Judges' Docket
Weekly JHHS Newsletter from Principal Kablan - 9/26/2021
SPIRIT WEEK
Thurs (9/30): Throwback Thursday
Seniors: 80s
Juniors: 90s
Sophomores: 2000s
Freshman: 70s
Fri (10/1): Pajama day
Mon (10/4): Interstellar Monday (neon) *Google this, it's super cute!
Tues (10/5): Tacky Tourist Day
Weds (10/6): Class colors
Seniors - Black
Juniors - Maroon
Sophomores - White
Freshman - Grey
Friday 10/8 Activities
Powder Puff 1-3pm Handley Bowl (see sponsors or class officers for more information)
Boys volleyball 5:30-7pm Upper Practice Field (see sponsors or class officers for more information)
Bonfire 7pm (Upper Practice Field)
Silver Gavel will be based on the following:
Participation on spirit days
Games (Powder Puff & VBall) attendance
Bonfire participation
HoCo - Saturday, 10/9 at the tennis courts
7-10 pm
Glow in the dark (GlowCo)
4-6th ticket sales $10 - wooden hallway in the morning from 7:50-8:20 and Wednesday afternoon 3:15-3:45
This is a Handley only event. No students from other schools will be allowed.
HoCo Court
Nomination forms were sent out Thursday afternoon/ and will close on Monday 9/27 at 3:15.
Ballots will be sent out Tuesday 9/28 and close on Friday 10/1
2 princes & 2 princesses from underclassmen
3 queens and 3 kings from senior class
ASVAB Testing
The Counseling Office will be offering the ASVAB on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 830 am in the JHHS auditorium. Students must be 16 years old to sit for the ASVAB. There are 20 slots available on a first come basis. The ASVAB can be taken by all as it is a great career exploration tool. Please register using the following link: https://forms.gle/QkRvqhrK4WDXK4PR9
Applying for National Honor Society
It is time to apply for National Honor Society! All sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have a 3.25 GPA are eligible to apply. Students have received an email with a link to the application and instructions for completing it. All applications are due by Friday, October 22 at 11:59pm. Absolutely no late applications will be accepted! Please contact Mrs. Crystal Gage if you have any questions.
*Senior students who can provide confirmation of a November 1st college application deadline may request an early decision from the Faculty Council. To do this, they must send a written request to me via email, including a screenshot of their application deadline. The Faculty Council will review these students' applications first, and then I will issue an informal confirmation of their decision on membership status via email by Friday, October 29.
PSATs - Please note NEW date!
We will now be offering the PSAT on Tuesday, October 26 for all 10th graders and up to 150 11th graders. For those 11th graders who wish to take the PSAT, please use the link below to register. The Counseling Office will also be mailing a letter home with more information.
Miscellanea News
JHHS students Tiffany Huang and Harper Johnson have new poetry on the Miscellanea blog. Miscellanea is the JHHS literary magazine. Students and teachers can submit nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by emailing Mrs. Friend or Miscellanea editor Anne Larsen.
Miscellanea is also a club for writers and artists who want to contribute to the magazine. The club will hold meetings after school on the last Tuesday of each month, starting Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in Mrs. Friend's room - 1317.
Email Mrs. Friend for more information.
FREE NASA Opportunities for Virginia High School Students
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) provides FREE Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) opportunities for Virginia students in grades 10th, 11th, and 12th. The programs inspire students who possess technical and/or scientific interests and are motivated to learn about the many different opportunities that NASA offers. Please share the information on the following programs with your students.
The Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) is an interactive online STEM learning experience for 10th grade students highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility focusing on the current missions at Wallops. Learn more about VSCS at http://vsgc.odu.edu/spacecoast/. Course application OPEN UNTll. October 17, 2021.
The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) is an interactive online STEM learning experience for 11th and 12th-grade students, highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center focusing on human spaceflight. Students can earn up to five free dual enrollment college credits. Learn more about VASTS at http://vsgc.odu.edu/VASTS/. The application is OPEN UNTIL October 24, 2021.
The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) is an interactive online STEM learning experience for 11th and 12th-grade students, highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center focusing on the Earth's responses to climate changes, weather, and natural hazards. Students can earn up to five free dual enrollment college credits. Learn more about VESSS at http://vsgc.odu.edu/VESSS. The application OPEN UNTIL October 24, 2021.
Click here for more information.
VFW National Patriotic Speech Competition
WHO CAN ENTER
The Voice of Democracy Program is open to students in grades 9-12 enrolled by the Oct. 31 deadline in public, private, parochial school, or home study program in the U.S., its territories or its possessions. Dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools are also eligible to participate.
One of very own Handley students, Kaden Jones, has finished 2nd the last two years!
Past national winners include winners include journalist Charles Kuralt, Miss America Anita Bryant and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. There is a YouTube vide about the experience by Mr. Kuralt at https://youtu.be/wnt5i38_csM
Various recent winning essays can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Voice+of+Democracy+winners
HOW TO ENTER
Download the Voice of Democracy entry form and informational flyer to submit your essay to your local VFW Post. (For a VFW Post near you, go to www.vfw.org/find-a-post).
THEME: America: Where Do We Go From Here?
Students should record their reading of the draft onto a thumb drive or sharable file through email. The recording can be no shorter than three minutes and no longer than five minutes (plus or minus five seconds).
Entries begin at the Post level. Once the student creates their essay and completes recording their audio onto a thumb drive or other recording device, they can submit their typed version, audio and the Voice of Democracy entry form to their local participating VFW Post by the Oct. 31 deadline.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Originality is worth 30 points: Treatment of the theme should show imagination and human interest.
Content is worth 35 points: Clearly express your ideas in an organized manner. Fully develop your theme and use transitions to move smoothly from one idea to the other.
Delivery is worth 35 points: Speak in a clear and credible manner.
For more information, visit the VFW webpage here, or contact Mr. Pat Templeton at vfw2123youth@gmail.com
A/B-Day Schedule - New This Year
We are instituting an A/B schedule this year. Students will attend half of their classes on A-days, and the other half on B-days. The first day of school is an A-day, Thursday, August 19. The next day will be a B-day, Friday, August 20. Click here for the A/B schedule for the entire school year.
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.