About Us
Principal: Charlie Schwerman
Assistant Principal: Jordan Andruch
Athletic Director: Vince Rohr
Current enrollment: 468
Junior High Mascot: Mustangs
Effingham Junior High School is proud to be a part of an educational system that educates students at one of the most critical and formative periods of their lives. Our goals and objectives are for the maximum development, adjustment, and personal realization of individual talents, interests, and abilities.
The junior high years are only part of the total education structure; it is a unique part. Students are in a state of change and will be exploring various means of self-expression. The individuality of these rapidly maturing young people is initiated during these formative years. At EJHS students are asked to take more responsibility for their daily approaches as well as being challenged to grow daily by a highly qualified staff that believe having strong positive relationships with students is the foundation of all learning and growth in education. Effingham Junior High Schools must seriously and conscientiously guide its students to develop successfully into young adults, to solve adult problems with adult values, to assume responsibility for their own behavior, and to build a set of values worthy of good citizenship. Effingham Junior High School must seek to develop pride in building a sound foundation of school knowledge and citizenship.
Academics is our foundation teaching 5 core areas:
Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science
We have elective classes by grade level in:
Computers, Family and Consumer Sciences, Physical Education, Health, Chorus, Band, Fine Arts, Art, and Computer Technologies
We are proud of our sports teams such as:
Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Track
Students also have the opportunity to join many clubs and extracurricular activities such as:
Mustang Outreach, Student Council, Science Club, Yearbook, Drama and the Fall Musical, Scholar Bowl and Mustang Mindset. One of our main goals at EJHS is to get students involved and let them explore and determine their personal interests. We do this using a wide approach of teams, clubs, groups and activities.
EJHS Culture Blueprint:
Educational Excellence: Using the whole child approach to promote long-term development and success of all students
Healthy: Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle
Safe: Each student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults
Engaged: Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community
Supported: Each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults
Challenged: Each student is challenged academically and prepared for success in college or further study and for employment and participation in a global environment
Maximum Effort and Reflection: Better today than we were yesterday – Better tomorrow than we were today
Power of the School: Exceptional commitment to each other and to the work necessary to achieve our purpose. The strength of a team is determined by the strength of the connections on the team.