Joliet Central High School

Molly Parker scored 26 points, Taylor Healy added 13 and the Celtics absolutely dominated the Joliet Central Steelmen to pick up their first victory of the year, 64-38 in the WJOL Tournament.

Joliet Township High School District 204 estimates the transition to solar panels will save the district an estimated $5 million and conserve the equivalent of 416,948 gallons of gas over the next 25 years.

Rich Goberville, a songwriter and a longtime Joliet Central High School physics teacher, said approximately 20 people helped create the companion music video – including Joliet Central alumni.

Joliet Township High School District 204 will host a community resource fair open to everyone from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Joliet Central High School.

The International Day of Peace Celebration & Peace Walk in Joliet featured speeches, tables with informational literatures and a walk showing attendees’ commitment to peace.

The Joliet Township Government's Community Violence Intervention and the Nonviolent Cities Project—Joliet will host a reception and walk on September 21 to commemorate International Peace Day.

Joliet police say no credible threats found, but others may be involved after making two arrests in connection with social media threats made to Joliet schools.

The Joliet Township High Schools Boosters’ 18th annual golf outing will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Inwood Golf Course.

Joliet Township High School District 204 wants to add more school resource officers.

15 players make up the first team with a robust second team showing just how good this year's group was.

Uxmar Torres, 28, of Joliet, is a Joliet Junior College employee and organizer of Bicentennial Park’s first poetry open mic night on April 5.

The 2024 Joliet Young Musicians Mentor Band still needs students, mentors and sponsors. Registration deadline is May 24.

Joliet Central High School senior Jesus Avila won a silver medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA Illinois Career Competition

Three local musicians said Jerry Lewis, who retired as chairman of Fine Arts at Joliet Junior College in 2003 and died earlier this spring, was the reason they even pursued a career in music.

Antonio Juarez has manned the sidelines and dugout for Joliet Central for over three decades. This baseball season will be his last as a coach for the Steelmen.

Sam Maue, 17, of Homer Glen, won first place and will continue to the district contest. But Molly Nelson, 17, of Joliet, won a very close second place i

Taking a look at the girls soccer programs around the Herald-News coverage area heading into the season.

An Elwood school district will examine whether to send their students to Wilmington instead of Joliet given their concerns over rising truck traffic and commute time in recent years, the district’s superintendent said.

Individuals competed in the girls Sectional Wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Geneseo High School.

“A Winter Wonderland Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus" will take place from 8-11:30 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Joliet Central Student Center, 201 E. Jefferson Street in Joliet.

Janet Medina, who graduated in 2023 from Joliet Central, was one of 337 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP 2-D Art and Design Exam.

The music career of Donna Shea, professionally known as Scarlet Rivera, took off when American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan invited her to participate in his 1976 album “Desire” and Rolling Thunder Revue tour.

Rafael Gutierrez and Madison Schlismann were named 2023 Mr. and Ms. J at a banquet held on April 26 at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet.

The following seniors from the class of 2023 at Joliet Central High School and Joliet West High School are graduating at the top of their class with summa cum laude honors.

Betsy Murray of New Lenox, a special education teacher at Joliet Central, High School, has spent two of her vacations serving special needs orphans in Uganda. In between her trips, Murray raises money for their orphanage.

Joliet high schools announce April Students of the Month for Joliet Central, Joliet West.

Joliet West takes down Joliet Central in two sets, 25-6, 25-8 on JTHS Pink Heals night.

Joliet Central High School’s JROTC placed seventh out of 22 teams competing at the National Archery in the Schools Program US Army JROTC Western Region Nationals on April 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to a news release.

Joliet Catholic and Columbia face off in the IHSA 2A baseball semifinal on Friday, June 3, 2022. JCA won the contest 4-1 and will face off against Richmond-Burton for the 2A title.

Milton George and Tim Gyrgiel received the Navy Impact Influencer Award.

Don Stinson, a 2002 alumnus of Joliet Central High School and director of the school’s bands, founded Legacy Fine Arts so low-income students ages 5 to 18 could gain more access the arts

Joliet Central inducted 47 students into the National French Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.

Joliet Central High School students Sergio Zavala and Kimberly Martinez qualified for the state drafting competition.

The team qualified to compete in the IHSA State Chess Tournament

Other students won Best of Show and honorable mentions

The goal is to get Penelope Gomez healthy enough for kindergarten

Retired music director from Joliet Central was a friend and mentor to many

Southwest Prairie Conference (SPC) Honor Band event was held virtually Feb. 16

Stegall discusses working through COVID mitigations, Our Star Wars Stories and inspiring youth

The Bolingbrook boys and girls' basketball programs were ranked teams in the first Associated Press basketball polls on Tuesday.

Joliet Township High School District 204 names Students of the Month

Joliet Central High School band director Mike Fiske had just excused his band after practice for the upcoming concert when something happened.