Congratulations to JCHS Girls Tennis for a great showing at the Quincy IHSA Sectional. Libby McCormick and the doubles team of Tessa Crawford and Elise Noble qualified for the IHSA State Tournament in Chicago next week. Great job, ladies!
Red light! Green light! The Grafton fourth graders learned how to program Spheros to display and speak commands to play the popular playground game. Pictured with the fourth graders are Ms. Harlan, teacher and Mrs. Lamer, tech coach.
JCMS students in Ms. Wieneke, Mrs. Shalley, Mr. Kirby, and Mrs. Goetten’s homeroom classes were treated with a trip to McCarry’s Dairyland today for being the top classes in chocolate sales! We had a very successful fundraiser and appreciate the support of our community to provide field trips, equipment, and learning resources to our students!
October is National Principals Month! Please join us in recognizing the hard work and outstanding leadership of Mrs. Kim Anderson from East Elementary. Thank you for your service to our students, staff, and community. You are very much appreciated! #WhereKidsComeFirst
Students from Grafton Elementary learned about Fire Safety this week. Several volunteer fire fighters from QEM explained what to do during a fire. Make sure your family practices fire drills at home, too!
JCMS E Sports!
This week at JCMS, we are finishing up E Sports try-outs for our competitive gaming team. Coached by Mr. Sleik and Mr. Kirby, the team will practice and compete after school on a daily basis. The team will compete in three seasons this year with the first season being Rocket League - “a high powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem!” Students will be learning about team work, sportsmanship, as well as skill development. We are very thankful for the grant funding that has allowed JCMS to offer this opportunity to our students!
Please join the JCHS Varsity Dance Team for a fun filled night of games and support the team! Details are on the flyer. See you there!
October is National Principals Month! Please join us in recognizing the hard work and outstanding leadership of Mrs. Kristie Hurley from West Elementary. Thank you for your service to our students, staff, and community. You are very much appreciated! #WhereKidsComeFirst
October is National Principals Month! Please join us in recognizing the hard work and outstanding leadership of Mrs. Michelle Brown from Grafton Elementary. Thank you for your service to our students, staff, and community. You are very much appreciated! #WhereKidsComeFirst
Fire Safety Week is underway! The Jerseyville Fire Department is teaching West Elementary students what to do in the event of a fire or emergency.
A huge thank you to the JFD for helping our students be prepared! #GoJerseyPanthers #WhereKidsComeFirst
Attention JCHS Seniors and Parents:
There will be a financial aid informational meeting for students and parents on Wednesday, October 12th at 6:30 pm in the IMC at JCHS. This meeting is for parents and students who are new to the financial aid process. See you soon!
Intro to Design students have been learning to double crochet PUMPKINS! For most, this is their time crocheting ever! Students also learned about the creative design process which explains when learning a new skill that is difficult, unfamiliar, and frustrating, it’s easy and common to quit. Most are “hooked” now! 😉
Amy Benton, realtor and owner of Century 21 in Jerseyville, coordinated a field trip to walk students through the home buying process and career knowledge too. Students experienced presentations from Brian Stewar and his assistant from Jerseyville Banking Center, Kent Hake from Bee Sure Home Inspector Services, and Todd Parish - practicing lawyer at Colonial Title & Escrow. Thank you for your time and sharing your expertise!
This opportunity was extended to all JCHS Seniors through our Workforce Development Program.
Jersey 100 schools will be closed on Monday, October 10th, in observance of Columbus Day, and there will be no school on Tuesday, October 11th, for Staff Professional Development.
BUILDING BRIDGES - 7th Grade STEM classes have been busy building toothpick bridges this week! Students worked together in groups and were assigned a role as a Project Manager, Architect, Accountant, Carpenter, or Transportation Chief. Each group must collaborate to construct the strongest bridge. Next week will be a competition to see which bridge will support the most weight! Excellent work, 7th Graders!
Congratulations to everyone in our chapter that competed in Ag Sales and Agronomy!
Ag. Sales team placed 2nd
2nd - Caitlyn Poletti and Meredith Dougherty
3rd - Clay Wadlow and Ashlen Scott
Discover Agronomy Team placed 1st
2nd - Katie Cornelius
3rd - Traven Hahn
4th - Morgan Fritz
Varsity Agronomy Team placed 3rd
3rd - Sam Dublo
10th - Caitlyn Poletti
Clay Wadlow, Ashlen Scott, Kortney Stumpe, Lucy Fritz, and Matthew Maag also participated
JCHS students in Mr. Kimble's English class participated in the anti-bullying day initiative in conjunction with World Bully Prevention Month. Students on campus have been asked to wear blue and, when they are off campus, to post pictures of themselves and share to their social media sites with #BlueUp.
Attention, Jersey 100! Be sure to mark your calendar for these important upcoming dates, and enjoy the time off!
JCMS is proud to present our Staff and Students of the month for September. Staff: Kim Scoggins, Melissa Bishop, and Misty Bellet. Students: 5-Kiyah Knoche, 6- Scarlett Rex and 7-Mason Burney. Thanks for making JCMS a great place to be.
Our 5th grade students participated in the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s Water Festival.
Each year, NGRREC’s Water Festival is flooded with hundreds of fifth grade students and their teachers for a fun-filled day of educational activities and interactive demonstrations. Hosted with the help of local partner organizations, the annual Water Festival offers over 30 hands-on activity station promoting water resource awareness as well as canoe rides and fishing.
Participating teachers attend a one-day teacher workshop in advance of the festival where they are introduced to concepts of water resources management and big river ecology. Teachers also receive free materials and resources to incorporate water education in their classrooms.
