

December 19, 2025
The Hufford Junior High School Honors Orchestra (H2O) toured the City of Joliet spreading holiday cheer by performing seasonal music at several locations. The morning began with an...

December 19, 2025
Congratulations to Washington Junior High Students eighth-grade student A’shia Hobbs and sixth-grade student Emily Acevedo who won the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest...

December 9, 2025
Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the first trimester of the 2025-2026 school year. Joliet Public Sch...

December 9, 2025
Congratulations to the Gompers Junior High School 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team for winning the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Girls Basketball District Championship. The Go...

December 5, 2025
Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for November. T.E. Culbertson Elementary Zaya Barrera, Reag...
December 2, 2025
Holiday Season I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. It was nice to decompress and have a few days off. The snow was certainly a surprise; it i...

November 13, 2025
Joliet Public Schools District 86 will celebrate Illinois School Board Members Day on November 15, 2025. The day is an opportunity to honor nearly 6,000 elected school board member...

November 12, 2025
Nicor Gas in collaboration with Operation Warm, provided each student at T.E. Culbertson Elementary School with a brand-new winter coat. Over 250 jackets were given out to the stud...
November 10, 2025
November is a month traditionally reserved for giving thanks. I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to serve Joliet Public Schools District 86 and the Joliet community...

November 6, 2025
Thank you to our Joliet District 86 Veterans for your service. Employees include: Ryan Anderson, Edna Keith Elementary, Marine Corps; Erika Diaz, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center...

October 29, 2025
Congratulations to these third, fourth, and fifth-grade students from Julie Bark's class at Pershing Elementary School who became our first District 86 classroom to be official TE...

October 27, 2025
Joliet Public Schools District 86 welcomed community and business members into their elementary and junior high schools for the District’s annual Principal for a Day Celebration. “...

October 7, 2025
Joliet District 86 families, with students in grades Kindergarten through fifth grade, are invited to attend our a virtual Joliet Public Schools District 86 Parenting Session on W...

October 1, 2025
Joliet Public Schools District 86, in coordination with the Illinois Principals Association (IPA), National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), National Association...

September 12, 2025
The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract for the Council #86 of the American Federation of Teachers - Local 604 at the Bo...

September 11, 2025
Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse will not extend her Superintendent's contract at the end of its term when it expires on June 30, 2027.

July 14, 2025
The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) C...

June 21, 2025
Due to the dangerous weather forecast of high heat and humidity, summer school is canceled on Monday, June 23, 2025. Debido al pronóstico del tiempo peligroso de alta temperatura ...

June 10, 2025
Over 100 Gompers Junior High School staff members had a chance to sign the new gymnasium floor of the new school currently under construction on southwest corner of Briggs Street a...

May 28, 2025
Character.org, a national advocate and leader for character development in schools and communities, today certified 71 schools and 3 school districts as National Schools and Distr...