Jasper High School
12/1/2023
Honor the Past, Prepare for the Future, Participate Now
Mr. Mauck's Musings
It is officially December and we have three weeks of school left in this year. Students continue working hard to maintain or improve those grades. Parents you can check on progress via the PowerSchool App or online. Congratulations to Nolla Davis and Mrs. Tina DeKemper who were our Student and Staff members of the Week. Sunday the Jasper Performing Arts Club will present the Christmas Program. JPAC presents Holiday Musicals, Movies, and More on Sunday, Dec 3 at 2 pm. Performance is free and open to the public in the JHS Auditorium. Our students and staff have numerous philanthropic activites going on. The Interact Club in sponsoring 12 Days of Interact. The Interact club works with its community partner the Rotary Club. HOSA continues its tradition of sponsoring a family. We have an angel tree set up. The Dubois County Leathernecks and the FFA joined forces for a Toys for Tots Drive. StuCo is sponsoring a two week canned food drive. They will have collections at the basketball games on the 1st, 2nd. and 8th. Next Saturday is the Snowball Dance and all JHS students need to pickup their Snowball Tickets during lunch. There is NO COST for JHS students attending the dance but they do need to have their tickets. If a student wants to bring a student from another school a guest verification form MUST be turned in by Dec. 4.
In the community the YMCA is hosting a dodgeball tournament. See details below. Jasper Youth Wrestling is hosting a folkstyle wrestling tournament. There is more information in the athletics section and here is the registration link Tournament Link: 47th Annual Jasper Folkstyle Open (trackwrestling.com)
I have included the first semester finals schedule. Please note that your student is expected to be at school for all periods including study halls. Some vocational students will not be required to attend certain periods if they do not have a class scheduled during that period during the regular school day. Mrs. Burns has the Library looking icy for the winter season. She does a fantastic job of promoting reading and making the library inviting and interactive. Mr. Jochum and Mr. Uebelhor wanted to let Seniors know scholarship packets will be available on the 8th of January when we return. If you are looking for something to do on Monday the JHS Band will have a Christmas Concert in the auditorium. Come out and listen to some very talented students. Have a happy and safe weekend.
Quote of the Week
Student and Staff of the Week
This week's Staff Member of the Week is Mrs. Tina DeKemper
Thank you for making Jasper High School Great.
JHS Lunch Menu
JHS Finals Schedule
Food Collections for Basketball Games
JHS Student Council will have a table set up at all home basketball games. The table will be set up by the main entrance to the gym. Please put all the items on the table. Thank you for your donation.
Toys for Tots
StuCo Dubois County Food Drive
Important Dates
November 27th County Wide Food Drive
December 3rd PAC Christmas Collaboration Scenes
December 11th Band Christmas Concert
December 17th Choir Christmas Concert
December 22nd Christmas Break
JHS Athletics
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***2024 Moratorium Weeks***
July 1st – July 7th
July 29th – August 4th
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Athletic Events – Week of: December 4th to December 9th
Monday – December 4th
Boys Freshman BB HOME vs Ev Mater Dei – Main 6:30PM
Tuesday – December 5th
Boys Freshman Basketball at Washington - Main 6:00PM
BG Swimming HOME vs Castle 6:30PM
Wednesday – December 6th
No Events Scheduled
Thursday – December 7th
Boys Freshman Basketball HOME vs Ev North – CABBY 6:00PM
Girls JV/V Basketball at Vincennes Lincoln 6:00PM
BG Swimming HOME vs Tell City/NE Dubois 6:30PM
Wrestling HOME vs Floyd Central – Main 6:30PM
Friday – December 8th
Boys FR/JV/V Basketball HOME vs Ev Memorial 6:30PM
Saturday – December 9th
Dance at Mitchell TBA
BG Swimming HOME DC Invite 10:00AM
Guidance Department
Senior Scholarships- Guidance counselors will be meeting with seniors immediately after Christmas break to distribute the local scholarship packet. This packet will be available on January 8, 2024.
There will be a class change period from December 18 - January 10. Any student that wants to make a class change for the second semester will need to turn in a class change form to the guidance office during that time. Class change forms can be found on the JHS Guidance website.
Sean Jochum: sjochum@gjcs.k12.in.us
Brian Uebelhor: buebelhor@gjcs.k12.in.us
StuCo
All County Schools are participating in a food drive for our local food bank. Last year, JHS alone was able to donate over $1200 and many pounds of food to the local food bank. This year we are including all of our schools in our corporation to help support our local food bank. Any items are excepted but there are some items that are more important than others. Here at JHS we will be holding a class competition and a homeroom competition. Please talk to your homeroom teacher, look at the flyers hanging in the hallways or talk to Mrs. Ferguson if you have any questions. The drive will begin on Nov. 27 and last until Dec. 8. The winning homeroom will receive donuts and the winning class will receive dilly bars from our local Dairy Queen. Please support this very important food drive. Here are the totals for the canned food drive after Week 1
Overall totals
Freshmen 1.64
Juniors 1.29
Sophomores 1.04
Seniors 0.99
Homeroom Leaders
Seniors: Lofton 92 pts, Ahlbrand 58 pts, Venderley 55 pts
Juniors: Polen 188 pts, Otto 120 pts.
Sophomores: Helming 268 pts, Jochum 16 pts, Dahmer 16 pts.
Freshmen: Goebel 229 pts, Painter 80 pts
BOOK BANTER FROM YOUR LIBRARY
AY!!! It’s winter! We are building a tree of trees in the library window. Come in to pick up your tree to decorate on both sides! Other decorations, coloring sheets, and bookmarks for winter are also now available.
A GIFT for you!! Teachers have submitted top titles of books everyone should read. These books may be found atop of the biography and reference cases. Visit to read your favorite teachers book during winter break!!
Thank you to Mr. Dahmer and Cabrick for repairing the book drop!!
The new poster for next semester is available for anyone to help color.
Looking ahead to January, Java and Jargon will offer a poetry cafe on January 19, during 5th period. If you are interested in performing a recitation, please sign up at the circulation desk.
Daisy Roll is the winner of November’s drawing. Her favorite childhood book is Pete the Cat. The drawing for December is to decorate a mitten or write a winter haiku on a mitten and return it to library. Mittens available on circulation desk.
The used book sale cart is near the front window of the library! Hardcover for $1.00 and paperback for $.50.
Happy Reading!!
Clubs & Organizations
Interact Club will be hosting a 12 Days of Christmas celebration to spread some holiday cheer at JHS! Monday, November 27 - Friday, December 1 you can fill out a Christmas card for someone to make their holiday season a little brighter. Fill out your card before school or at lunch. Making a Christmas card will give yourself an entry to our 12 days of Christmas drawing for a chance to win several different gift cards! Anyone is eligible to participate and win! If you have any questions please see Mrs. Clark in room 411 or an Interact Club member.
These are the clubs offered at JHS:
Academic Teams, BPA, Dance Marathon, Earth Club, FFA, German Club, GSA, Interact, JAG, Key Club, National Honors Society, Octagon Club, Performing Arts, Ping Pong, Robotics, SADD, SOFA, Spanish Club, Spell Bowl, MotorSports, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Archery, Speech and Debate, Young Latinos Unidos, FCA, ED Rising, FCCLA, Take 3, Yogioh Club, Pickleball Club
JHS Jobs Board
Community Events
Check out the opportunities in our local community.
Wildcat News Release
GUIDANCE INFORMATION
Senior Scholarships
Guidance counselors will be meeting with seniors immediately after Christmas break to distribute the local scholarship packet. This packet will be available on January 8, 2024.
SCHOOL-WIDE INFORMATION
Thanksgiving Feast
The Student Council will be throwing a Thanksgiving Feast during both lunch periods on Friday, November 17, 2023.
Yearbook
Preordered 2023 books for underclassmen were distributed during homeroom, and graduate books are available in the office for pick-up.
We do have extra copies for sale for $60 each.
Contact Mr. Elrod with questions or for more details.
Want to be involved in the 2024 book? We're still looking for additional photos! This is your chance to contribute to the history and culture of JHS by helping us tell the story of the year. Sports, Clubs, Activities, Events, and anything that has made this first semester special for our JHS Students... We want it included!
Just visit our new photo submission website: https://snap.yearbookforever.com/snap/index.html#/upload/8w6w8u65v06CZC8HcZ6inVZ6
The code is: JHSfall23
Thanks in advance for making The "J" yearbook even better.
Canned Food Drive
All County Schools are participating in a food drive for our local food bank. Last year, JHS alone was able to donate over $1200 and many pounds of food to the local food bank. This year we are including all of our schools in our corporation to help support our local food bank. Any items are excepted but there are some items that are more important than others. Here at JHS, we will be holding a class competition and a homeroom competition. Please talk to your homeroom teacher, look at the flyers hanging in the hallways, or talk to Mrs. Ferguson if you have any questions. The drive will begin on Nov. 27 and last until Dec. 8. The winning homeroom will receive donuts and the winning class will receive dilly bars from our local Dairy Queen. Please support this very important food drive.
Snowball
The Student Council will be hosting the winter semi-formal Snowball Dance on December 9 from 7:30 to 10:00 in the high school cafeteria. All JHS students are free with their activity pass. The students will be able to pick up tickets after Thanksgiving for the dance. If a student would like to bring a guest from another school they MUST fill out a guest verification form. All forms are due by DECEMBER 4 and the cost is $7.00. There is NO exception to this date. A form MUST be turned in by the 4th. If you have any questions please email Mrs. Julie Ferguson.
Senior Portraits
Seniors! Please check your email for information about submitting your senior portraits! These are due on February 14, 2024.
Kindness Week
What does Kindness mean to you? From holding the door for a person to complimenting someone, to even smiling at them through the halls. November 13-17th we celebrate kindness throughout the school and the community; to normalize kindness as an everyday thing. How can you show random acts of kindness? What are you waiting for? Be loud, be proud, and be kind! JOIN FCCLA in celebrating everyone and the unknown battles people are going through. SHARE YOUR SMILE and BE KIND. NOTE: Wednesday, November 15 wear/ bring a T-shirt and Sharpie that people can write something kind about you on it! Make sure to ask before you write :)
-JHS FCCLA
Toys for Tots
The holiday seasons are just around the corner. JHS FFA is working in conjunction with the Marine Corp to collect new unwrapped toys in our Toys for Tots drive. You may drop off a toy at the front entrance during normal school hours or use the QR code below to donate directly to the organization. Next week is National Kindness and FCCLA has a few activities planned. It is always better to be kind.
Contact Us
Email: gmauck@gjcs.K12.in.us
Website: https://jhs.gjcs.k12.in.us/
Location: 1600 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN, USA
Phone: (812)482-6050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasperHighSchool.Wildcats
Twitter: @JasperWildcats