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Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Report November 13, 2023 Superintendent’s Report: The Jasper County School District received state designations for testing early this month. Newton Community High School and Newton Elementary Schools were deemed as “Commendable Schools” for the 2022-2023 school year. Jasper County Junior High
The Newton Lady Eagles begin their season tomorrow with a home opener against Fairfield. The JV will tip off at 6 pm. We would like to wish the Lady Eagles the best of luck in their 2023-24 season. We do still have openings on our books for the basketball season
Best of luck to the 2023 Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. The Varsity team opens their season at the Cumberland Boys Basketball Turkey Tournament on November 21st at 6 pm when they face Vandalia. We do still have openings on our books for the basketball season sports packages we offer.
Newton Elementary School held a Veterans Day Program in their gymnasium on November 10th. The program began with the “Parade of Flags” from the first and second grade classes while “This Land is Your Land” being played by Garrett Bower, 5th Grade, and “America the Beautiful” by Avery Ochs, 6th