Jones High School

JHS Students: THE John Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Contest is now Open! The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories; and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate. Employees of John Hancock Financial Services and members of their families are not eligible to participate. Requirements The contest deadline is January 17, 2020 at 11:59 PM (EST). Essays can be no more than 1,000 words but must be a minimum of 700 words. Citations and bibliography are not included in the word count. Essays must be the original work of the student. John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy are not eligible subjects for essays. Essays must describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. The official may have addressed an issue at the local, state, or national level. See Contest Topic and Information and Helpful Tips for Writing Your Essay for more information. Essays about past recipients of the Profile in Courage Award will be disqualified unless they describe an act of political courage other than the act for which the award was given. Essays about the senators in Profiles in Courage will be disqualified. Essays must have a minimum of five sources. Source Material Essays with fewer than five listed sources will be disqualified. All participants must cite sources they used to research their topic throughout their essay. Please use parenthetical citations within the text. We can not accept citations in footnote form. Essays must include a bibliography. Accepted formats include APA, MLA, or Turabian. You must use a minimum of five selected sources. Please refer to Guidelines for Citations and Bibliographies. Essay Submission Students have the choice of either submitting their essay online (preferred) or of mailing their essay. All students must complete and submit a registration form online for student and school information. For instructions on how to submit your essay, see Registration and Submission. Mailed in essays for the 2020 contest must be postmarked by January 17, 2020. The Essay Contest encourages students to submit an original essay on a leader who demonstrated political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in his book, Profiles in Courage. Winners will have the chance to win 15 different scholarship prizes for college, including a $10,000 first-place prize. For more information and to apply go to: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest

JHS SENIORS: Darin McBride Memorial Scholarship Eligibility: Graduating Oklahoma high school seniors Applicants must demonstrate involvement in little league, junior high or high school football (at least 3 years) Applicants must attend the University of Oklahoma Applicants must have a 3.20 GPA or higher Preference to students with financial need The award may be used for tuition, fees, books, equipment and/or supplies at the University of Oklahoma. This is a one-time award. No more than six credit hours may be completed online each semester. The Darin McBride Memorial Scholarship was established as a memorial gift in 2019 by Darin’s family and friends. This scholarship will be awarded annually to one graduating Oklahoma high school senior who played little league, junior high or high school football. Applicants for the scholarship must plan to attend the University of Oklahoma. This scholarship combines Darin’s passion for his alma mater and his love for coaching youth football, where he valued grit and perseverance. Award $2,000 Deadline 03/01/2020 Go to https://www.occf.org/scholarships/

JHS Students wanting ACT PREP for December ACT. Mr. Weaver at OCS is hosting ACT PREP. See Flyer for more information and how to register. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/502687/DECMBER_ACT_Prep_Class_Flyer.docx

Congratulations to Tabi Fox! STATE CHAMPION Cross Country! Longhorn Proud!

Monday’s Red Ribbon Week Theme Day is Camo Day! Everyone wear Camo on Monday and hide from Drugs!

JHS Jones Against Drugs would like to encourage everyone to stay drug and alcohol free. This is why we are participating In Red Ribbon Week October 28-November 1

Good Luck to Tabi and Hunter! They are running at State Cross Country meet today at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee! Tabi runs at 3:30 and Hunter runs at 4:15! Longhorn Proud #TTHL

Congratulations to JHS Select Choir! SUPERIOR RATING -1st place at Little Dixie Choir Contest at East Central University in Ada

Due to the potential weather conditions for tomorrow's JHS game the MINI CHEER CAMP performance will be rescheduled.

JHS SENIORS APPLY TO BECOME A BURGER KING SCHOLAR WHO CAN APPLY: • High School Seniors • BK® Employees • Children, Spouses or Partners of Employees WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE: • $1,000 - $50,000 in Scholarships WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: • Be from the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico • Have a 2.5 GPA or higher, work experience and community involvement VISIT https://bk-scholars.com/ BY DECEMBER 15 TO APPLY!

Jones Public Schools will be closed this Thursday and Friday for Fall Break! Everyone enjoy and get some rest!

Congratulations to JHS CROSS COUNTRY State Qualifiers. Tabi Fox and Hunter Irvine qualified for STATE. Tabi placed 1st and Hunter was the 7th qualifier at Regionals! #TTHL 💚🤘🏼 COME SUPPORT THESE TWO RUN AT STATE SAT. Oct 26th. Meet starts at 3:30pm. Tabi will race then Hunter’s race will start at 4:15. We need all our Longhorn family there to help make this event a great experience. Location: 1 John C Bruton Dr. Shawnee OK 74804. Be there around 3:00pm

JONES HIGH SCHOOL will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week and Promoting a Drug Free Lifestyle OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1. Below are our theme days. Monday—Camo Day = “Hide From Drugs” Students will also be given opportunity to sign a Drug-Free Pledge in their English Classes. Tuesday-Career Day = “See yourself in a Drug Free Future” Wednesday—Red Day =“Ready to say no to drugs” Thursday-SPACE/Tech Day—Being Drug Free is out of this world and Relay the Message-NO Drugs—Dress as favorite Space character and we will do a technology day. *Halloween costumes are also acceptable (NO MASKS OR ACCESSORIES) Friday—Longhorns are Proud to be Drug Free = School Pride/Green and White Day We will also be doing the "Walking Dead" on Friday.

Congratulations to Tabi Fox! 1st Place at Regional Cross Country Meet! On to State! Longhorn Proud

Good Luck to our Jones Cross Country team as they compete at Regionals today!

JHS Students wanting to attempt to get higher ACT Score before February 1 scholarship deadlines: You need to get registered for December ACT. Registration deadline is November 8. Register at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html

JHS seniors: Keep up the good work! Our college admissions acceptance bulletin board is filling up quickly! Make sure you get FAFSA and scholarship applications completed,also!

Students in 9th-10th grade: This is your opportunity to sign up for Oklahoma's Promise. If parents make less than 55,000, you take the right courses, make good grades, and stay out of trouble the state of Oklahoma will pay up to four years of your tuition at in state schools. You must fill out application at http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/

JHS Juniors and Seniors that want to take concurrent college classes beginning in January. You need to make sure you get your Rose State Application to Mr. Moses as soon as possible. When you turn in to Mr. Moses be ready to discuss classes you want to take at Rose.

JHS Seniors planning to enter college or technology center in Fall of 2020: You need to get your Free Application for Federal Student Aid completed as soon as possible! It can be completed at the following website https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa