Jersey Community High School

Jersey Community High School
Motto	Just Commit to Higher Success
Established	1874, original school 2006, current building
Type	Public High School
Principal	Lisa Schuenke
Asst. Principal	Lori Hopkins
Dean	Chris Skinner
Faculty	91 teachers and staff
Students	1,100 (approx.)
Grades	9–12
Location	801 North State Street Jerseyville, Illinois, United States
District	Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Columbia Blue, White
Mascot	Panther
Website	www.jersey100.k12.il.us/jchs/

Jersey Community High School is a public high school in Jerseyville, Illinois. It is part of the Jersey Community Unit School District 100. Jersey Community High School has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students and currently employs 91 teachers and staff members.

History

The present school building was built during the 2005 school year on an adjacent site. The new facility was opened on January 17, 2006 when the students returned after an extended winter break.^[1]

Mission statement

"The learning community is committed to the improvement of the school environment through the increased involvement of students, parents, and school personnel. Our intent is the development of the necessary skills in our students to become life long learners, responsible citizens, and productive members of society."

Athletics

Jersey Community High School is a part of the Illinois High School Association, and plays in the Mississippi Valley Conference league. Its athletics director is currently Clifford Kaminsky.

The school has the following athletic programs:

Male Athletics

Baseball Basketball Bowling Cross Country Football Golf

Hockey Soccer Tennis Track Wrestling

Female Athletics

Basketball Bowling Cross Country Golf Softball

Soccer Tennis Track Volleyball

Clubs and organizations

The school has the following organizations:

Alternative Fiction Club Art Club Audio Visual/Communications Club Cheerleading Class Council Concert Band Cooperative Education Future Farmers of America French / German Club GSA(Gay-Straight Alliance) Illinois Career Association Illinois Youth Council Improv Actors International Thespian Society Jazz Band Jazz Ensemble JILG (Jobs For Illinois Graduates) ITICAT (Alcohol and Drug Community Prevention)

Key Club (Kiwanis-sponsored community service) Marching Band Model United Nations Olympiad Math Contest Panther Chess Club PC Wet (Piasa Creek Watershed Education Team) Poms/Dance Team Rifle / Drill Team Scholastic Bowl Shades of Blue Show Choir Spanish Club Student Council Symphonic Band Talent Search TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use) Yearbook Committee

Notable alumni

• Brent Hawkins - professional football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, and formerly for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL
• Eric S. Pistorius - currently a circuit court Judge of the Seventh Circuit in Illinois
• Jana Shortal - Television news reporter in Minneapolis, Minnesota for KARE.
• Victor Ojeda - television reporter at KPLR-TV in St. Louis, Mo.

References

1. ^ "Jersey high school nears completion", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 15, 2005

External links

• Jersey Community High School website