Eisenhower Academy

Five Gompers Junior High School students spent several months researching locations of possible time capsules that may be hidden at the school over the years. Under the direction ...

As we enter the final stages of the 2026–2027 school year, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for a terrific year. We began this month by recognizing our 1,508 employe...

Thank you to everyone who supported our 11th Annual Autism Awareness 5K Run/Walk at Joliet Junior College on April 25, 2026. The winners included Joe Sues who came in first place ...

Lynne Thigpen Elementary School was the site of the City of Joliet’s annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 24, 2025. Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Ro...

Please join us on Monday, April 27, 2026 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. for a virtual online Parent Session for assistance with online student registration for the upcoming 2026-2027 school ...

On Thursday, April 23, 2026, all school start times are delayed two hours for students while staff attend professional development meetings. Bus pick-up times will also be two hou...

Gompers and Hufford Junior High Schools will host Open Houses for former and current families, students, staff, and community members to tour the schools on Saturday, April 18, 202...

Congratulations to two Woodland students who had their artwork featured on ABC7 Chicago News. ABC7 Meteorologist Tracy Butler featured the artwork during her Weather Sketcher's Cl...

I hope everyone had a relaxing and safe Spring Break! It was nice to enjoy some of the spring weather and take time off to prepare for the final stretch of the school year. April ...

Joliet Public Schools District 86 elementary schools will host Kindergarten Orientations for incoming Kindergarten students and their families on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 5:00 ...

All District 86 families are invited to join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Sator Sanchez Elementary School, 1101 Harrison Avenue, for a parent session wit...

Student registration for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year is now open. Please visit https://www.joliet86.org/page/student-registration or click on “Enroll” at the top of the w...

Eisenhower Academy, a 2016 and 2022 National Blue Ribbon School, is now accepting student applications for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. The deadline to submit an applicatio...

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved the 2026-2027 school calendar at their March 11, 2026 meeting. Students will return to school on Wednesda...

Congratulations to our 15 students from Dirksen, Gompers, and Hufford Junior High Schools who qualified to attend the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair. The students w...

Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the second trimester of the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent D...

Congratulations to all the students who were named to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Honor Roll list for the Second Trimester of the 2025-2026 School Year! The complete list...

Congratulations to three Washington Junior High School students who won top awards. Washington Academy eighth-grade student Julia Yanchick and Washington student athletes and broth...

Congratulations to three Washington Junior High siblings who qualified to compete in the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) 45 th annual State Wrestling Tournament in D...

Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for February. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Hanna Álvarez Pabón...