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.
Lynne Thigpen Kindergarten students learned how syrup is made on a field trip to Pilcher Park Nature Center.
Congratulations to our Dirksen students who competed in the Illinois Elementary School Association State Wrestling Tournament.
Congratulations to our Junior High Students who competed in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Regionals.
Congratulations to our Pershing, Taft, and Marycrest Teachers who received a Joliet Chamber of Commerce 2025 Great Teachers Award.
Dirksen sixth grade students and Joliet Township High School District 204 students are participating in an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID college and career readiness program.
American rapper Twista shared some age appropriate music with our Jefferson students to celebrate Black History Month!
Congratulations to all our February Students of the Month! Here are some of the Pershing students who were recognized.
Thank you parents for getting your children to school each day! Top student attendance schools for February included Eisenhower, Forest Park, Jefferson, Sandburg, and Thigpen.
