Joseph City School District

High School Track heads to their State Meet on Friday, May 3rd at Red Mountain High School. Congratulations to the team members that qualified for the State Meet. Kaci Palmer and Dylan Salazar have qualified to participate in the High Jump event. Please refer to www.aiaonline.org for more information about event times. Go out and support these Wildcats as they work to bring a Championship back to Joseph City. Go Wildcats!!

The Lady Wildcat Softball team will be playing tomorrow at 4 pm in Joseph City. They will be playing in the second round of the state playoffs against the number 7 seeded Anthem Prep Eagles. Tickets must be purchased through GoFan. https://gofan.co/event/1506937 Tickets will be validated before entering the complex. Come out and show your support as the Wildcats play in their last home game for this Softball Season. Go Wildcats!!

Please see the attached flyer for more information on the senior class Dinner and a Movie Night this Thursday, April 25.

Come out and say Thank you to our Seniors in Track, Baseball, and Softball tomorrow. The Varsity games for Baseball and Softball start at 2 pm. The JV games will follow. Track and Baseball Seniors will be recognized on the Baseball Field after the Varsity Game. The Softball Seniors will be recognized at the Softball Field after the Varsity Game. Go Wildcats!!

Site Council Meeting notice To: Community Members, Parents, and Staff The Joseph City Elementary School will be hosting a site council meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 3:40pm, in the Elementary School Learning Center. This is an open meeting and all are welcome to attend and offer any input on what our school can do to improve or what is going well. Parents, students, community members, and staff are invited. The official purpose of the site council is to discuss curricular and instructional issues that promote the school vision and the overall success of our students. This meeting is an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on school decisions and to contribute in making improvements in our schools. I appreciate your service to our students and I am looking forward to meeting with you. Sincerely, Darrel Mosier Principal Joseph City Elementary School

Final basketball for Kindergarten through 3rd grade is tomorrow, Friday 19. Times are below. The Enrichment Day buses will run at the normal time, arriving at the school around 10am. Thank you for supporting the kids at JCES. Check out our Lost and Found when you are here.

Joseph City Hot Rod Club roars to victory at EA Skills Day! We're thrilled to announce that our team clinched first place, leaving competitors in the dust with their expertise in rotating tires and acing the written test. Huge congrats to our talented Freshmen Anakin Hutchens, Colton Bushman, and Zach Powers for showcasing their automotive prowess and representing our school with pride!

Congratulations to our HS Art students, Ashlee Bushman and Rory Green, together as a team they won Honorable Mention in their Chalk Art Creation. Ashlee Bushman also won 2nd place in her still life drawing. Way to go Wildcats!!

We had an awesome group who represented us well at the EA Skills Day competition. Individual groups will be posting their results with pictures be here are the students who placed in the competition: Autos: 1st Place - Zack Powers, Colton Bushman, Anakin Hutchens Art: Still Life drawing - Ashlee Bushman 2nd place Sidewalk Chalk - Honorable Mention - Ashlee Bushman - Rory Green Chemistry - 1st Place Cory McLaws 2nd Place - Kandalynn Talley Biology - Rat dissection - Honorable Mention - Charles Gardner

Congrats to the Chemistry and Biology students that placed at EA Skills day. Cory earned 1st place in the Chemistry lab, Kandalynn earned 2nd place in the Chemistry lab, and Charles earned Honorable Mention in the Rat Dissection and Anatomy.

Mrs. Petersons JH Art class was able to view the Solar Eclipse yesterday with a pinhole projector made in class, this is done by using a cardboard box, making a small hole with a sewing needle into a square of tinfoil. As the sun enters this tiny pinhole it acts like a tiny camera, letting light enter and projecting the images through to the other side allowing viewers to capture their surroundings.

Thank you to Waters Center for System Thinking & STEMAZing Systems Thinking for providing Mrs. Bushman with certified eclipse glasses and NASA Punch cards to view the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse. It was a great way to view this special event.

JH/HS yearbooks are now on sale!! The cost is $40 if you purchase your yearbook before May 1st. After May 1st the cost goes up to $45. You can purchase your copy in the front office.

Our Science class pets - they have no names - one is a common House Mouse (Mus musculus) and the other is a Pinyon Mouse (Peromyscus truei).

This Friday will be an Enrichment and Tutorial Day for Joseph City students. It is a good opportunity to prepare for the standardized tests that students will be taking over the next few weeks. Take advantage of this opportunity and hit a home run on test!

2024-25 Kindergarten Preview. We want to meet the upcoming kindergartners and show them what to expect during the next school year. .

Job Opening for Transportation Manager. josephcityschools.org/jobs Great Team, generous benefits

Earth and Space students working on a Sun Spot project looking at drawings of Sun Spots by Angelo Secchi 1853 - 1878 in Rome, Italy. Secchi was a Jesuit scientist that was fascinated by the sun and drew the Sun Spots he could see. By knowing how many Sun Spots there were in the years 1853 - 1878 and how they changed, scientists today can better understand the Sun Spots that are seen on the sun today.

The District would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Bruce Nockideneh and Bob Martineau with their help on the Elementary HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) system. Their work has saved the District significant money and preserved equipment to keep our classroom climates optimal. The school community has a large talent pool and we appreciate those who step in to help out. If you are interested in helping out at the school some way, please let us know. Go Wildcats!

The JCHS Baseball Tournament will be held over the next three days at Joseph City High School. The Varsity Baseball Team will play one game each day. Their first game will on be on Thursday, March 7th at 10:00 a.m. vs. Hopi High School. The rest of their games and times for the tournament will be determined by the outcome of each game. Go Wildcats!!