Congratulations to Clayton Stoner who plays goalie for the Blue Note Cup Champions, the Springfield Kings 12U--Peewees. Clayton is a successful student/athlete at TJHS and represents Tornado Nation well.
Public Service Announcement--Taylorville JH conducted a drug sweep today with K-9s on campus as part of our mission to provide a Safe Learning Community. Thank you for your continued support and if you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact the office at 824-4924.
Macoupin, Litchfield, Montgomery, and Christian County PD all participated--thank you for your assistance.
TJHS is currently at 17% and we must hit 20% for reporting purposes. Please take 5 minutes to complete this brief "Parent/Guardian" Survey. You can login to the survey at: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/.
Thank you in advance!--Eric Bruder, principal
Big THANKS to Taylorville McDonalds for donating breakfast to our Thursday morning Breakfast Club!!
TJHS--February Students of the Month
Front Row: L-R (Tommy Reed, Adelyn Durbin, Greyson Mullins, Kinley Dempsey, Adler Seaton, Keagan Nolen)
Back Row: L-R (Olivia Emery, Chevy Beaston, Rogan Reindl, Micah Gallagher, Kash Groves, Landon Windell)
Mr. Jason Wolters is the February Teacher of the Month at TJHS. Mr. Wolters has reinvigorated the Art program and students are responding in kind. He teaches because the kids are fun and open to new things. He likes interacting with them and enjoys hearing positive feedback from students who tell him they want to be an Art teacher too.
Ms. Kaileigh Rash is the February support staff member of the month. Ms. Rash loves working with students and thinks that teachers have such a large impact on the lives of their students. She had some amazing teachers and just wants to have the same impact. Her fondest memory so far is interacting with all the wonderful staff and watching the kids grow and succeed.
PBIS Amazon Wishlist for student incentives. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/1Wvt1in?ref_=wl_share
Thank you for your support!
IAR Testing March 14 & 15
The TJHS Student Council would like to thank everyone who participated in the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight fundraiser. The goal was to raise $500, and they were able to raise $550 for this very worthy cause. Students in geography and history classes also made cards that will be shared with the veterans returning on the Honor Flight.
Pictured are gift card winners.
TJHS request--please review the listed items and thank you in advance for your donation. This is for the students PBIS store.
Seventh graders observed evidence of photosynthesis by observing the presence of oxygen in spinach leaves.
Congratulations to our 7th grade regional champions! We won in two over Rochester with a great team effort and huge fan turnout. Tornado Nation!!!
Mrs. Foil’s students worked on a WebQuest to learn more about Latin America and specifically the isthmus known as Central America and its seven countries.
Mrs. Foil’s 7th grade Geography class is learning about Latin America, specifically Mexico. Students are working on an activity about Mexico’s pollution issue. They are citing text evidence to answer questions pertaining to the activity. Students will brainstorm some solutions then read about what Mexico is doing to help the problem.
Feb 23--7th Grade Advisory Intro--2:36 pm/
Feb 24--8th Grade Advisory Intro --2:36 pm/
Feb 28--WorldStrides Parent Mtg--7:00 pm at TJHS in the Forum/
March 2--WorldStrides Parent Mtg--7 pm in the Forum/
For more information, call Mr. Sam Calandro at (217) 827-7734
Scholastic Bowl teams go undefeated tonight in our first home match. Great job by all and congratulations to Mrs. Reber on a successful evening.
Mrs Rice’s 7th grade geography class has been learning about different countries. This week Mrs Reindl worked with these classes on creating videos and editing. Students will be creating commercials to advertise their country.
SRO Beaman was honored today for School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. The students and staff at TJHS appreciate her efforts to keep us safe. Student Council Executive Board members presented her with flowers and a Starbucks gift card. Thank you Officer Beaman for all you do!
The TJHS Student Council celebrated the junior high counselors last week during School Counselor Appreciation Week. Mrs. April Durbin, Mr. Bowser, and Ms. Whitehead were each given a Coffee Can gift card and cookies. We thank them for the work they do every day to help the students at TJHS.
TCUSD3 Cafeteria is hiring!
