• Jeannette Junior High School Points of Pride

    • Jeannette students and staff practice 3 pillars every day: Community, Integrity, and Leadership. These pillars guide our behavior and beliefs, and influence how we treat each other and make Jeannette the place that it is every day.
    • Jeannette students speak over 25 different languages, including Chaldean, Arabic, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Chinese, and Urdu.  Our diversity is our strength and teaches our students to live harmoniously with each other.
    • Jeannette students raise money and goods for several charity organizations, including an annual Make-a-wish initiative and Toys for Tots.
    • Jeannette's students have consistently raised their AP scores in AP Human Geography, going from 36% earning a score of 3 or above in 2021 to 64% earning a 3 or above in 2024. More and more students earn 5 (the highest score possible) each year.

     

    In conjunction with a comprehensive program in core academic subjects at the secondary level, students also have a broad selection of elective and exploratory classes. With programs such as our Utica Center for Science and Industry (UCSI); Utica Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology(UCMST); Utica Center for Applied Learning; and the Utica Academy for International Studies (UAIS), we meet the needs of students at every level. These programs help foster a college culture within our schools and provide your child with the opportunity to explore various interests as early as junior high school. For more information, click this link https://mi50010997.schoolwires.net/academics/specialtyprograms

    All UCS high schools named among nation’s best for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - November 2019

    All four Utica Community Schools comprehensive high schools have been named among the nation’s best for providing student experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

    Eisenhower, Henry Ford II, Stevenson and Utica high schools were among the top 13 percent of the nation’s public and private high schools to be honored as 2020 Best STEM schools by Newsweek Magazine. 

    Newsweek partnered with STEM.org, an educational research organization, to rank the best STEM high schools around the country. The schools were ranked based on data collected from 2015 to 2019.

    The research determined which schools provided the best STEM experience for students while positioning them for post-secondary study.