JHS Seniors and Parents:
The FAFSA for your graduating class will not be available and open until December at the Earliest. Reason for the delay is changed that the US Department of Ed has made to the FAFSA to hopefully simplify and the potential Government shut down will delay it's rollout.
Parents and graduating Senior will need to have A FSA ID. This will serve as electronic signature. Parents and Students can go create this right now. This can be done at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
Please remember this information because it will be used for all years student is in college for FAFSA.
With all the changes to The FAFSA, I have had communication with several different Financial Aid officers and they are willing to come in and do a FAFSA assistance night or we can schedule to do it at the Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center. This would be a night or day that we schedule and when you walk out your FAFSA will be complete and submitted. I do not want to schedule them to drive in and spend two hours and not have any students and parents show up. IF we schedule it would be sometime in January since the FAFSA will not open until sometime in December. IF you would be interested in participating please let Mr. Moses know at cmoses@jonesps.org so he can gauge interest to determine need to schedule.
FAFSA completion is needed for anyone going to college or Career Technology Center. It is also needed for any student on Oklahoma's Promise and many other scholarships.
Thank you
JHS Seniors interested in the University of Texas:
The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program at The University of Texas at Dallas is recruiting a new class! Your students with outstanding grades* and a proven passion for service and leadership might find their place with us.
This full-ride scholarship includes tuition, housing, living, and educational stipends as well as funding for study abroad. While a generous merit award, it is also a serious commitment requiring students to demonstrably contribute through leadership and service, on campus and beyond, while also excelling academically.
Within our top-ranked public university, Scholars find community and dynamic peers, and a landscape of personal and professional growth opportunities.Deadlines
: UT Dallas Application due (with supplemental documentation) and McDermott Scholars Program application due (with two McDermott Scholars Program recommendation forms).
: CV Academic Honors Program application due.
: Finalists selected.
For more information, visit https://provost.utdallas.edu/mcdermott-programs/emsp-overview/
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JHS Juniors: Jones High School is a member of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network. Since we are members JHS Students are eligible for many of the 150 scholarships that the OCCF manages. Their Scholarship Portal opens this Sunday, October 1.
They have a scholarship specifically for Juniors. You need to be a first generation college student. First generation means parents and grandparents did not go to college. Your siblings could have gone to college but you are still classified as first generation.
I have attached flyer with information on this Junior N.O.S. Scholarship.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3571150/NOS_Fall_Scholarship_Flyers_TL.pdf
Please mark your calendar and get in and create your account on their portal and apply for this scholarship
JHS Seniors: Jones High School is a member of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network. Since we are members JHS Students are eligible for many of the 150 scholarships that the OCCF manages. Their Scholarship Portal opens this Sunday, October 1. There are two scholarships that also open that day. The attached flyer provides information on on the CFS Scholarships. Jones High School is guaranteed to receive one of these CFS Scholarships.
The other scholarship that opens October 1 is the Jones High School Scholarship.
Please mark your calendar and get in and create your account on their portal and apply for any and all scholarships they have available
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3571153/CFS_Fall_Scholarship_Flyers_TL.pdf
The UCO College of Fine Arts and Design is pleased to announce registration is open for several free on-campus visit opportunities for students (teachers and parents welcome):
Oct 2 - Strings Day
Nov 4 - Broncho Band Day
Nov 10 - Voice Day (and vocal auditions)
Nov 10 - Piano Day
Nov 14 - Guitar Open Mic Night
Nov 30 - Winds & Percussion Day
Auditions:
Nov 10 - Vocal auditions
Oct 1 / Nov 1 / Dec 1 - Musical Theatre (prescreens due)
Jan 20 - Dance
Feb 3 - Music (not MT)
Mar 1 - Vocal
Mar 2 - Music (not MT/Vocal)
For more information and to register for any of the above events/auditions, please visit our website at OCAE.UCO.EDU
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JHS Students: The Heroes in Waiting Organization(Anti-Bullying Organization) is starting a Teen Advisory Board. They are very interested in having students from Jones sitting on this board. This is the information that they sent that I am sharing out to you:
Any high schooler that is interested in applying may go to our website https://heroesinwaiting.org/ to check us out. The link to the application is under the "About Us" tab. The deadline to apply is October 15th.
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Join us in learning about and celebrating some of these incredible scholars, scientists, artists, athletes, innovators and history makers. #HISPANICHERITAGEMONTH
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Seniors interested in music and Fine Arts at UCO. See attached flyers regarding Audition dates.
Seniors interested in OSU: See attached regarding OSU admissions events.
Seniors interested in SWOSU: SWOSU IS hosting a campus Preview Day on November 4.https://www.swosu.edu/swosu-saturday/ GO to link below to register
Seniors interested in health career field: See attached flyer about SWOSU's Health Career Day on November 17. The flyer also has a qr code to register to attend.
Seniors interested in Wichita State: See attachments regarding scholarships, tuition discounts, and contact information. Remember Students graduating from Jones High School that want to attend Wichita State do not pay out of state tuition at Wichita State.
JHS Seniors: The FAFSA normally opens in October but for students entering college in Fall of 2024 it will not be available until December at the earliest as the Federal Government is making changes to the FAFSA. Please see attached flyer for information on FAFSA, Changes, etc.
JHS Seniors interested in becoming a teacher: Please see attached flyers regarding the inspired to teach scholarship. The total value on this scholarship is $25500.00
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3555514/I2T_Flyer_090123__1_.pdf
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3555516/I2T_App_Flow-Student_Phase1_090123.pdf
JHS Juniors and Seniors interested in becoming teachers: UCO is hosting Prospective Teachers Academies. See Flyer for more information
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3555468/Prospective_Teachers_Academy.pdf