sure to register them on Snap! using the link below. Additional details have been sent via email.
Registration Link: https://accounts.snap.app/login?redirectTo=https://manage.snap.app/register/stillmanvalley/dashboard/home
Go Cardinals!
These are the winners of the School Bus Coloring Contest! A big thank you to Royal Blue for their donations, which made this contest possible!
Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XyBo76aOZTFZihL9mpx4cFkSzadg1mEq/view?usp=sharing
The Health Services Newsletter for the 2nd Quarter may be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ljVeXUCwAWNI5GHdlpgCoFQKmhFxjEUYFeMhMAq-Nk/edit?usp=sharing
We are also helping support UW Health's Pediatric Band-Aid Drive - See more info below!
Donations will be accepted through Wednesday, October 16th.
