Best of luck to our Gompers students who are competing at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition at the University of Illinois this weekend!
Students will have early dismissal days on May 8 and May 21. Marycrest students do not have school on these dates.
Register your children now for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year at https://www.joliet86.org/page/student-registration
Edna Keith School will have an E-Learning Day on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. There will be no in-person classes or after-school activities on April 30, 2025 for Keith students. All other District 86 schools will have in-person learning.
Joliet Grade Schools Foundation was pleased to purchase books for the Dirksen Library in memory of retired Dirksen teacher Jean Giacchino.
Thank you to all the walkers and runners who supported our Autism Awareness 5K Run/Walk!
Edna Keith students helped plant a tree in front of the school during the City of Joliet's Arbor Day Celebration at the school.
Congratulations to the Business Office current and retired staff for receiving an Outstanding Financial Reporting Award for the 40th consecutive year from the Association of School Business Officials International.
Forest Park third grade students celebrated Earth Day by planting seeds in pots that they painted.
Our Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) is hosting a Kid's Summer Kickoff event on April 24th at Dirksen Junior High. Please RSVP using the QR code below.
Hufford students had a chance to see the vegetables growing on the garden tower at the school.
Congratulations to the Marshall fifth-grade students who placed second in a statewide Stock Market Game Competition.
The Board of School Inspectors recognized our three teachers who received the Joliet Chamber of Commerce 2025 Great Teacher Awards.
Thank you to the University of St. Francis Dead Poets Society Book Club and Alpha Psi Lambda student groups for donating books to Farragut and Gompers.
Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School for winning the first ever Student Attendance Tournament!
Congratulations to the students who received the Superintendent's Award for the Second Trimester at their school.
Online student registration for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year is now open. Visit
https://www.joliet86.org/page/student-registration for details.
Check out our new Joliet Public Schools District 86 app! Download it in the Apple App Store or Google Play store.
Congratulations to all our March Students of the Month including these smiling faces of Sanchez students!
Congratulations to all our junior high school students who won awards at the Joliet West High School Mid High Math Meet.
