Watseka Junior High

Please consider giving blood at the NHS Red Cross Blood Drive on April 28th at WCHS. To schedule an appointment, please visit: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Watseka Or, email casie.hanson@watsekaschools.org for an appointment.

April 5th 4-7pm at WCHS Join Key Club for a Pork Burger Drive-Thru

Mr. Jeff Perzee, WJHS Principal, presents Kiwanis members with the Recognition of Excellence from Unit 9 Schools. The Kiwanis members provide support to our Unit 9 students in many ways through their involvement and financial support of the 8th grade field trip, Key Club, Builders Club and by reading to our Kindergarten students last quarter. Thank you for your support!

Mark your calendar for April 10th!! The Watseka PTO and Monical's Pizza are working together to support a great cause. You're invited to gather at Monical's Pizza for their “Community Night" fundraiser. It’s simple! Just go online to www.monicalspizza.com/events and find this event. Then you can show the flier on your smart phone, tablet, or print it out and bring it in! Monical’s will donate 20% of your meal check to Watseka PTO!

WCHS Spring Play North Woods Nonsense Friday, March 31 Saturday, April 1 7:00 pm Watseka Theater $10 in advance at the WCHS Main Office $13 at the door

The Birth to 5 Council is hoping to hear from families of kids ages 0-8 in our communities about resources needs (daycare, transportation, etc). RSVP for Focus Groups https://forms.gle/Va3cbMafbHV9uUgj7

Tomorrow is the last day to order Little Warrior Gear! Click the link to order: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/jhrtmfela2 The online store is only open for 14 days. All orders ship for free to GRS for distribution. All funds raised help support the PTO and our Little Warriors!

Congratulations to the WJHS Students of the Month! Front row - left to right Kylie Alexander - Gauge DeBauche - Lanna Newman - Jax Holohan - Brayden Shephard - Samantha Macias Back row - left to right Sydnie Ward - Ella Rogers - Briley Thompson - Clayton Wengelewski - Olivia Drake - Nathan Erickson

REMINDER!! Preschool Screening: Friday, March 10, 2023 from 8:30-3:00pm at the Watseka Unit 9 Office. Call (815)432-2112 to schedule an appointment!

The WJHS Ute Council is raising money for field trips and other activities for our junior high students. WJHS students will come home today with raffle tickets to sell. Please contact a WJHS student to purchase a raffle ticket or contact the WJHS office to purchase one. Tickets/ money due back March 15th Winners drawn at morning assembly on March 29th Thank you to our generous donors! Check out the most current list here: https://tinyurl.com/WJHSdonor If you would like to donate, please contact the WJHS office.

Iroquois County CUSD #9 in Watseka would like to express our gratitude to the Frontline Impact Project and Lysol US for their remarkable donation of 30,000 Lysol Wipes to our district. As we navigate through the cold and flu season, these wipes will play a crucial role in keeping our students and staff healthy.

February 23, 2023 Attention Unit 9 Families: In an effort to be transparent and proactive we would like to share with you information about possible threats. As you may or may not be aware, we have received automated voicemails threatening violence called into the Watseka Junior High office this week. Although these threats have been unfounded at this time, we have responded promptly and complied with local law enforcement policies and recommendations. These occurrences have progressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the State Police in collaboration with our local law enforcement. Working together, Unit 9 is actively following up in investigating this issue. Please know that threats will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law when the investigation is closed. Safety is our number one priority. All threats are taken seriously. We thank the Watseka Police Department as they have been and will continue to be providing extra security around our school premises and have provided us guidance in these situations. As parents, you can help. Please take this opportunity to speak to your child about the importance of school safety. While peer pressure is an influence at this age, we want to encourage students to feel comfortable reporting any information they may have about situations that may compromise their safety and the safety of others. Working together we can maintain an environment where students are free to focus on learning. If you have any further questions, please reach out. Thank you for your support and assistance in keeping our schools safe for children. Mr. Jeff Perzee, Watseka Junior High Principal Mr. Travis Findlay, Watseka Community High School Principal Mr. Kyle Nevills, WJH/WCHS Assistant Principal Dr. David Andriano, Superintendent Click the link for the PDF copy of the letter: https://5il.co/1pp5q

Little Warrior Gear is HERE! Click the link to order: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/JHRTMfeLa2 The online store is only open for 14 days. All orders ship for free to GRS for distribution. All funds raised help support the PTO and our Little Warriors!

If you have a student that will attend kindergarten in the fall, please fill out this pre-registration form at www.tinyurl.com/23u9newstudent. Once you fill out the pre-registration form, please call Jessica at (815) 432-2112 to schedule a screening appointment. Appointments will be held on April 12, 2023. During the appointment, students will do the Kindergarten screening and a parent/guardian will complete registration.

Iroquois County CUSD #9 is happy to participate in I-KAN ROE's Life Education Center programs. Please take a few minutes to view their Feb. Newsletter.

Student of the Month: Congratulations to the December/ January student of the month winners. 6th grade: Braylon Shaw, Ellie Simpson, Kilar Sansone, and Ashley Barnett 7th grade: Anit Zejneli, Payton Gowler, Mario Perez, and Ciara Noel 8th grade: Harry Bauer, Kiara Wright, Ulysses Moten, and Haley Walwer

Preschool Screening: Friday, March 10, 2023 from 8:30-3:00pm at the Watseka Unit 9 Office. Call (815)432-2112 to schedule an appointment!

The WJHS 8th grade volleyball team plays on Feb. 8th at 6:00pm in Donovan. Attached is the tournament bracket.

Preschool Screening: Friday, March 10, 2023 from 8:30-3:00pm at the Watseka Unit 9 Office. Call (815)432-2112 to schedule an appointment!

Tonight's WJHS Volleyball game is rescheduled for tomorrow (1/27/23) 6th grade plays at 4:30 (may start a little earlier if both teams are ready) 7th & 8th grade follows.