Joseph City School District

March 4th to the 7th is Reading Week at the ELEMENTARY school. We are celebrating READING with different dress-up days and activities because WE LOVE READING! Our Book Blast books will be arriving this week. Our Reading Awards Assemblies are Thursday, March 7. Please, take time to read with your children. What is your favorite childhood book? How did you become acquainted with it? Read, Read, Read, Read, Read!

Today 2nd hour Chemistry achieved Lab Independence - they can do a lab with out being given instructions or equipment, just handed a packet and using the materials that are stored in their lab tables and being creative and thinking outside the box and making things work. Using pH to create a Rainbow.

Logical Chemistry: This is a lab that will soon be available from ASU's Arizona STEM Acceleration Project written by Mrs. Bushman.

A big THANK YOU to Jennie Miller from the Joseph City Fire Department who taught our A&P class CPR and Stop the Bleed.

Anatomy and Physiology getting their CPR and Stop the Bleed certifications.

The First Round of the Junior High White Mountain League end-of-season tournament will start tomorrow. The 8th-grade girls will be playing in Mogollon at 4:30 pm at Capps Middle School. The 8th-grade boys will be playing against Blueridge at the Blueridge Elementary School at 4:30 pm. The address for the school is 3050 Porter Mountain Road Lakeside, AZ Good luck teams. Come out and support the Wildcats.

The Joseph City Unified School District Science Fair is tonight, Thursday February 22 in the Old Gym. Public can view the projects from 6pm until 7pm. projects from 3rd grade to 8th grade have been submitted and judged. Thank you to Cholla Power Plant for providing the judges.

JOSEPH CITY COMMUNITY CLEAN UP --- With Founders Day approaching the Joseph City Foundation is sponsoring a town clean up. With the weather warming up we want to help our residents clean up! With generous donations from Diamond S and Waste Management the Foundation has arranged for a large trash bin to be at Tanner Park ***MARCH 2 - MARCH 22*** It's a free and convenient place to dump your yard waste... NOT HOUSEHOLD TRASH. Questions? Contact Cat Hansen or Bryan Fields. "East, West Joe City's the Best!"

Spring School Pictures at the Elementary School will be Monday February 26. Pre-ordering and Online ordering can be done at mymjthomas.com . Use the Online Code: AZ874. Not ever student will have their picture taken. Order online if you would like Spring Pictures.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the wrestling state send off. Especially the elementary achool kids. Representing Joseph City is an honor and privilege. Your support means a lot to this team.

State Basketball Tournament The Lady Wildcats will be playing in the 2nd Round of the playoffs tonight. They will be playing the Lady Valley Union Blue Devils. The game starts at 7 pm at Joseph City High School. All tickets must be purchased through Gofan.com https://gofan.co/app/school/AZ21895?utm_source=sfmc&utm_term=&utm_content=145363&utm_id=d7d427c6-2c2e-4a0c-b42d-f59a5f1d74c6&sfmc_activityid=52172c25-a205-40ab-8c52-3a2d35b79e7b&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gofan_weekly_member_event_alert Come out and cheer for the Lady Wildcats. Go Wildcats!!

Come support the boys basketball team as they leave for their quarterfinal game tomorrow!

Congratulations to our Treasure Chest Winners. Hannah, Ivy, and Lakyrah. To our students and families, great job completing your Book Blast Treasure Maps and enjoy your fun prizes! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Jump for joy and get ready for book delivery day! To all those you have contributed, thank you. Every student in the school will get at least one book. Some students have earned 10 books. Even most of our teachers have earned $100 shopping spree. Contributions will be accepted through Sunday. To help all students at the school, make a school-wide contribution: https://bookblast.booksarefun.com/JosephCityES86032/pledge/?LgAdGRVZegEBHX9SV35VQEc- #bookblast #bookblastadventures #letsread

Enrichment Day for Joseph City Schools on February 9 has been canceled.

Joseph City Schools will be on a 2 hour delay today February 7th

Checkpoints 1 and 2 achieved! The winner of our iPad is Tatum King! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Dani Kelley Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 10+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/JosephCityES86032: If you don’t know a student at the school or receive an invitation to contribute, but you’d still like to help all students at Joseph City Elementary School take home more books, you can contribute at: https://bit.ly/JosephCityCommunityLink

At the Elementary School, Book Blast begins today! All you have to do is invite 10+ friends and family members to earn 3 awesome prizes and a chance to win one of four Treasure Chests or an iPad! Visit http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/JosephCityES86032 and unlock treasure. It takes just 7 minutes TONIGHT. #BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure. ​ The first 125 to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive the 3 prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive the 3 prizes after the event. #bookblastadventures #booksarefun If you don’t know a student at the school or receive an invitation to contribute, but you’d still like to help all students at Joseph City Elementary School take home more books, you can contribute at: https://bit.ly/JosephCityCommunityLink

The high school volleyball team will be hosting a daddy/daughter dance on February 24 for dads and daughters of all ages. Please see the attached flyer for more details.

February Menus at Elementary School

Bryce Cimafranca, 7th grade, won the Joseph City Unified School District Spelling Bee on Wednesday, spelling the word "platypus" correctly. 8th grader, Kase Fish, was the runner-up. Both students will be representing Joseph City at the Navajo County Spelling Bee in Snowflake, AZ on February 7 at 2pm. Kyson Pringle, a 5th grader, is the alternate. Congratulations to all of the 30 contestants that participated in the District Spelling Bee.