Sep 26, 2023
Visit the Johnson County Central Scholastic Book Fair September 25 - October 2. Online shopping is available if you are unable to stop in. We hope to see you at the book fair. Links for online shopping: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ johnsoncoelemschtecumseh https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ johnsoncoschoolcook This year, you have the option to pay via eWallet. For a quick video on how the eWallet works, please click the link here. See flyer below.
Aug 22, 2023
School Pictures will be taken at both sites on Wednesday, September 6th, 2023. Picture retakes are scheduled for Monday, October 30th! Order your school pictures today! We now have the convenience to place an online order ahead of time! Please click on the link below to place your order. Thank you! http://www.martinphotography.hhimagehost.com/
May 25, 2023
The Johnson County Central Middle School is proud to recognize the Thunderbirds on the 4th Quarter and 2nd Semester Honor Rolls for the 2022-23 school year. Congrats, Thunderbirds! Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll - Fourth Quarter 2022-23 (PDF) Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll - Second Semester 2022-23 (PDF)
May 16, 2023
Here are the replays of the 2023 JCC Spring Music Concerts, featuring groups from grades K-12. A big thank you to our music directors, Mr. Thomas Doran & Mrs. Emily Fricke. K-3rd Grades (5/16/23) 4th-8th Grades Band & Choir (5/16/23) High School Band (5/1/23) High School Small Groups (5/1/23) High School Choir (5/1/23)
Feb 9, 2023
We ❤ Cheer! JCC Cheer will hold a Valentines Cheer Camp for kindergartners through 6th graders on February 15th and 22nd from 4 pm to 6:30pm! Return the registration along with $30 per camper on the first day of camp! Be ready for dancing, cheering, and fun! Snack and t-shirt provided. Contact Amber Beard with any questions: amber.beard@jccentral.org 2023 JCC Valentine Cheer Camp : • February 15th and 22nd • 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM • $30 (Cost is $20 for any JCC After School Program . . .
Jan 23, 2023
Johnson County Central hosts the JCC Junior High Girls Basketball Tournament on Saturday, January 28th, 2023. All games are at the Middle School Site in Cook. UPDATE: 1/26/23 - Weeping Water is only able to bring one team. Bracket & schedule have been revised. Here is the schedule & bracket: 2023 JCC Junior High Girls Basketball Tournament (PDF) MAIN GYM: 9 AM - JCC vs Weeping Water (7th/B Team) 10 AM - JCC vs Conestoga (8th/A Team) 11 AM - 7th/B Team Championship 12 PM - JCC vs Falls . . .
Jan 23, 2023
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the Second Quarter and First Semester of the 2022-23 School Year has been released. Congratulations to all of the Thunderbirds recognized for their hard work! Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll - Second Quarter 2022-23 (PDF) Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll - First Semester 2022-23 (PDF)
Dec 12, 2022
From the Library: Please Return Library Materials! Attention: Please help your students return all regular library books before Christmas Break! Merry Christmas!
Oct 24, 2022
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 2022-23 First Quarter has been released. Congratulations to all of the Thunderbird students recognized! JCC Middle School First Quarter Honor Roll (2022-23) PDF
Sep 22, 2022
Please join us for the Book Fair! DATES: September 26th - October 2nd, 2022 LOCATIONS/TIMES: • Elementary Library in Tecumseh - Mon, Tue, and Fri - after school until 4:00 p.m. • Middle School Library in Cook - Wed & Thur - after school until 4:00 p.m. Both fairs will be open during P/T Conferences on Monday, October 3rd from 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Shop online too! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnsoncomiddleschool . . .
May 25, 2022
Johnson County Central Middle School has released the 4th Quarter and 2nd Semester Honor Rolls for the 2021-22 School Year. Congratulations to all of the students recognized for their hard work! JCC Middle School Honor Roll -- 4th Quarter (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll -- 2nd Semester (PDF)
May 12, 2022
Johnson County Central's Track & Field Day for grades Kindergarten through 6th Grade will be on Friday, May 13th, 2022, at the high school track in Tecumseh. If you would like a PDF version of the schedule of events, please click here . End of meet/day information: At the conclusion of the meet, students that would normally be dismissed from the Cook Site will be transported back to Cook, unless they are released to a parent or guardian following the meet. Please allow K-3 students to return . . .
Apr 11, 2022
JCC competed in the 2022 Junior High MUDECAS Track Meet on Saturday, April 9th 2022, in Adams, Nebraska (hosted by Freeman). The JCC JH Boys took home first place with 110 points. The JCC JH Girls finished in second place (119) behind Johnson-Brock. 2022 Junior High MUDECAS Track Meet Results: Team Rankings Girls Results Boys Results
Mar 21, 2022
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter has been released. Congratulations to all students recognized for their hard work! 2021-22 JCC Middle School - 3rd Quarter Honor Roll (PDF)
Jan 27, 2022
The 2022 JCC Junior High Girls BB Tournament will be on Saturday, January 29th, at the JCC Middle School Site in Cook. Games begin at 8:30 a.m. We will play 6 min. quarters, with a 5 min. halftime. Overtimes will be 3 minutes, if needed. The 8:30 and 9:30 games will begin as scheduled. The last two games will begin early if possible. SCHEDULE: JCC JH Girls BB Tournament Bracket & Pool Play 7th/B-Team MAIN GYM: 8:30 AM - JCC vs Falls City 10:30 AM - Championship: JCC/FC Winner vs J-B/WW . . .
Jan 21, 2022
Congratulations to the students recognized on the Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter and the 1st Semester! UPDATE:The 1st Semester Honor Roll has been updated due to an error in the previously shared version! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter (2021-22) (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Semester (2021-22) (PDF)
Oct 22, 2021
Congratulations to all students recognized on the Johnson County Central Middle School First Quarter Honor Roll! Click here for a printable PDF version: JCC MS First Quarter Honor Roll (PDF)
May 26, 2021
Congratulations to all Thunderbirds recognized on the Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 4th Quarter and 2nd Semester of the 2020-21 School Year! JCC Middle School - 4th Quarter Honor Roll (PDF) JCC Middle School - 2nd Semester Honor Roll (PDF)
Mar 18, 2021
Congratulations to all students recognized on the Third Quarter Honor Roll! JCC Middle School - 3rd Quarter Honor Roll (PDF) JCC High School - 3rd Quarter Honor Roll (PDF)
Jan 12, 2021
The Johnson County Central Middle School has announced the Honor Roll recipients for the 2nd Quarter and the 1st Semester of the 2020-21 school year. Congratulations to all students recognized! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Semester (PDF)
Oct 21, 2020
Congratulations to all students recognized on the JCC Middle School Honor Roll for the First Quarter! Keep up the great work! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Quarter (PDF)
May 29, 2020
Congratulations to the students recognized on the Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 4th Quarter and the 2nd Semester! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 4th Quarter (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Semester (PDF)
May 12, 2020
Middle School Students: I hope this email finds you well and in good spirits. We will plan on checking in all student issued equipment next week at the following times/places: Monday, May 18th @ the High School. Please go to the north doors of the High School (H.S. students will be checking out in the circle drive between the buildings) » 8th Grade 8:00-10:00 » 7th Grade 10:00-12:00 » 6th Grade 1:30-3:30 Tuesday, May 19th @ the Middle School. . . .
Mar 16, 2020
Congrats to the students who have made it on the Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter! Please click here for a downloadable PDF: 2019-20 JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 3rd Quarter (PDF)
Jan 9, 2020
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Rolls for the 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester have been released for the 2019-20 school year. Congratulations to all students recognized! Keep up the hard work! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter (2019-20) PDF JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Semester (2019-20) PDF
Oct 25, 2019
The Johnson County Central Middle School has released the Honor Roll for the First Quarter 2019-20. Congratulations, Thunderbirds! Click here to view the JCC Middle School Honor Roll: First Quarter 2019-20 (PDF)
May 30, 2019
Johnson County Central Middle School has released Honor Rolls for the 4th Quarter and the 2nd Semester for the 2018-19 School Year. Congratulations to all students recognized! JCC Middle School Honor Roll -- 4th Quarter (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll -- 2nd Semester (PDF)
Apr 8, 2019
Results from the 2019 MUDECAS Junior HIgh Track Meet hosted by Johnson County Central on Saturday, April 6th. MUDECAS Junior High Girls Results (PDF) MUDECAS Junior High Boys Results (PDF)
Jan 21, 2019
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Rolls have been released for the 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester. Congratulations to all students recognized! 2018-19 JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter (PDF) 2018-19 JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Semester (PDF)
Oct 29, 2018
The 2018-19 Honor Roll for the First Quarter has been released. Congratulations to all students recognized! 2018-19 Middle School First Quarter Honor Roll (PDF) 2018-19 High School First Quarter Honor Roll (PDF)
May 22, 2018
The Johnson County Central Middle School has announced the Honor Roll for the 4th Quarter and the 2nd Semester. Congratulations to all students! JCC Middle School Honor Roll — 4th Quarter (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll — 2nd Semester (PDF)
Apr 3, 2018
The Honor Roll for the JCC Middle School has been released for the Third Quarter. Congratulations to all of the students recognized! JCC Middle School Third Quarter Honor Roll 2017-18 (PDF) Links to previous Honor Rolls for the 2017-18 School Year: JCC Middle School Honor Roll - Second Quarter 2017-18 (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - First Semester 2017-18 (PDF)
Feb 19, 2018
Congratulations to the following JCC vocal students who auditioned for and made the Meridian Honor Choir: Logan Barras – Tenor, Ava Berkbile – Soprano, Jonathan Duncan – Tenor, Jacob Graham – Tenor, Hayden Huskey – Tenor, Danielle Lueders – Alto, Madison Pingel – Alto, Emma Straka – Alto, and Tanner Woods – Tenor. Congratulations to the following band students for making the Meridian Honor Band: Vanessa Jimenez – French Horn, Emma Swanda – Snare/Auxillary, and . . .
Jan 10, 2018
The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Rolls for the Second Quarter and the First Semester of the 2017-18 School Year have been released! Congratulations to all of the students recognized for their academic achievements! JCC Middle School Honor Roll - Second Quarter 2017-18 (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - First Semester 2017-18 (PDF)
Nov 14, 2017
As we quickly approach Thanksgiving and Christmas Breaks, sixth graders are starting to adjust to life in Middle School. With busy schedules, switching classes, and several different teachers, students are realizing that time flies when you’re in Middle School! We are keeping busy in Language Arts class with a lot of different projects. Weekly grammar lessons, skill practices, and spelling tests are a part of our regular routines. So far this year, we’ve completed several different writing assignments, including . . .
Oct 31, 2017
Congratulations to the Johnson County Central Middle School students who have been recognized on the First Quarter Honor Roll. The Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll represents students with no grade lower than a B. Honor Roll with Distinction are students with all A's and with only one B. Nice work, Thunderbirds! Click on the photo to enlarge or click here to download a PDF version .
May 23, 2017
The Ceremony began with a thank from Mrs. McNiff representing the American Legion Auxiliary. She thanked the students for writing notes to our soldiers over the holidays. She reported that the response from the soldiers was very positive. Next, Mrs. Palmer recognized students who placed in the Patriot’s Pen writing contest. Awards went to Calvin Antholz, Dalton Berkebile, Lane Othmer, Saylor Rother, Isabella Wolter, and Kenia Barrientos. Mrs. Palmer also acknowledged 7th and 8th graders who . . .
Feb 9, 2017
This year's top three music videos created by the 6th Grade Choir class. "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" by Skrillex Created by Damian K., Tatum R., & Jacob L. "Hall of Fame" by The Script Created by Jacob G. & Hayden H. "Gonna" by Blake Shelton Created by Chayce O., MacKinze G., Anzel D
Jan 5, 2017
The Johnson County Central Middle School is proud to announce the Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter and for the 1st Semester. Honor Roll students have no grade lower than a B. And the Honor Roll with Distinction is based on students having all A's with only one B. JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter (16-17) (PDF) JCC Middle School Honor Roll - 1st Semester (16-17) (PDF)
Nov 29, 2016
Don't forget! There will be a silent auction and baked potato feed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9th before the middle school winter music concert at 7:00 p.m. The high school band has rounded up many items to auction off including quilts, gift certificates, various baskets, a bluetooth stereo, and two tickets to ERIC CHURCH! All proceeds from the silent auctions will go toward the high school band trip in May and the baked potato feed will go towards Music Boosters.
Oct 29, 2016
Congrats to our Johnson County Central Middle School Honor Roll for the First Quarter! Click here to view PDF .
Sep 14, 2016
Junior High Volleyball got under way this week. It is going to be a tough first week with games on Tuesday, Thursday and a tournament on Saturday. This does not give the teams a lot of time to make corrections for the next game. Tuesday was a home game versus the Palmyra Panthers. The C team played 1 set, while the B and A teams played complete matches. The C team won their set, the B team lost both their sets and the A team lost both their sets. The girls who played in the C team game include Madison . . .
May 17, 2016
The Junior High Boys & Girls Track Teams competed at the 2016 Nebraska Championship Meet on May 14, 2016, in Gothenburg, NE. Complete Results from 2016 Nebraska Championship Jr High Track Meet:
Mar 18, 2016
Once or twice a month during the 2015-2016 school year, the fifth grade students have been studying dinosaurs. During the first semester, each student picked a dinosaur to study. The students have researched, written reports, given presentations, and built a replica of their dinosaurs. The dinosaur models are displayed in the common areas by the middle school's new gym. To view the photo gallery, click on the photo in the upper right corner.
Mar 9, 2016
The 6th graders spent January creating music videos for choir. All of the students worked extremely hard on their videos. These were the top three of the class. If you are interested in seeing your child’s video or would like a copy of it, please email me at emily.fricke@jccentral.org . Enjoy! These videos are part of project Mrs. Fricke started with the sixth graders last year. It turned out to be a great project for them during this down time in January. We have a number of different groups using a . . .
Feb 22, 2016
Congratulations to the JCC Meridian Junior High Honor Choir & Band Members The following JCC 7th & 8th grade students auditioned and have been selected to attend the 29th Annual Meridian Jr. High Honor Choir & Band on Friday, April 1, 2016: Honor Choir Students: Sopranos – Chloe Curry; Altos – Morgan Moran & Saylor Rother Baritone – Caleb Eggleston, Sam Buss, Gabe DeFreece, Andruw Stafford, Jacob Wolter Honor Band Students: . . .
Jan 19, 2016
Congratulations our local winners of the Music K-8 Cover Contest at JCC! The local winners were picked by the JCC High School Choir. Nice job! Click on the photo to browse through all nine winners! Or you can click here for a slideshow view of the nine winners!
Jan 18, 2016
The sixth grade choir has started working on their music videos. I started this project with the sixth graders last year and it turned out to be a great project for them during this down time in January. We have a number of different groups using a various genres of music; everything from classic rock to hip hop. The students really get to open up their creative abilities with this project and I hope to continue it in the future. Many students at the high school and middle school level have been auditioning for Class C All-State . . .
Nov 23, 2015
The 2015 Johnson County Central Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament will be held at the Middle School Gym (Cook) on Saturday, December 5, 2015. JCC welcomes the junior high boys basketball teams from Auburn, Falls City and Freeman. Games begin at 8:30 a.m. The games will have 6 minute quarters with a 5 minute halftime. Overtimes will be 3 minutes if needed. Admission to the tournament is $4/Adults and $3/Students. Good luck to all teams! Download: Bracket (PDF)
Nov 9, 2015
We’re always keeping things interesting and exciting in Room 107! Currently, the students are participating in a Harry Potter themed ‘House Cup Competition’! Students are divided into ‘houses’ in the classroom, with 1-3 other students in their group. The ‘houses’ work together to earn points for themselves, to earn a reward during the week of Thanksgiving. The ‘house’ with the most points on Monday, November 23 will be declared the winner! Ways to earn points include: good . . .
Oct 19, 2015
By: Karen Hunzeker The 7 th Grade math classes have been working on fractions. We started the year off with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. We have moved on to changing between fraction, decimal and percent forms. We also learned how to compare all three forms as well. Fractions are very important and are used it many jobs. We will be visiting this skill all year long because of its importance! The Pre-Algebra classes have been working on integers, which are positive and . . .
May 18, 2015
The Johnson County Central Cross Country team is seeking enthusiastic and motivated 7th and 8th grade boys and girls to join the team. The JCC Cross Country team has sent two teams to the State Cross Country meet the last 2 years and is looking for new members to join the program and continue to build this tradition. The Middle School team competes in 6 meets during the season, culminating with the Jr. High State Cross Country Meet in Papillion, and everyone gets to run each meet. . . .
Mar 19, 2015
I cannot believe how fast the year is going! We are beginning the fourth quarter already. I have enjoyed my first year of teaching at Johnson County Central! I hope to continue to educate the youth of this great community for many years to come. With the spring quickly approaching, that means it is NeSA time! This is the Nebraska version of state standards test. The 7 th and 8 th grade students will be taking the math version of the NeSA on April 14 th and 15 th . Since this is less than a . . .
Feb 6, 2015
In music, the 6th grade class created music videos to some of their favorite songs. Using iOS devices, these students created their own videos to match the songs. We have featured some of the top videos below . This project in Emily Fricke's middle schol choir class envolved out of a karaoke unit, where students would pick & practice a song and eventually perform it in front of the class. "It was hard for some students who aren't as confident so I would let them have partners if they . . .
Jan 16, 2015
This semester in 6th grade choir we a starting out with a project. All of the 6th graders are creating music videos. They picked their own groups (if they wanted to be in one) and have picked their songs. This is a creative project for them with almost no guidelines – except that they must participate – to bring out some creative thinking. Students are setting their own standards and choosing every aspect of their video. With the help of iDevices and a free app called Video Star, the 6th graders are recording some excellent, . . .
Oct 27, 2014
We have been learning a lot in math so far. The seventh grade math students have been working on fractions, decimals, percents and integers. They have been working on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them. They have also learned how to convert from one form to the other. They are currently working on integers and how to compute with them. Pre-Algebra has been working on expressions, equations, graphing in a coordinate plane, working with monomials and scientific notation. They are . . .