
Due to a high amount of unpaid fees, families with unpaid fees are unable to view student grades until payments are made in full. Students will still be able to view grades through the student portal of Teacherease. We apologize for any inconvenience, but the system does not allow for partial payment to release grade viewing.

OTHS would like us to share this upcoming game that will have some JAMS alumni participating. The date is this Friday, August 22, not what is listed here.


The new Central 104 Store hours will be Monday through Friday 6:30 am to 10:00 pm. We apologize for this inconvenience, but have had several incidences of people destroying the space on the weekends. We are working hard to reorganize and will have cameras installed with the hopes of being able to reopen this essential community resource back up 24/7 in the future. Thank you for your understanding!

Welcome Back Tiger Family! What a wonderful week we've had! It has been a pleasure to see everyone back smiling! Please take a moment to read these reports each Friday to stay abreast of all the happenings in the district. We are BETTER TOGETHER!



Our staff had a GREAT day getting better together for our students arrival on Wednesday!











Information about teachers and homeroom will be shared before Open House on Monday. Once this information is available in TeacherEase, we’ll send out a message to families. Thank you for your patience and understanding — we can’t wait to kick off another great school year! 🎉

Nếu con bạn là học sinh cũ, VUI LÒNG KHÔNG nhấp vào liên kết dành cho học sinh mới, hãy truy cập ứng dụng hoặc trang web TeacherEase.

For your safety, PLEASE stay out of all fenced school property at the Joseph Arthur Middle School . We are literally saving a sinking school and need your cooperation to complete the work in a timely manner. There are no exceptions to this request. We thank you for your cooperation in this serious matter!

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Below is the link for parents to purchase the images from graduation. The download for each image is located on the right lower corner of the picture ($7.95 per image ) or ($99.95 for the gallery). My contact information is also below. Any question you may contact me with the information below. Than you for allowing me to share in this special moment.
https://wrightstuff.smugmug.com/8th-Grade-JAMS-GRADUATION-/n-jHTXpT

Miss Ani Carr enjoying her Lunch with the Superintendent purchased from trivia!


Have a WONDERFUL summer!



Superintendent for the Day Carter Copeland is hard at work wrapping up the school year.


One week to go!



Families who are direct certified will notice the fee change in their Teacherease account tomorrow. Secretaries are making adjustments now. We apologize the new system did not transfer this information.

Today families owing money for registration fees, lunch balances, and other fees will be receiving an email. Next year, secretaries will be sending these on a weekly basis to remind you payments are due. Messages were sent in October and December to get fees paid. Fee waivers were included in the online registration process at the beginning of the year and are no longer eligible with two weeks of school remaining. If you need to make payment arrangements to pay before July 1, please contact Patty Cavins at pcavins@central104.org or 618-632-6336 ext 302. Payments not received in full by July 1 will prohibit students from registering for next school year. If you have any questions regarding payments already made or any other system questions, please contact Jess Daniels at jdaniels@central104.org. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we learn lessons from our transition to a new student information system.

We had a great night at the board meeting tonight celebrating our 2 Superintendent Shout Outs Braylon Veath and Landon Garner and our IASB Established Board President Sarah Svoboda.




Big thank you to Poettker Construction for giving the Girls Emerging as Women Leaders (GEWL) program a $500 grant!


Mrs. Yarber and Mrs. Shelton had so much fun visiting Kindergarten Power Hour! The students wowed us with their "Direct and Draw" projects. Their creative sentences were packed with details that made guessing their drawings a blast — such talented young artists and storytellers!


Have a wonderful weekend!

