City of Grafton American Flag visits Grafton Elementary - The Grafton Elementary Gymnasium was a perfect spot for the 40' x 80' flag to dry out after the weekend's strong winds and heavy rains. It was an honor to host the flag at our school. More pics on our FB page @graftonelem
Thank you Mia Zimmerman and Mrs. Kolkmeyer at JCHS for designing and printing the elementary students a map of Jerseyville. It works great for our Sphero challenges. The second grade students in Mrs. Desherlia's class tested it out today and they loved it. They did find it very challenging to stay on the road and not wreck. Programming the robot using rate, time and angles is not easy, but with the help of the a protractor they did get to their destination.
JCHS Boys Basketball with a victory today over Cleveland High: 71-36. Shalley with 13. Sullivan and Jackson both with 9. Final game of the tournament vs Centralia tonight.
Boys Basketball: Panthers beat Chicago Carver 67-38.  Shalley with 24 points, Jackson with 14, and Carey with eight. Strebel led the team with nine rebounds.
West Elementary wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving!!! The photo below is of our annual kindergarten Thanksgiving feast--all of our kindergarten students gather together to share a snack!
First home basketball games of the season! JV and Varsity Girls Teams with victories over Columbia.
JV: Panthers 53 - Eagles 22
Varsity: Panthers 70 - Eagles 34
JCHS Panther Wrestlers were victorious over Springfield Tuesday night!
Jersey Panthers Wrestling started the season right with a big win over Springfield High!
A big "Thank You" to the JCHS FFA and to the many volunteers who gave blood during the FFA Blood Drive today. More than 135 units of blood were collected. Thanks to all!
West Elementary is so thankful for our grandparents and special friends! Over the past four school days, we welcomed over 800 visitors to our building to celebrate our Grandparents & Special Friends Event. Thanks so much to all who attended!
Due to a scheduling conflict, 7th and 8th grade Volleyball try-outs will start on Tuesday, Dec 3rd from 3:30 pm to 5 pm in the JCMS small gym.
JCMS Students and Staff of the month for November. 6-Brandon Kennedy, 5-Kaden Strohbeck, Cook-Janice Garrison, 7th grade teacher-Ashley Breitweiser, and 6th grade teacher-Brian Madson. Not pictured is 7th grade student Addison Kelly. Great job and keep up the good work!!
Congratulations to the Riverbender JCHS Female Athlete of the Month: Grace Sharich! http://bit.ly/NovAthleteGS
Congrats to the Riverbender JCHS Male Athlete of the Month: Matthew Jackson! http://bit.ly/NovAthleteMJ
We are so “thankful” for these Pawsitive Panthers at JCMS!
Three Lady Panthers are named to the "All-Tournament Team" in Alton: Abby Manns, Lauren Brown and Clare Breden. Congratulations Ladies!
The Lady Panthers are CHAMPIONS. Tonight they clinched the Lady Redbird Girls Basketball Tip-Off Tournament with a 45-28 victory over Breese Central. Way to go Lady Panthers!
From the classroom to the operating room, East Elementary students in Mrs. Snyders’, Mrs. LeBlanc’s, and Mrs. Fessler’s classes performed surgery on contractions. Students enjoyed the opportunity to become doctors for a day. In true doctor attire students wore gloves, masks, and doctor coats all while extending their knowledge about contractions.
Thank you Mrs. Smith for all your hard work putting this learning opportunity together. The students loved it, were very engaged and are now contraction experts.
JCHS Girls Basketball defeats Mater Dei Friday night: 63-53. They will play Breese Central for the Championship of the Lady Redbird Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday at 7:30 pm in Alton.
Mrs. Heineman’s class hosted their friends and families for a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner with all the “fixins” and lots of love! What a great day!
