Johnson County Middle School

💖✨ February Habit Spotlight: Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw! ✨💖

This month, we’re focusing on Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw—Balance Feels Best! 🧠💪
Sharpening the saw means taking care of our whole selves—body, mind, heart, and soul—so we can be our best every day.

Use Leader in Me language at home by encouraging your family to:
🥗 Make healthy choices and get plenty of rest.
📖 Take time to read, learn, and grow.
❤️ Practice kindness, gratitude, and self-care.
⚖️ Find balance between work, play, and rest.

When we take care of ourselves, we’re better leaders for others. Let’s make February a month of balance and renewal! 🌱

#LeaderInMe #Habit7 #SharpenTheSaw #BalanceFeelsBest #LoveLearnLead

🖤🎉 Happy National School Counseling Week! 🎉💛 This week, we want to give a huge THANK YOU to Ms. Kretzer for all she does at JCMS! Her dedication, compassion, and commitment to our students make a difference every single day. From offering guidance and encouragement to being a steady, caring presence, she truly goes above and beyond to support our school community. We are so grateful for your heart, your hard work, and the impact you make in the lives of our students. JCMS is better because of you! 💛✨ #NationalSchoolCounselingWeek #JCMSStrong

Remember to order your Fun Pasta to support the JCMS Student Council! This money will help to make this year's Winter Formal and our 8th Grade Fun Night a wonderful experience for our students! We appreciate your support! https://funpastafundraising.com/2026-spring-johnson-county-middle-school-student-council/paige-caudill/

🎉 Welcome to the Team! 🎉

We are excited to welcome our new GEAR UP Coordinators, Mr. Connor Hopkins and Mrs. Jayme Dials! 👏

They bring a passion for student success and a heart for supporting our school community, and we are thrilled to have them joining us. Please help us give them a warm welcome as they begin working with our students and families to support college and career readiness.

Welcome aboard, Mr. Hopkins and Mrs. Dials—we’re so glad you’re here!🖤 📚✨

We are so proud of our Wrestling Eagles!! They placed 3rd in regions and were the 1st school organization to place!! Several placed individually as well!! (photos to come shortly)Congratulations to all!!

Congratulations to 8th graders Cara Stephens, Parker Blanton, and Anna Grace Pleasant who medaled at the KHSAA Region 9 swim meet on Sunday 1/18/26! Cara placed 6th in the 50 freestyle; Parker placed 7th in the 100 backstroke and 8th in the 200 freestyle; and, Anna Grace placed 8th in the 100 breaststroke. Cara also was a part of both the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle relays that placed 2nd, so she will go on to compete at the state swim meet. Great job Cara, Parker, and Anna Grace!

JCMS Academic Team and individual results!! We are so proud of this hard working group of individuals!!

Congratulations to our JCMS Academic Team as they won their 31st CONSECUTIVE district Governor's Cup competition today!! #EaglePride #EAGLEStrong 💛🦅🖤

This week Mr. Mullins class got hands on learning experiences with fasteners and small tools and how to apply different units of measurement. What a great way for students to see the value of learning and how it relates to real life experiences!!

The JCMS Academic Eagles soared at the Eagle Classic Academic Meet! 🦅 High fives all around for our Quick Recall Runner-Up team and our individual placers: ⭐️Jaxon Sturgill: 1st in LA, 2nd in A&H ⭐ Bishop Ward: 4th in SS, 5th in Science ⭐ Aiden Watts: 5th in Math ⭐ Ashton Newman: 8th in Science ⭐ Layla Short: 10th in LA We are so proud of your hard work and brilliance! #AcademicTeam #EagleNation #JCMS

Mrs Caudill's classes welcomed Mrs Cindy and Mrs Emma from the CAP office to learn about bullying and dehumanization.

School Closure: January 16 and January 19

The Johnson County School District will not be in session tomorrow, Friday, January 16, due to illness and to allow extended time for sanitation of school facilities. School will also be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Rest up, Golden Eagles, and come back ready to soar.

Mrs Caudill's life skills classes enjoyed having guest Mrs Sonja from our local 4H to learn proper cutting techniques and how to make fruit and yogurt parfaits!

Mrs Caudill's life skills students loved having Sonja Harless from 4H today to learn proper cutting skills and how to make a fruit and yogurt parfait!

Mrs. Caudill's life skills classes are happy to be working with 4H to learn how to properly use knives and how to make a fruit and yogurt parfait.

Mrs Caudill's Life Skills classes are excited to be working with 4H today learning proper cutting techniques and how to make a fruit and yogurt parfait!

Please join us. We will hear a presentation from Joe Little Inspires and share a great meal.

Eagle Enrichment for the week of January 12-15, 2026. Have a great weekend. See all our Eagles on Monday.

We would like to thank our community partners from Camp Shawnee. The card game provided to our Eagle Enrichment Students was enjoyed by all.