Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUSD #4

Dear GRF Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce the State of Illinois will now provide standing orders and emergency medication for Undesignated Epinephrine, in addition to our current standing orders for Undesignated Albuterol and Opioid Antagonists. This means that our nurses and specially trained crisis team members will be able to administer epinephrine in the event that an unexpected, emergent anaphylactic reaction occurs at school to any student who may have no prior known allergies, while saving valuable time waiting for EMS to arrive.

However, we do want to mention that this is in very limited supply and is not meant to replace a prescription for a student with an already known severe allergy. If your student has a known severe allergy, causing anaphylaxis, we highly encourage you to notify your school nurse immediately, if you have not done so already, and speak with your child's physician to have an allergy emergency action plan in place and emergency epinephrine on hand at their school.

This legislative change is set to begin in January 2027. While we wait for our shipment of epinephrine, we are using this time to review our processes and train our crisis team members. We hope to have undesignated epinephrine available in each of our school buildings in the coming months.

Below, you will find the required legal notification of our Undesignated Medications Program.

If you wish to opt out of this program and do not want an undesignated medication administered to your child in the event of a medical emergency, please submit a written request to your school nurse.

Kind regards,
GRF Administration and School Nurses

Here are the following dress up days at GRHS for the High School Spirit week. The events for the week are as follows, the parade begins Wednesday night at 6:00 P.M. All people participating in the parade are required to be there at 5:30 P.M. to get in the correct order. The high school will be having a spirit bonfire behind the baseball field after the parade concludes in which we encourage high school students to show up and show their school pride. Friday night the Homecoming coronation will begin at 6:00 P.M. immediately followed by powderpuff and other festivities. The concession stand will be operating as if it was a normal Friday night game. All members that are on the court should be at the field at 5:45 P.M to get organized. All participants of powderpuff should be at the field at 6:00 P.M. Saturday the Homecoming dance will be from 7:00-10:00 P.M. and tickets will be on sale for $10 a piece during A and B Lunch all next week.

Thank you and if there are any questions please email kwills@gobuffaloes.org

The Georgetown Ridge Farm Chrisman Buffs play @Westville @7 for a chance to bring the coal bucket back home! BE THERE, BE LOUD! #buffnation

Que tengan suerte la Nacion de los Bufalos al enfrentarse a los Tigres. Los esperamos ver en Westville High School a las 5:30. Nacion de los Bufalos dorrotaran a los Tigres. Credito a SR Photography