She brought back one of their kits for her Environmental Science class and will be working with their education program to create new curriculum!
She was also able to spend some time with their cats that are found in AZ - did you know that Arizona has jaguars?!?!
These types of partnerships for continuing education allow our educators to provide more hands-on experiences for our students.
Everyone's favorite is Colored Flame Day.
Students were given the molecular formulas of different chemicals. They then had to identify whether the chemical was an Ionic Bond or a Covalent Bond and then, using proper nomenclature, identify the name.
Then the best part: they were able to test to see what color flame the chemical produced.
Some even sparked. Some combined to get more than one color.
Then we burned pure Magnesium.
Really?!?!? Chemistry is fun? . . . .. Yes it is!!!
My welding students have officially upgraded from paper quizzes and safety gear lectures to burning rod in the shop! They spent weeks learning how not to set things on fire, and now they’re turning up the heat and throwing real sparks.
They’re striking arcs, laying down their first beads, and learning that welding is equal parts science, art, and wearing heavy leather in a warm room.
#WeldingLife #ShopClass #FutureWelders #HandsOnLearning #TradeSkills #TeacherLife
Check out the crew getting hands-on with tire service this week! They’ve been reading sidewall codes like a second language, mastering the mount and dismount, and double-checking every single lug nut with the torque wrench.
No loose wheels leaving this shop—just solid skills, great teamwork, and a whole lot of elbow grease. Scroll through to see them in action!
#AutoTech #ShopClass #FutureMechanics #HandsOnLearning #TeacherLife #TireService
So proud of the creativity and problem-solving happening in this room. Scroll through to see their awesome work!
#CAD #Fusion #3DDesign #FutureEngineers #StudentWork
Hey Wildcat Family!
The JH/HS will be hosting Money in Motion by Junior Achievement of Arizona again this year on October 27th. This is a great opportunity for our students to learn financial literacy. We are also very excited this year to expand the program to include a diploma seal from the Arizona Department of Education for Personal Finance! Not only will the students get a seal put on their diploma but this event will also allow our school to earn some state recognition. We are looking for some volunteers to come in and help walk the students through the event. You do not need to be an expert and we will train you the morning of on what needs to be done. If you are available to come help all day or even part of the day please sign up through the flyer. You can also contact Dan Bushman at danb@jcusd.org or 928-288-3361 and let him know that you're interested or to ask any questions.
Check out this video from Junior Achievement
Thank you so much for your support!
GO WILDCATS!!
The Joseph City Wildcats are back at home tonight and ready to take on the Seligman Antelopes! Come pack the gym, bring the energy, and cheer on our girls! 💙💛
📅 Thursday, October 1st
📍 Joseph City High School
🏐 JV A — 5:00 PM
🏐 Varsity — 6:00 PM
Let’s make some noise for our Wildcats!
It has been too long but I wanted to update you all on some of the great things our students have been doing. Our Cross country team has been enjoying the sport and competing well. There is a fun picture of our night-time competition at Desert Twilight.
Our math students have been hard at work and are always willing to go along with my silly plans.
7th grade has been learning about percent and about integers. They used oreos to model moon phases and discuss percent increase and decrease between phases. They have also been studying how football and money and many other well known ideas can help us to understand integers.
The Geometry students have been learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes and using them to start basic drafting skills (3-d modeling used in 3-d printing and engineering) using Onshape which has free use for students. They also built 3-D creations out of blocks and drew their front views, top views and side views with specified accuracy. The students are just starting to get into logic and conditional statements. They used a fun marble track game called Turing Tumble to model how computers process logic .
The Algebra 2 students have been into statistics and have been learning about how knowledge of data patterns and standardization can help you determine the probability of data occuring. The students did an activity where they measured their pinkies and compared their data to the whole class using Z-score and percentiles. There is a fun picture showing the students in order of pinky size holding up their calculated percentiles.
Recently, we have experienced water erosion from all of the rain from Hurricanes Polo and Odalys.
But we don't see chemical erosion (also known as chemical weathering).
Earth & Space students first saw the effects that chemical weathering can have on different types of rocks by using hydrochloric acid.
We are celebrating a wonderful milestone in our school community as Mrs. Hanson retires today!
For years, Mrs. Hanson has poured her heart into our elementary school as our reading coach, making a lasting impact on our students, teachers, and families. While we will greatly miss her daily presence, we are incredibly grateful for her dedication and want to send her into retirement with all our love and appreciation.
Please join us in wishing Mrs. Hanson the absolute best in her next chapter. Thank you, Mrs. Hanson, for your years of exceptional service to our school!
Bus and preschool will be normal dismissal.
Parents are welcome to pick up their children at the front office before 3:10. Please use the parking spaces across the street.
All student pickup will take place in an orderly line at the front of the building. Please join the
back of the line along Westover, 4th N, and Bushman, and wait patiently to move forward.
At the front of the line, near the north end of the red-lined fire zone, one staff
member with a radio checks each car and radios the names to the gym, where students are
waiting.
Staff walks students one car at a time to the garden gate/north school door. A second staff
member there confirms that every student is inside the vehicle.
Walkers and bikers will not be released during inclement weather. Families of walkers will be
called to arrange safe pickup for their students.
What a weekend for our Joseph City Wildcats Varsity Volleyball team!
Our girls had the opportunity to compete at the EPIC Tournament at ASU, an incredible event withover 100 teams in attendance!
🔥 1st PLACE in our pool!
🔥 Made it all the way to the SEMIFINAL ROUND!
We are so proud of the way these girls represented Joseph City. They competed hard, battled through every match, supported one another, and showed exactly what WE ARE ONE is all about. 💙💛
We came home with more experience, more confidence, and plenty of great memories!
Way to represent, Wildcats! 🏐
01 Normal Dismissal Procedures
Parents: Be in place by 3:25 pm north of the solar panels on Bushman, on the south side of 4th N,
or facing south on Westover. Keep all red-line areas clear.
Staff and students: Begin walking the perimeter of the fence at 3:29 pm. Staff release students as
they confirm how each student is going home.
Walkers and bikers: Released at the crosswalks in front of the school by 3:39 pm most days.
02 Inclement Weather Dismissal
Parents line up as normal. Students line up by family in the gym.
Radio check: At the front of the line, near the north end of the red-lined fire zone, one staff
member with a radio checks each car and radios the names to the gym, where students are
waiting.
Family pickup: Staff escort the family to the garden gate/north school door. A second staff
member there confirms that every student is inside the vehicle.
All student pickup will take place in an orderly line at the front of the building. Please join the
back of the line and wait patiently to move forward.
Walkers and bikers will not be released during inclement weather. Families of walkers will be
called to arrange safe pickup for their students.
03 Extreme Weather Dismissal
For lightning or local thunderstorms with flash flood warnings in effect.
Before 3:10 pm: Students may be picked up at the office.
At 3:30 pm during an active thunderstorm: Remaining students wait in the gym for in-person
parent pickup.
Walkers and bikers will not be released during active thunderstorms. Families of walkers will
be called to arrange safe pickup for their students.
At 3:30 pm with no rain or active thunderstorm: Students walk as normal around the fence
perimeter.
Buses always leave at 3:35 pm.
Preschool always dismisses via the preschool parking lot.
