Join us for the Taylorville Public Schools Foundation McTeacher Night on October 26th from 4-8 PM!
Congrats to our JH Girls' Cross Country team who qualified for state as a team for the first time in TJHS school history. Jackson May qualified on the boys side of things. Good luck to all who are running this Saturday, at the state race in Bloomington-Normal! Great job by our staff in hosting the sectional as well!!!
TJHS September Miller Media Group and Peoples Bank & Trust grade level students of the month along with Mr. Randal J. Miller and Mrs. Lindsay Lopian.
(L-R) Camille Nash (5), Annabella Blue (6), Haylee Davis (7), and Tinsley DeClerck (8)
Meet our Sept Students of the Month at TJHS--our Tornado Trait of the Month was "Compassion"--showing concern for the well-being of others. Congratulations to these outstanding young leaders.
Back: Tinsley Declerck, Reagan Fassero, Ella Mills, Destiny Marrow, Addison Newlin, Logan Barry, Liam Davis, Brock Brown, Brooklyn Little, Shelby Mullins
Middle: Anna-Lou Hamell, Annabella Blue, Haylee Davis, Kayden Turner, Jayse Carlile, Evan Boblitt, Vinny Verardi, Bode Woodall, Jaylynn DeVore, Vivian Smith, Sophie Allen, Maliyah Thompson, Cooper Riva
Front: Emily Brown, Judson Shanks, Mia Siempelkamp, Maelee Morrissey, Logan Sterns, Braden Durbin, Amber Achenbach, Reagan Smith
Pic 2: Camille Nash, Journie Rogers
Mrs. Tucker's life skills class and Mrs. Johnson's 5th grade class joined together recently for a BINGO session. The kids absolutely loved it and had a great time supporting one another! We are better, when we get together!!
Our 8th grade ELA students are currently working on a Descriptive Writing Unit. Students are learning how to incorporate voice in their writing. Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Alberssen said, "This is pretty cool! We are using an idea that we got from attending one of the Smekens online Webinars!!!😜The kids are really getting into it!"
Mesage from Mrs. Reber's class--"We were coding the Spheros to revolve around the "sun" as if they were Earth. We then coded them to stop at each season and change color. Once they were finished, they added sounds and other features. It was so much fun!"
Mrs Howard's class is playing Disc Golf today. We received the targets and discs through a grant from Taylorville Public Schools Foundation
Don't forget to support the Taylorville Junior High Booster Club Fall Fundraiser 2023 by purchasing some Tornadoes apparel! Follow this link: https://taylorvillejhboosterfall2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Don't ever give up! At TJHS, we got your back. Terrence Talley really delivered today with a lively assembly and one that will not be soon forgotten. Thank you to all of our students and staff that came together as Tornado Nation!
TJHS students gathered in two groups, 5 & 6th and 7 & 8th at the See You At The Pole. Students and staff prayed and also told what they were thankful for this school year.
Mrs. Foil’s 7th grade Geography Class finished studying Latitude and Longitude. Each class competed in groups using the ceiling for a lLatitude and Longitude Competition. The winning groups received a free homework pass.
Students in 8th grade ELA and 8th grade science classes are both using the CER response format across curriculum to support claims, evidence, and reasoning when developing their writing skills.
A school assembly they will NEVER forget is coming to TJHS. On Thurdsay, Sept 28 at 9 am we will welcome Terrence Talley. He brings a message of hope and encouragement everywhere he goes and empowers our kids to do the same for each other!
The TJHS Homework Help Club starts tomorrow, Thursday Sept 21. If you would like to get some more information please call the office to have a packet sent home with your son or daughter. Thank you!
Mrs. Foil’s 7th grade Geography class worked with a partner to figure Latitude and Longitude. Once they completed a section they checked their answers.
The Regional Champs will be on the square around 7 pm. Come on out, great job boys! 2-1 over Effingham!
Mrs. Salmon's 6th grade science classes learned to code using the sphero's. They also were the first class to check out the new laptop zspace to do a lesson on the Earth's rotation.
Dress Like a Teacher Day at TJHS
Congratulations to our Miller Media Group & People's Bank & Trust Students of the Month for August at TJHS!
Alyssa Bunting (5), Dane Muncy (6), Maliyah Thompson (7), and Landri Salmon (8) will be featured on all the Miller Media platforms and received plaques courtesy of Peoples Bank & Trust.
These students were selcted from our TJHS teacher nominated students of the month for special recognition as being leaders in their grade levels and exemplifying the current Tornado Character Trait of the Month, which in August, was "Building a Safe Learning Community."
