December 16, 2025
Dear Families, Community, and Students (PC & MMJH),
It is with a heavy heart that I share an important update regarding the funding of Project Success of Vermilion County. On December 15, 2025, we were notified of the loss of our Full Service Community Schools grant that supports our programs at Pine Crest Elementary and Mary Miller Junior High in Georgetown-Ridge Farm. This unplanned loss has created a financial shortfall that directly impacts our ability to maintain current staffing and program levels. ACT NOW of Illinois, our grantor, has submitted an appeal to the US Department of Education. While we try to remain hopeful, we do not have a guarantee of funding past December 31, 2025. We understand how difficult and unsettling this news is, and we will work hard to find other funding sources to support our after school programs in partnership with Georgetown-Ridge Farm School District. THINGS TO NOTE: 1. All programs: As of January 5, 2026, we will not have bus transportation home for Georgetown-Ridge Farm students. 2. GRHS: All GRHS programs will remain active and open. 3. Pine Crest: As of January 5, 2026, we will provide an afterschool program at Pine Crest Elementary for a limited number of identified students. 4. MMJH: As of January 5, 2026, we will provide an afterschool program at GRHS for a limited number of identified Mary Miller Junior High students. 5. Project Success programs in other districts will remain open. While this is an incredibly difficult moment, our mission remains unchanged. We are actively pursuing new grants, community partnerships, and funding opportunities to sustain and strengthen Project Success programs in the future. We remain deeply committed to the children and families of Georgetown-Ridge Farm and to the staff who make this work possible. Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Kimberly David
CEO Project Success
A huge congratulations to Rêveur for winning the house challenge.
Great work everyone!
Can't wait to see everyone gobbling around.
Team Up with Your Teen: Tools for Positive Communication and Connection
📅 Wednesday, November 5th | 🕗 8–9 PM (on Zoom)
Parents will learn practical tools to:
✅ Understand their teen’s behavior and emotions
✅ Reduce conflicts and power struggles
✅ Strengthen connection—without losing their cool
Walk away with: secrets to understanding your teen, conflict-busting tools, and connection-building strategies that work!
👉 Register here: https://teamupparents.com/parenting-workshops/
Led by Christine “Coach” Leeb from Team Up Parents, Certified Parent Coach, Child Development Specialist, and mom of three (ages 17, 14, and 12).
I hope this new school year is off to a GREAT start! And I hope to see some GRF faces on the Zoom call next week. :-)
Team Up & Take Care--
Christine
CHRISTINE "COACH" LEEB
Child Development Specialist & Parent Coach
"Helping every parent work as a team with their child."
www.TeamUpParents.com
They both received a book from the book vending machine.
Tonight, our MMJH Panthers take the court in the County Tournament in Oakwood! The game starts at 6:00 PM, so come out and cheer them on!
📍 Location: Oakwood Grade School
🚗 Parking: Please park on the east side of the school.
🍿 Concessions will be available.
Let’s go, Panthers! 🐾
Let's see some big smiles tomorrow, Wednesday October 1st, for Pine Crest Picture Day.
Put on your Sunday best and smile real pretty!
Picture day is right around the corner. Make sure your Pine Crest student is ready to say cheese on Wednesday October 1st for picture day!
Bring 50 cents and wear your hat to school. Let's have some fun Tomorrow!
Due to the rain from over the weekend, we will need to revert back to our regular dismissal procedures for car riders today. We don't want anyone getting stuck in the grass. We will NOT be utilizing our 3 lane pick up today at Pine Crest.
Pine Crest PTO has some exciting things happening! Check out information about the Fall Raffle!
🍂The 2025 Fall Cash Raffle starts today! All students will be receiving an envelope and 20 tickets. This raffle helps us to fund PTO activities like Holiday Shop, Book Bingo, and Glow dances! It also allows us to help provide supplies to our teachers and students.
Here are some helpful raffle tips:
🍁FILL OUT THE ENVELOPE LABEL! Please fill out all lines on the label before you do anything else. It is important to us that we know who is turning in tickets and that we have a contact number in case of any issues.
🎃 If you don’t want to participate, we understand! Please return any unused tickets back with a note on the front of the envelope letting us know you are opting out.
🍁Only request the amount of tickets you plan to sell.
🎃 If you request more tickets, but don’t receive them; reach out! We try to stay on top and get requested ticket out quickly but sometimes it can take a couple days.
🍁Reach out to any PTO member with questions! I promise we are friendly and if we don’t know the answer we will get you one!
