The District 52 Board of Education proudly recognized representatives from Branches of Washington as the recipient of this year's D52 Friend of Education Award. This annual award honors an individual or organization that goes above and beyond in service to District 52 and its students. We are grateful for our partnership with Branches of Washington and deeply appreciate their ongoing support of our children and the Washington community.
🚧 The new Lincoln Grade School is taking shape! 🚧
Construction continues to make great progress, and there's plenty happening on site as crews complete the groundwork that will serve as the foundation for our new school.
Check out this latest drone footage to see the progress for yourself and get a bird's-eye view of the work underway (credit to our very own, Brent Zwicky)!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mQsVu77SOV2bMujWFBs-AVposHr3FvNZ/view?usp=sharing
Don't forget to visit the Construction Updates section of our website for the latest photos, timelapse videos, project updates, and more as we continue building a new home for learning.
https://www.d52schools.com/o/wgsd52/page/construction
🏗️ Together, We Build a New Home for Learning.
Construction continues to make great progress, and there's plenty happening on site as crews complete the groundwork that will serve as the foundation for our new school.
Check out this latest drone footage to see the progress for yourself and get a bird's-eye view of the work underway (credit to our very own, Brent Zwicky)!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mQsVu77SOV2bMujWFBs-AVposHr3FvNZ/view?usp=sharing
Don't forget to visit the Construction Updates section of our website for the latest photos, timelapse videos, project updates, and more as we continue building a new home for learning.
https://www.d52schools.com/o/wgsd52/page/construction
🏗️ Together, We Build a New Home for Learning.
What an amazing week at Camp Invention!
Our campers spent the week designing, building, testing, investigating, and innovating through hands-on STEM experiences. From space exploration and forensic science to entrepreneurship and invention design, students developed creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while having a blast with friends.
A huge thank you to our incredible camp counselors, volunteers, and organizers for making this week possible. Your energy, leadership, and dedication helped inspire the next generation of innovators!
Thank you to our families for supporting STEM learning and helping make Camp Invention another great success. We hope all of our campers leave with great memories, new friendships, and a passion for creativity and innovation!
Our campers spent the week designing, building, testing, investigating, and innovating through hands-on STEM experiences. From space exploration and forensic science to entrepreneurship and invention design, students developed creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while having a blast with friends.
A huge thank you to our incredible camp counselors, volunteers, and organizers for making this week possible. Your energy, leadership, and dedication helped inspire the next generation of innovators!
Thank you to our families for supporting STEM learning and helping make Camp Invention another great success. We hope all of our campers leave with great memories, new friendships, and a passion for creativity and innovation!
The kids have been loving Camp Invention. The week has been filled with creativity, innovation, and problem-solving!
This week, the campers have designed their own planet models, conducted forensic investigations using fingerprints, refined inventions through market research and branding, and explored how technology can be miniaturized to solve real-world challenges. Along the way, they have continued building critical thinking, collaboration, and engineering skills through hands-on STEM experiences.
A special thank you to our incredible camp counselors and volunteers who help make these experiences possible. Their enthusiasm, leadership, and dedication create an environment where creativity thrives and young inventors are encouraged to take risks, solve problems, and have fun learning.
We love seeing our campers bring their ideas to life and tackle new challenges each day.
This week, the campers have designed their own planet models, conducted forensic investigations using fingerprints, refined inventions through market research and branding, and explored how technology can be miniaturized to solve real-world challenges. Along the way, they have continued building critical thinking, collaboration, and engineering skills through hands-on STEM experiences.
A special thank you to our incredible camp counselors and volunteers who help make these experiences possible. Their enthusiasm, leadership, and dedication create an environment where creativity thrives and young inventors are encouraged to take risks, solve problems, and have fun learning.
We love seeing our campers bring their ideas to life and tackle new challenges each day.
Camp Invention is off to an amazing start! 🚀🔬💡
Over the first two days, our young inventors have been hard at work designing space rockets, conducting forensic investigations, exploring entrepreneurship, solving community challenges, and testing their creativity through hands-on STEM experiences. From rover races and crystal-growing experiments to building detective gadgets and pitching innovative ideas, campers have been learning, collaborating, and thinking like real inventors.
We love seeing their curiosity, problem-solving, and imagination come to life each day. We can't wait to see what they create next!
Over the first two days, our young inventors have been hard at work designing space rockets, conducting forensic investigations, exploring entrepreneurship, solving community challenges, and testing their creativity through hands-on STEM experiences. From rover races and crystal-growing experiments to building detective gadgets and pitching innovative ideas, campers have been learning, collaborating, and thinking like real inventors.
We love seeing their curiosity, problem-solving, and imagination come to life each day. We can't wait to see what they create next!
🚀 Last Call for Camp Invention!
Need a last-minute camp option for your child next week? There's still time to register for Camp Invention!
Join 90 campers who are already signed up for a week filled with hands-on STEM activities, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Campers will think like inventors as they explore, design, and create all week long.
📅 June 8–12 - 9:00 - 3:00
📍 Washington Middle School
$285 per camper
Open to outgoing Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
📝 Register here: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
We'd love to add a few more young innovators to this exciting week of learning and fun!
Need a last-minute camp option for your child next week? There's still time to register for Camp Invention!
Join 90 campers who are already signed up for a week filled with hands-on STEM activities, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. Campers will think like inventors as they explore, design, and create all week long.
📅 June 8–12 - 9:00 - 3:00
📍 Washington Middle School
$285 per camper
Open to outgoing Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
📝 Register here: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
We'd love to add a few more young innovators to this exciting week of learning and fun!
🚀 One Week Until Camp Invention!
We are getting excited to welcome our future inventors to Camp Invention at Washington Grade School District #52 next week! There’s still time to join this fun-filled STEM camp for outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students.
Campers will spend the week creating, collaborating, designing, and solving challenges through hands-on learning experiences that spark curiosity and imagination.
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
We can’t wait for an amazing week of innovation and creativity! 💡
We are getting excited to welcome our future inventors to Camp Invention at Washington Grade School District #52 next week! There’s still time to join this fun-filled STEM camp for outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students.
Campers will spend the week creating, collaborating, designing, and solving challenges through hands-on learning experiences that spark curiosity and imagination.
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
We can’t wait for an amazing week of innovation and creativity! 💡
⏰ Camp Invention is only TWO WEEKS away!
There’s still time to register your child for this exciting summer STEM experience at Washington Grade School District #52! Camp Invention is open to outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students and is filled with hands-on activities, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving challenges students will love.
From designing and building to exploring new ideas and innovations, campers will stay engaged all week long while having tons of fun!
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Spaces are limited, so don’t wait to register! 🚀
There’s still time to register your child for this exciting summer STEM experience at Washington Grade School District #52! Camp Invention is open to outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students and is filled with hands-on activities, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving challenges students will love.
From designing and building to exploring new ideas and innovations, campers will stay engaged all week long while having tons of fun!
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Spaces are limited, so don’t wait to register! 🚀
🚀 Camp Invention is just THREE WEEKS away!
Washington Grade School District #52 is excited to offer this engaging summer STEM experience for outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students. Campers will spend the week exploring hands-on activities focused on creativity, innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Whether your child loves building, designing, creating, or discovering new ideas, Camp Invention is a great way to keep learning and curiosity growing this summer!
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Be sure to register soon — we can’t wait for a great week of invention and fun! 🚀
Washington Grade School District #52 is excited to offer this engaging summer STEM experience for outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students. Campers will spend the week exploring hands-on activities focused on creativity, innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Whether your child loves building, designing, creating, or discovering new ideas, Camp Invention is a great way to keep learning and curiosity growing this summer!
📅 June 8–12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Be sure to register soon — we can’t wait for a great week of invention and fun! 🚀
4th grader students in Mrs. Cuevas's and Mrs. Chiaravalle's ELA classes just wrapped up their Eureka Student Inventors unit! During this unit, students researched famous inventors and inventions, worked together to brainstorm ideas, and created their own original inventions complete with a final pitch presentation. We are so proud of their creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
🏗️ Progress is happening quickly at the future home of Lincoln Grade School!
We’re excited to share a 30-day timelapse video showcasing the incredible work taking place as construction continues to move forward on our new learning space. It’s amazing to see how much progress can happen in just one month!
This project represents much more than a new building . It’s an investment in the future of our students, staff, and community as we continue building spaces designed for collaboration, innovation, and learning.
🎥 Check out the timelapse video below and visit our construction update website for additional photos, updates, and project information:
30 Day Time Lapse: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFhvMoV2nREVyc_szzgXCJjFAVFwluKV/view?usp=sharing
Construction Website: https://www.d52schools.com/o/wgsd52/page/construction
We’re excited to share a 30-day timelapse video showcasing the incredible work taking place as construction continues to move forward on our new learning space. It’s amazing to see how much progress can happen in just one month!
This project represents much more than a new building . It’s an investment in the future of our students, staff, and community as we continue building spaces designed for collaboration, innovation, and learning.
🎥 Check out the timelapse video below and visit our construction update website for additional photos, updates, and project information:
30 Day Time Lapse: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFhvMoV2nREVyc_szzgXCJjFAVFwluKV/view?usp=sharing
Construction Website: https://www.d52schools.com/o/wgsd52/page/construction
🚀 Reminder! There’s still time to register for Camp Invention at Washington Grade School District #52!
This exciting summer opportunity is open to outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students and is packed with hands-on STEM activities, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving fun. Campers will think like inventors as they explore, design, and create all week long!
📅 June 8 -12 - 9:00 - 3:00
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up soon! We can’t wait to see our young innovators in action this summer.
This exciting summer opportunity is open to outgoing Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students and is packed with hands-on STEM activities, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving fun. Campers will think like inventors as they explore, design, and create all week long!
📅 June 8 -12 - 9:00 - 3:00
📍 Washington Middle School
📝 Registration Information: https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/il14/14396
Spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up soon! We can’t wait to see our young innovators in action this summer.
Wishing Nurse Melissa and Nurse Faith a very happy National School Nurse Day! We’re so grateful for your compassion, expertise, and the way you care for our D52 students every day.
We are thrilled to celebrate Isaac Schumacher and Lucie Bowman, who were honored this morning at the annual Illinois Principals Association breakfast! Our staff recognized them as outstanding leaders in the LGS community, a testament to their dedication and impact during their time here. Congratulations to these exceptional students for representing LGS so well.
Happy Principal Appreciation Day! 🎉
Today we recognize and celebrate the incredible leadership of our principals and assistant principals across Washington Grade School District #52.
Each day, they go above and beyond to support students, staff, and families, creating positive school environments where relationships are strong, learning is prioritized, and every child is known and valued. From early mornings to late evenings, their dedication, problem-solving, and care make a lasting impact in our schools.
Their leadership truly brings our vision to life: Together, we build Relationships, Learners, and Leaders.
Please join us in thanking our principals, Mrs. Bowman and Mr. Lawson and Assistant Principals, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. McMullen, for all they do for our school community. We are grateful for their commitment and proud of the difference they make every day!
Today we recognize and celebrate the incredible leadership of our principals and assistant principals across Washington Grade School District #52.
Each day, they go above and beyond to support students, staff, and families, creating positive school environments where relationships are strong, learning is prioritized, and every child is known and valued. From early mornings to late evenings, their dedication, problem-solving, and care make a lasting impact in our schools.
Their leadership truly brings our vision to life: Together, we build Relationships, Learners, and Leaders.
Please join us in thanking our principals, Mrs. Bowman and Mr. Lawson and Assistant Principals, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. McMullen, for all they do for our school community. We are grateful for their commitment and proud of the difference they make every day!
May 2026 LGS & WMS Lunch Menus. 14 lunches remain for the school year. Please check your students lunch account balances. All balances will need to be in positive status for the closing of the school year. If you have any questions please call Sonya Link, Food Service Director at (309) 444-3361 or email at d52slink@d52schools.com
Have a great Summer! From all your Lunch/Recess Staff.
Have a great Summer! From all your Lunch/Recess Staff.
Today we celebrate our incredible school bus drivers who safely transport our students each day with care, patience, and dedication. Rain or shine, early mornings and long afternoons, they are often the first smile our students see and the last wave they receive before heading home.
Thank you to our bus drivers for keeping our students safe, supported, and on time. Your commitment makes a difference in the lives of our families and school community every single day.
Please join us in thanking our amazing bus drivers during Bus Driver Appreciation!
Thank you to our bus drivers for keeping our students safe, supported, and on time. Your commitment makes a difference in the lives of our families and school community every single day.
Please join us in thanking our amazing bus drivers during Bus Driver Appreciation!
Menu changes for LGS and WMS, Tuesday April 21st.
WMS-Baked Potato w/toppings instead of Spaghetti, LGS-Pulled Pork Sandwich instead of Spaghetti.
WMS-Baked Potato w/toppings instead of Spaghetti, LGS-Pulled Pork Sandwich instead of Spaghetti.
A truly wonderful evening honoring and celebrating our outstanding LGS award recipients at ISBE’s Those Who Excel Awards.
🎉 Groundbreaking Celebration for the New Lincoln Grade School! 🎉
Washington Grade School District #52 was proud to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Lincoln Grade School with our community this morning! We were honored to be joined by community members, past and present board members, lead teachers, staff, local leaders, and our construction and design teams.
Guests were welcomed by our jazz band, led by Mrs. Doremus, and our kindergarten students led the Pledge of Allegiance. We are grateful to our incredible community for helping bring this vision to life.
The ceremony concluded with a celebratory groundbreaking photo and confetti cannons, marking the exciting start of construction on a new home for learning.
Together, We Build: A New Home for Learning!
Washington Grade School District #52 was proud to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Lincoln Grade School with our community this morning! We were honored to be joined by community members, past and present board members, lead teachers, staff, local leaders, and our construction and design teams.
Guests were welcomed by our jazz band, led by Mrs. Doremus, and our kindergarten students led the Pledge of Allegiance. We are grateful to our incredible community for helping bring this vision to life.
The ceremony concluded with a celebratory groundbreaking photo and confetti cannons, marking the exciting start of construction on a new home for learning.
Together, We Build: A New Home for Learning!
