Jersey CUSD 100

🐾 Big news from West Elementary! We are super excited to celebrate our newest Panthers of the Week! 🌟 These amazing students were caught showing outstanding character, kindness, and hard work all week long. 👏 Way to lead by example, Panthers—we are so proud of you! 🎉💙

The JCHS Panthers Girls Tennis Team travelled to Chatham-Glenwood last night and had a big victory over the Titans, scoring an 8-1 win! The Lady Panthers are now 7-3 on the season and still undefeated in the Cahokia Conference. Congratulations to Kiley King, Anna Kribs, Neely Goetten, Makenna Brunaugh and Sophie Hackethal for securing a doubles sweep, a first ever against Chatham!

Join JCMS Dance! Questions? Email Coach Duggan at Mallory.duggan@jersey100.org

Score Zone, 9/17

Jersey 100 would like to congratulate our September Staff of the Month! Nominated by their peers, these outstanding team members go above and beyond every day, showing genuine kindness and offering steady support. Thank you for making our schools a brighter, more encouraging place for everyone! 🐾🌟👏

Congratulations to:
🔷 Kristy Bradshaw (East) 🔷 Kirsten Hetzel (JCHS) 🔷 Patrick Hill (JCAP) 🔷 Brian Patsaros (West) 🔷 Tiffany Phillips (Tech Dept. Grafton Nomination) 🔷 Katie Sharrow (JCMS) 🔷Kelsey Wittman (District Office)

🎨 Splatters, smiles, and pure imagination! Mrs. Cole’s Pre-K class turned plain paper into incredible works of art today. There’s nothing quite like watching our littlest learners express themselves with paint! 🖌️✨

The JCHS Choir is officially kicking off its annual Century Resources fundraiser, and our talented students need your support! From delicious treats to unique household items, there is something for everyone in this year's catalog. All proceeds directly support choir programs and their performance needs throughout the school year.

Our entire school at JCMS just wrapped up an incredible **One Book, One School** event with local author Lindsay Currie! More than a week before its official release, every student and staff member dove into her brand-new book, *The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society*. 📚🔍

The excitement kicked off with a special visit from Lindsay Currie herself before classes spent two full days reading the book together. From there, the mystery took over the school! Students investigated a interactive crime scene writing activity in the library and put their problem-solving skills to the test with ELA digital escape rooms. 🔎🚪

To cap it all off, Lindsay Currie returned for a full day of grade-level presentations, followed by a celebratory book signing complete with popcorn and a photo booth! 🍿📸 A extra-special shoutout to the talented students selected through our mystery story writing contest, who won a spot at an exclusive author lunch! 🥪✨

Thank you, Lindsay Currie, for inspiring our readers and writers! 💡❤️

Score Zone, 9/15

JCHS Boys Soccer secured a 4-2 Cahokia Conference win over Central tonight at home!

Future engineers at work! 📐👏

How do real engineers create solutions? By testing, tweaking, and building under pressure! Mrs. Gettings' Molecular Biology class got hands-on experience with the Engineering Design Process, building budget-friendly water towers over 50cm tall that held 185g of weight! 🏗️✨ #STEM #HandsOnLearning

Poetic analysis took center stage in Mrs. Morgan’s junior AP English class as students engaged in a dynamic, station-based poetry jigsaw. Moving between interactive stations, students worked in small groups to unpack a variety of complex poetic works. Rather than relying on standard lecture, the students guided the analytical process themselves, tracking specific poetic elements. The activity required students to read critically, explore new AP skills, and share their insights with their peers. This activity highlighted the analytical rigor required of AP coursework, while demonstrating that deciphering poetry can be an active, engaging experience.

Ms. Kolkmeyer's Advanced Digital Graphics student, Eli Kallal, shows off the new lobby banners he designed for our school entrance! Thank you for sharing your design to highlight clubs, activities, and sports.

Score Zone, 9/14

The Class of 2028 started to build their homecoming float this past weekend! Can't wait to see it at the Homecoming Parade!

Happy National IT Professionals Day from Jersey 100! 💻🔌

Behind every working Chromebook, smooth Wi-Fi connection, and classroom display is our incredible Technology Team. Today, we give a huge shout-out to the dedicated pros who keep our schools connected, secure, and running every single day.

Thank you for everything you do for Jersey 100 students, teachers, and staff! 🙌✨

Front Row (L-R): Dan Helderman (Assistant Technology Director), Jarren Ehlers (District Technician), Matt Derrick (Technology Director)

Back Row (L-R): Tiffany Phillips (District Technician), Dee Heitzig (Technology Assistant/District Communications), Melanie Fessler (Digital Coach), Bethany Wittman (Digital Coach), Renae Jones (District Technician)

Mrs. Maul’s and Mrs. Klunk’s classrooms put their math skills to the ultimate taste test today. Students practiced measuring ingredients, using addition and multiplication to double recipes, and creating delicious dirt cups from scratch. Learning in action never tasted so good! 🐛✨

The Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Show Choir have started making the rounds at our local community events! This past week the Jazz Combo played at the JCH Duck Derby. The Show Choir and Jazz Groups performed Sunday at the Calhoun County Fair.

If you missed seeing them, their next performance is Sunday at the Harvest Fest!

This Week in Jersey Activities

This past Saturday, the XC Panthers competed in the First to the Finish Invitational in Peoria. Over 5000 high school athletes from the state race to see where they currently fall in the IHSA rankings. The boys 2A division had 460 runners. Kaden Strohbeck ran a 17:04 Will Green 17:19 Zane Grummel 17:49 Luca Derrick 18:33 Dylan Green 19:28 In the girls 2A division, there were 342 runners. Brenley Kelly ran a 19:08, finishing in 21st place and a earning a medal. Amelia Jumper 21:04 Jerra Vanausdoll 24:31 Jersey XC is “On the Prowl” for the Conference Championship! The Panthers compete next Saturday in Highland.