Joliet Township High School District 204

The Joliet Central Math Team finished third place overall at the JJC Invitational, earning first place in four competitions.

Joliet Central High School has announced the top 10 finalists for this year's Mr. and Ms. J. Finalists were chosen by faculty based on school involvement, community service and character.

Joliet West High School has announced the top 10 finalists for the Mr. and Ms. Alpha Omega, an award given to students who have contributed to school and community activities while maintaining excellent academic records.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker supports legislation to ban the use of cellphones in classrooms across the state. Here is what candidates for Joliet Township School District 204 think about cellphones in schools.

Joliet West High School recognized 69 of its students as Illinois State Scholars at its Board of Education meeting on Feb. 18.

Joliet Central High School recognized 22 of its students as Illinois State Scholars at its Board of Education meeting on Feb. 18.

Candidates for the JTHS District 204 board met with members of the public at the Joliet Public Library Wednesday to answer a series of questions about their vision for the district if elected in April.

Candidates for Joliet Public Schools District 86's Board of School Inspectors spoke to the public Wednesday at a candidate forum at the Joliet Public Library.

Joliet West High School English teacher Alyssa Greenwald has been selected as one of the 30 finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Matthew Kennedy: The top three issues facing JTHS right now are student discipline, maintaining and updating the physical buildings, and fostering the ongoing development and maintenance of community partnerships

Sam Coffey: I believe proficiency and state test scores are very closely related to school culture. A big obstacle in regard to test scores is student attendance.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Wednesday to require Illinois schools to limit student use of cell phones during instructional time.

The Joliet Township High School orchestra has commissioned a custom piece of music which the students will be able to perform this fall for the organization's 120th anniversary.

Joliet Township High School District 204 is hosting a "job and community resource expo" on Feb. 20 at Joliet West High School for the entire community.

Because of the expected winter storm forecast for northern Illinois, some Will County school districts are opting for virtually with e-learning on Wednesday.

Application deadline for students at participating high schools for the Will County Center for Economic Development internship program is Feb. 21.

The 17th MLK Day of Service in Joliet attracted 700 volunteers performing 2,100 service hours in 30 different projects.

Six Joliet Township High School District 204 students and Joliet West’s Concert Choir have been selected to perform as Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Musicians in Peoria.

Joliet Central High School invites the community to a ribbon cutting and tours of its new 8,000-square-foot culinary arts addition on Monday.

The Joliet City Center Partnership recently announced the winners of its Holiday Window Decorating Contest.

Joliet Township High School District 204 is proposing a $100 million property tax levy to operate in 2025 – a 4.9 percent increase over last year’s $95 million tax levy.

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 has three seats available on the Board of School Inspectors, one on the East Side and two on the West Side. Joliet School District 204 also has three board seats up for reelection.

The 60,000-square-foot Village of Shorewood YMCA is being built in partnership with the village of Shorewood. Local officials gathered for a grounding-breaking ceremony for the facility on Thursday.

Voters will be asked to vote on seven members of the school boards of Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 on April 1.

A sexual predator has been charged with going to Joliet West High School to pick up a 16-year-old girl and he’s accused of engaging in sexual acts with her, according to prosecutors.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 students saw better scores in ELA—which evaluates reading, writing, comprehension, and critical thinking skills—than in math.

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.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Will County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

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.

A Democrat high school board president and Republican Will County board member plan to compete in the upcoming election for Will County Clerk.

To combat an ongoing teacher shortage, Illinois has passed a bill which will allow for greater flexibility in when teaching candidates can take subject area certification exams.

A 12-year-old boy is the latest youth to be arrested and charged for his involvement in posting social media threats to Joliet schools, police said Tuesday night.

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 source of a social media threat that was circulated Sunday stating students will be bringing weapons into both Joliet high schools has been identified and deemed not credible, according to a statement by Joliet Township High School District 204.

Joliet Township High School District recognized 25 faculty members for achieving tenure status at the Aug. 20 school board meeting.

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

Joliet West High School is going to an emergency E-Learning Day on Wednesday because the air conditioning is not working in the school’s cafeteria,.

As Will County schools begin a new year this month, we took a look at cell phone policies for students at Joliet area schools districts. Here's what we found.

Mayor Terry D'Arcy, educators, others join to warn against vaping as school year nears.

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

Pickleball courts can be found across Will County including at park district sites in Joliet, Lockport and Plainfield as well as the Four Seasons Park in Shorewood.

The executive director for Sharefest Will County said 47 pallets of food weighing 42,000 pounds were given away on Saturday to help feed 1,842 people from 534 families. He said 70 volunteers assisted in the three-hour event.

JTHS District 204 is seeking volunteers for its Problem Solving Circle program.

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

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.

The Joliet Townshio High School Foundation is seeking golfers, hole and event sponsors, as well as raffle baskets.

The former professor and theater director at Lewis University received the Romeoville university’s first Dean’s Lifetime Award for Excellence.

The winning design was selected from among 60 entries

Joliet Township High School District 204 warned students at Central and West campuses not to bring toy weapons to school during senior prank season or else they could face academic or legal consequences.