Out of nearly 90 Class 3A IESA track teams, Jersey Community Middle School proudly represented in five events at the state competition in Peoria this weekend!
Kenzi Schulte – Shot Put: 11th Place
Ashlyn Weldon – Shot Put: 12th Place
Grayson Mangara – High Jump: 11th Place | 110m Hurdles: 2nd Place (State Runner-Up!)
Stella Egelhoff, Evelyn Hughes, Lyla Blackburn & Payton Reisch – 4x100m Relay: 14th Place
Payton Reisch – 200m Dash: 13th Place
Congratulations to all of our athletes on an incredible season and strong showing at state! We’re #PantherProud!
🎾 SECTIONAL CHAMPS! 🏆
Huge congratulations to the JCHS Boys Tennis Team for bringing home the Sectional Championship!
Your hard work, determination, and team spirit paid off on the court — we’re so proud of you!
#OnTheProwl
Congratulations to Dax Goetten for qualifying for the IHSA State Tennis Tournament! Way to go and best of luck at State! #OnTheProwl
Congratulations to Jaxon Brunaugh and Isaac Wargo for qualifying for the IHSA State Tennis Tournament! Way to go and best of luck at State!
#OnTheProwl
IHSA State Track and Field Update...Morgan Allen cleared 1.55 meters (5'1") in today's preliminaries. She advances to the finals! Keep it up, Morgan...Jersey is proud of you!
🎶 Big news! The JCHS Jazz Ensemble has been selected to perform at the 2026 Illinois Music Education Conference—one of just a few groups chosen statewide through a rigorous selection process! Congrats to Mrs. Bittles and the entire ensemble on this amazing honor!
West Elementary sends a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Lynnette Lair. Lynnette is a kindergarten student at West Elementary and she achieved perfect attendance this year! Congratulations Lynnette!
Our West kindergarten students were spellbound by Mr. Haun's incredible magic show! ✨ He didn't just show off cool tricks, he also wove in important life lessons about character, perseverance, and patience. A huge thank you to Mr. Haun for sharing his amazing talents with us!
The link for GoFan tickets for next week's Softball Regional play is below. You can also scan the QR code in the graphic. GoFan tickets are $6. Cash tickets will be available at the gate, but they will cost $7 per ticket. All prices are set by the IHSA.
https://gofan.co/event/3621410?schoolId=IHSA
JCMS showed off their talents today at our annual end of the year talent show!
Grafton Elementary's very own Ms. Frey made sure the last day before summer break was extra special! She welcomed every student dressed as a flamingo! What a fun way to send off our amazing kids for the summer! ☀️ #GraftonElementary
Huge congratulations to our amazing 1st graders at West Elementary for their First Annual 1st Grade Spelling Bee! 🐝 We had so much fun watching each class compete, leading to a nail-biting final round with our top spellers.
This year's top three champions:
🥇 Abigail Schmidt
🥈 Shelby Freeman
🥉 Kellie Gibson
🚀 Look out, future innovators! 🤖 Our kindergarteners have been diving into the world of STEAM with the incredible Indi robot! Students are having a blast designing mazes and watching Indi zoom, all while learning problem-solving and computational thinking.
Hats off to these incredible West Elementary readers, who've officially joined the '800 Club'! Together, they read an amazing 12,000 minutes this year! We're so grateful to Ms. Kolkmeyer and her students for designing and printing out these awesome shirts for our students. And a special shout-out to Olivia and Jackie, our top 2 Readers at West!
JCMS 6th graders had the opportunity to pie their teachers today. They got to do this if they completed their third pie in Math. Congrats to all the kiddos and thanks to their teachers for being such good sports.
Grafton Elementary Pre-K students are making the most of their last day! 🍦 They're enjoying a special treat from our amazing PTO and having a blast playing at the park. Summer fun is officially about to begin! ☀️
Kindergarten adventures at Pere Marquette State Park! Our West Elementary crew had a blast hiking, fishing, and learning all about our local gem. A huge shoutout to Scott Isringhausen for making this amazing hands-on field trip happen! So many happy memories made.
Don't forget to sign up for summer camps! Visit the link in the graphic or scan the QR code.
We are now offering a Bowling camp for 4-8th graders.
Grafton Elementary - First graders had a "Yes Day!" inspired by Amy Krouse Rosenthal's book! They made requests for fun activities like dance parties, sight word bingo, chalk art, and STEM. Their imaginations soared, creating a day of laughter & cherished memories!
Our amazing West Elementary 1st graders celebrated a huge accomplishment today! 🎉 They enjoyed a special lunch with Mrs. Smith after hitting their 700 reading step goal! So proud of these dedicated readers! 📚❤️
