
February 14, 2025
Congratulations to the Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High School students who competed in Science Fair Competition at the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Scien...
February 11, 2025
NOTICE: Because of heavy snow conditions on February 12th, the following meetings have been rescheduled: Please take notice that the meeting of the Facilities Committee of the ...

February 11, 2025
Two hundred forty-five Gompers Junior High School students had a chance to sign one of two 13-foot, 200-pound beams on Friday, February 7, 2025. The beams will be installed in the ...

February 11, 2025
Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School has been named an Illinois state-level School of Character by Character.org. Forest Park is the only school in the state to receive t...
February 11, 2025
Congratulations to the Dirksen, Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High Students who will be competing in the Science Fair at the District STEM Extravaganza on Saturday, Febru...

February 11, 2025
Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for January. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Alexander Cervantes...
February 3, 2025
Student and staff safety remain our number one priority in our school district. Our mission statement “ Joliet Public Schools District 86 provides a high-quality, inclusive, a...

January 15, 2025
After 17 rounds of spelling, Lynne Thigpen Elementary School fifth-grade student Natalia Hernandez won the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Elementary School Spelling Bee Contest...

January 10, 2025
Congratulations to Gompers Junior High students and staff for raising $1,600 for Pink Heals Joliet Area Chapter during their second annual Students vs. Faculty Basketball Fundraise...

January 6, 2025
Congratulations to Taft Elementary School fourth-grade students in Anne Flaherty, Patricia Ledbetter, and Caitlin Ratajczak’s classrooms for coordinating a school-wide sock collec...
January 3, 2025
Happy New Year! I hope you had a safe and relaxing Winter Break. Spending time with family and friends is always special and I thoroughly enjoyed some quality time away from work t...

December 18, 2024
Congratulations to Veronica Hatch’s fifth-grade students at Isaac Singleton Elementary who are the first Joliet Public Schools District 86 classroom to be official TECHsperts! T...
December 13, 2024
Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named to the honor roll list for the 1 st Trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. The entire list is ava...

December 5, 2024
Congratulations to our Gompers, Hufford, and Washington Junior High students who performed at the Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Administrato...

December 2, 2024
Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for November. T.E. Culbertson Elementary A’Marionna Adams, N...
December 2, 2024
Celebrating the Season Music is an important part of my life. As soon as the radio stations start playing holiday music, I am tuned in! Congratulations to our All City Mari...

December 2, 2024
Congratulations to these Carl Sandburg students who were invited to help City of Joliet Mayor D'Arcy light the Christmas tree at the Joliet City Center Partnership Light up the Ho...
November 20, 2024
Joliet Public Schools District 86 received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) award from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). ...

November 19, 2024
Congratulations to the eight Dirksen and Gompers Junior High School Student Athletes who participated in the Illinois Elementary School Association Boys State Cross-Country Meet i...
November 4, 2024
Giving Thanks November is one of my favorite months of the year. The cool weather and beautiful leaves always put a smile on my face. It is the perfect time to pause and count ...