Happy Maintenance Appreciation Day! A big THANK YOU to our amazing maintenance workers and bus mechanics! 🙌 Your hard work behind the scenes ensures our schools run smoothly and our students get to and from school safely daily. We appreciate everything you do to keep our facilities in top shape and our buses on the road. You truly make a difference! 👏💙 #ThankYou
JCMS Wrestling
We sent our IESA State Wrestlers off in style!
Max Williams 90
Bo Allison 95
Wade Ball 100
Grayson Mangara 119
Bennett Leslie 145
Matthew Kramer 185
Wrestling begins at 11:30 am on Friday and continues through Saturday evening at Northern Illinois University. Good luck Panthers!!!
JCMS families please join us on Tuesday, March 18th for our Family Learning Night from 5-7 p.m.
If you're interested in learning more about the JCHS Trap team, please attend the meeting tonight at the Alton Wood River Sportsman's Club at 6:30pm.
Grafton Elementary's Pre-K celebrated Dr. Seuss week with the most amazing crazy hair day! These little ones brought so much joy and creativity. Seriously, crazy hair has never looked so utterly adorable. It was a week filled with fun and imagination!
West Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss in style! These brave students tried green eggs and ham. Some loved it, some... not so much!
Crazy hair ruled at Grafton Elementary today for Dr. Seuss Week! Wild styles & big smiles. So much fun! #DrSeussWeek #CrazyHairDay
This week in the Library, East Elementary students enjoyed a delicious Book Tasting at our very own "StarBOOKs Cafe"! In celebration of Read Across America Week, students had the chance to sample books from different genres and series, finding new favorites along the way!
Ms. Kolkmeyer's Intro to Canva students with their bulletin board designs displayed at JCHS: Junior Ava Deist with her Shrek the Musical design, Senior Ellie Bick with her Valentine's Day board, and Freshman Sofia Bick with her March board. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
Big smiles and shared stories! Our 4th graders at Grafton Elementary did a fantastic job reading to our Pre-K through 2nd grade students today! They're amazing leaders and role models. We're celebrating Dr. Seuss with a whole lot of reading fun! 📚
Students at East Elementary kicked off Read Across America Week with buddy reading with students from other classes. The 2nd graders really enjoyed reading with the 4th graders!
JCMS Cheer had a successful first day of practice at East. They are gearing up to cheer on JCMS Football this spring!
The JCHS boys track team kicked off the season at the Knights Boys Invitational at Principia College, competing against 33 teams. Standout performances included Matthew Bishop (11th in 800m), Colby Goetten (8th in Pole Vault), & Kaden Strohbeck (11th in 2-mile).
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This Week in Jersey Activities
Read Across America Week at East Elementary.
JCHS Drafting students participated in the I.D.E.A. Regional Drafting Competition at Lewis & Clark Community College. Congratulations to Cooper Gillis who won 3rd in "3D Architectural CAD," Ella Smith who won 3rd in "3D Assembly Modeling," and Corah Derrick who won 2nd in "3D Architectural CAD." All of the students who participated did fantastic work.
Thank you to Mr. Short and LCCC for providing these students with this opportunity!
Join us in celebrating National School Social Work Week! We proudly recognize the incredible dedication and positive impact of our School Social Workers—Laurie Frey, Molly Hagen, Gloria Healy, and Steve White—and our Crisis Intervention Specialist, Carleigh Gotway. Your unwavering commitment to our student's well-being and the school community is deeply appreciated. Thank you for making a difference every day!
JCMS Wrestling
2025 IESA Vandalia Sectional
The Panthers take 3rd place in the 24 team field and qualify a school record 6 State Qualifiers! Wade Ball is the first IESA sectional wrestling champion in school history!
These six wrestlers will head to Northern Illinois University this weekend to wrestle in a 16-man state bracket with the goal of bringing home a state championship!
JCMS IESA State Qualifiers
90 Max Williams
95 Bo Allison
100 Wade Ball
119 Grayson Mangara
145 Bennett Leslie
185 Matthew Kramer
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Ms. Anderson's Pre-K at West Elementary explored the world of instruments with Ms. Cori this month! They even got to march in their own little band. So much fun! 🎶
Congratulations to Joey Kiel and Isaac Wargo on their selection to the MVC All Conference Team. Kiel earned 1st Team honors and Wargo was a Honorable Mention selection. Great work, guys. Jersey is proud of you.
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