
May 22, 2025
Todd Thomas is looking back at his football career and its impact on our JCHS football program after his recent decision to step back from head coach responsibilities. For Thomas,...

May 22, 2025
Our Superintendent Kathy Clark has been named the 2025 Superintendent of Distinction by her colleagues in the Shawnee Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators (...

May 20, 2025
For many in southern Illinois, high school athletics are more than just games. They’re traditions, community events, and rites of passage. For longtime coach and educator Scott Bu...

May 20, 2025
Washington Middle School is excited to announce the launch of our new Mobile Food Pantry through our Full-Service Community Schools grant! We're kicking off our first distributi...

May 19, 2025
🌞School's almost out, do you have plans for break? 🌞 We hope you'll join our JCHS Educators Rising Club for its expanded Summer Enrichment Camps. Our Educators Rising students wi...

May 15, 2025
🏐 Bump, Set, Spike! 🏐 Volleyball Camp is being offered for incoming 5th-8th Grade students. This will be held at Johnston City High School's gymnasium June 2nd - June 4th, from n...

May 13, 2025
We're proud to announce the Class of 2025 Johnston City Sports Hall of Fame inductees: Kyle Baker - Athlete Tony Kendrick - Athlete Roy Rogers - Friend of JC Sports ...

April 28, 2025
In a few weeks, our high school seniors will graduate. Many will move away to pursue higher education, including Blake Peters. The high school student is turning in his football c...

April 28, 2025
JCHS phlebotomy students held their first school district-wide wellness blood draw clinic, allowing them to practice their skills and provide a free service for staff members. Thi...

April 23, 2025
Our high school math team has a long-standing tradition of triumph. Each day, students and staff walk past a case filled with trophies and plaques in the upstairs hallway. Former ...

April 3, 2025
Graduating from middle school is an exciting time and a rite of passage for youth and their families. It signifies years of hard work finally paying off. For some students, excite...

April 2, 2025
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-sch...

April 2, 2025
APRIL 14TH UPDATE: The Lions Club Vision and Hearing Screening scheduled for this Saturday, April 19th, at the Johnston City Ballfields is now postponed due to mechanical issues w...

April 1, 2025
Johnston City CUSD #1 is conducting Kindergarten Pre-Registration for the 2025-2026 school year. Please click on the link below to register eligible children. You will need to c...

March 31, 2025
Our high school choir is getting ready for the Spring Concert, its biggest event of the year. This upcoming show is an accomplishment that wasn’t possible just a few short years a...

March 27, 2025
March is Youth Art Month. It’s a time to recognize the importance of art education in schools and highlight young artists. Our Johnston City High School Art Club embodies this mis...

March 24, 2025
Parents/guardians: If you have not completed the 5Essentials Survey for the 2024-25 school year, please take a moment and use the link below to complete the survey. Your feedb...

March 20, 2025
Johnston City High School’s Scholar Bowl team is busy preparing for the Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) State Tournament which is just days away. On March 22nd, the team...

January 21, 2025
The Arrowhead Classic is all about basketball, but if you look a little closer there’s something more important than the numbers on the scoreboard. Community. Coaches, players,...

January 5, 2025
Johnston City CUSD #1 will be implementing an e-learning day on Monday, January 6, 2025, due to inclement weather. Make sure to check Google Classrooms for assignments and other ...