🏀 Who's ready to play some basketball?! 🏀
On June 2nd – June 4th, the Johnston City High School Basketball staff and players will be hosting a Youth Boys Basketball Camp for all athletes entering 2nd – 8th Grade.
Players will be taught the basketball fundamentals of offense and defense, and will have the opportunity to work with coaches and players from Johnston City High School.
To participate, the sign-up form and payment must be received by Tuesday, May 27th. Sign-up forms can also be found in school offices.
A friendly reminder that WMS Dance tryouts are taking place this week from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
▪️ Tuesday, May 13th
▪️ Wednesday, May 14th
▪️ Thursday, May 15th
This is for students entering 5th-8th grade the 2025-2026 school year.
Parents and guardians,
A reminder that there are a few days left to complete online registration for the 2025-2026 school year. 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.
🌸✨ Teacher Appreciation Week ✨🌸
Teachers at Lincoln Elementary want to thank Social Worker Mrs. Sink for helping to support them during Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers were able to pick some goodies off a snack cart and were gifted colorful flowers and pictures!
Thank you, teachers for all you do! And, a shout out to Mrs. Sink, who is much appreciated too!
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 Lincoln students spent some time at Washington Middle School today for a preview of the Spring Concert. Students were able to listen to the choir sing and the band play. 🎶
We're looking forward to a great concert! Remember, performance is tonight at Johnson City High School starting at 7:30 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 at the JCHS gymnasium starting at 7:30 p.m.
A great day outdoors and soaking up the sunshine!
Our 3rd and 4th grade students participated in the mile run at the JCHS track. All students completed the mile, and we're super proud of them and their efforts today. We definitely see some students participating in track in the near future. Great Job, Lincoln students!!
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 Lincoln Elementary!
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.
Parents and Guardians,
This week we sent home flyers for tryouts for the middle school dance team. If you child is planning on trying out, they MUST have a sports physical on file before they are allowed to tryout.
We are hosting a sports physical clinic at JCHS on May 8th. This would be a great time for the students to go ahead and get that done and the sports physical will be good for their whole 5th grade year.
We have forms that parents must fill out and sign for the students to go to the high school for the sports physical and the cost is only $10.00. We will bus them to the high school that day.
If you have any questions, please call us at 982-2130 or click the link below:
https://www.jcindians.org/article/2125117
It's a BEAUTIFUL Spring day! We're seeing some sunshine, the birds are chirping, and the temperatures are starting to warm up 🌞🐦
At Lincoln Elementary, our students along with our parent mentors spent some valuable time outside on Tuesday for Earth Day. 🌎🌏 They participated in fun activities like creating DIY reusable bags, planting seeds, and an environmentally friendly science experiment making Oobleck.
Our kiddos went home with a flyer sharing “art from trash” craft project ideas as well as a list of ways that kids can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Mark your calendars now!
Does busting out your dance moves "pique" your interest? We're looking for student-athletes who have school spirit, rhythm, and a love for performing! 🎶💃
WMS Dance tryouts are taking place May 13th - May 15th from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
This is for students entering 5th-8th grade the 2025-2026 school year.
🚍 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
April is Mathematics Awareness month, and we love to brag about our students. They are smart, creative, and hard working!
Check out these recent design projects completed by our 3rd and 4th grade students at our after-school STEM club! STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math.
The 3D printer allows our kiddos to turn their imagination into reality! We can't wait to see what our STEM Club comes up with next.
The Shawnee Region - Illinois Principals Association hosted its annual Student Recognition Dinner at SIU last night. Each principal can nominate two students from exiting grades based on scholarship, character, leadership, or other traits deemed important to their school.
Students left to right: Alexandria Carpenter (8th grade), Patrick Sims (8th grade), Haedyn Lewis (4th grade), Britlynn Williams (4th grade), Kylie Dugger (12th grade), Chase McReynolds (12th grade).
Lincoln Elementary Principal Michelle Smiley, "They are both outstanding 4th grade students who are hardworking, polite and they never give up and they are both great assets to our building!"
Washington Middle School Principal Kristina Armes, "They are both amazing 8th graders that are driven by heart and purpose. They give service and provide leadership, they don’t just make a difference; they make our school a better place for everyone.”
Johnston City High School Principal Kristi Schell, "Kylie and Chase excel in academics and are also involved in extracurricular activities, community service, and serve as leaders at JCHS. We are very proud of all their accomplishments. "
REMINDER: Tomorrow is the deadline to sign-up for the new basketball program for students in the 2nd - 6th grade. Please fill out the form and have it turned in.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r37ReF0q2HerRISsBdRuLYDauTnyoIv_EYHGG0XM48A/edit?tab=t.0
