🏀 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.
✨🎉 It's 8th Grade Spirit Week✨🎉
We're celebrating our students before they leave for summer break and transition to FRESHMEN in high school! On Monday, students wore their PJs to school. They showed up in everything from Batman pajamas to a duck onesie and matching flannel sets.
Today, is Fandom Day showing us what students are the biggest fan of!
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.
🏀 Can you believe Girls Basketball Practice is already starting? 🏀
We have practice all this week, May 12th through May 16th, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
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.
We've made it to the end of our 2025 Track season. 👏👏 Our team is off to the State Meet in Carterville today. Let's cheer on our student-athletes and leave them some best wishes in the comments below! 👇
Our WMS Positive Pickle project is picking up!
We're getting lots of students and staff participating by writing shout outs to one another. We love to see all the uplifting messages!
▪️ Have the best day ever
▪️You can be the light of the day
▪️Be kind
▪️ Stay Positive
▪️ Believe in yourself
▪️ Happy to see so much student engagement in extracurricular activities
Our WMS Student Council went to St. Louis yesterday to make their $1,000 donation to Ronald McDonald House. Students fundraised this money through the school's House Penny Wars.
After leaving Ronald Mcdonald House, our Student Council got to eat lunch at Fitz's. Then, we celebrated with our end-of-year activity at Sky Zone!
Ms. Stark really appreciates everyone's hard work and dedication to helping our school and community. 🙌🙌
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.
🚨 POSITIVE PICKLE ALERT 🚨
The school year is coming to an end, and our Full-Service Community School (FSCS) team is making sure staff and students are recognized.
Now, they're starting a Positive Pickle jar! All you have to do is write the name of a staff member or student who did something positive this year on a shout out card, write a few sentences about the impact they made, and put that in the "shout outs" box.
Then, take a positive pickle and show it off like a badge of honor! Too often, people never know the difference they make in someone's day or life. Let's change that and encourage more acts of kindness.
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.
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.
It's a BIG day for WMS Athletics!
Our Golf team is traveling to West Frankfort for regionals! While our Track team's also away at West Frankfort for a conference meet.
Let's wish these student-athletes some luck as their seasons are coming to a close.
📚✨ 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 Washington Middle School!
Our 6th grade class visited Rend Lake for its 37th annual Get Outdoors Event.
Students were able to learn and get close with wildlife, including spiders, different species of snakes, and an American Bald Eagle. These 6th graders were able to learn about each animal's habitat and how they contribute to the ecosystem.
Overall, more than 600 local students from across the region attended this educational event connecting them to wildlife!
Heads up, WMS parents and guardians! In order to provide necessary upgrades and maintenance, we will be collecting Chromebooks, Chromebook Cases, and Chromebook Chargers at the end of the school year. 8th Grade Chromebooks will be collected on Friday, May 16, and 5-7 Grade Chromebooks will be collected on Friday, May 23.
Parents/Guardians,
A friendly reminder that all of our schools will have an early 11:30 a.m. dismissal tomorrow, Friday, May 2nd.
We have a Conference Track Meet in West Frankfort today at 2:30 p.m. signaling the end of our Track season.
It's hard to believe the season has come and gone already. We're so proud of the hard work, time, and effort these student athletes put into improving their skills.
We hope these athletes also walked away with new friendships and priceless memories.
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.