Overview

Overview(of the School District)

Janesville is home to the University of Wisconsin extension of Rock County, a gateway to the entire esteemed University of Wisconsin system.

The residents in Janesville are mainly descendants of England and Germany; Janesville is a safe and peaceful garden city, where Chinese students can focus on learning without being disturbed.

There are lots of notable graduates from Janesville School District, such as Paul Ryan,Russel Feingold, Ken Hendricks and Gloria Foster. Education that prepares students for tomorrow begins today in the School District of Janesville. Graduates of the Janesville International Education Program (JIEP) are well-equipped to enter top universities and to succeed at every level in school and beyond. They emerge knowing how to learn, grow, and thrive in environments that promote the development of skills that are critical for the 21st century.

Students will assimilate American culture through family-oriented home stays or dormitory communities.

Geographic Profile

Population over 60,000, built on the Rock River and is the county seat for Rock County named by the Native American and New England settlers from the large Rock jutting out from the River at what is now Monterey Park. Janesville is known as the “City of Parks” with over 2,300 acres of parkland and more than 25 miles of paved bike and walking trails. Community residents are full of love and keen on outdoor activities. In 2014, the school district began recruiting international exchange students. The program is suitable for Chinese students aged 15-18. Through this project, international students can advance into the US education system, laying a solid foundation for American university applications. In such a safe and quiet garden city, high schools and local host families will provide international students with the highest quality of pure American learning style and lifestyle, and help them prepare in advance for a first-class university in the United States. During this process, international students can establish long-term friendship with outstanding students from all over the world .

Janesville and the Rock County area has a rich history of booming businesses through the years.  Agriculture has been and still is a large contribution to our culture and economy, but many famous industries and international businesses have had their start here as well – ABC Supply, Blaine Supply, Frito-Lay, Grainger, Hufcor, McFarlane Pheasant Farms, Parker Pen, Universal Acoustic and Emission Technologies and many more.

Location

Near Chicago–about 90 Minutes from the Airport

Madison is the Capitol–40 Minutes by Car

Milwaukee is the Largest City–90 Minutes by Car

Distinguished Alumni

Paul Ryan: Republican Congressman for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, 1999–present, and 2012 Republican vice-presidential candidate.

Russ Feingold: former Democratic U.S. Senator, 1993–2011.

Tim Cullen: Wisconsin State Senator

Gloria Foster: actress famous for playing the Oracle in the Matrix and Matrix Reloaded.

Tucker Fredricks: 2006, 2010 Olympic speedskater

Lavinia Goodell: first woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin

Ken Hendricks: Forbes 400 businessman & founder of ABC Supply

Terry Ryan: former Minnesota Twins general manager, currently interim General Manager

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: poet whose best known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone"

Mr. John H. Nicholson: founder of The Gideons International known for distributing Bibles in locations such as hotel rooms, hospitals, and prisons.

Mistie Bass: basketball player in the WNBA