
We hope everyone enjoyed 8th grade night yesterday. Now, it's time to take the show on the road.
The Boys Basketball team is away tonight at Unity Point with tip-off at 6 p.m.


Congratulations to the WMS Dance Team for their first place win at competition over the weekend!!


Our Girls Basketball team is traveling to West Frankfort today. They'll take on the Redbirds. Let's wish them luck while the team is away!


WMS Girls volleyball tryouts are coming up!! Open gym will be Tuesday (1/14) from 5-6pm and Wednesday (1/15) from 3-4pm. Tryouts are TENTATIVELY scheduled for Thursday (1/16) for 6th grade and Friday (1/17) for 7th and 8th grade. Any student trying out will need a physical and insurance waiver on file.

The Boys Basketball team is home tonight competing against Zeigler-Royalton at 5:30.
It's also 8th Grade Night for boys basketball, cheerleaders, dance, flags, band and scholar bowl!


Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025. Please check your email for a link to the Parent/Teacher Conference request form, if you'd like to schedule a conference with your child's teacher. Please call the WMS office if you have any questions.

🎉 Welcome back, everyone! 🎉 We hope you had a wonderful and restful Christmas break, filled with joy and time well spent with loved ones. It’s time to kick off the new year together and dive back into all the exciting things ahead! Let’s make the most of this fresh start and make the rest of the year even better than before. We’re so excited to see what’s in store for each of you! 🌟

The girls basketball game at Sesser-Valier has been canceled for Saturday, January 11. Boys and girls basketball practices are canceled for today, 1/10/25.

Due to weather, all games and practices will be cancelled for Tuesday, January 7 and Wednesday, January 8. Stay warm!

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 important updates. Teachers will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to assist students if needed. Stay warm and safe!

Boys Basketball practice has been canceled for tomorrow 1/6/25.

Girls Basketball game at Sesser-Valier has been canceled for tomorrow 1/6/25.

Johnston City schools will be closed and using an e-learning day tomorrow, Monday, January 6th due to inclement weather.


The district is closely monitoring an evolving winter weather system that is expected to arrive this weekend. As a precaution, Washington Middle School will be open today until 5:00 pm for any student who would like to retrieve their Chromebook or other materials if an e-learning day is needed. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available.

🎄✨ Happy Holidays! 🎉 We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break! Students will be back on January 6, ready to start a new year!💖 #ChristmasBreak #NewYearNewGoals #HolidayCheer

🌟 The Amazon Return Day Giveaway 🌟
Sponsored by 4 Good Community, was a huge success! 🎉
We are incredibly thankful to have had the chance to provide this amazing opportunity to our Kindergarten - 8th Grade students. 💖🎁
Thank you to everyone who made this event so special! 🙌✨
#Gratitude #CommunitySupport #StudentSuccess





This is a reminder that tomorrow 12/19 will be a 1:50 dismissal. There will be no clubs or tutoring.

The Amazon Return Day Giveaway, sponsored by 4 Good Community, was a huge success. We are thankful that we were able to provide this opportunity to our Kindergarten - 8th Grade students. Due to the amount of items we received we are able to open the event up to community members today from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Community members are asked to park in the “horseshoe” by the Scout Cabin and enter the east side gym doors at 3:30 p.m.

The Amazon Return Day Giveaway, sponsored by 4 Good Community, was a huge success. We are thankful that we were able to provide this opportunity to our Kindergarten - 8th Grade students.
Due to the amount of items we received we are able to open the event up to community members today from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Community members are asked to park in the “horseshoe” by the Scout Cabin and enter the east side gym doors at 3:30 p.m.

There will be no clubs or tutoring on Thursday, December 19, due to the 1:50 dismissal.