Washington Junior High student captures fifth place at state cross-country meet

Congratulations to Washington Junior High eighth grade student Marcellus Mines who

competed in the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross-Country Meet at Maxwell

Park in Normal, Illinois. Marcellus placed #5 out of 233 male athletes in Class 3A. The

student athlete was coached by Washington Junior High School teachers Kenneth Villasenor,

Susan Groves, and Daniel Wikert. Coach Groves also serves as the Washington Junior High

athletic director. The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors recognized

Marcellus, Washington Junior High School principal Rolland Jasper, and the coaches at their

November school board meeting.