
March is Music in our Schools Month! Our JSE music students have been working hard composing their own music. Our Friday classes walked down the red carpet and presented their songs in a Music Premiere. Bravo!











March is Music in our Schools Month! Our JSE students have been working hard composing their own music. Our Thursday classes walked down the red carpet and presented their songs in a song premiere. Bravo!










The CDC has recently updated its guidelines regarding returning to work or school after illness. According to the new guidelines, individuals can return to work or school once they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.
Additionally, the CDC has also updated and simplified its respiratory virus precautions, which are designed to help prevent the spread of illness.
As part of our efforts to keep everyone informed and safe, we would like to share the following information and links:
CDC updates respiratory virus guidance
On March 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated and simplified its respiratory virus precautions. These easy-to-use recommendations can help prevent the spread of illness.
As a reminder, screening tools for schools and parents are available here:
General Wellness Screening for Parents
How Sick is too Sick
Please take a moment to review these resources and familiarize yourself with the updated guidelines.

JSE is experiencing a service outage that is effecting our phones and Internet today. Please email cminton@union.k12.in.us or khankins@union.k12.in.us rather than call in. Thank you for your assistance..

PCES Parent Group is holding a Town Hall Meeting TONIGHT, March 6, 2024 at the SELF School Gym, 750 Ransom Road in Valparaiso from 6:00-7:30 p.m.


Attention Preschool Families: Save the Date for our Registration and Information Open House March 14th 5-6PM at JSE! Spread the word, we have openings!


Montgomery wanted to wish the whole school to have a great weekend. He made this rainbow picture that says "For the weekend". Thanks for sharing, Monty!
#youarelovedatJSE


Save the date and spread the word, Kindergarten Round Up is coming!


We are excited to announce Bearcat Beginnings Preschool for the 2024-2025 School Year! Please review the announcement in the news section of our website for additional information.
Thank you to the UTSC School Board for their support of the program!
Proud to be a Bearcat!

Big news for our littlest Bearcats!
UTSC School Board approved our district to start Bearcat Beginnings- a preschool for our community! Thank you to the community feedback to help gather interest and needs. Mrs. Barnes and our schools will share more details soon!
#everystudenteveryday


UTSC does NOT have school tomorrow for President's Day. School resumes Tuesday, Feb 20.


Thursday was National SRO Appreciation Day! We got to celebrate Lt. Underhill yesterday and Cpl. Brown today. Thank you for loving our kids and keeping us safe.
#youarelovedatJSE



Happy Valentine's Day from your fancy JSE office staff!


These ladies worked really hard on writing math problems today with Mrs. Fischer.
Tessa's problem reads, "I have 12 puppies. I let 4 puppies play outside. How many do I have left?"


Our JSE Robocats placed 11 and 15 out of 38 teams today and both teams improved their scores from the last round. We are so proud of these collaborative engineers!


Congratulations to our Successful Learners for January! These students showed perseverance and forgiveness. Breakfast with the Principal will be Friday, Feb. 9. Way to go!


Join JSE PTO's giveback night and enjoy an evening ice skating from 7-9pm in Valpo.


We have your weekend plans! Come check out Bearcat Theater's production of Finding Nemo, Jr. this Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. JSE, UCE, UTMS, and WHS students are all performing!


Union Township Schools will move to an eLearning Day today, Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Although some roads have improved, others remain iced over and hazardous.

UTSC will be on a two hour delay, Tuesday, January 23, 2024. We will be reassessing roads and make a final decision by 7:30 a.m. Roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots are very icy.