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📸 Picture Day is One Week Away!

Mark your calendars! WJHS Picture Day is Thursday, September 17th! 📅Students will have their school pictures taken during the school day. Families who order online before Picture Day will receive F...

September 10, 2026

📚 A Special Author Visit at WJHS! 🐾

Yesterday, September 3rd, WJHS students had the incredible opportunity to welcome award-winning author John Schu for a special assembly!Mr. Schu shared his personal journey, his love of reading and...

September 4, 2026

🐾 Next up in the WJHS Playbook: Dress Code!

Please take a moment to review the dress code reminders below with your student. Our goal is to keep expectations simple and consistent so we can keep the focus where it belongs—on learning!Thank y...

September 4, 2026

🐾 September Character Trait: POSITIVITY! 🧡

🐾 September is all about POSITIVITY at WJHS! 🧡This month, we’re challenging our Bulldogs to look for the good, encourage others, tackle challenges with a positive attitude, and help make WJHS a pla...

September 2, 2026

WJHS Playbook Update: Working Lunch Policy

Next up in The WJHS Playbook: WORKING LUNCH! 🐾Check out the information below to learn how Working Lunch works at WJHS and how we use it to help students stay caught up, complete their work, and be...

August 28, 2026

🐾 The WJHS Playbook: Attendance – What Families Need to Know

🐾 Introducing The WJHS Playbook!Throughout the school year, we’ll be sharing important information, helpful reminders, and school procedures to help keep our WJHS families informed and up to date.W...

August 24, 2026

Back to School! Drop off and first days info

We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow!1. 6th grade students should be dropped off at the North entrance. 7th and 8th grade students should be dropped off at the main office entrance. If students a...

August 11, 2026

Important Update: New Cell Phone Policy

Dear Parents and Guardians,Please review our updated Cell Phone Policy for the 2026–2027 school year. The complete policy is also available in the Student/Parent Handbook.

August 11, 2026

Supply Drop and Schedule Walkthrough

WJHS will be open next week on Wednesday and Thursday evening for supply dropoff and walking through your student's schedule. You may print out your schedule in advance or view it on your phone, if...

July 30, 2026

WJHS Fall Sports Tryouts

Fall Sports tryout information can be found below. Please make note that softball and baseball begin before school starts!SoftballTryouts for 6/7th & 8th grade softball will be August 3rd-5th f...

July 21, 2026

6th Grade Health Requirements

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July 1, 2026

WJHS School Supplies

Waterloo Junior High School is once again partnering with School Tool Box to provide an easy school shopping experience! School Tool Box will ship all needed supplies straight to your door. Click h...

June 8, 2026

Bulldog Trait Recipients - COACHABLE

Our last Bulldog Trait of the Month for this year was COACHABLE! The students pictured here were nominated by a staff member for exemplifying that quality at school, on the court, or in other situa...

May 20, 2026

Zero Heroes for March/April

We couldn't let the year end without recognizing some fantastic students who were our Zero Heroes for the months of March and April at WJHS! Each month, students who have zero absences, tardies, la...

May 20, 2026

Science Class Shoutout!

Our 6th grade Science classes have been investigating Alstroemeria flowers to find evidence of the specialized structures that ensure reproductive success! A huge thank you to community partner, Bo...

May 20, 2026

Success for WJHS Golf at State!

Three WJHS golfers hit the links in the SIJHSAA State Tournament last week and represented our school well! In the boys tournament, 8th grader Kaiden Herman shot an incredible 3rd place finish with...

May 18, 2026

WJHS Student Makes History!

8th grader R.J. Gagliardi made history this past weekend by taking part in the first ever wheelchair event at the JH level in the State Track and Field meet. He earned a first place medal in the 10...

May 12, 2026

WJHS State Track Success!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following WJHS students for medaling at the State Track Meet this past weekend! STATE CHAMPS in the 4x200m relay (Ainsley Sternau, Alaina McNalley, Hadley Rensing, and Brooke...

May 11, 2026

April and May Staff of the Month

Congratulations to the WJHS Staff Members of the Month for April and May! Mrs. Johnson was recognized in April. She teaches 7th grade Lit and Lang, served as co-director of our school play, led our...

May 4, 2026

Cardinals, Kids, and Cops Night at the ballpark!

School Resource Officer Hartin and local law enforcement would like to share an opportunity with WJHS students and families to purchase Cardinals tickets and attend a game with them! Please see the...

April 10, 2026

Bowling success!

Congratulations to the WJHS Girls and Boys Bowling teams for finishing 2nd in the Regional Tournament over the weekend. Both teams qualified for State next Saturday. Isabella Goersch, Kinleigh Cann...

March 17, 2026

You're Invited!

You are formally invited to attend the WJHS Drama Club's performance of Murder's in the Heir at the WHS Auditorium on Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th. Doors open at 6pm and the show beg...

March 17, 2026

February ZERO HEROES!

Congratulations to our February ZERO HEROES! Our sponsor, Andrea Glessner with Petri Insurance, visited WJHS to award 5 lucky students with gift cards for having ZERO absences, tardies, late/missin...

March 12, 2026

March Staff Member of the Month at WJHS!

The WJHS Staff Member of the Month for March is Nurse Davis! As you can imagine, this season has kept her especially busy and she handles every situation with the perfect balance of professionalism...

March 3, 2026

February Bulldog Trait of the Month Recipients!

Today we recognized the students who were nominated by a WJHS staff member to receive the February Bulldog Trait of the Month for being COURAGEOUS! Please join us in celebrating this great group! W...

March 3, 2026

Young Authors' Conference Participants

We are incredibly proud to announce that 14 of our talented Bulldogs have been selected to attend the Monroe-Randolph Young Authors' Conference!These creative students wrote and illustrated origina...

February 27, 2026

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

December WJHS Staff of the Month

December 15, 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

November Zero Heroes!

December 13, 2025

November Bulldog Trait of the Month Recipients!

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