Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime. We'll take the best, for the rest, and someday will find that these are the best of times.
Dear Class of 2023,
As we approach the end of the school year and your final week at Jackson Heights High School, I wanted to take a moment to express how proud I am of each and every one of you. This year has presented unique challenges and obstacles, but you have persevered and continued to excel academically, athletically, and in your extracurricular activities.
You have worked tirelessly to achieve your goals, and it is clear that your hard work has paid off. Your dedication and commitment to your studies and your involvement in the school community is a testament to your character and your potential to make a positive impact on the world.
As you prepare to embark on the next chapter of your lives, I urge you to remember the lessons you have learned and the friendships you have made here at Jackson Heights. Cherish the memories you have created, and use them as a source of inspiration and motivation as you move forward.
I want to extend my sincerest congratulations to each and every one of you on your graduation from Jackson Heights High School. You have accomplished so much during your time here, and I have no doubt that you will continue to achieve great things in the future.
Remember to always hold your heads high, have faith in yourselves and your abilities, and never stop striving for excellence. I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors, and I cannot wait to see all the wonderful things you will accomplish.
Keep on making a difference.
Derek E. Smith
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Senior Send Off This past Friday we had our Senior Send Off. We wanted to take the time to celebrate each and every one of our seniors and send them off into the world with style. Jake Spalding did a fantastic job as our MC for the event. Each and every senior got celebrated. Afterwards, Tony Rieschick congratulated them on making the transition from student to Alumni. It was one of many new events we have done this year that will become a tradition moving forward. | “Retirement is wonderful. It’s doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it.” – Gene Perret Also this Friday we formally acknowledged that two power houses will be leaving us at the end of this school year. Mr. Baldridge and Laura Sharp will be retiring at the end of this year. We took the time to give them both retirement gifts and to let them know how much we appreciate them. I will personally greatly miss both of them and their sage wisdom when in need. | Buck Jaw Here is Buck Jaw modeling Mr. Baldridge's retirement gift. |
Senior Send Off
“Retirement is wonderful. It’s doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it.” – Gene Perret
Buck Jaw
Honor Flight
HS Students will be raffling off a steak and roast pack from Holton Meats that hase a $150 value. Tickets are $10 a piece and we will be drawing on May 20th.
On May 20th we will be doing a labor auction. Honor flights guardians will be auctioned to help your with 4 hours of chores. We will do the auction at Jackson Heights High School on Saturday May 20th at 1 pm.
If you would like to donate to the honor flight program at JH, you can do so here
JR/SR High Events This Week: May 8-14
Monday:
Art Walk: 6:00 pm
Band and Choir Concert: Choir begins at 6:30, Band will follow
Board Meeting 7:00 pm
Tuesday:
Baseball @ KC Christian 3:30
Wednesday: NO SCHOOL
Lets Go Cobra Day: Enrollment day for students planning to attend 23/24 school year
Free sports physicals in HS Gym starting at 8:30
Thursday:
Hs Track NEKL @ P. Ridge 3:00 pm
Friday:
MS Field Trips: 7th to KU Museums, 8th to Worlds of Fun. Buses leave at 8:00 am
Graduation Practice: 9:00
High School Awards Night: 6:00 pm
Sunday:
High School Graduation 2:00 pm
Lets Go Cobra Day
Mr. Andrews will be providing school tours all day that includes the missile silo and the tunnel.
In the High School Commons, we will have a "Cobra Fair" set up with tables for our clubs and sports so families can meeting with the coaches and sponsors.
All families are encouraged to enroll on this day.
Derek E. Smith
There is no way i could do what I do if it were not for this incredible woman. Brittany has been my best friend for the past 12 years and is always up for another adventure. When I am working the long hours at a school function, she is holding down the fort with our two boys and four dogs. While I have the long hours, we both make a point of making the most of when we do get to be together. She brings the boys up to events whenever we can. They came to the Block party this past Friday, and my boys showed the students how to dance properly at prom. However, when she can't make it to events, we still make a point of celebrating the days when I am home and we get to have family time. I get to do what I do at school because of this amazing woman and her support. To my best friend, amazing wife, and mother of the Mancub and Hiccup...RAWR!!
Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind.
