🎨 Youth Art Month with our JCHS Art Club! 🎨 Today, we’re highlighting the incredible talent and creativity of our amazing students for Youth Art Month! 🖌️ From face painting at football games to art lessons, our Art Club members have been working hard to express themselves and showcase their skills. We're also taking the time to invite you to our district-wide art show "Welcome to the Jungle," Friday, April 11th from 4 to 6 p.m. We’re so proud of all the pieces that will be on display, and hope you'll stop by to support our students and their artwork! https://www.jcindians.org/article/2111612

Friendly reminder that all schools have early dismissal tomorrow, March 28th. Our elementary schools and middle school will let out at 1:50 p.m. and our high school will dismiss at 2 p.m.

⚾️ It's GAME DAY for our Junior Varsity and Varsity Baseball teams, who are playing at Mtn. Dew Park tonight! The JV game starts at 4:15 and then our Varsity players are up at 6:30 p.m. ⚾️

📢 Johnston City Sports Hall of Fame - Nominations Now Open! 🏅 The Johnston City Sports Hall of Fame is currently accepting applications for 2025 inductions! If you know an outstanding athlete, team, coach, or friend of JC Sports who deserves recognition, now is the time to nominate them! 🏆 Categories for Nomination: ▪️ Athlete/Team – 2020 Graduates or earlier, who have demonstrated excellence in their sport. ▪️Coach – Individuals who have had a lasting impact on our athletes and community. ▪️ Friend of JC Sports – Anyone who has shown exceptional support and dedication to our local sports programs. ⏰ Deadline: April 1, 2025: Don’t miss out on the opportunity to honor those who have contributed to the spirit of sports in Johnston City. Submit your nominations now! 📋 https://5il.co/2bs60 Let’s celebrate the champions of our community! 🎉

Our Boys and Girls Track Teams will be away at West Frankfort today for a co-ed meet starting at 3:45 p.m. Our Baseball and Softball teams will also be hitting the road for away games against the Woodlawn Cardinals with the first pitch going out at 4:30 p.m.

Today is the day 📚📚 Our Junior students are taking the ACT allowing them to better understand their college and career readiness. Good luck, students! The make-up date for this assessment is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26th.

Parents and Guardians, The deadline for the 5 Essentials Survey is this Friday, March 28th. Please take this short survey to give your input on school improvements. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent&p=1 For those who have taken the survey, thank you!

Our baseball team is on the road for a third time this week. Tonight, they're playing against the West Frankfort Redbirds starting at 4:30 p.m.

Our Juniors will be taking the ACT tomorrow, March 25th. We ask that students please be on time and bring their Chromebook charged.

Our Scholar Bowl team is back from the IHSA State Tournament that took place Saturday in Normal, Illinois. Coach Trevor Stanley says the team went 1-2 at state and played phenomenal during the competition after a successful season.

Members of the JCHS Student Council took part in the first ever Polar Plunge Frosty Face Off yesterday at Mtn Dew Park. ❄️🐻‍❄️ This fundraiser helps to support Special Olympics Illinois -- Region K. We love that our students want to be involved in the community and help support local, non-profit organizations.

Batter up!! Our Boys Baseball team is starting the weekend with a JV Doubleheader against the Salem Wildcats. They'll have some nice spring weather for these home games starting at 11 a.m.

Our JCHS Scholar Bowl team is away today competing in the Illinois High School Association State Final Tournament in Normal, Illinois. They'll go head-to-head against at least three schools: ▪️ 10 a.m. - St. Theresa ( Decatur) ▪️ 11 a.m. - Northridge Prep (Niles) ▪️ 1 p.m. - Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville) We are cheering these students on for this BIG day and are amazed at how the team worked together during the season to get to this point!

Check out these rides for Drive Your Tractor to School Day. A handful of our JCHS students traded in their cars or trucks for a tractor to help celebrate National Ag Week! From left to right, those students are: ▪ Kace Grant ▪ Ty Clark ▪ Daxton Borders ▪ Wyatt Custinger ▪ Jordan Norris ▪ Marcus Smith ▪ Grady Barker The event raises awareness about the importance of agriculture and farming, and to showcase the machinery and equipment used in the industry.

National Ag Week is coming to a close, and we really enjoyed celebrating! This week, our school hosted Ag Awareness Night for FFA chapters in the surrounding area. We had around 74 students show up. Section 24 FFA officers organized five speakers in the agriculture industry to come out and talk with FFA members and Ag students: ▪️ Nicole Cressey ▪️ Nathan Schatte ▪️ Brad Price ▪️ Neitzel Family Farm ▪️ Jeremiah Bright Also, 1st year FFA members competed in the Greenhand Quizbowl. Those five students put a lot of time into studying for the competition including making flash cards! We hope to make next year's National Ag Week even BIGGER and BETTER!

One last reminder -- all schools have early dismissal today at 11:30 a.m.

Eat a delicious Fish Fry, support our JCHS students!! The Johnston City Lions Club is sponsoring a Fish Fry where proceeds will go toward scholarships for our JCHS students! There will also be free eye exams for children ages 6 months to 6 years old (no purchase necessary). This event is Saturday, April 5th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (or until they run out) at the Masonic Lodge, 501 Washington, Johnston City. The meal is $12.00 per plate, dine-in or carry-out. Tickets are available from Lions Club members, Johnston City High School Office, and the Johnston City District Office.

JCHS National Honor Society students volunteer this morning for the food giveaway at the First United Methodist Church. Our students were joined by the high school's Full-Service Community School Coordinator Heather Miller. This is the second month in a row that students have offered a helping hand, and Junior Sophie Walker has taken part both times. "I just really love helping everybody and like to put that joy into people," says the 16-year-old student pictured in the gray hoodie. "It really opens my eyes to how grateful I am and should be about everything that I have. " Several church members and regular volunteers mentioned they're thankful for both groups of students giving their time, especially on days like this one where nearly all the food went home with local neighbors.

📚⭐️ On Saturday, our JCHS Scholar Bowl team will compete in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Tournament!! 📚⭐️ After months of hard work, dedication, and teamwork, these amazing students have earned their spot in the state competition. We couldn't be more proud of their accomplishments, and wish them the best of luck as they represent the high school at the state level! https://www.jcindians.org/article/2098469

Friendly reminder: Tomorrow, March 21st, is a Half Day with dismissal at 11:30 a.m.