Welcome to Bobcat Country

  • Bobcat Logo

DJHS Image

  • School Closings Information

    In the event of a school closing for inclement weather or in case of an emergency, the Donovan School District will utilize the One Call Now automated telephone alert system to contact parents via a phone call or text to inform parents of school closings information as soon as possible. 
    Listen to WGFA radio (94.1 FM), WVLI radio (92.7 FM or 101.7) or WKAN radio (1320 AM) to announce school closings as they occur. 

    Parents: Please DO NOT call the school for school closings information. 
    If you are not receiving One Call Now alerts please contact Mrs. Legan at leganj@donovanschools.org to sign-up for the automated alert system.

Junior High School Daily Announcements

  • Click the link to view and print a pdf version of the

    Class of 2020

    Donovan Junior High School

    8th-grade graduation program.

     
    Comments (-1)

  • Good Afternoon,

    • Your child's graduation time is: (Please see the schedule that was e-mailed to you and/or your child.)
    • Please arrive at least 5 minutes before your scheduled time, so we can try to stay on schedule.
    • When you arrive at the school you will need to remain in your car.  Someone will come out to greet you and your graduate and escort you into the gym.
    • Four adult guardians/parents will be allowed to enter the building with the graduate.
    • Everyone must be wearing a mask at all times.
    • Graduates will be able to remove their masks to walk across the stage and receive their diploma.
    • We will be recording this LIVE as the graduate's name is being called and walking across the stage...feel free to applaud and cheer on your graduate just as you would normally!!! We are all proud of them! 🤩
    • After walking across the stage the student will get their picture taken with their diploma.  They may have 2 photos taken...one with and one without their mask if they want to have it both ways.
    • The graduate and family must immediately exit the building so we can escort the next student into the gym.

    If you have any questions, please email me!! I will do my best to get you an answer. I am so excited to honor your children's accomplishments, as best as we can, during this pandemic!

     

    Mrs. Siedentop

     

     
    Comments (-1)

  •  8th Grade Virtual Graduation

     

    The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education released a joint statement with guidelines on Saturday, May 2nd pertaining to graduation ceremonies.  The 8th grade graduation we have been planning for weeks follows their Individualized Ceremony at School model.

     

    On Tuesday, May 26th, or Wednesday, May 27th our 8th graders will come into the school and walk across the stage in the gym one at a time to receive their diploma.  Mrs. Siedentop will be working with 8th-grade families to schedule a time to come into the gym on May 26th or May 27th.  We will take their photo and video as they accept their diplomas.  Strict guidelines only allow the 8th-grade graduate and their parents to come into the school.

     

    After May 26th we will start working on creating a video piecing together the 8th-grade virtual graduation ceremony.  We hope to release the video on our Facebook page and school website for everyone to view a week or two after May 26th.   

     

    If you follow the news you might have seen the positive media coverage by ABC News and NBC News out of Chicago covering Bradley-Bourbonnais Senior Graduation this week.  Donovan’s 8th-grade virtual graduation model is identical to theirs. 

     

    If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the school. 

     

    Thank you and we look forward to celebrating our 8th-grade graduates!

     

    Mr. Andy Jordan, Ed.S.

    Donovan Jr. Sr. High School Principal

     
    Comments (-1)

District Announcements

  • Attention Parents & Caregivers: 

     

    2020-2021 School Calendar Highlights

     

    The Donovan Community Unit School District will dismiss students every 2nd Wednesday of the month to allow all staff time for district training, staff meetings, and professional development. The Elementary school students will dismiss at 1:22 and the Jr/Sr high school students will dismiss at 1:30 on these days.

    Please contact the Elementary School (815) 486-7321 or the Jr. / Sr. High School (815) 486-7395 with questions or concerns.  
    We look forward to providing the best education possible to your child(ren).

  • Website HELP!

    Helpful Navigation Tips

    In an effort to better serve our viewers we have implemented some redundancy thoughout our website. For instance; When you select any Board of Education webpage you will be re-directed to the Board of Education portion of the district website. We have added this feature to ensure that no matter what building site you are visiting you always have access to the district level information you require. Here are some other helful website tips that may come in handy.

    Tip #1: All of our district websites are color coded for ease of identification. 

                1.  Grey & Burgandy=District Level
                2.  Red & White=Elementary School
                3.  Red & White/Black=Junior High School
                4.  Black & Gold/White=High School

    Tip#2: When selected, the following menu items will re-direct you back to the district website.
    These sections are part of the redundancy feature of the websites. All menus items and content are       identical on all of the school district websites. About Us, Board of Education, Parents, Public, and Staff

    Tip #3: Use the global icons bar on the right-hand side of each homepage for quick access to: District       Calender, Lunch Menus, Administration & Staff Directory Information, Classrooms, I-NOW Parent Porrtal, Local Weather, One Call Now and Google Classroom.

    Tip #4: You can always use the "Select a School" button at the top of all pages to get to where you want to go within the district.

    Tip #5: You the colorful interactive shortcut buttons to the right side of any homepage for quick access to the most frequently used webpage.

              

Website Comments & Suggestions

CLOSE
CLOSE