Joy Elementary School

FREE Youth Football Day Camp on Thursday, July 18th! See flyer for more details.

For Grades 5-12: Franciscan Physician Network will be providing sports physicals at Ames Field on Monday, July 8, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, for $25 (cash or check only).

Happy Independence Day, America!

We hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July!

REMINDER: Due to the Juneteenth holiday, there will be no Summer School on Wednesday, June 19th, and NO Summer Food Service at the following locations:

Joy Elementary School
Lake Hills Elementary School
Michigan City High School
Boys & Girls Club (321 Detroit Street)

FOOTBALL SUMMER CAMP UPDATE: The Michigan City High School Football Summer Passing Camp for Grades 3-8 is canceled for Wednesday, June 12!

There is so much going on in Michigan City this summer! Follow the link below for information about MCAS Summer Food Service locations, Future Wolves sports camps, community camps, and summer activities.

Check it out here: www.EducateMC.net/Summer

Some community camp/activity listings include:
- Boys & Girls Club of La Porte County 2024 Summer Camp
- Dunes Summer Theatre Youth Theatre Camps
- Lubeznik Center for the Arts Summer Classes
- Michigan City "City Kids" Day Camp
& so much more!

The Michigan City High School Football Summer Youth Camp for Y5-2nd Grade is
CANCELED for TODAY, Thursday, June 6!

School may be out for summer but we found some of our very own working to beautify our courtyards. The pulling of weeds and clearing of brush uncovered some hidden gems. We can’t wait to see the finished product.

Future Wolves Youth Football Camp for Y5 - 2nd Grade begins on Wednesday, June 5, from 4-6 at Ames Field. On-site registration!

For more summer future wolves camps, visit www.EducateMC.net/Summer.

NEW FUTURE WOLVES CAMP ADDED!

Sign up for the Future Wolves Softball Summer Camp for grades 4-8!
This camp will begin on Monday, June 10, at the MCHS Softball Fields.

Visit www.EducateMC.net/summer for links to MCAS summer school, summer camps, summer food service, and more!

Today is Memorial Day! On this day, we honor all of those who died in service to our country.

Congratulations to our third-grade teacher, Mrs. Knouse!

We honored 15 retirees at the 2024 MCAS/MCEA Retirement and Wall of Fame dinner last night. THANK YOU to this year's group of retirees. We are so grateful for your many years of service to our students! We will miss you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

(L-R): Connie Althoff (21 years), April Burns (39 years), Sheila Sobecki (20 years), Mark Marz (40 years), Cathy Knouse (32.5 years), George Olson (34 years), Marlene Dean-Chandler (36 years), Tess Pavloff (23 years), Juli Chappell (20 years), Janine Peo (37 years), Stacy Attar (12 years), Bruce Parker (44.5 years), Barbara Eason-Watkins (14 years). Missing from photo: Shelley Deutscher (41 years) and Karen Gehr (20 years).

(That is over 400 years of combined experience in service to our schools and community!) Read all about them at www.educateMC.net/news

Michigan City Area Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under.

For details (including site locations, dates, and times), visit www.EducateMC.net/SummerFood

Joy’s volleyball team had a fantastic inaugural season. Our students learned the basics of the sport and decided to challenge the staff to a game. There were no winners but there sure was a lot of fun and laughter had by all.

Though school is out for summer, we have created memories that will last us forever.

Our 6th grade students enjoying their field trip to City Lanes.

Bowling, games, friends and food. A great time was held by all.

It's the last day of school! We hope you all have a happy, healthy, and FUN summer break! See you in August.

Visit www.EducateMC.net/summer for links to MCAS summer school, summer camps, summer food service, and more!

Today is the last day of school.

We have our Kindergarten Ceremony today at 11:45.

Also, a reminder, all students must turn in their devices and chargers before they leave school tomorrow. If any devices or chargers are not returned, then students will be charged for the amount of the item. We wouldn’t want that to happen.

Please be sure to keep checking out Joy’s page. We will continue to post pictures of the end of the year events. We will also keep you up to date on happenings in the district as we navigate through summer into the 2024-2025 school year.

Thank you to each and every one of you for making Joy Elementary School such a warm and welcoming place. What a great school year it has been!!

Celebrate Field Day… come on !!

It didn’t matter if you were in 1st grade or 6th grade - Field Day Friday was a blast for all!

FIeld Day Friday continued. I’m not sure who’s having more fun here - the children or the adults ?!? Look at all the happiness.

Field Day Friday photos begin. A great time was had by all. Thank you so much to our very own Ms. Nickerson for putting all this fun together. Also, thank you to all the amazing volunteers and and staff members that pitched in to ensure the success of the day. Stay tuned for a lot more posts about field day and other end of the year events.

Elementary Football Drop-In Camp & Passing Camp is canceled for May 19th and 26th! These days will be made up later in the summer - more information will be shared next week.

FIeld Day is tomorrow, Friday, May 17. We will be outside sweating, getting wet and having all sorts of fun. Please send your child with a towel and a change of clothes - we plan of having THAT much fun!!

Thank you !

Future Wolves Summer Volleyball Camp for Grades 2-8!

Visit www.EducateMC.net/summer for additional Future Wolves sports camps. Please note we will keep adding to this list as we learn of additional opportunities.

Future Wolves Summer Tennis Camp for K-8!

Visit EducateMC.net/summer for additional Future Wolves sports camps. Please note we will keep adding to this list as we learn of additional opportunities.