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.
Thank you Burlington and AdoptAClasroom.org for donating $5,000 to Cunningham School!
Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse awards a Superintendent of the Trimester Award to one student at each District 86 school, including this Gompers student.
Congratulations to our Superintendent's Student Award Winner from A.O. Marshall Elementary School. Dr. Rouse surprises one student at each school with the award each trimester.
Congratulations to our Superintendent's Student Award Winner from Eisenhower Academy. Only one student from each District 86 school receives this award each trimester.
We encourage all District 86 parents and guardians to take the Illinois 5Essentials Survey by March 28, 2025. The results will provide us with information to help drive improvement at our schools https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/survey/parent/
Download our new Joliet District 86 app in the App Store or in Google Play.
The Hufford p.rincipal visited Green Associates with District officials to see color and material selections for the new school
The Gompers principal visited Green Associates to see renderings of the new school.
Congratulations to our Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington students who competed at our STEM Extravaganza. Two @GompersD86 students received a perfect score and 24 students will advance to Regionals!
Students are released early today (February 13) for a School Improvement Day.
Congratulations to our Marycrest, Pershing, and Taft teachers who will receive a Joliet Chamber of Commerce 2025 Great Teacher Award! https://www.joliet86.org/joliet-chamber-of-commerce-announces-great-teachers/
Good luck to our Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington students who are competing in the District Science Fair at Saturday's STEM Extravaganza. https://www.joliet86.org/junior-high-students-compete-at-stem-extravaganza/
Current Gompers sixth graders signed their names on a beam that will be installed in the new school. students will be the first class to graduate in the new building.
https://www.joliet86.org/gompers-students-sign-piece-of-history/
Crews installing the walls in the new gymnasium at Gompers Junior High.
Here are additional photos from yesterday's Gompers and Hufford groundbreakings!
