A friendly reminder to parents/guardians, All students participating in a WMS or JCHS sport for the 2025-26 school year MUST have a yearly sports physical. This is a great opportunity to cross that off your back-to-school checklist, and help support several of our school groups. Here's a link to the IHSA Physical form: https://bit.ly/3XIrjTd You can find print copies in the office at Lincoln Elementary, Washington Middle School, and Johnston City High School.

📚✨ Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎✏️ This week, we celebrate the incredible educators who shape minds, inspire dreams, and make a lasting impact every single day. To every teacher who's stayed late to help a student, brought learning to life, or offered a listening ear when it mattered most — THANK YOU. Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. We appreciate all of our teachers at Johnston City High School!

We hope our athletes got some much needed rest on their off day yesterday because now it's time to play ball! Our Boys Varsity Baseball team is traveling to Flora for a Round Robin, while our Girls Varsity Softball team is at home for a Round Robin. Come on out and show your support for our Lady Indians.

It's safe to say the plant sale by our Greenhouse Production Class -- is a hit! There are only a few more plants left and this event could be SOLD OUT during day one. The greenhouse will be open until 4 p.m. today. Then, re-open tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon unless items sell out. We're so thankful for our community and staff who supported this effort. Students grew flowers, herbs, and, veggies, so they could be sold as a fundraiser. Money raised will help with the cost of plants and materials that the class will use to learn basic plant care.

We've made it to May, and we have a full day ahead. Girls Varsity Track is off to Fairfield for a meet against the Mules. Girls Varsity Softball and Boys Varsity Baseball will play Trico for a second time this week. This will be home games starting at 4:30 p.m.

Parents/Guardians, A friendly reminder that all of our schools will have an early 11:30 a.m. dismissal tomorrow, Friday, May 2nd.

Parents and guardians, We will be conducting online registration for the 2025-2026 school year beginning May 1, 2025. Please see important information below. ▪️ Complete the online registration forms by logging in to Teacherease by May 15, 2025. No fees are due at this time. Fees can be paid after August 1, 2025 online via Teacherease or you may send a check the first week of school. ▪️ The 2025-2026 school calendar is available online at jcindians.org. ▪️ Latchkey services will be at Jefferson School. 3rd- 5th grade students will be transported. ▪️ The first day of school is Tuesday, August 12th and will be an 11:30 dismissal. Students will attend their first full day of school on Wednesday, August 13th.

The Boys Varsity Track team is finally getting in on the action this week. They're away for a meet against the West Frankfort Redbirds. Boys Varsity Baseball and Girls Varsity Softball are also on the road again for games in Pinckneyville!

It's a busy schedule for our student-athletes today! Our Girls Varsity Track team is away again, this time for a meet against the Herrin Tigers! Both Girls Varsity Softball and Boys Varsity Baseball are on the road for games at Trico High School!

A friendly reminder our Greenhouse Production class is holding a plant sale this Friday and Saturday. The selection will include: 🌸 Four different varieties of petunias - including a red and black mix basket for our school colors 🌸 Two varieties of Morning Glories 🌸 Sweet peas 🌸 Snap dragons 🌸 A couple different types of herbs 🌸 Cucumbers 🌸 6-packs of tomatoes and sweet peppers 🌸 A few additional flower types This fundraiser will help with the cost of plants and materials the class will use to learn basic plant care. It's taking place Friday, May 2nd, from 8:00 to 4:00 and Saturday, May 3rd, from 8:00 to 12:00. Or until sold out.

Last week, a group of our JCHS Ag students visited the Agronomy Innovation Center at Rend Lake College. Our students learned about their program and classes they are offer, in addition to all the community outreach opportunities they participate in and host! Students were able to see new technology advancements in agriculture through many different activities and visual aids during our personal visit. The students had a blast running the sprayer on the side-by-side and driving the self-steering tractor! This group had a great time and can't wait to go back next year!

Today is all about our Lady Indians! We have Girls Varsity Track hitting the road for a meet at Christopher. Our Girls Varsity Softball team has a home game against the Carbondale Terriers. Let's go, ladies!!

It's hard to believe the 2024-2025 school year is coming to a close, and our last month together before summer break will be a busy one! Here are some important dates and times to keep in mind.

LETS GO, MATH TEAM! Our math team is away today taking part in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) High School State Math Competition being held at the University of Illinois in Normal. These students have put in countless hours practicing and preparing for this day. Our JCHS math team has a long-standing reputation for being one of the best in the state, and our current members are continuing that tradition of excellence.

We're so proud of our JCHS students who are pursuing a career in healthcare. This hardworking and dedicated group of students were recognized during special ceremonies at the high school today. The large group photo highlights our students who received a speciality pin for their Emergency Medical Responder certification. Meanwhile, individual photos showcase our students who received a certification as a pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, or direct support professional. Our students are gaining valuable, hands-on training before graduating high school, so they be prepared for a future career in healthcare.

Our Girls Varsity Track team is traveling for a meet at Webber High School with events starting at 4 p.m. Boys Varsity Baseball has a home game against the Waltonville Spartans. The first pitch goes out at 4:30 p.m. Come on out and show your support.

Another day FULL of JCHS Athletics! Our Girls Varsity Track team is hitting the road for a meet at Carmi-White County High School with events starting at 4 p.m. Boys Varsity Baseball and Girls Varsity Softball both have games today. Our Boys are traveling to Gallatin County, while are Girls are home going against the Salem Wildcats! Games start at 4:30 p.m.

JCHS alumnus Cade Cockburn is recognized as a 2025 SIU System Distinguished Service Award recipients. On April 17th, the SIU Board of Trustees and the Student Advisory Council for the SIU System (SACSS) honored outstanding students in the SIU System. They selected Cockburn as Carbondale's graduate student recipient. Cade graduated from JCHS in 2021, as one of four Valedictorians. Additionally while at JCHS, he served as the Student Body President, President of the George R. Kee Chapter of the National Honor Society, and FFA President. Since graduating from JCHS, Cade has been a student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was a recipient of the university’s most prestigious undergraduate award, the Chancellor’s Scholarship, which was valued at more than $103,000. As an undergraduate, Cade was a Saluki Ambassador, Agbassador, and a member of the Student Alumni Council. He held student employee positions in both SIU Undergraduate Admissions and the SIU Alumni Association. He graduated in May of 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems and Education & Agribusiness Economics. Cade is now a graduate student at SIU pursuing a Master of Science in Business Analytics, which he is set to graduate with in August 2025. He currently works for SIU Undergraduate Admissions as the department’s Graduate Assistant. Cade's mother, Channa Cockburn, works as a Special Education teacher at Johnston City High School. Her hope is to show our current students that with hard work and grit, they can achieve anything they set their minds to! You can read more here: https://news.siu.edu/2025/04/042125-three-siu-carbondale-students-receive-2025-siu-system-distinguished-student-service-awards.php

🚍 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day 🚍 Today, we're recognizing all of our school bus drivers for taking care of our precious cargo during the school year. Whether they're transporting our kids to school, home, activities, or to sporting events, school bus drivers deserve recognition for the job they do. Thank you for your dedication to our students and their families: ▪️Victoria Followell ▪️Chasidy Gibbs ▪️ Teresa Gibson ▪️ Renee Grisham ▪️ Rick Hammontree ▪️ Judy Martin ▪️Patricia Mueller ▪️Tonnie Nordmeyer ▪️ Tracey Seebeck ▪️ Becky Vancil ▪️Carleton Vincelette ▪️ Gayle Vincelette