The location for today's Tennis match against Hillsboro has changed. We will play at JCHS and not travel to Hillsboro. Start time is 4pm. Come support your Panthers!
The following JCHS Band students are selected to play in the upcoming McKendree Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, October 9th. Congrats!
Sarah Robles-Trumpet
Islee Hileman-Trombone
Eli Hetzel-Trumpet
Jovee Hileman-French Horn
Abigail Wedig-Clarinet
Merris McDuffie-Percussion
West Elementary had some special guests this morning greeting them to start this very Thankful Thursday!
Mrs. Jones' class took advantage of the beautiful weather and flew kites after learning about the letter K.
How Bear Lost His Tail performed at Grafton Elementary on 9/20 for Kindergarten and 3rd grade! A delightful play explaining why bears have short tails. Performers: Jace Federle (Fox), Lillian Callahan (Bear), Colton Valstad (Narrator 2), and Josiah Carter (Narrator 1).
Sophomore Matthew Weitzel and Senior Gracie Kodros, Advanced Adobe students, are pictured with their designs for JCHS bulletin boards. These designs were chosen by a group of their peers. Congratulations.
On Monday, Adelina Ruiz, a sophomore at JCHS, presented to Spanish 2-4 classes about her experience at her own Quinciñera in Mexico this past summer. Adelina was an excellent speaker and the students loved learning about the tradition from one of their classmates. Gracias Adelina!
JCMS girls basketball kicked off their season tonight with games at Roxana Middle School.
Both teams gave a great effort. The 8th grade team walked away with their first win.
22 JCHS Choir members attended a workshop today to prepare for their ILMEA auditions. Illinois College and Dr. Nichol Digiorno hosted the event.
Students in Ms. Beauchamp’s first grade class started showing off their reading skills by partner reading in class. During daily reading time they are reading 15 minutes to themselves and 15 minutes with a partner each day.
Grafton Elementary's Panther Kids Club (PKC) is a fun program for kids of all ages, offering games, crafts, sports, and more while teaching teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship.
Today, we celebrate IT Professionals Appreciation Day by honoring our dedicated Technology Department! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals who play a crucial role in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining hardware and software components and seamlessly integrating them into our curriculum across the Jersey 100 District. Your unwavering commitment is instrumental in ensuring the uninterrupted operation of our systems. Thank you for your invaluable support!
Mrs. Spencer's students practiced storytelling skills. They practiced listening to a story, then retelling the story to a classmate.
Mrs. Bick and Mrs. M Heitzig's students showing their creativity to celebrate Dot Day!
On this day in 1787, our Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution, laying the foundation for our great nation. Our Constitution is a symbol of unity, liberty, and justice for all. Happy Constitution Day!
Today 1st grade celebrated national Dot Day by reading the book The Dot, creating our own dots in gold frames like the main character in the book does, writing about our dot creations, and making our favorite kind of apples with dots.
JCMS Science
Students in Mr. Sleik's 6th grade science class are learning about the Earth's rotation and how it causes night and day!
Mrs. L. Heitzig and Mrs. Duggan hosted their first mystery reader this morning, Brennley Weldon's Grandparents! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Langel for sharing your time with us all the way from Alabama.
Kindergarten students were awestruck this morning when Mrs. Williams found a horned worm hanging around our pavilion.
Football Seniors stopped by and visited with our 1st grade classes last week.
