Joseph City School District

Joseph City Schools and Northland Pioneer College are looking at offering evening and Friday classes for adults right here in town, starting spring 2027. Classes are run by NPC and paid for by a registration fee; the district provides the space. Nothing is decided yet, and not everything listed will run. Please fill out the survey and tell us what you'd actually show up for. Takes about two minutes. No name required. https://forms.gle/DoeNgmJgrwnLb54w8

The 7th graders are in the middle of reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. A few days ago, both classes were in an uproar over some unexpected events that occurred in the story. The students come to class excited to read so they can find out what happens next.

💙💛 WILDCATS GIVING BACK! 💛💙

Last Friday, our Joseph City High School Volleyball team had the opportunity to step off the court and serve our community by helping our elementary school with the Wildcat Soccer Spectacular! ⚽

We love seeing our girls represent what being a Wildcat is all about—not just through volleyball, but through service, leadership, and supporting the younger Wildcats in our community.

We’re proud of these girls for giving their time, jumping in wherever they were needed, and being great examples for the next generation. 💙💛

WE ARE ONE — on the court, in our schools, and in our community! 🏐⚽

Environmental Science collected samples of what is floating around in our air.
While this past week has been a little quieter due to less wind and rain, they were able to find dirt particles and even pollen.
I wonder how much pollen we can find when we do this again in the spring?
What kind of particles would we find hanging out in our indoor air?
Students hung their slides on fences, buildings, and in trees.
With all of that dirt and pollen floating around, no wonder we sneeze

Our 6th and 8th grade have started the unit studies of Atoms to Forms of Matter, and Atoms to  Elements/Compounds respectively.  Students participated in an atom building and compound creation activity for both grades, and 8th grade students followed this up with chemistry designed to explore the interactions between elements.

💙💛 IT’S ALMOST GAME TIME, WILDCAT FANS! 💛💙 Tomorrow our Joseph City Wildcats are back on the court and ready to battle Ft. Thomas! 🏐🔥 📅 Saturday, September 19 🏐 JV A — 2:00 PM 🏐 Varsity — 3:00 PM Come out, fill the stands, get LOUD, and help us bring the energy! These girls have been putting in the work, and they’re ready to compete together and defend our home court! 💪🐾 💙 WE ARE ONE 💛 Let’s go, Wildcats! 🩵🏐💛

What is MTSS? It stands for Multi-Tiered System of Supports. It’s our new school-wide approach to making sure every student in elementary gets the right academic, behavioral, and emotional support at the right time.

Keep an eye on your mailbox! If your child is ready for some extra targeted support, a letter is heading your way. This letter celebrates your child's unique strengths in math and/or ELA, maps out exactly how we plan to layer in extra support, and explains how we will track their growth. Note that not every student will receive a letter, but every student is receiving the supports they need to learn and grow this year.

Most importantly, it's an invitation for your valuable input—because when families and schools team up, our students truly thrive!

Nothing much going on in Chemistry -
just moving a few electrons around, creating charged atoms, and then they attract toward each other . . . .
Just run-of-the-mill Ionic Bonding.

While we are in our plant unit for science, kindergarten learned about George Washington Carver. Our vocabulary of the day was "botanist", a scientist who works with plants. While none of us thought that sounded like a fun job, we did appreciate how he overcame obstacles to become a scientist. One kindergartener even remarked "If he can be a botanist, girls can do it too!" We had fun creating a George Washington Carver puppet and feeding him peanuts.

If you or someone you know may be interested in coaching wrestling this year, please apply here:
https://jcusd-talent.web.app/careers

Environmental Science is working on the Phoenix Zoo's PAW Program (Protect Arizona Wildlife).
Today, they were each a different species that had threats cripple their biodiversity and thought of ways to help biodiversity in neighborhoods.

Earth & Space Science observed and predicted water movement, erosion, and deposition today with the sand table. There were droughts, there was normal river flow, there were storms, and there were floods.
Cities were flooded, rocks fell, and animals had their habitats flooded.
Students predicted what would happen before each phase happened, but no worries, the dinosaur on the hill was fine from the flood.

Order your Senior Shirts now!!!! Show your support for you Senior Volleyball players. Orders are due by 9/28.

Wildcat Marketing has Volleyball shirts ready to purchase in the concessions stands. Get them on our next home game!!!!

How did the Environmental Science class do with their week of creating water filters?
Well, I don't think that they should quit their day jobs and invent the new LifeStraw, but there certainly was improvement. There was a consensus on what materials worked better than others.
Using natural items such as dirt and gravel helped --> very similar to how the earth naturally filters water.
Funny though, one water filter sprouted a little plant

Elementary Enrichment Day on Friday, September 18th! It's time for our Soccer Spectacular! And best of all...it's free this year!

This past week in kindergarten, we played a game called Knock it down. It teaches us more or less, up to 6. We rolled a dice and built a snap cube tower according to what we rolled. If our tower had more than our opponents, we got to knock their tower down. It is so fun to compare the size of our towers and use our math words more and less.

Governing Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the District Board Room

🇺🇸🏐 HOMECOMING GAME DAY! 🏐🇺🇸 Today, the Joseph City Wildcats take on the Round Valley Elks for our Homecoming matchup! 💙💛 As we gather together, we will also take time to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the heroes who answered the call, and the families forever impacted. 🇺🇸 Then it’s time to PACK THE GYM and bring the Wildcat energy! 🏐 JV B — 2:00 PM 🏐 JV A — 3:00 PM 🏐 VARSITY — 4:00 PM Come be loud, show your Wildcat pride, and help us defend our home court! 🇺🇸 WE REMEMBER. 💙💛 WE ARE ONE. 🏐 GO WILDCATS!