JHS Parent Newsletetr
Important Dates
12/22-1/2: NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
1/3: Classes Resume for Second Semester
1/3: Collaboration Day, school starts at 8:25AM
1/10: Collaboration Day, school starts at 8:25AM
1/15: NO SCHOOL - MLK Day
1/24: Collaboration, school starts at 8:25AM
1/31: Collaboration, school starts at 8:25AM
1/31: Scooter's 10% Give Back to the HS
1/31: We Teach Solutions - ACT Prep
Term 3 Students of the Term
Each term, staff members are able to choose one student to celebrate. Students may be chosen for excellence, improvement, behavior, or citizenship.
Term 3 students were recognized in advisory on December 20 and received a certificate and snack!
Charley Achter (Polley), Aaliyah Allen (Taylor, R.), Victoria Anderson (Dambach), Emily Aufdenberg (Raney), Clara Beggs (Miller, L.), Leah Belcher (Lee), Max Blackburn (Forester), Ava Briner (Boyd), Grant Brown (St.John), Jillian Brown (Berblinger), Peyton Brown (Broshuis), Breanna Brugger (Cook), Alyssa Burton (Fischer), Madeline Byrd (Eftink), Cody Conaway (Fliege), Alex Conde (Conklin), Morgan Crombie (Bruns, J.), Adam Davis (Leger), Kristin Dietiker (DeJournett), Charles Eifert (Redden), Kat Elefson (Sisk), Jordann Evans (Pylate), Adler Flinn (Stroder), Preston Forrest (Ludwig), Zoe Fox (Leimbach), Davey Garcia (Piskorski), Elayna Gilbertson (Doyen), Audrey Goodman (Granger), Aiden Griffith (Crites), TyYahna Henley-Woodson (Fahrner), Emilie Henrickson (Farris), Natalie Hess (Hutson), Nataleigh Hickman (Roach), Zariya Hitchcock-Mason (Middleton), Lee Holloway (Bockelman), Bella Ivie (Bollinger), Jason James (Statler), Zayden Johnson (Higuera), Tatem Johnston (Christian), Ian Kelley (Chavez), Jack Kellogg (Miller, M.), Lindsay King (Reece), Joseph Koenig (Miller, B.), Charlee Koepp (Roethemeyer), Carter Kuntze (Miller, H.), Grace Kurtz (Torrence), Whitney Langford (Wilson), Peyton Lincoln (Tangen), Brad Loos (Theobald), Russell Ludwig (Jenkins), Ella Mangels (Shinn), Layne McBryde (Adams), Jade McCall (Welborn), Kambrie McCullough (Wyss), Alyssa McDaniel (Hutchason), Ayrihana McWhorter (Anderson), Braiden Mercer (Wright, R.), Braden Moll (Buerck), Ella Montgomery (Spain), Noah Moore (Bahner), Taylor Muller (Wilding), Daisy Myer (Talley), Wesley Nall (Beussink), Aubrey Nussbaum (Reitzel), Devon O’Kelly (Stegeman), Grant Parker (Wright, P.), Brynna Parks (Tevini), Dawson Peda (Stoneking), Delsie Penrod (Kramer), Sydney Popp (Wortman), Ella Price (Norman), Tristan Priest (Tyler), Blayne Reagan (Roeckenhaus), Nolan Roach (McMullen), Austin Rushing (Mirly), Obed Salinas-Perez (Walley), Aiko Schatz (Taylor, T.), Caleb Schlick (Sargent), Wyatt Schuessler (Cundiff), Justin Scroggins (Beck), Anna Seabaugh (Poat), Bell Sharp (Guyot), McKayla Shaw (Gannon), Parker Shreve (Lipe), Lauren Slack (Yeakey), Addison Smith (Schilling), Leila Smith (Schumer), Ava Stewart (Haynes), Caleb Strasser (Beckwith), Presley Sumner (Kinnaman), Dalton Swafford (Skinner), Benjamin Sweeney (Stults-Hubbard), Kolton Thoma (Hermann), Nate Thomas (Brownsberger), Emma-Jean Toll (Mouchka), Trenton Unterreiner (Riggs), Noa Urresola-Anderez (Miller, L.), Alexis VanDelist (Rushing), Lilly Watkins (Bruns, R.), Kadyn Weber (Clubbs), Kaden Weisbrod (Brewer), Hayden Wessell (Hahs), Bayleigh Wheeler (LeGrand), Madeline Whitehead (Taylor, K.), Bryce Williams (Mizicko), Taylor Wilson (Knippen), Zyke Zyduck (Lorenz)
Scooter's Coffee is graciously giving 10% of all sales ALL DAY at the Jackson Location (601 E. Jackson Blvd) on Wednesday, January 31 back to the High School!
End of Semester Grades
Grades from Semester 1 will not be finalized until after January 5. Report cards will be emailed the week of January 12. You may access your student's grades any time by logging into the Parent Portal.
CTC Semester 2 Start Date
The first day for students at the Cape Career & Technology Center (CTC) will be Tuesday, January 9th. Until that date, students who attend the morning CTC classes will need to report to JHS for their afternoon classes only at 11:10am. Students who attend afternoon CTC classes will be dismissed from their morning JHS classes each day at 11:10am.
Class Changes
Students who wish to change their class schedule for second semester should obtain a class change form from the Counselor's Office. The last day to turn in a class change form is January 9 at 3:00PM. Schedules cannot be changed after this date.
ACT Prep Class
WeTeach, a test prep & tutoring company, is scheduled to be at Jackson High School for three all-day ACT Prep courses this school year. Designed to help students improve their ACT scores, WeTeach provides quality test-taking strategies, content-specific skills and tips, and valuable practice-test sessions.
Students find the most benefit when they take this course one to three weeks before the ACT Test. Jackson's scheduled prep class is 10 days before the ACT on January 31, 2024, which will be offered on the JHS campus. The registration deadline for this test is Friday, January 5, 2024.
The registration deadline for the ACT prep course is Monday, January 29, 2024. Another course will be offered before the Junior ACT Test in March.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information. You may register for the ACT Prep Course on the WeTeach website, weteachsolutions.org. If you have any questions, please email WeTeach at actprep@weteachsolutions.org.
Seniors Caps & Gowns
If there are any seniors who have not ordered your cap and gown for graduation, please order them by going to the Jostens Website, jostens.com, or pick up a paper order form from the main office. If you have any questions, you may contact Jostens directly at (573)546-7366.
Ways for Students to get Help with their Classwork
Advisory Mods: Every Advisory period students may get help from their teachers or take assessments during our Mod times. We have two 30 min mods on these days to allow students time to get help from multiple teachers.
Success Center: Success Center is an after school tutoring program in the library from 3:00-5:00, Monday - Thursday. Students do not have to sign up. There are certified teachers able to help students who attend. Though we have a calendar with specific subjects for different days, students may get help on all of their classes at this time. Students may also make up tests/quizzes during this time.
Monday: Science
Tuesday: Math
Wednesday: ELA
Thursday: Math
Collaboration: Each collaboration we have a room available for students to make up tests and quizzes. Students can speak to their teachers ahead of time to make sure the test/quiz is accessible at this time.
ICU time 5th Hour Wednesdays: Every collaboration Wednesday, 5th hour is extended by 25 minutes for students to work on their assignments. They may ask their teacher for help during this time.