Welcome Nathan Schroll, Somonauk Middle School Principal, to the Bobcat Family! Mr. Schroll graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor and attended Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and the American College of Education. He enjoys spending time with his family and beekeeping. He hopes to continue pursuing his passion for beekeeping and is excited to bring that interest to Somonauk. We are excited to have Mr. Schroll as part of the Bobcat Family!
Please welcome Jeanne Puskaric to JRW as a special education teacher. She graduated from Lyons Township High School, Marian University, and Lewis University. Mrs Puskaric enjoys spending time in the Northwoods, especially canoeing and fishing. A fun fact about Mrs. Puskaric is that she loves to water ski and was once a star in a water ski show! Welcome to Somonauk!
SMS is excited to have Lexi Bell as a special education teacher this fall. Ms Bell is a Somonauk alum! She also attended Southeastern University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, and working out. In her free time, A fun fact about Lexi is that she lived in Florida for five years and absolutely LOVED spending time at Disney and on the beach!
Bryson Schmidt, SHS Lifetime Fitness teacher, is a graduate of Plano High School and attended Augustana College and Aurora University. Mr Schmidt is highly competitive and loves everything about sports! In his free time, he can be found watching or playing sports; maybe that is why his dream career is to become a sports broadcaster if he weren’t a teacher first.
Kaitlyn Ciesielczyk joins Somonauk School District #432 as our Occupational Therapist. She graduated from Indian Creek High School, Aurora University, and North Central College. She loves spending time with family and being outdoors. She feels lucky to be working in her dream job as an occupational therapist and would someday like to work with stroke patients
We are excited to welcome Matt Tronc to the Somonauk Bobcat family at JRW as our Social Worker! Matt is a graduate of Sycamore High School and earned both his B.A. and M.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He enjoys spending time with his family, being outdoors, and, of course, hanging out with his dogs! Fun facts about Mr Tronc include that he has played soccer most of his life and that he is a twin!
Jessica Sissom has come back to our SHS Ag department. She will also spend some time at Leland teaching Introduction to Agriculture courses. She graduated from SHS and ISU and loves watching students grow as leaders and as people throughout their high school years. Mrs Sissom was raised on the family farm and has shown livestock since she was three years old.
SHS welcomes back Karen Taylor! Ms Taylor will join the Special Education department as a case manager. She is a Somonauk Alum and loves everything Somonauk, especially when it involves her own children. She enjoys the outdoors and hiking and is currently living out her dream job as a teacher!
JRW would like to welcome Sydney Krueger as a new 4th-grade teacher. She graduated from Genoa Kingston High School and North Central College. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, playing card games, and walking her dog. An interesting fact about Ms Kruger is that she was involved in 4-H for showing pigs. Happy to have her as part of the Bobcat Family!
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications are NOW available for the 2026-2027 school year through Teacherease. Please navigate to TeacherEase under Miscellaneous and Free/Reduced Lunch Application to complete this process.
☀️ SUN Bucks 2026 is here! ☀️
Eligible Illinois families may receive a $120 Summer Food Benefit for each eligible school-aged child to help purchase groceries while school is out.
✅ Most eligible families are automatically enrolled
🛒 Benefits can be used to buy groceries for your household
🔍 Check your eligibility or benefit status at abe.illinois.gov
Learn more: IPSD.ORG/SUMMER-EBT
Eligible Illinois families may receive a $120 Summer Food Benefit for each eligible school-aged child to help purchase groceries while school is out.
✅ Most eligible families are automatically enrolled
🛒 Benefits can be used to buy groceries for your household
🔍 Check your eligibility or benefit status at abe.illinois.gov
Learn more: IPSD.ORG/SUMMER-EBT
💙💛✨ Our Teachers are absolutely AWESOME ✨💛💙
We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and positive impact on Somonauk CUSD #432!
💙💛 Thank You 💛💙
We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and positive impact on Somonauk CUSD #432!
💙💛 Thank You 💛💙
REMINDER! There is no school on Friday, May 1st
Calling all Kindergarten students! Introduction to Kindergarten is on May 7th. Please make sure you are registered before May 7th.
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REMINDER! There is no school on Monday, April 6th!
Tuesday, March 17
Due to predicted icy road conditions, Somonauk School District #432 will have a LATE START. Buses will run 90 minutes later, and school will start at 9:45 am.
Due to predicted icy road conditions, Somonauk School District #432 will have a LATE START. Buses will run 90 minutes later, and school will start at 9:45 am.
Juniors Emma R. and Daniel S. are running a comfort items drive to support patients in their recovery at Valley West Hospital. If you would like to support their cause, please drop any donations off to the main office or to Mrs. Walter's classroom. We thank you for your support!
💙💛✨ Our Social Workers are absolutely AWESOME ✨💛💙
Happy National School Social Work Week!
We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and positive impact on Somonauk CUSD #432!
💙💛 Thank You 💛💙
Happy National School Social Work Week!
We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and positive impact on Somonauk CUSD #432!
💙💛 Thank You 💛💙
Come out to Culver's on Tuesday 2/24 and support the Somonauk Band!
