Junior High Track :
*Practice starts on 3/3/25
*Pictures for track will be on 3/3/25 as well. Uniforms will be handed out for photos then collected back.
*Please make sure you have a current sports physical and athletic fees paid.

2024 – 2025 Junior American Citizens (JAC) Poster Contest Winners
This year’s poster theme was “Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.” Several of our students placed first in the North-Central division, competing with entries from seven other states.
4th grade 1st place Laurel Meister
6th grade 1st place Zoey Van Hook
7th grade 1st place Joceline Clark
8th grade 1st place Brynner Dietz
These students won in their age group for the chapter, state, and North- Central division levels . Their posters have been sent on to the national level judging. Congratulations to all and good luck on the further competition.


Upper Elementary/Junior High:
Candy Bar Fundraiser !!!!!
We will be kicking off our school wide fundraiser next week!
Reminders
-Students will bring home permission to sell forms today. They must be returned by Friday, February 28th.
-Candy will come home on March 6th.
**Money raised goes to field trips, PBIS, end of the year days ect...***
Thank you in advance !!

Updated Volleyball:
-IESA 7th Grade Volleyball Regional :
Tri-Point received the #5 seed and will play #4 seed Elwood on Saturday, March 1st, at 9:00 a.m. The game will be played at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School. The address is 1013 North St in Mazon.
Bus:
7:00am Piper
7:20am Cullom

Parents,
All 6th grade students were due for their dental exams at the start of the school year.
If you have not turned in a copy of their exams , please do so as soon as possible.
If they have not yet received their exams, please due so as soon as possible.
Smile Mobile dentist will be here at the school on 4/23/25 (for those students who see them).
If you have any questions please call 815-686-2247.
Thank you

Upcoming Reminders:
2/26-Cheerleader Lunch
2/27-Freshman Orientation
3/3-Volleyball, Track , Club Pictures
3/6-2:10 Early Dismissal
3/7-No School
3/14-PBIS Movie Trip
3/21-Early Dismissal
3/24-3/28- Spring Break

Our special guest, Javier Chavira, shared his art with JH art club and we made some Javier influenced art. Javier is the gallery director at Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College and Professor of Fine Arts at Governors State University. It was an awesome college art class experience and they made exciting art under Javier's instruction.








Upper Elementary/ Junior High:
Congratulations to the positive office referrals and Champion Chargers of the week !


Upcoming Reminders:
2/26-Cheerleader Lunch
2/27-Freshman Orientation
3/3-Volleyball, Track , Club Pictures
3/7-No School
3/14-PBIS Movie Trip
3/24-3/28- Spring Break

Volleyball:
-IESA 7th Grade Volleyball Regional :
Tri-Point received the #5 seed and will play #4 seed Elwood on Saturday, March 1st, at 9:00 a.m. The game will be played at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School. The address is 1013 North St in Mazon.
Bus : TBA
-Monday's game at Iroquois West. The game has been moved up to 4:30

TCC JH Volleyball :
The 7th grade volleyball team received the #8 seed and will play top seeded PBL today at 4:30.
The 8th grade volleyball team received the #7 seed and will play 2nd seeded Watseka Friday at 5:30.
Good luck Chargers!
Bus Times :
2/19-3:45
2/21- 4:10pm


Junior High: Scholastic Bowl
Come find out about this unique opportunity to go to Europe. Invitation to grades 6-10 and their families! You do not need to be a student of Tri-Point.

UE/JH Reminder:
Spring Pictures - 2/19/25
Volleyball, Track and Club Pictures -3/3/25

Reminder:
2/13-2:10 dismissal
2/13-P/T Conferences
2/14-No School
2/17-No School

Jr. High E-Learning Day #2 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)
6th Grade - 8th Grade
Students, please refer to the E-Learning envelopes you received. Teachers will be available via email for any questions or concerns. Below is a brief summary of the E-Learning assignments included in the envelopes.
ELA (Andrews): D.E.A.R. - Read for 25 minutes and then complete the summarization worksheet.
PE (Cahill) For PE refer to day 2 of the packet. If you do not have your packet, you can go to my google classroom and refer to the assignment.
ELA Shiner: Read the second story in your packet, answer all the questions and short answer question. Please use good sentences.
Math McGinnis: Complete day 2 in your packet.
Math (Nugent): Complete the day 2 worksheets.
Science- Bubbles experiment! (on paper on in Classroom) 6th grade can do bubbles or the plate tectonics sheets in the packet.

Reminder:
2/13-2:10 dismissal
2/13-P/T Conferences
2/14-No School
2/17-No School

Junior High:
Student council will be selling Valentine's Day cookies during homeroom and charger hour for $1.00
If you wear Red or Pink on Thursday you will get a free small cookie.
This is for Jr. High students only.

6th - 8th Grade Parents,
Please check the your emails (that were provided to the school at registration) and voicemail messages, for parent teacher conference requests .
* If you did not receive a request but would like to speak to Junior High Staff , please call 815-686-2247 to schedule a conference .
P/T Conferences -
February 13th
3 PM - 7:45 PM
15 min meetings

Spring Pictures

