Today is School Board Members Day.
This honorary day acknowledges each school member's role, dedication to providing quality education, and commitment to serving the community.
THANK YOU to our Johnston City CUSD #1 Board of Education.
This honorary day acknowledges each school member's role, dedication to providing quality education, and commitment to serving the community.
THANK YOU to our Johnston City CUSD #1 Board of Education.
Dental Safari is coming to Lincoln! 🦒
We're excited to announce that Dental Safari Company will be on-site on January 7th, 2026, and will provide the following services:
🪥 Exams
🪥 Cleaning
🪥 Fluoride
🪥 Sealants
You can sign up your child NOW through the company's online registration, which takes only a few minutes. Just click the link below:
https://www.dentalsafaricompany.com/patient-info/patient-forms/
We're excited to announce that Dental Safari Company will be on-site on January 7th, 2026, and will provide the following services:
🪥 Exams
🪥 Cleaning
🪥 Fluoride
🪥 Sealants
You can sign up your child NOW through the company's online registration, which takes only a few minutes. Just click the link below:
https://www.dentalsafaricompany.com/patient-info/patient-forms/
Starting this Friday, November 14th, all four Johnston City schools will be offering free weekend grab bags for students! Each bag includes breakfast, snack, and lunch items to help keep students fueled over the weekend.
Grab bags will be available every Friday. If it’s a shortened school week, bags will be sent home on the last day of school for that week.
This program is made possible through Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) funding. We’re so grateful to our FSCS team, students, and staff who worked together to pack these ready-to-go bags.
Grab bags will be available every Friday. If it’s a shortened school week, bags will be sent home on the last day of school for that week.
This program is made possible through Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) funding. We’re so grateful to our FSCS team, students, and staff who worked together to pack these ready-to-go bags.
🏀 Come cheer on our Indians! 🏀
Join us on Tuesday, November 19th, for an exciting evening of Boys Basketball as our Indians take on the Carterville Lions!
▪️ Tipoff: 5:00 p.m.
▪️ FREE Admission with a non-perishable food item (one item per person).
Let’s fill the stands, show our tribe pride, and support a great cause!
Join us on Tuesday, November 19th, for an exciting evening of Boys Basketball as our Indians take on the Carterville Lions!
▪️ Tipoff: 5:00 p.m.
▪️ FREE Admission with a non-perishable food item (one item per person).
Let’s fill the stands, show our tribe pride, and support a great cause!
📸✨ Throwback Thursday! ✨📸
To coincide with the start of our JCHS Girls Basketball season this week, we’re taking a look back at our 1983–1984 Lady Indians team!
This determined group of just 11 players showed incredible teamwork and represented Johnston City with heart each time they stepped on the court.
Do you recognize a familiar face from this team? Tag them below and share your favorite JCHS basketball memory!
To coincide with the start of our JCHS Girls Basketball season this week, we’re taking a look back at our 1983–1984 Lady Indians team!
This determined group of just 11 players showed incredible teamwork and represented Johnston City with heart each time they stepped on the court.
Do you recognize a familiar face from this team? Tag them below and share your favorite JCHS basketball memory!
Mrs. Cheers’ kindergarten class had a great time sounding out letters to practice their Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) words.
Students each held up large letter signs and worked together to form three-letter words. This is a fun and interactive way to build early reading skills!
Students each held up large letter signs and worked together to form three-letter words. This is a fun and interactive way to build early reading skills!
All Johnston City Schools are closed today, Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day.
We extend our gratitude to all veterans for their courage, service, and sacrifice. 🇺🇸
We extend our gratitude to all veterans for their courage, service, and sacrifice. 🇺🇸
A group of our Washington Middle School teachers and staff are attending the 52nd Annual AMLE (Association for Middle Level Education) Conference in Indianapolis!
This is the world’s largest gathering for middle school educators, where our team is gaining fresh ideas, strategies, and inspiration to bring back to our classrooms.
This is the world’s largest gathering for middle school educators, where our team is gaining fresh ideas, strategies, and inspiration to bring back to our classrooms.
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Reminder 🇺🇸
All Johnston City Schools will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. Classes will be in session as usual on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of that week.
We encourage our students and families to take time to honor and thank the brave men and women who have served our country.
All Johnston City Schools will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. Classes will be in session as usual on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of that week.
We encourage our students and families to take time to honor and thank the brave men and women who have served our country.
Donations are already rolling in for our district-wide food and toy drive, and we absolutely LOVE the creativity we’re seeing!
One generous donor brought in all the ingredients for a birthday cake kit. Complete with a baking tin, cake mix, frosting, candles, and even a can of soda to replace the egg and oil. This thoughtful idea ensures that families with a child celebrating a birthday during the holidays can still enjoy a special treat.
Our district-wide food and toy drive runs now through December 12th. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping us support our school community this holiday season!
One generous donor brought in all the ingredients for a birthday cake kit. Complete with a baking tin, cake mix, frosting, candles, and even a can of soda to replace the egg and oil. This thoughtful idea ensures that families with a child celebrating a birthday during the holidays can still enjoy a special treat.
Our district-wide food and toy drive runs now through December 12th. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping us support our school community this holiday season!
Donations are already rolling in for our district-wide food and toy drive, and we absolutely LOVE the creativity we’re seeing!
One generous donor brought in all the ingredients for a birthday cake kit. Complete with a baking tin, cake mix, frosting, candles, and even a can of soda to replace the egg and oil. This thoughtful idea ensures that families with a child celebrating a birthday during the holidays can still enjoy a special treat.
Our district-wide food and toy drive runs now through December 12th. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping us support our school community this holiday season!
One generous donor brought in all the ingredients for a birthday cake kit. Complete with a baking tin, cake mix, frosting, candles, and even a can of soda to replace the egg and oil. This thoughtful idea ensures that families with a child celebrating a birthday during the holidays can still enjoy a special treat.
Our district-wide food and toy drive runs now through December 12th. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping us support our school community this holiday season!
📸✨ Throwback Thursday! ✨📸
We’re taking a trip back to the 1995–1996 school year at Jefferson Elementary! Here’s Mrs. Francescon with her bright, curious first graders. It was a year full of taking on spelling tests, storytime, and recess adventures.
Do you remember your first-grade teacher? Share your favorite memories below.
We’re taking a trip back to the 1995–1996 school year at Jefferson Elementary! Here’s Mrs. Francescon with her bright, curious first graders. It was a year full of taking on spelling tests, storytime, and recess adventures.
Do you remember your first-grade teacher? Share your favorite memories below.
Our JCHS Educators Rising Club would like to thank everyone who supported and participated in the group's Chicken and Dumpling Fundraiser over the weekend! Your generosity is helping to build the next generation of educators.
A very special thank-you goes out to the Class of 1971 for graciously hosting this event. Your support means so much to our students!
A reminder for anyone who purchased a raffle basket ticket. The drawing will be held on November 17th, after the Winter Meet the Indians. It will be during halftime at the girls' varsity game vs. Murphysboro!
A very special thank-you goes out to the Class of 1971 for graciously hosting this event. Your support means so much to our students!
A reminder for anyone who purchased a raffle basket ticket. The drawing will be held on November 17th, after the Winter Meet the Indians. It will be during halftime at the girls' varsity game vs. Murphysboro!
🥪 Did you know you can view our schools' breakfast and lunch menus online? 🍎
Through OPAA, our school district's food service provider, you can easily access the full monthly menu right from our website!
🔗 View menus here: https://menus.healthepro.com/organizations/2377
How to find it later:
1️⃣ Go to jcindians.org
2️⃣ Click “Our District” at the top of the page
3️⃣ Scroll down to “Quick Links”
4️⃣ Click the “Menus” icon
Through OPAA, our school district's food service provider, you can easily access the full monthly menu right from our website!
🔗 View menus here: https://menus.healthepro.com/organizations/2377
How to find it later:
1️⃣ Go to jcindians.org
2️⃣ Click “Our District” at the top of the page
3️⃣ Scroll down to “Quick Links”
4️⃣ Click the “Menus” icon
🥫 We're officially launching our district-wide food drive. 🥫
We invite staff and families to support this effort by donating non-perishable food items, snacks, and unwrapped toys. Let’s work together to help our JC Schools’ families celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas!
The school with the most donations will earn a special treat from our Full-Service Community Schools team.
We invite staff and families to support this effort by donating non-perishable food items, snacks, and unwrapped toys. Let’s work together to help our JC Schools’ families celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas!
The school with the most donations will earn a special treat from our Full-Service Community Schools team.
November is Homeless Youth Awareness Month.
This week, the Regional Office of Education #21 and the Area VI McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program are shining a light on the issue by launching the Paint the Town Purple initiative.
Johnston City Schools is participating by placing these signs outside of our unit office and school buildings. Businesses, organizations, and individuals can also take part by wearing purple or lighting up billboards in purple.
To learn more about McKinney-Vento, click here:
https://www.roe21.org/programs/area-vi-mckinney-vento-homeless-program/
This week, the Regional Office of Education #21 and the Area VI McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program are shining a light on the issue by launching the Paint the Town Purple initiative.
Johnston City Schools is participating by placing these signs outside of our unit office and school buildings. Businesses, organizations, and individuals can also take part by wearing purple or lighting up billboards in purple.
To learn more about McKinney-Vento, click here:
https://www.roe21.org/programs/area-vi-mckinney-vento-homeless-program/
🦇 Halloween is Mrs. Kristy Cheers' favorite holiday 🦇
While students had no school today, her kindergarten class had the chance to carve jack-o-lanterns earlier in the week!
Students hollowed the pumpkin by scooping out all the seeds and then let their creativity run wild!
While students had no school today, her kindergarten class had the chance to carve jack-o-lanterns earlier in the week!
Students hollowed the pumpkin by scooping out all the seeds and then let their creativity run wild!
Our JCHS Student Council attended the Little Egypt District Student Council meeting at Camp Ondessonk yesterday.
This annual event brings together student council members from across southern Illinois for team building and leadership activities.
Although it was a chilly fall day, we were fortunate to have a dry day after rain earlier in the week.
This annual event brings together student council members from across southern Illinois for team building and leadership activities.
Although it was a chilly fall day, we were fortunate to have a dry day after rain earlier in the week.
Washington Middle School is continuing to participate in Red Ribbon Week, highlighting the prevention of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.
This afternoon, WMS Counselor Mrs. Huey gave a presentation on the negative impacts of drug and substance abuse, including opioids. One goal of this campaign is to show students that they live their best life when they stay drug-free.
Take the National Red Ribbon Campaign Pledge now: https://www.redribbon.org/pledge
This afternoon, WMS Counselor Mrs. Huey gave a presentation on the negative impacts of drug and substance abuse, including opioids. One goal of this campaign is to show students that they live their best life when they stay drug-free.
Take the National Red Ribbon Campaign Pledge now: https://www.redribbon.org/pledge
⚗ Lincoln Students Love STEM! 🧮
Our 3rd- and 4th-grade students dive into exciting STEM lessons year-round, exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics!
By building foundational STEM skills now, our students are preparing for success in middle school, high school, and beyond!
Our 3rd- and 4th-grade students dive into exciting STEM lessons year-round, exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics!
By building foundational STEM skills now, our students are preparing for success in middle school, high school, and beyond!
