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Jasper Co. CUSD Unit #12023-2024 School Year August 14 Teacher Institute – No Pupil AttendanceAugust 15 Student’s First Day of School – Full DaySeptember 4 Labor Day – NO SCHOOLSeptember 13 First Quarter mid-term reports distributed (JH)September 20 Full – Day Inservice – NO SCHOOLSeptember 22 First Trimester mid-term reports
St. Thomas presents their 11th annual duck race on Sunday, August 20 at 11 am at the Newton Aquatic Center. See below for full information. If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, feel free to contact Mrs. Jill Bierman, principal at St. Thomas, at 618-783-3517.
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Brooke Schafer has been awarded $500 as the recipient of the 2023 Eagle Country Water Works Jasper CEO Scholarship. Brooke plans to attend Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville to pursue a business degree in the 2024-25 school year. The Eagle Country
The Jasper County Health Department will be doing school physicals by appointment only on Tuesday, June 20 from 4 pm to 6 pm. The cost will be $20 per physical call 618-783-4436 to schedule an appointment.
SBL Providing Physicals to Newton Athletes Sarah Bush Lincoln will provide sports physicals to athletes from Newton schools.Sports physical clinics will be held from 1 to 6 pm on Wednesday, May 31, and 1 to 6 pm onThursday, July 27, at the SBL Newton Clinic, 807 West Jourdan Street, Newton.The cost
7th GradeHighest Honor Brett Bower, Olivia Bright, Beth Broscious, Scarlett Collins, Daniel Falcioni, Alexis Ghast, Maddox Horner, Jackson James, Brittany Keller, Noelle Sappenfield, Jaidyn Sparling, Marlee Tarr, Olivia Weber High Honors Samuel Briscoe, Ethan Deckard, Austin Elliott, Emma Evans, Tessa Jones, Ian Kessler, Nora Kistner, Peyton Lindley, Grayson Lingafelter, Lilly
Grade 9 Highest Honors Shay Bennett, Kody Bergbower, Lucy Bierman, Hayden Borgic, Audrey Elliott, Kylie Higgs, Sadie Iffert, Elliott Kocher, Kelsie Leffler, Layna Marshall, Alexis McNary, Kahlin Michl, Zoey Michl, Sienna Mitchell, Isabelle Probst, Zachary Roach, Owen Schackmann, Ryan Spiker, Reed Tharp, Peyton Willenborg, Drake Wolf, Lily Yager, Brianna Zwilling
St. Thomas held their annual kindergarten graduation at the end of the school year.
Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held on Monday, May 15th, 2023 at 609 South Lafayette Street. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley, Mr. Bill Meinhart, Mrs. Mandi
Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting Report May 15, 2023 Seating of the New Board: The official results of the election place the following members on the Jasper Board of Education: Bill Meinhart Jackie Schackmann Mandy Utley David Blecha Established Officers for Jasper County School Board Election