Over the past several weeks, Teutopolis Junior High has had the privilege of having the high school girls basketball team and the high school boys basketball team come over for "High Five Friday." TJHS wishes both teams the best of luck in their post seasons! Let's Go Shoes!
Great job TJHS Boys Basketball in the first game today! The fans bus kids are refueling at Culver's to get ready for round 2!! Let's go Shoes!
For Valentine's Day, Teutopolis Junior High students were surprised at lunch with Joe's spaghetti and breadsticks. Yummy! We wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
This week the 7th and 8th graders engaged in an exciting activity called "Book Speed Dating." In this activity, students had the opportunity to explore a variety of books for a short amount of time, much like a traditional speed dating event. The goal was to help them quickly get a feel for each title and determine which ones they might want to read further. Essentially, they "dated" the books to find their perfect match by exploring different genres and authors within a limited timeframe. This activity not only encouraged reading but also helped students develop their book selection skills. What a great engaging experience!
"Thank you" to the THS Pomerettes for coming to the junior high this morning for "High Five Friday!" It was great to have all of you in the building, and congratulations on making it to State Competition!
TJHS is very proud of the generosity of our students, parents, and families! Seventh and eighth grade students collected 1,024 cans and $1,870 to donate to Catholic Charities. These donations give Catholic Charities the resources they need to help people enjoy their holiday seasons.
8th grade art students recently celebrated The Day of the Dead by creating sugar skulls, a traditional Mexican folk art. Students packed a sugar mixture into the molds and then decorated them with icing after the skulls had hardened. A big thanks to Ms. Jill Spour and her THS students for creating 4 skull molds with their 3D printers!
Students in Mrs. Yagow's class made cards or wrote letters to 8th grade parents who have served in the military. The goal was to show these veterans our appreciation in a personal way for their service and sacrifice. Thank you veterans!
TJHS PE classes walked to the American Legion Memorial today in remembrance of all of our local veterans. Mike Funneman and Roy Weber graciously donated their time to explain how the memorial came about. Thank you Mike, Roy, and thanks to all of our veterans!
What a great (and spooky) Halloween surprise the students on Roch Westendorf's bus got last Friday! Thanks for being a part of the Teutopolis Unit 50 bus driving crew!
Yesterday afternoon, TJHS had a guest speaker in the building. His name is Brad Hurtig.
Brad grew up as a typical student-athlete in a small town in Ohio. Only days after finishing his sophomore year of high school, a devastating accident resulted in the amputation of BOTH of Brad’s hands. Through hard work and determination Brad soon rejoined his high school football team.
Brad's inspirational story has been featured in the national news media including ESPN and The New York Times. Brad was also featured as a TEDx speaker and is now taking his life-changing message to schools across the nation.
Thanks Brad for coming to TJHS to talk to our students about overcoming the many obstacles that we will encounter in our lives and how to overcome them and persevere.
On Thursday, October 10, Karolyn Orr from the Illinois Attorney General's Office talked to all TJHS students about the importance of digital safety. This is such an important topic these days! Thank you Karolyn!
A few weeks ago, two high school teachers and two junior high teachers attended a workshop about using AI in education. Not only did the workshop show how this tool can help educators enhance lesson plans, it also taught the importance of embracing this change and teaching our students how to use AI the right way. Mrs. Gaddis introduced the 7th graders to Magic School, an AI tool with students and teachers in mind. Throughout the year, a variety of AI tools will be used in the classrooms, starting with writing feedback for a descriptive essay.
Bikes, bikes and more bikes! Today was the annual "Bike to School" event at Teutopolis Junior High School. Staff and students enjoyed a great ride this morning by starting out on the east side of town and riding to school. Students also had the opportunity to ride their bike up to Wessels or Caseys to get a drink and snack during their PE class.
Led by her student teacher Miss Brumleve, eighth grade students in Mrs. Deters's Communications classes are working through a narrative unit. As part of the writing process, students interviewed an adult in their lives about a specific story that they would like to retell. This week, students engaged in a 'Concentric Circles' activity to practice telling their story to classmates, and they started working on their rough drafts yesterday while enjoying the beautiful weather.
In Mrs. Oseland's math class, students worked together by thinking as a whole group. Students raced to figure out a pattern to get from 1 to 100 first.
Over the past few days, Mr. Pals' eighth grade science classes learned how to fly drones. They first learned about safety and the recreational flying guidelines. After watching a few short videos on how to code the drones, students used school iPads to code their movements for flight through an obstacle course. They had to navigate the course and successfully land their drone on a small landing area. Students also learned how to manually fly their drone without the use of coding. A huge "THANK YOU" to the Teutopolis Education Foundation for funding these drones! TJHS students loved this activity!
Bikes, bikes and more bikes! The last "Bike to School" event was held today. Thanks to all the students who participated! It was a great time!
Each year our 7th grade students participate in an Americanism Essay Contest. This year's theme was "Why Am I Proud to be an American?" Our students write a 500 words or less essay about this topic which are then judged by our local American Legion Post 924 members. First place went to Lillian Miller. Her essay went on to the district level where it received 3rd place. Second place went to Bennett Schumacher, and third place was Molly Manuel.
The Teutopolis High School Softball Team paid a visit to the junior high this morning for "High Five Friday." Thanks for helping us start the day off with some excitement!
