Jones High School

JHS JUNIORS: This is Hayley Mullen, Recruitment Specialist at OSU OKC, reaching out again to share an amazing event coming up that is open to all high school juniors! Junior Day will be held on our campus on February 22nd! This event will be a phenomenal and fun-filled opportunity for High School Juniors seeking to further their education to see our facilities, learn more about our programs, and interact with faculty, staff, and other students. The schedule is being finalized but registration is now open! Please share this link with your high school juniors: OSU OKC Junior Day https://apply.osuokc.edu/register/juniorday24 Priority Registration is Due by February 15th, and the first 30 students who register will receive a free OSU OKC T-Shirt. This event is open for the student’s family and their counselors to join us. We look forward to welcoming all of you to our campus!

JHS Seniors: The Eastern Oklahoma County Rotary Club has awarded scholarships to area seniors for the last several years. We are happy to announce we have increased our scholarships to $1000 this year. I have attached the application as well as an information sheet in both Microsoft Word and PDF format. Please forward it to your seniors at your earliest convenience. The deadline to receive the application is April 1, 2024. You can mail it to the address on the information sheet. The applications will be forwarded to our scholarship committee for their review. We would like to present the winners with a certificate at the end of year awards ceremony, if possible. They will also be invited to be our guest at one of our evening meetings. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3965564/Rotary_Scholarship_Application_23-24.pdf https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3965565/Rotary_Scholarship_Application_23-24.doc

Reminder: Tonight is Pink Out against Bethel! Girl's JV will not play, Boy's JV will start at 5:00.

JHS Students: The United States Merchant Marine Academy will be doing an admissions presentation in OKC at the Oklahoma School of Science and Math on Feb 10 at 1:30pm. See Flyer for information. This would be a beneficial presentation for any student interested in any of the Military Academies. You can register for the event at the link below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDxh47cC_C3tw4Immxw5oTAIcVi81492Uq8IE5aAJMzN_ddQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

🏀UPDATE: Girl's JV will not be playing tonight. Boys will start at 5:00🏀

ITS FRAPPE FRIDAY AT AVERAGE JOES!! A COUPLE OF JONES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WORK STUDY AT AVERAGE JOES! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN #AVERAGEJOES

JHS SENIORS: THE HAGAN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN. SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT IS UP TO 60000.00. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE NEED BASED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP THAT INCLUDES STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS FREE WORKSHOPS AND FREE BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MARCH 1. IT IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, I WOULD SUGEST STARTING THE APPLICATION NOW. MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://haganscholarships.org/

Senior Ad Notice: SENIOR YEARBOOK TRIBUTE ADs deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 30th. The cost is $180 for a full page; $90 for a half page; $70 for a quarter page; $50 for an eighth of a page. If you want the yearbook staff to design the page, it’s an additional $20. If you want to break up the payments, half the balance is due by January 25th, and the other half is due by Friday, February 16th. Pay Dawn Rowlen in the JHS library. Any ad not fully paid by February 16th will be dropped from the yearbook, and no refunds will be given. Students can view a complete description attached to an announcement on The Daily Horn. More questions? Email Carrie Milligan at cmilligan@jonesps.org.

PINK OUT THE PRINCIPAL for Cancer!

GAMEDAY at Jones High School tonight!!!#TTHL

JHS Students that need to have transcripts sent to colleges or scholarship entities: You can create your parchment account at https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/20100/account and then send transcripts anywhere in world for free until you graduate .After August 1 of your graduation year, Parchment charges 3.95 per request. Seniors this is a quick and efficient way to send your seven semester transcripts to colleges you plan to attend.

9-12 JHS Students that need something to work on during this cold wintery virtual day: The Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship registration is open now to all 9-12 grade students. Once registered you will take an exam over Oklahoma History. They do have a Study Guide for you to use to prepare for the exam. This is a $1000.00 scholarship. Registration will close in February. For more information and to register go to https://www.oklahomahof.com/programs/scholarships-awards

JPS will transition to Remote Learning for Monday, Jan 22nd due to dangerous road conditions from inclement weather. Sites will communicate learning plans. Stay warm & safe 💚

The JMS Basketball Tournament scheduled to start Monday is being POSTPONED due to potenital weather & hazardous travel conditions. The games will resume on Wednesday and be played Wed - Thurs - Sat of this week. 💚Stay Warm & Safe, Longhorns

IT’S CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY! 🤘🏻🏀 COME SUPPORT YOUR LONGHORNS! Both the boys and girls are in the FINALS of the 2024 Jones Kiwanis Invitational BB! 4:00 Today!!

Tomorrow nights basketball games vs Luther have been postponed until a later date.

JPS will be utilizing 💻Remote Learning💻 Tuesday, Jan. 16th due to current road conditions & freezing temperatures❄️ School sites & teachers will communicate further instructions regarding assignments. 💚Stay Warm, Longhorns

❄️JPS Inclement Weather Plan❄️

Seniors See attached document with list of scholarships with Jan/Feb Deadlines https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3883820/SCHOLARSHIPS_WITH_JAN_FEB_DEADLINES.docx

Congratulations to JHS Senior, Ripken Wallace! He has had his scholarship to Oklahoma State University upgraded to the Oklahoma State Regents Institutional Award Automatic qualifier Award. Student has to score in the 99.5 percentile on ACT to receive this award This is a four year award totaling $53,100 .! Way to go Ripken! #GOPOKES #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN