January Zero Heroes! WJHS is happy to announce the 5 students who were randomly drawn to win this month's ZERO HERO gift cards provided by Andrea Glessner of Petri Insurance. In order to be in the drawing, students had... February 9, 2026
Bulldog Trait Winners for January The students pictured here received a nomination from a staff member for the Bulldog Trait of the Month at WJHS for January, which was DETERMINED. We've been talking about how this trait is an impo... February 9, 2026
WJHS Staff of the Month for February Help us send out a hearty congratulations to Mr. Dave Woehlke, one of our evening custodians, who was named the WJHS Staff Member of the Month for February! Mr. Dave does a fantastic job keeping ou... February 2, 2026
Order Your Yearbook Today! The deadline to order a yearbook at the $30 price is Saturday, February 7th. After that, they will be $35. To order, click here: Junior High Yearbook. If you are unsure if you've ordered already or... February 2, 2026
VFW Auxiliary National Illustrating America Art Contest Good Afternoon,The Waterloo VFW Post 6504 Auxiliary is excited to announce the 2025-2025 VFW Auxiliary National Illustrating America Art Contest. This art contest is presented to introduce, encoura... January 22, 2026
Paper Airplane Contest WINNERS! For this quarter's community service activity, we are raising funds and putting together goodie bags for our friends at the Waterloo Senior Center. Today we had a paper airplane contest / fundraise... January 16, 2026
December Zero Heroes! In December, there were 196 students who were eligible for the ZERO HERO drawing! That is our biggest group yet! To qualify for the drawing, students must have zero absences, tardies, late or missi... January 16, 2026
January Staff Member of the Month Congratulations to Mrs. Seidler, the WJHS Staff Member of the Month for January! Mrs. Seidler teaches 8th grade literature and language arts classes. She is a member of the Student Support Team and... January 13, 2026
December Bulldog Trait Recipients- Receptive to Feedback The students pictured here were recognized last week for being selected in December by a staff member for being RECEPTIVE TO FEEDBACK. That is a trait that will help them continually improve in all... January 12, 2026
Young Authors' Contest Do you like to write original stories? Do you want to share your stories with others? If so, here’s what you need to know about this year’s Young Authors’ Conference:Who: WJHS studentsWhat:Monroe-R... December 16, 2025
Christmas Spirit Week - Dec 15-19 We have dress up themes for each day this week! Let's have some fun as we finish the last week of school strong! December 13, 2025
Thank you for your generosity! We wanted to send a quick thank you to all of our parents and students who helped make our November food drive such a huge success! Our goal was to collect 2,000 items/dollars and we ended up with ... December 3, 2025
October Zero Heros! Congratulations to these students who were the lucky winners of the "Zero Hero" incentive drawing for October! To be eligible, students had to have zero absences, zero tardies, zero missing assignm... December 3, 2025
Final day for food drive donations! Good morning! This is a friendly reminder that today is the final day to send in items and monetary donations for our food drive collection. Our school set a goal of 2,000 items/dollars and as of y... November 18, 2025
WJHS Food Drive - Community Service Opportunity Hello WJHS students and families!Each year, we like to encourage our school community to give back to the greater Waterloo community by helping out local organizations in different ways. From Nov. ... November 5, 2025
November Staff of the Month at WJHS Please join us in congratulation Mr. Matt Beck on his recognition as the November Staff Member of the Month at WJHS! Mr. Beck teaches sixth and seventh grade Language Arts classes and also serves a... November 4, 2025
Bulldog Trait of the Month for October - PATIENCE! The students pictured here were nominated by a staff member for displaying the October Bulldog Trait of the Month - PATIENCE! We are proud of them and appreciate the example they set for classmates... November 3, 2025
Lost and Found - Donations at end of November Hello Parents,We have three bags full of items that have been collecting on the "lost and found" hooks and shelves in the cafeteria for the last two months. We've encouraged students to look throug... November 3, 2025
WJHS Yearbooks Now On Sale! Waterloo Junior High yearbooks are now on sale. Order here. November 3, 2025
Halloween Fun at WJHS! The halls were filled with the goofy and the ghoulish on Wednesday during the school day and at the dance that night! Here are some fun photos of staff and students all decked out for the occasion! October 31, 2025
Red Ribbon Week Celebration Oct 27-29! Next week is RED RIBBON WEEK! We will be discussing and celebrating a drug and substance-free lifestyle with dress up days and other opportunities to take a stand for healthy habits. We encourage a... October 24, 2025
Boys XC team places 2nd in State! Our XC teams had a good day at the State meet in DuQuoin! The girls team placed 6th and our boys team came in 2nd! There will be a police escort bringing our teams down Main Street around 4:45. Joi... October 18, 2025
XC - State Bound! We'd like to wish our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams the best of luck as they travel to DuQuoin to compete in the State Meet on Saturday! Let's go Dogs! October 17, 2025
PBIS "Zero Heroes" for August/September! The Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Team (PBIS) at WJHS is super excited to introduce a new incentive we have put in place for students this year! We will be drawing 5 winners each mon... October 17, 2025
WJHS Students of Character for 1st Quarter At the end of each quarter, nine teachers select a student who represents excellent character at WJHS. These students are presented with a medal and a certificate with a write-up about why they wer... October 16, 2025
Bulldog Trait of the Month for September - POSITIVITY! We're a little late posting because we had to retake our photo, but we still wanted to share that the students pictured here were nominated by a staff member during the month of September for repre... October 15, 2025
October Staff Member of the Month Please join us in congratulating Ms. Jenny Vise on being selected as the WJHS Staff Member of the Month for October! Ms. Vise teaches 7th grade Science and 8th grade Investigative Science in the En... October 9, 2025
XC Teams Sweep Regionals! The WJHS Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams came home with some hardware yesterday! Congrats to Coach Rathgeb, Coach Huffman, and our team members on their successful season! Special shout out to M... October 9, 2025
8th Grade Baseball State Send-Off! Let's Go BULLDOGS! Good luck to our boys as they take on Whiteside at 4:30pm today for the State Championship Title! Our team got a great send-off from their 8th grade peers during lunch today! October 9, 2025
8th grade baseball advances in playoffs! Our Bulldogs got a big ‘W’ in Marion on Saturday to continue their playoff run! They play again on Tuesday. Here they are putting their win on the bracket board. Let’s keep this thing going, guys! October 5, 2025
Baseball / Softball Champs! Congratulations to the WJHS 8th grade baseball and softball teams for winning their regional championships this week! Our Bulldogs will go to Marion on Saturday to play their next game. We wish bot... October 1, 2025
Homecoming Week Dress Up Days Next week is Homecoming Week! We'd like to invite everyone to participate in some fun dress up days to show our school spirit! Please see the attached graphic for details about daily themes and... September 18, 2025
September Staff of the Month WJHS wants to say congratulations to Mrs. Rader! She is the Staff Member of the Month for September. Mrs. Rader teaches 8th grade Literature and Language at the Junior High. She has been instrument... September 18, 2025
Schedule walkthrough and supply drop Good morning parents and students. We just wanted to share some information about upcoming dates as we get closer to the beginning of the school year. Wednesday, August 6- 6:00-7:30- Su... July 15, 2025
Order Your School Supplies Online! Order your school supplies anytime throughout the summer and have them delivered straight to your front door!Order School Supplies for Waterloo Junior High School July 15, 2025
