WJHS Yearbooks are available to order now!
Students will be receiving order forms today, or you can purchase online: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1073633/Waterloo-Junior-High-School/2020-Yearbook/20190724042531753103/CATALOG_SHOP/
Congratulations to Coach Rader and the 8th grade girls basketball team on their Regional Championship!
Congratulations to the cheerleading squad for placing 2nd at the ICCA Championships in Springfield today out of 16 teams. Great job ladies!!
6th grade volleyball tryouts will now be held on Jan. 6 – 8 at Gardner Elem. Due to 2 snow days and finding available gym time, this week will not work to get in more than one day of tryouts. Times will stay as previously scheduled.
Thank you,
Coach Esker & Coach Garrett
6th grade volleyball tryouts are again cancelled for today. They are on for tomorrow. Coaches will let you know if an additional day is scheduled. Thank you!
Due to the weather, the 6th grade volleyball tryouts for tonight have been cancelled. We will work on a rescheduled day/time and will let you know when that information becomes available.
Thank you!
Coach Esker and Coach Garrett
Waterloo Junior High School cheerleading took home another 1st place trophy today at the Highland ICCA Invitational. Congrats girls!
The lost and found is getting full and there are some nice items here! Please check it before winter break as we often donate items that are left for long periods of time. Thank you!
Tomorrow, 11/27, is a half day of school and there is no school Thursday and Friday. Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your break with family and friends.
Congratulations to our cheer team for their 1st place finish at the Waterloo ICCA Invitational today!
WJHS: Friday 11/1 - Orange and Black Attack. Wear as much orange and black as you can.
Picture Retake Day for WJHS is Wednesday, November 6th. If you are wanting retakes, please return your photo pack directly to the photographer. If you were absent on the original picture day, please get your picture taken on Wednesday.
WJHS: Thursday 10/31 - Scare Drugs Away. Wear a school appropriate costume.
WJHS: Wednesday 10/30 - Put Drugs to Sleep. Wear Pajamas.
WJHS: Tuesday 10/29 - Lei Off Of Drugs. Dress in your best tropical gear!
WJHS: Monday 10/28 - Wear Red to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week!
We also had individual medalists today at the SIJHSAA cross country meet.
1st - Ali
2nd - Angelynn
Great job girls!! Way to represent WJHS!
We’d also like to congratulate the boys cross country team for placing 3rd!
Big congratulations goes out to our girls cross country team and Coach Sebestik for placing 1st at the SIHSAA state meet today in DuQuoin!
Congratulations to our 1st quarter students of character: Kamryn, Brayden, Kaitlyn, Nora, Aaron, Vincent, Logan, Lauren, and Ellie!
Hat Day $1 - Friday Oct. 18th - benefiting the kids and families of St. Jude's Children's Hospital
WJHS: Thursday is Orange & Black Day - Get unique and crazy to show your school spirit.
WJHS: Wednesday is All We Do is 'Win'sday' - Jerseys, sport shirts, referees, & crazy fans
WJHS: Tuesday is Decades Day - Dress like your favorite decade!
WJHS: Monday is Class Color Day - 6th Grade (Yellow), 7th Grade (Red), 8th Grade (Blue)
Congratulations to our baseball team who beat Benton 12-1 to advance in the SIJHSAA state tournament. The boys will play Tuesday at 1pm in Centralia.
We are encouraging students to support our local teams the rest of this week:
Wednesday- Wear Blues gear- First game is tomorrow! 🏒
Thursday- Wear Cardinals gear- Playoffs begin on Thursday!⚾️
Friday- Wear Bulldog Gear- We always wear orange and black on Friday!🐾
LET’S GO!!!!!!!
Congrats to both our softball and baseball teams and coaches for winning the regional championship! They will be playing in the SIJHSAA state tournament beginning a week from Saturday.
Last call to be guaranteed a shirt for the Bulldog Color Run on Saturday! Please turn in registration forms tomorrow morning to any school office!
http://bit.ly/2md2PSZ
Congratulations Reese Kite, who finished up regulation play tied for 1st at the IESA State Golf Tournament with a 73. The tournament was decided in playoff holes with Reese ultimately finishing 2nd! https://www.iesa.org/activities/go/results_State.asp?Gender=Girls&year=2019
WJHS Students & Staff - please wear red, white, and blue tomorrow, 9/11, in observance of Patriot Day.
WJHS Picture Day is tomorrow, September 5th! Forms can be turned in directly to the photographer, or you can order online at: mylifetouch.com with the code EVTDVMSHV.
WJHS - All fundraising orders are due tomorrow, August 30th. It is also an early dismissal day. Town students will be dismissed at 11:20am. There is no school on Monday, September 2nd. Have a great holiday weekend!
The 4th annual Bulldog Color Run is scheduled for September 28th at 5:30pm. We'd love to see you all there! Click here to register: https://5il.co/9lsc
WJHS cross country tryouts are Thursday, August 15th after school until 4:45pm. Please bring comfortable clothes and tennis shoes. Students will meet and finish in the main gym.
Don’t throw away those back to school shopping receipts without downloading the Box Top app and scanning them first! New box tops are all digital!
If you are interested in purchasing school supplies from School Tool Box, now is your last chance! Orders take 10 days to leave the warehouse before shipping. Visit this link to order:
https://www.schooltoolbox.com/stbDirect/index.php?r=site/index#load_school&id=107110
Student schedules are now posted on Skyward for the 2019-2020 school year. Please ensure that all classes are scheduled. Email Dr. Schwartz (nschwartz@wcusd5.net) or Mrs. Cruser (acruser@wcusd5.net) if you notice any issues. Enjoy the rest of summer and we'll see you soon!