Congratulations to these Lady Wildcat Volleyball players. šš»šš»šš»
A few days ago, we had our 1A State Recognition meeting, and we had some girls chosen for the Arizona 1A All State Team.
2nd Team- Audrey Neill
Honorable Mention - Tori Beatty, Amber Neill, and Shenoa Skidmore.
Happy New Year! This is a reminder that school starts back up on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. We are looking forward to seeing the students.. Here is a link to our January Newsletter. Thank you for supporting JCES. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13oU3jZuit_ep4gVj6F1f9jYATUWWGXgv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105440309588260196717&rtpof=true&sd=true
When doing a lab and a question comes up, "what if we try this . . . . . . ", you do it. So what if we did the Blue Bottle Experiment with different indicators?
Congo Red - no change
Sudan III - slight change
Phenol Red - no change
Methyl Red - no change
Methyl Orange - no change
phenolphthalein - no change
Bromocresol Green - no change
Bromothymol blue - no change
Thymol Blue - no change
Is there such thing as a failure in the lab? No, all data is data.
To quote Thomas Edison, "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.ā
Congo Red - no change
Sudan III - slight change
Phenol Red - no change
Methyl Red - no change
Methyl Orange - no change
phenolphthalein - no change
Bromocresol Green - no change
Bromothymol blue - no change
Thymol Blue - no change
Is there such thing as a failure in the lab? No, all data is data.
To quote Thomas Edison, "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.ā
Happy Christmas!
The Silver Tree is one of the prettiest experiments that we do in chemistry.
It is a displacement reaction 2Ag + 2Cu --> Cu2 + 2Ag
The copper is extracted and replaced by the silver which forms in a crystal-like structure.
While they are quite pretty, they are also quite fragile and the silver does tarnish over time when hanging.
The Silver Tree is one of the prettiest experiments that we do in chemistry.
It is a displacement reaction 2Ag + 2Cu --> Cu2 + 2Ag
The copper is extracted and replaced by the silver which forms in a crystal-like structure.
While they are quite pretty, they are also quite fragile and the silver does tarnish over time when hanging.
JC Arts Children's Theatre will hold AUDITIONS for SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL on January 12 and 13 from 5:30 to 7:00 in Joseph City. All students grades 2 through 7 from Joseph City and Winslow are invited to participate! All students who audition will receive a part. Rehearsals will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout January, February, & March from 5:30 to 7:00PM at the BG Bennett Auditorium in Joseph City. Performances will be March 20, 21, 27, & 28.
Over the weekend our High School Wrestling team traveled to the Jim Wayman Memorial at Lee Williams High School. The Girls and Boys teams each took 3rd place overall. Every wrestler who competed brought home a medal. Way to represent Joseph City!
Congrats to our Girls Basketball team as they took home the Round Ball Tournament Championship trophy this past weekend in Round Valley. They swept the competition (Valley, Holbrook x2, San Carlos, Blue Ridge, Round Valley) on their way to the title. Great job Wildcats!
Last year Mrs. Bushman was awarded a seismograph from APS and the Phoenix Suns. While the NE corner of the Colorado Plateau has been quiet recently, Mrs. Bushman and the Earth & Space Science class had the question, "Have there been an increase of frequency in earthquakes in the area?" The class collected 1197 points of data to determine the answer to this question. Using the USGS website, they looked at all earthquakes 1.5 and greater and then collected data from 1/1/1930 until today. They first graphed out all the data and realized that only graphing the earthquakes does not give a representation of frequency. They then went back and added data of when earthquakes did not occur - after all no data is data. They then found that there has been a great increase in earthquakes. The years 2003 & 2004 saw more and then 2021 to current has seen larger amounts compared to the past year. Students were able to see the difference between earthquakes and explosions from mining operations.
While it is hard to see the action of cells in a classroom, the evidence of the cell working can be seen. Today, Biology students looked at the increase of exhaling of Carbon dioxide from rest to exercise through changing the pH of water.
This is a lab that Mrs. Bushman write for ASU and can be found on ASU's ASAP website.
This is a lab that Mrs. Bushman write for ASU and can be found on ASU's ASAP website.
For Halloween, Biology dissected Pumpkins and made slides looking at Pumpkin Cells - both stained and unstained.
Recently the Chemistry class created Fruits of Ester. Using different Fruits, they were able to discover true scents of fruits. This is a process by which basic perfumes and flavors are extracted.
The Corpus Callosum is a part of the brain that connects the left hemisphere with the right hemisphere.
When learning a task with a dominate hand (that uses the opposite side of the brain) the task can be quickly learned. When trying to do the new task with the less-dominate hand (the less dominate hemisphere of the brain), the task is more difficult at first, but can quickly be done due to the thickness of the tissue.
Horses have a thinner Corpus Callosum, when training a horse, you teach them on one side and then have to re-teach them on the other side.
Today, A&P students tested their skills with chop sticks and grains of rice in their dominate hand and then tried it with their less dominate hand. Practice makes perfect!
And yes, there is a difference between wooden, metal, and Korean style chopsticks.
Nothing better than Chemistry classes that have achieved full lab independence so early in the school year; you can give them 2 labs and have them do the labs successfully.
Today, we did 2 labs, both Le Chatelier's Principle - Hot/Cold & pH. Le Chatelier's Principle shows a system will shift, establish a new equilibrium and go back and forth.
Today, we did 2 labs, both Le Chatelier's Principle - Hot/Cold & pH. Le Chatelier's Principle shows a system will shift, establish a new equilibrium and go back and forth.
Joseph City Elementary Christmas Concert
BG Bennet Auditorium 6:00 pm
12/11/2025
Live link 10 mins before start
https://www.youtube.com/@josephcityunifiedschools685/live
Congratulations to our Junior High wrestlers as they competed in the White Mountain League Finals this past weekend. Teagan Miller took 1st place in the 93 lb weight class. Koen Frost, Grayson King, Sebastian Serna, and Zaiden Williams each finished top 4 in their respective weight classes. Great season team!
Congrats to these lady Wildcats for their 1A Central Region Awards volleyball awards. šš»šš»šš»
Defensive Player of the Year: Shenoa Skidmore
Offensive Player of the Year: Audrey Neill
1st Team: Tori Beatty & Amber Neill
2nd Team: Raylee Fish, Mckenzie Jesmer, & Kaci Palmer
Honorable Mention: Jaydiana Kinlicheenie
Basketball games tonight vs Music Mountain!
Attention fans,
Our Boys Basketball games are cancelled tonight. Girls game will still be played!
Our Boys Basketball games are cancelled tonight. Girls game will still be played!
While working with an actual human brain would be fun, we can only work with a sheep brain.
A&P was identifying different parts of the sheep brain, which is very similar to the human brain.
It is harder to identify parts of the brain when it is not color coded like in diagrams.
A&P was identifying different parts of the sheep brain, which is very similar to the human brain.
It is harder to identify parts of the brain when it is not color coded like in diagrams.
