🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of HOIC Conference Success (2006–2026)! 🏆✨
The Heart of Illinois Conference remains one of the toughest, most competitive conferences in the state! ⚡💪
🎓 🏃What makes the HOIC truly special, unlike traditional athletic conferences, is the HOIC prides itself on also fostering collaboration between schools and providing unique experiences. This includes:
🎨 🎺🎤 Fine Arts events (art, band, and chorus);
💰📜 🍎 Scholarships ($18,000 awarded last year for academic, male athlete, female athlete, fine arts, and career and technical education); and
📚💡Teacher Professional Development.
🏈🏀🏐Athletically, out of all HOIC schools, LeRoy ranks:
1st - Most State Trophies (3 way tie)
1st - Most Regional Titles
2nd - Most Sectional Titles
2nd - Most State Championships (tie)
3rd - Most Football Playoff Appearances
6th - Most HOIC Titles
The Heart of Illinois Conference remains one of the toughest, most competitive conferences in the state! ⚡💪
🎓 🏃What makes the HOIC truly special, unlike traditional athletic conferences, is the HOIC prides itself on also fostering collaboration between schools and providing unique experiences. This includes:
🎨 🎺🎤 Fine Arts events (art, band, and chorus);
💰📜 🍎 Scholarships ($18,000 awarded last year for academic, male athlete, female athlete, fine arts, and career and technical education); and
📚💡Teacher Professional Development.
🏈🏀🏐Athletically, out of all HOIC schools, LeRoy ranks:
1st - Most State Trophies (3 way tie)
1st - Most Regional Titles
2nd - Most Sectional Titles
2nd - Most State Championships (tie)
3rd - Most Football Playoff Appearances
6th - Most HOIC Titles
Congratulations to our 2027 National Merit Commended Student!
We are proud to announce that AJ Breuning has been named a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program!
Commended Students are recognized for their exceptional academic promise and for placing among the top 50,000 students nationwide who entered the 2027 National Merit competition based on their 2025 PSAT/NMSQT performance. About 34,000 students across the nation are being recognized with this distinction.
Congratulations, AJ!
We are proud to announce that AJ Breuning has been named a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program!
Commended Students are recognized for their exceptional academic promise and for placing among the top 50,000 students nationwide who entered the 2027 National Merit competition based on their 2025 PSAT/NMSQT performance. About 34,000 students across the nation are being recognized with this distinction.
Congratulations, AJ!
⛳️ CONGRATULATIONS to the Boys Golf Team HOIC CHAMPIONS! 🏆🎉
🏌️♂️ The team shot 334 at El Paso! 🔥
🥈 Brycen – 79 (2nd Place overall in a playoff for 1st!) 🌟
🏅 Jack – 84 (7th Place & ALL-CONFERENCE!)
🏅 Drew – 84 (7th Place & ALL-CONFERENCE!)
🎯 Deven – 87
🎯 Tate – 90
🎯 Caleb – 95
🙌 THANK YOU!!! 🫶
🏆 STATE CHAMPS! 🏆
Help us celebrate our JH Softball State Champs at a special school assembly tomorrow!
📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 2:40–3:10 PM in Dud Berry Gymnasium
Doors will open to parents and guests at 2:30 PM.
Come celebrate this incredible team and their FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Help us celebrate our JH Softball State Champs at a special school assembly tomorrow!
📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 2:40–3:10 PM in Dud Berry Gymnasium
Doors will open to parents and guests at 2:30 PM.
Come celebrate this incredible team and their FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
🏆 State Champions 2026! 🥎
State Champions!
Softball playing for the IESA State Championship at Champion Fields in Normal today at 3:30pm!
The Panthers dominate in a 14-5 Elite Eight win and are headed to the STATE SEMIFINALS! 🎉
The girls take on the Blue Ridge Knights TODAY at 11:30 AM. Let’s PACK THE PARK and give these girls the HUGE crowd they deserve!
LET’S GO, PANTHERS!
Our Veterinary Science students wrapped up their first unit on safety and animal behavior and celebrated with their very own “white coat” ceremony! Each student successfully passed their first lab practical and unit test.
🏆 STATE BOUND! 🥎
The JH Panthers are headed to STATE! The girls improve to 13-8-1 and will play Friday at 3:30 PM at Champion Fields.
For the THIRD straight year, our JH softball team is headed to the State Tournament!
Let’s go, Panthers!
Attention SENIOR FAMILIES:
Jostens will be at LHS to take all GRADUATION orders on Thursday, Sept. 17th during lunch hours. Students can also get sized and place their letter jacket orders!
You may order your senior grad order and jacket in school at the order table, OR place your order online www.jostens.com prior to 9/17.
Extra graduate packets and jacket order forms are available in the office.
Please contact Jostens with questions - troy.hall@jostens.com
Jostens will be at LHS to take all GRADUATION orders on Thursday, Sept. 17th during lunch hours. Students can also get sized and place their letter jacket orders!
You may order your senior grad order and jacket in school at the order table, OR place your order online www.jostens.com prior to 9/17.
Extra graduate packets and jacket order forms are available in the office.
Please contact Jostens with questions - troy.hall@jostens.com
🎶 MIXTAPE: HOMECOMING VOL. 26! 🎶
The 2026 Homecoming packet of information is now available on the JH/HS website! Be sure to check it out for all the details you need to get ready for Homecoming Week. This year, we’re turning up the music and bringing the energy as each class reps their own music genre! 🎵
🤠 Seniors: Country
🎸 Juniors: Rock
🎤 Sophomores: Hip-Hop
🍿 Freshmen: Pop
THANK YOU to our local Teacher Appreciation group for bringing in Annie's Eats BBQ and Catering for our staff today! Annie's Eats provided a discount to help feed our staff as well. Give them a visit for AMAZING BBQ! THANK YOU as well to JT and EJ Crumbaugh Library and Flanagan State Bank here in town for sponsoring the meal. The pulled chicken, pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, mac & cheese, freshly made cookies, and drinks were an AWESOME treat after this first full month of school! Our community and families are the BEST!
CONGRATS PANTHER SOFTBALL - thrilling walk off 3-2 victory over the Mustangs of Ridgeview.
Regional Champs! 🏆
Yearbook and senior portrait information for the Class of 2027! 📸👇🏼
Thank you to Cummins for donating 10 bikes For our students!
Congratulations to our LeRoy High School Softball Team for an incredible academic achievement! Last year’s team was recognized 3rd in the NATION for team GPA by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)!
Being competitive means you compete in everything you do, and these girls showed that they are just as committed to excellence in the classroom as they are on the softball field.
No School Monday September 7th - Labor Day
Hey Panthers!
The wait is officially over. LHS Student Council is proud to reveal our official Homecoming 2026 theme for the week of September 27th – October 3rd: Mixtape: Homecoming Vol. 26!
Get ready to turn up the music and bring the energy all week long as each class repps their own music genre:
Seniors: Country 🤠
Juniors: Rock 🎸
Sophomores: Hip-Hop 🎤
Freshmen: Pop 🍿
Check out the attached graphic for a quick preview, and keep an eye out, the official Homecoming Packet will be coming out next week with all the details for the week.
