Judges' Docket
Weekly JHHS Newsletter from Principal Kablan - 3/13/2022
Writing SOL Session
Students taking the Writing SOL will be notified by a letter and/or their English 3 teacher or counselor. If your student is taking the Writing SOL on March 15 and 16 they will report to school as usual. Read the mailed letter here for more details. Students NOT taking the writing SOL on these dates will report to school three hours late. Buses will make a second run to pick them up. The bell schedule below will be followed.
Block 1: 11:25-12:01
Block 2: 12:06 - 12:43
Block 3: 12:48 - 2:34
A Lunch 12:48-1:18
B Lunch 1:23-1:53
C Lunch 2:04-2:34
Block 4: 2:39 - 3:15
Parent Directions for Conference Scheduler
John Handley High School Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 14, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Go to https://pickatime.com/jhhs/2022spring to schedule a conference with your student’s teachers. Click here for scheduling directions: https://bit.ly/3pomoFM
PTSO Corner
Voter Registration at Handley!
Emil & Grace Shihadeh Innovation Center Spring Showcase
Students at the Emil & Grace Shihadeh Innovation Center are excited to show you the things they've been working on this last year. Please Save the Date for our Spring Showcase on April 27th from 4-7pm. More details to come.
Summer Program Opportunities
Last chance to apply to Girls Who Code’s life-changing summer programs before the March 18th final deadline!
Both programs are 100% free with options to join between June 17 - August 12, and empower high school students who identify as girls or non-binary to make a difference in the world with technology. Plus, both offer incredible college and career benefits that support you for life! Learn more by visiting the FAQ page or by joining a webinar.
The 2-week Summer Immersion Program (SIP) welcomes current 9th-11th graders to join live virtual classrooms. You’ll make lifelong friendships as you learn web design together – creating real-world projects in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You’ll even get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at industry-leading companies like EA, Pfizer, and ViacomCBS. Plus, all SIP students can access need-based grants up to $500 for completing the program!
The Self-Paced Program is an alternative option that gives current 9th-12th graders the flexibility to earn beginner-level badges in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or an intermediate-level badge in Python for cybersecurity through independent study.
Don’t miss your chance! Head to girlswhocode.com/summerapply today and submit the quick 15-minute app before the final deadline on March 18
Future Tech Event
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is partnering with our local Tri-State Nissan to offer our students a "Future Tech Event". This will be held from 12:30-1:30 on Thursday, March 24th.
If you're interested in attending, please see Ms. Applegate (Room 1309 @ JHHS) or Ms. Weinstein (Room 146 @ EGSIC) for a permission slip. This is limited to the first 40 students that turn in a permission form. FORMS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16.
See the flyer regarding the event here.
Privacy and Internet Safety
To help kids maximize the Internet's benefits -- while minimizing the risks -- Common Sense Media offers the latest research, tips, and tools on what really keeps kids safe. Answers to the following Privacy and Internet Safety questions are addressed on the linked web page:
How do I protect my kid’s privacy online?
Who is collecting my kids’ data, and what are they doing with it?
Is it safe for teens to use location apps?
What are the Deep Web and the Dark Web?
5 Surefire Ways to Protect Your Kid’s Online Privacy video from the following link: https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_5Ways_ProtectPrivacy.mp4
FBI Richmond Teen Academy
Juniors and seniors for the 2022-2023 school year are invited to apply to our Teen Academy to see first-hand the exciting work the FBI does. Students will hear from special agents and intelligence analysts on topics including counterterrorism, cyber crime and civil rights and will participate in hands-on activities with our forensics evidence collection team and bomb techs. Our recruitment team and college interns will be on-site to answer questions about career paths and future employment.
The Teen Academy is a free program that will be held at our office in Richmond on July 26th and 27th. The application is available now through March 4th at: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/richmond/community-outreach.
VBA Bank Day Scholarship Program
F&M Bank is excited to be participating again this year with a Virtual Bank Day to be held on Friday, March 25th, 2022, from 9 am-12 pm. In order to participate, students must be a high school senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. From their experience, the students are required to write an essay. Seven scholarships (six regional and one statewide) will be awarded on the basis of the essays.
These students would have the opportunity to win one of six $2,500 regional scholarships. Regional winners will then be entered into a statewide competition to win an additional $5,000 scholarship. Six honorable mention scholarships of $1,000 each will also be granted (one in each of the six regions). In all, $26,000 worth of scholarships are awarded through this program.
Interested students can directly sign up online at https://www.formpl.us/form/2087496020. Students will enter F&M Bank as the institution name. If you have any questions, call Nicole Davis at 540-437-3471
Summer Courses Through LFCC
Senior Information Page on JHHS Website
Seniors, be sure to check out the Senior Information page on our website for lots of important information, including scholarship opportunities (scroll down on this page for a full list of scholarships and links)!
Senior Event's Information from Senior Class Sponsors
Student Request for Research Assistance
Library News
March is Women’s History Month. Read about influential women who have left their mark on our past and present. The future is female, so click here to check out one of these empowering reads!
Counseling News
Please find attached the application for Mountain Vista Governor's School for the 2022-2023 school year.
https://www.wps.k12.va.us/Page/12461
2022 Student Application with Essay Fillable PDF.pdf
This Week's Much Respect Winners!
Congratulations to our Much Respect Award recipients for this week! Keep showing your Handley pride - RESPECT for self, others and your school!
This Week's Winners:
Destiny Harris nominated by Mrs. Jenkins
Shekedra Harris nominated by Mrs. Jenkins
Corrine Newcome nominated by Mrs. Jenkins
Devin Harris nominated by Mrs. Jenkins
Ersy Avila Oseguera nominated by Ms. Brim
William Alejandro-Trinidad nominated by Ms. Brim
Maria Trejo-Resendiz nominated by Ms. O'Keeffe
Yulman Orellana-Velasquez nominated by Ms. Brim
Elliot Rutledge nominated by Ms. O'Keeffe
Ashanti Stickley nominated by Ms. O'Keeffe
Twilight School Recommendations
As we approach the middle of the 2nd grading period for the 2021-2022 school year, it is important to keep students on-track for on-time graduation. Twilight School is available to help students to make up work and gain classroom assignment assistance so that each may have the opportunity to experience success for the grading period. We have teachers just waiting to help our students in our after-school program, Monday-Thursday, 3:20 PM-4:20 PM and transportation is provided. Please note: there will be no Twilight School on Monday, March 14th and Wednesday, March 23rd. Please complete the Twilight School Parent Referral form at this link (https://bit.ly/30qgdIf) if your student will enroll.
Parents/guardians, please take a moment this week to check your student's currents grades in PowerSchool.
SchoolCash Online
Loaner Chromebooks
Loaner Chromebooks have moved to the library. Please see the following procedures for borrowing a Chromebook.
If you forget your Chromebook, you will need to pick up a loaner in the library BEFORE school starts or as soon as you arrive from the EGSIC in the afternoon.
You should NOT return the loaner at the end of each block, but instead keep it until 3:00 or until leaving for the EGSIC in the afternoon.
We do not have loaner CHARGERS. Please ask your teacher if they have a charger you may borrow while in their classroom. If not, you will need to come to the library to borrow a Chromebook.
Losing your loaner privileges:
You may not check out a loaner more than 9 times per quarter. You will need to get in the habit of bringing the chromebook that was issued to you.
If you fail to return the loaner to the library at the end of the day 3 times in one quarter, including leaving the device unattended or in a teacher’s classroom, you will not be allowed to borrow a Chromebook for the remainder of the quarter.
If you lose a loaner Chromebook or damage it in any way, you will be held financially responsible for replacement of the device, and you will not be allowed to borrow another Chromebook until this has been taken care of.
Handley Parking Permits
Students are permitted to park on school premises as a matter of privilege, not of right. If you are going to be driving to school for the 2021-2022 school year and parking in the Handley parking lot, you must obtain a parking permit. Below you will find instructions on how to register your car and obtain a parking permit.
Vehicle’s year, make, model, & color
License plate number, Driver’s license number, & owner of the car
Paying for and receiving your parking permit
See the school treasurer (main office) to pay the $25 parking fee.
Take the receipt to the main office administrative assistants, and they will assign you a parking space and give you a parking permit.
Last: Hang the parking permit from your rear view mirror
The parking permit must be visible.
The permit will have a number on it. That number is your assigned spot for the year.
You may only park in your assigned spot during school hours. If you fail to park in your spot or break any parking lot rules, you may lose your privilege to park in the lot and on school property.