For the second time this week, our Girls Softball and Boys Baseball teams will face off against the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes. This time our games will be away starting at 4:30 p.m.
It's National School Nurse Day, recognizing and thanking school nurses for their crucial role in supporting the health and well-being of students. Here at the Johnston City School District were are fortunate to have two AMAZING nurses.
Mary Johanson is a Registered Nurse, and she's been looking over our students for nearly two decades. Her 20th anniversary will be September 2025!
Tara Burton is a Licensed Practical Nurse, who was hired during the pandemic. She's stationed at Washington Middle School and has two children attending Johnston City Schools.
Our Boys Track Team got in on the action yesterday but today it's all about our Lady Indians Track team. They're competing in the Black Diamond Girls Conference Track Meet. Let's cheer them on 🙌
Our Girls Softball team and Boys Baseball team are both facing off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs! Softball plays at home and baseball is away with first pitch going out at 4:30 p.m.
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.
🎶🌸 We're so excited for our Spring Concert 🎶🌸
Our student-musicians have been practicing for months and are ready to put on a show for parents and the community, from elementary students on the recorder to our middle school and high school band and choir! These musicians will have you tapping your foot and wanting to sing along!
The performance is taking place tomorrow, May 7th, at the JCHS gymnasium starting at 7:30 p.m.
Parents and guardians,
Here's a reminder of some important dates for our 2025 Senior Class!
Tomorrow, May 7th, is Senior Cookout and Senior Walkout at 2:30 p.m. Senior exams are May 8th and May 9th.
This Saturday, May 10th, is promenade at JCHS starting at 6 p.m. Prom will take place at Kokopelli Golf Club in Marion from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Our Boys Track team is getting in on the action today with an away meet against the Benton Rangers.
Our JCHS ball fields will be busy tonight. Girls Varsity Softball and Boys Varsity Baseball both have home games against Zeigler-Royalton. It's shaping up to be a beautiful spring evening to cheer on your Indians!
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.
