Parkside February 23-24 Newsletter
Parkside Parent Liaisons: Kristy Dillon & Jessica Valentine
Welcome Middle School at Parkside Families!
WELCOME to the Middle School at Parkside 2023-2024 School Year!
Principal for Instruction/8th Grade - Krista Jarvey
(517) 841-2301
Associate Principal/7th Grade - Robert Bertke
(517) 841-2285
Assistant Principal/6th Grade - Destiney Davis
(517) 841-2279
My name is Kristy Dillon, and I am the Parent Liaison for the Middle School at Parkside.
My husband and I are both proud JPS alumni, and we have two sons.
Our oldest graduated from Jackson High in 2020 and is just graduated in December from MSU. He is currently finishing up his master's degree at MSU. Our youngest son graduated this past year from Jackson High and is a freshman at MSU.
I work with students, families, staff and the Jackson Community. I can help you set up PowerSchool accounts and can link all of your students together. I can also answer any questions you might have regarding PowerSchool. My goal is to make sure that I am able to assist all of our families through the middle school process. I also plan events for our families here at Parkside.
We love seeing our families in the building and engaging with our students and staff regularly!
We have also added a new Parent Liaison here at Parkside. Her name is Jessica Valentine. I have added her bio in the newsletter below. We are happy to have her here with us! She can assist you in all the same ways that I do. I have been promoted to the JPS District Parent Liaison Coordinator, but will also continue my work here at Parkside too. We have hired 8 new Parent Liaisons at JPS, so I am helping them get acclimated in their schools all over the district.
It's a very exciting time for Parent Engagement here at JPS!
The goal of PAVE (Parkside Adult Volunteers for Education) is to support Parkside through volunteering, donations & fundraising. We believe that the school NEEDS parents/guardian & community members involved to be successful & to enrich the student’s learning experience. We meet several times throughout the school year to plan events or set up volunteering opportunities.
*There is not a PAVE Meeting this month due to it falling on the date of our Parent Engagement Series #3 Day. We hope you will join us on Monday, February 12, anytime from 8-2!
See flyer below for more details!
If you are interested in being a part of this initiative please contact:
Kristy Dillon: (517) 841-2278 or kristy.dillon@jpsk12.org
or
Jessica Valentine: jessica.valentine@jpsk12.org
Daily Schedule
School begins at 7:25 am & Dismissal is at 2:15 pm
*Students may enter the building at 7:15 am
½ day Dismissal is at 10:50 am
A Lunch: 10:38 – 11:03
B Lunch: 11:10 – 11:35
C Lunch: 11:42 – 12:07
Calendar Dates 📅
February 12: Parent Engagement Series #3 - 8:00 am -2:00 pm/ Media Center/Parkside - Our next series in our Parent/Guardian Event. Please check in at the security desk at the Welcome Center upon entering. We will be honoring NAAPID (National-African American Parent Involvement Day), but invite ALL parents/guardians to come visit Parkside on this day. We will have guest speakers, Kelly Crum & Haylee Hampton. Please see flyer below for more details!
February 13: Band Pre-Festival Concert - 7:00 pm/Parkside Auditorium
February 14: Count Day! Please have your student in attendance on this day. If your student won't be there on Count Day, please make sure to notify the attendance office at (517) 841-2300, so that we can get the absence properly noted in PowerSchool. Thank You!
February 16: No School
February 19: No School in honor of President's Day
February 20: School Board Meeting - 6:00 pm/JHS Media Center - 2nd Floor (Please note new starting time)
February 23: Valentine Dance - 2:15-4:15/Cafeteria - Cost is $5.00, concessions will be sold
February 23: District Band Festival (Varsity & Symphonic) - Look for info from Band Directors
February 24: 7th Annual Black History Academic Excellence Celebration - 5:00 pm/Jackson College - The NAACP of Jackson County and The Jackson College of Multicultural Affairs are planning a special celebration to recognize the academic excellence for approximately 200 minority students from Parkside and 4SLC. *Information went home with the students that qualified academically and received this honor.
February 28: Early Release Day - Dismissal at 1:00 pm
February 28: 8th Grade Orientation for students that will be 9th graders next fall - 6:00 pm/JHS Auditorium. Look for more details to be announced soon!
*If you have any questions regarding sports, please contact our Athletic Director, Eric Baldwin at: Eric.Baldwin@jpsk12.org or (517) 841-2342 🏀🎉🏈🏐⚾🥎
Taher Food 4 Life App: 🍎🍕🥕🍔
To have access to our JPS Food Service Menus every month, download the Taher Food 4 Life App! See flyer below with the QR code to download the app.
Parkside Community Closet: 👕👖🩳🧼
This is our 8th year that Parkside has the Community Closet available to our students & families. Hunger, lack of appropriate clothing, shoes & basic hygiene supplies is an issue that many students face. Visit our Facebook page (Parkside Community Closet)
to see what donations we are currently in need of.
If you know a student that would benefit from our closet, message us on Facebook!
Access our websites!
Jackson Public Schools:
Middle School at Parkside:
Middle School at Parkside
Email: kristy.dillon@jpsk12.org
Website: jpsk12.org/parkside
Location: 2400 4th Street, Jackson, MI, USA
Phone: (517) 841-2278