Stories about Joliet Public Schools District 86
The Council of Catholic Women at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Lockport donated baby clothes and baby supplies for Kristina Lowman's Two Miracle Girlz NICU Sprinkles, which gives care packages to families of premature babies.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 has hired 2 new administrators. The hires were approved at the June 12 Board of School Inspectors meeting.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Services Tamara Mitchell unexpectedly announced her resignation to the board Tuesday.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 held an informational meeting for subcontractors interested in bidding on the upcoming rebuilds of Gompers and Hufford Junior High Schools, projects which are slated to begin in September.
On May 16, members of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL) organized a competitive engineering activity to 27 students in Stephen Rummel’s sixth-grade science class at Gompers Junior High School in Joliet.
James McElroy, 83, of Morris, participates in many veteran-related programs.
Subcontractors sought for replacement schools to be built at Hufford and Gompers.
Volunteers from the Zonta Club of Joliet and Visitation and Aid Society hosted a “jewelry gift shop” of gently used bracelets earrings, necklaces for kindergartners at four District 86 schools to give as gifts on Mother's Day.
These seven local teachers were among the 23 teachers The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry recognized as 2024 Joliet Area Great Teachers.
Prosecutors seek to disqualify the longtime attorney for a former Joliet teacher charged with the murder of his wife in 2018. The case set for trial last February but that was delayed after more pretrial issues were raised.
Joliet Public School District 86 named Xavier Samuel as the winner of its 2024 district spelling bee.
Kristina Lowman, a paraprofessional at Joliet Public Schools District 86, started Two Miracle Girlz NICU Sprinkles in honor of her two daughters Kailey McClintock, 20, and Addison Lowman, 17. Both girls were born prematurely and spent time in the NICU.
All 9,567 Joliet District 86 students in 20 schools received their own copy of a book to take home and read with their families for the reading initiative.
The Associated Clubs of Will County arranged for a last-minute Christmas gift for a Joliet family who lost their home in a fire on Nov. 30.
The students are part of the Hufford Junior High School Honors Orchestra (colloquially known as HHO, pronounced H20), a volunteer orchestra with musicians from the Joliet school's orchestra.
Students in Hufford Jr. High's I.E. program collected food and socks for organizations around the Joliet community as part of the school's community service elective.
A.O. Marshall Elementary School fifth graders spent an hour on Zoom with Joyce McFarland, the education manager for the Nez Perce Tribal Nation in Idaho.
The director of safety and security for Joliet Public Schools District 86 has been appointed as a trustee to the Joliet Township board.
District 86 in Joliet's celebration is in coordination with a number of educator organizations, which recognize October as National Principals Month.
The Mariachi de Joliet, comprised mainly of Joliet area students, is raising money in partnership with the Joliet nonprofit Legacy Fine Arts.
Bernie’s Book Bank has donated books to Joliet District 86 students since 2015.
The Joliet Noon Lions club sponsors two local. competitions each year for the Lions lnternational Peace Poster contest.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 honored employees for five to 45 years of service.
A reverse 911 system that alerts the community about public safety issues in Joliet will also be used for schools districts.
Paraprofessional Estela Paramo, paraprofes
Joliet Township High School District 204 officials are asking parents to consider taking their child to school at the beginning of the academic year. The district continues to face a declining number of bus drivers.
The Violins of Hope exhibit is possible through the Joliet Public Library's partnership with the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago.
The Table in Joliet raised $10,000 to fill the backpacks with school supplies.
The four new assistant principals are Sara Coombs Washington Junior High; Elizabeth Darlin, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Jordan Miller, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; and Mia Suarez, Gompers Junior High School.
Each month, the youth art gallery at the Joliet Public Library will feature 19 pieces of art created by students at Joliet Public School District 86.
Emilia Herrera was named principal at A.O. Marshall Elementary School and James Kikos principal at Isaac Singleton Elementary School.
On July 1, Ben Meinert and Dr. Shawn Olson took over as principasl at Woodland Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Elementary School, respectively.
Eight Joliet Public Schools District 86 junior high students competed in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Regional Science Fair at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Joliet Pubic Schools District 86 announces those who made the 2023 trimester honor roll.
Registration staff are also available at four District 86 schools to assist families.
A former Joliet school board member said, "I thought the police did an incredible job but there was a big disconnect with the grade school district."
After almost five years, a 2018 first-degree murder case in Joliet where a former teacher is accused of brutally killing his wife, who was also a teacher, has been scheduled for trial next February.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 has announced the recipients of the Superintendent’s Award for third trimester of the 2022-2023 school year.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 superintendent will “review and analyze” any shortcomings in the district’s response to the May 30 incident where police issued a shelter in place during a manhunt for four car thieves.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 celebrated 25 employees who retired from the district this year with a reception in the Victorian ballroom at the Jacob Henry Mansion in May.
District 86 in Joliet will soon begin implementing its five-year strategic plan to improve facilities and provide innovative spaces for students and staff.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 students from Joliet area schools will receive a Joliet region $1,000 Hawk Education Scholarship to encourage them to plan for college at an early age.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 has recognized the following students as Students of the Month for April:
Chelsea Young, a fifth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School in Joliet, is just one of 10 teachers in Illinois to receive the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching,
Elizabeth Greenwood, English Language Learners coordinator at District 86, said District 86 has 21 students where French is their native language, making them the third largest language group in the district.
Jenny Cuesta Hernandez wants to inspire her students at Sator Sanchez Elementary School in Joliet.
District 86 announces Students of the Month
Joliet Public Schools District 86 has received the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry Educational Institute of the Year Award.
School officials now need to finalize the bond issuance and prioritize the projects,
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