Spotlighting Joliet Central’s own Jeffrey Grimes for National Teacher’s Week! 🌟 Mr. Grimes’ journey from struggling Spanish student to beloved Spanish teacher is truly inspiring. After a life-changing trip to Mexico and learning Spanish from his neighbors, he found his calling in the classroom. Today, he’s proud to call Joliet Central “the best school in Illinois” and we’re proud to have him as part of our Steelmen family. Thank you, Mr. Grimes, for your dedication and passion for teaching!
Read his story here: https://t.co/lhFXRDVijb
Steelmen Badminton are Sectional Champs! 🏆
Congrats to our state qualifiers & superstars of the team. They will be heading to the State Finals in DeKalb next week.
Sarai C. -Singles Champ🏆
Ana G. & Audrey R. -Doubles Champ🏆
Ja’Mya C. & Erika S. -Doubles 2nd Pl.🥈
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🎉HISTORY MADE! Our Steelmen Badminton team dominated at the Sectional Tournament last night, clinching 1st Place overall! Five members of the Steelmen Badminton team have earned their ticket to the IHSA State Finals in Dekalb next weekend.
👏 Please help us cheer on these incredible student-athletes:
🏆 1st Place Singles – Sarai Contreras
🏆 1st Place Doubles – Ana Gudeman & Audrey Rodriguez
🥈 2nd Place Doubles – Ja’Mya Chestnut & Erika Saenz
This marks Joliet Central’s first Team Sectional Championship since 1990 — an unforgettable achievement for these athletes and Coach Luangsomkham! Let’s show our support and pride — Go Steelmen! @JolietCentralAD #SteelmenPride #IHSAStateBound #JolietCentralBadminton #MakingHistory
🥇 SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!🥇
Congratulations to the Steelmen Girls Badminton team on winning the Sectional Championship today!
1st Place Singles- Sarai Contreras
1st Place Doubles - Ana Gudeman & Audrey Rodriguez
2nd Place Doubles - Ja’Mya Chestnut & Erika Saenz
These five Steelmen have punched their ticket to the State Finals next weekend in Dekalb!
This is the first Sectional Championship since 1990 for a Joliet Central team!
#SteelmenPride
Super proud of our Steelmen Badminton Team! Our last conference game was at Plainfield East. V & JV won 14-1. Varsity ended the regular season with a 9-0 conference record. 💛🏸💙
We celebrated with some delicious ice cream at Dari Delite! 🍦
Lincoln-Way East Badminton Invite results….Congrats to our medalists!
1st D Ana/Audrey🥇
2nd D Ja’Mya/Erika 🥈
1st S Sarai 🥈
2nd S Daisy 🥈
3rd S Alyson 🥈
4th S Jael 🥇
JC badminton took 2nd place overall 🏆 There were many excellent matches. Well done, Steelmen! 💙🏸💛
Steelmen Badminton non-conference dual vs Lincoln-Way West scores:
Varsity won 10-5
JV won 14-1
Freshman lost 4-11
Keep up the great work, Steelmen!🏸💙💛
Steelmen Badminton scores vs Plainfield Central.
Varsity won 15-0
JV won 14-1
F won 13-2
The Steelmen are now 8-0 in conference. Well done & keep it up! 💙🏸💛
🥇 First Place for Steelmen Badminton at the Elk Grove HS Invite.
Everyone medaled at 1st or 2nd place. The team won 32 of 35 matches!
#SteelmenPride@JCHS_Luang
Steelmen badminton scores vs Plainfield North:
Varsity won 11-4
JV won 13-2
Freshman 10-5
This was a busy week and the girls continue to work hard. Super proud of our teams. Varsity & Freshman are now 7-0 & JV 6-1 in conference. Keep up the great work Steelmen! 💛🏸💙
Congrats to our Varsity Badminton team on taking 1st place at the Elk Grove HS Invite today! 🏆
Our 3 singles & 4 doubles medaled at 1st or 2nd place. Winning 32 out of 35 matches. Way to go! We are very proud of you!
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Steelmen badminton scores from our conference dual vs Joliet West:
Varsity won 10-5
JV won 13-2
Freshman won 8-7
We continue to see great competition on the courts. Keep it up, Steelmen! 💙🏸💛
Congrats to our medalists at the Wheaton North Invite! Steelmen took 2nd Place at the invite.
1st D Ana/Audrey 🥇🥇
2nd D Ja’Mya & Erika 🥇🥇
1st S Sarai 🥉
2nd S Daisy 🥉
3rd S Jael 🥈
4th S Julia 🥈
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Steelmen Badminton Friday Night Quad Results:
Varsity beat Bolingbrook 10-5, Reavis 7-1, & Lockport 8-0.
JV lost to BB 7-8, beat Reavis 7-1. & beat Lockport 5-3.
Freshman beat BB 11-4, tie with Reavis 2-2, & beat Lockport 7-1.
We’re very proud of everyone’s wins! 👏👏
Today, Steelmen badminton celebrated our wonderful teachers & amazing seniors! It was an awesome game day.
We ended the evening with wins for all 3 levels vs Oswego East. Great job, Steelmen! 👏👏
Varsity 12-3
JV 12-3
F 11-4
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Steelmen badminton took 1st place at the RMHS Doubles Delight Invite. 1st time ever for our program. All 7 doubles teams medaled 🥇🥈🥉Words can’t describe how happy & proud I am of our varsity program. 💙🏸💛
Varsity & JV Badminton Quad. Lots of great matches played today. Way to go, Steelmen badminton! 💙🏸💛
Varsity Scores:
JC vs Oak Forest 5-2
JC vs Waubonsie V. 6-1
JC vs Bradley B. 8-0
JV Scores:
JC vs Oak Forest: 8-0
JC vs Waubonsie V.: 3-5
JC vs Bradley B: 7-1