Congratulations to Gus W., Ayla S., Nayomi H., Eloise S., Delilah H., and Zoey G. for demonstrating determination, resilience, and a never-give-up attitude each day. Your hard work and positive mindset truly set a great example for others!
Keep pushing forward—we are so proud of you! 💙
Their dedication, hard work, and positive attitude have set the standard for excellence, and their peers have recognized them with glowing praise and nominations!
We’re so proud to have you all on our team! Thank you for everything you do – you make a difference every day. 🙌
Congratulations to:
🔷Danielle Jones 🔷 Tiffany Cazier 🔷 Christy Schilling 🔷 Matt Murphy 🔷 Chad Roach 🔷 Judy Nurnberger 🔷 Phyllis Decker
#Jersey100Proud #StaffOfTheMonth #TeamExcellence #PantherPride #WhereKidsComeFirst
Exciting news! We’ve been selected as a 2026 Water and Environment grantee through the American Water Charitable Foundation. This project will engage JCHS AP Environmental Science students in teaching elementary students about watersheds and nonpoint source pollution.
A big thank you to Alli Gettings for her outstanding work in writing the grant and helping make this opportunity possible!
#AWCF #KeepCommunitiesFlowing #2026WaterAndEnvironment
The JCMS track team recognized their 8th grade athletes at their last home event of the season. It was a very successful night for all.
8th grade girls and boys and 7th grade girls all placed 1st. The 7th grade boys placed 2nd. We had approximately 75 new personal records overall.
Girls' Top Finishers
1st Place Finishers
100 Meters: Evelyn Hughes (8th)
200 Meters: Parker Warford (7th), Jada Price (8th)
400 Meters: Elliott Fallin (7th)
800 Meters: Kiyah Knoche (8th)
1600 Meters: Kiyah Knoche (8th)
100m Hurdles: Sophia Kirsch (7th)
4x100 Relay: Kirsch, Crotchett, Ontis, Atteberry (7th)
4x100 Relay: Jantzen, Williams, Egelhoff, Price (8th)
4x200 Relay: Fallin, Piper, Richie, Warford (7th)
4x200 Relay: Bruce, West, Hughes, West (8th)
4x400 Relay: Crotchett, Wade, Piper, Fallin (7th)
SMR 1600m: Warford, Piper, Rojas, Fallin (7th)
Shot Put: Kenzi Schulte (8th)
Long Jump: Claire Challans (7th), Lana West (8th)
2nd Place Finishers
100 Meters: Jada Price (8th)
200 Meters: Annabel Rojas (7th), Evelyn Hughes (8th)
800 Meters: Cheyenne Epstein (7th)
100m Hurdles: Annabel Rojas (7th), Lana West (8th)
SMR 1600m: Egelhoff, Price, West, Cazier (8th)
Shot Put: Mackenzie Hanlon (7th), Harmony Jantzen (8th)
Discus: Adley Walker (7th), Kenzi Schulte (8th)
High Jump: Annabel Rojas (7th), Lyla Blackburn (8th)
Boys' Top Finishers
1st Place Finishers
100 Meters: Josue Porras-Sanchez (8th)
200 Meters: Josue Porras-Sanchez (7th), Grayson Mangara (8th)
400 Meters: Kyle Darr (8th)
800 Meters: Carter Johnson (7th)
1600 Meters: Carter Johnson (7th), Dylan Green (8th)
4x200 Relay: Gallup, Ford, DeSherlia, Zenku (8th)
4x400 Relay: Wittman, Gresham, Laubscher, Porras-Sanchez (7th)
4x400 Relay: Hutchens, DeSherlia, Ford, Dunham (8th)
High Jump: Grayson Mangara (8th)
Long Jump: Josue Porras-Sanchez (7th), Kyle Darr (8th)
2nd Place Finishers
400 Meters: Aiden Wittman (7th)
1600 Meters: Mason Warren (8th)
110m Hurdles: Aiden Wittman (7th), Grayson Mangara (8th) and Kyle Darr (8th) tied for second
4x100 Relay: Craigmiles, Crader, Dunham, Mangara (8th)
SMR 1600m: Gallup, Crader, Zenku, Young (8th)
Grafton Elementary kindergarten through fourth grade students celebrated Earth Day in a meaningful way with a school-wide book swap! 📚🌎 Over 1,200 books were donated, and students earned “book bucks” to shop for new-to-them reads.
Many even picked out books for siblings, family members, or classmates. Thanks to their kindness and generosity, every student went home with a book today—what a wonderful way to share the joy of reading while caring for our planet! 💚
Huge congratulations to Madisyn Burch, Amelia Jumper, Morgan Allen, and Belle Peuterbaugh for blazing their way to a NEW school record in the Girls 4x200m relay with an incredible time of 1:49.18!
East – Heather Challans, Lori Tepen
West – Brittany Darr, Melinda Drainer
Grafton – Suzanne Darr
JCAP - Brandi Sullivan
JCMS – Kem Bartlett, Sandy Helderman
Transportation – Laury Capps, Amy Welch
JCHS – Beth Bartels, Lindsey Becker, Ann East, Amber Isringhausen, Jackie Shortal
District Office - Dee Heitzig, Heather Korte, Cassi Kuehnel, Caroline Sutton, Debbie Trochuck
Check out these West Elementary First Graders in action! These eco-warriors teamed up to clear trash from around the school, proving you’re never too small to protect our planet.
We are so proud of our 7th and 8th-grade students who participated in the Olympiad! We had four teams represent our district, and all of them did an outstanding job, earning high scores across the competition.
One team achieved the highest score among all 36 teams in our region, bringing home a well-deserved 1st-place finish!
Throughout the day, students showcased their skills by building a trebuchet, solving challenging math puzzles, designing a car to protect an egg passenger during a crash, and constructing a spanning bridge. It was a fun and engaging day full of creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork.
Great job to all of our participants!
