JHS Weekly Update: 3/6-3/12
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ATHLETIC UPDATE #2
Tyler Milks pinned his opponent with four seconds left. As a result, he will continue to wrestle at the State tournament.
The Jonesville Girls' Bowling team beat Hanover-Horton (746-651) to move on to semifinals.
ATHLETIC UPDATE
Two of our Jonesville Comet wrestlers are competing at the MHSAA Individual State tournament. Derek Ballinger won first round match. Tyler Milks lost his first round match and will wrestle again to stay in competition.
The Jonesville Girls' Bowling is seeded second moving into quarterfinals. They are now in bracket play against Hanover-Horton.
March is Youth Art Month and there is quite a bit to share from the art room. We have artists representing Jonesville throughout the state of Michigan.
"Class Act", featuring artwork by kindergarten through high school artists, is being held at the Battle Creek Art Center. Five artists from JHS will be represented at this exhibition from March 4th until March25th; there will be an artist reception on Sunday, March 19th, from 2-4pm. Artwork from Daniel Stewart, Esther Yokell, Audrey Blackham, Hallie James, and Elle Lamothe will be displayed.
Pen Perspective drawing "Kramer Co." by artist, Ava Kramer 10th grade has been awarded Michigan Art Education Association's Excellence in Art and will be displayed in the Top 100 of the 2023 MAEA Statewide Secondary Level Art Show, The Top 18 of the 2023 MAEA Statewide Secondary Level Art Show, and the Governor Traveling Show which tours the state of Michigan May 2023-May 2024.
The "9th annual JXN ART Teachers & Students Art Show" at ART634 in Jackson will be exhibiting art by Mrs. Sundberg and JHS students, Ava Kramer, Elaina VanBusKirk, and Sophia Hapyonuk.
The artwork will be on display from March 5-26th with an artist reception on Sunday, March 5th from 2-5pm.
Students, in Mrs. Zeiler's Physics class, built a catapult to investigate projectile motion. JHS is would like to thank Jonesville Lumber for providing the wood that was used to build the catapult and continuing to support student learning.
ATTENTION: Senior Comets
Due to the widespread power outages in Hillsdale County, the Foundation has extended the 2023 Scholarship Application Deadline to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Jonesville's Above The Influence group joined forces with Reading's Above The Influence group to host a "purple-out" at the basketball game on Friday, January 27th. The event was intended to raise awareness around suicide prevention. All money that was raised was donated to the Hillsdale County Suicide Coalition.
Good evening Comet families! I'm sorry for the late message but our last issue was just resolved. We are good to go for school tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing your student(s) tomorrow!
JHS Weekly Update: 2/26-3/5
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Good afternoon Comet families! A quick update on where we are at. Internet is up and running at the schools. JHS/JMS are both good to go. WES is having issues with the heat. We have people working on it but that's as much as I know right now.
I want to thank Tom, Vern, Lucy, and others who helped keep the power going and moving food around so it wasn't spoiled. There were quite a few people who have been working to try to get our kids back in school. We are lucky to have them!
I will give you another update when I know something more definitive. I hope you are all well!
Good evening Comet families! I hope this message finds you safe and well, though I know we are in different states of “well”. In looking at the outage map for Consumers, it does not look like we are going to be ready to go by tomorrow so we will not be in session tomorrow Friday, February 24th.
I know this time has not been easy for you all and I hope it gets better soon. We will see our Comets on Monday, February 27th. Stay safe and stay warm
Good morning Comet families! Due to the potential for ice accumulations, JCS will be closed today, Wednesday Feb. 22. Stay safe and have a great day!
Congratulations to JHS senior, Damion Scharer, on earning the distinction of National Merit Scholarship Finalist! In the fall Damion was one of 16,000 high school seniors nationwide, and one of 465 Michigan seniors to qualify for the semifinalist status. After completion of his application and continued academic success, Damion was recently announced as a finalist, placing him in contention for one of 7,250 Merit Scholarships. Jonesville Community Schools is proud of your accomplishment, Damion!
Jonesville students wore purple, on February 15th, to help promote awareness for teen dating violence. The Hillsdale County YOUTH Advisory Council partnered with Domestic Harmony for one of this year's awareness projects. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) and the YOUTH worked with Domestic Harmony to raise awareness of violence and abuse in relationships as well as to promote qualities in healthy relationships that protect against power and control: safety, fairness, and equality. Jonesville’s YOUTH board members are: Maria Mandrelle, Hallie James, Abigail Nevins, Emily Toner, and Damion Scharer.
JHS Weekly Update: 2/20-2/26
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After the facility assessment and survey were completed, the board deliberated on our next steps for our facilities. As you know, many of our facilities are very old and the resources we have available to address all of the needs don't come close to what we need. Because of this, the board made a decision to begin work on developing a bond proposal. I am looking for parents and community members who reside in the Jonesville School district to be a part of a committee to look at where we are at and where we would like to be. If you are interested in this project, please contact me at eweatherwax@jonesvilleschools.org or call me at 517-826-7001.
JCS would like to thank Jonesville Lumber for their incredible support of our Industrial Arts program. This year, we added classes for each grade level in the middle school in addition to the two hours of classes at the high school. This meant we were in dire need of supplies and JL stepped in and delivered, literally. It started in September with shipments of 1x4 and 1x6 lumber for birdhouse projects in the middle school and various types of lumber for the high school. We then decided to try something different during the 2nd trimester at the middle school by adding lessons on the electrical trade. JL came through again with lumber and electrical supplies. The pics are the culmination of carpentry and electrical projects our students have done as a result of JL’s generosity. Thank you!!! These mini-walls are currently being combined into small garden sheds. More information and pics of those coming soon!
-Mr. Dice
Mrs. Welden's AP US History class participated in a Progressive Era Recruitment Fair today. Students became historical reformers and created fair booths to present information and recruit supporters for their particular area. The class then voted by secret ballot to determine the most accurate and effective booth. Votes are currently being tallied and the winner will be announced in class tomorrow.
