Jones High School

“Advice is like the snow. The softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind.”~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Thank you for your continued support of the Jones High School Yearbook program and for your understanding as we continue with our 2021-2022 Yearbook Marketing Campaign! Yearbooks for the 2021-22 school year are now on sale for $45. Purchase yours before the final order deadline on February 18th. Orders can be made online at Jostens.com or at each school site. You can pay with cash or a check made out to JHS. Just bring your payment and this order form (use link below to access) to the school. You can also pick up order forms at each school site. https://5il.co/zxdx

JHS Seniors: The University of Oklahoma's application deadline to be considered for academic, service, or leadership scholarships is quickly approaching! Our final scholarship admission deadline is December 15*. Any students who may be interested in OU need to submit their applications ASAP. As a reminder, students only need to submit their applications by December 15. They can send their additional materials, like their ACT/SAT scores (optional but encouraged), letters of recommendation, high school transcript, and application fee at a later date. Any students that have questions regarding the application process, scholarships, or more, contact us at 405-325-2151 or admissions@ou.edu.

Juniors: If integrity, determination, and courage describe you---you have what it takes to be a Horatio Alger Scholar. These scholarships reward students who possess the character to succeed in life. They help students overcome the financial barriers of pursuing higher education. To qualify, you must have at least a 2.0 GPA and require financial assistance to attend college. To learn more and apply, visit scholars.horatioalger.org

JHS Seniors and Parents Oklahoma City Community College will be hosting a FAFSA Night next Thursday December 16th from 7-8pm. Join a representative from OCCC's Financial Aid office for our zoom event. We will cover how to fill out the FAFSA and answer any questions you have about the FAFSA. Once you register, we will email you a zoom link to the event on the day of the event. Registration https://occc.secure.force.com/events/targetX_eventsb__events#/esr?eid=a124X000008mFnLQAU You do not have to be planning to attend OCCC after graduation to participate in this session. This session will help you complete FAFSA for any school you are planning to attend

#RESPECTDIFFERENCES

JHS Art students had a lot of fun last week during our Street Art unit. Students learned how to use spray paint, poster making, and other awesome mediums to participate in 100% legal street art! They learned about getting permission to do art in public spaces and how professional street artists can work on commission. Every student got to design and cut their own personal logo stencil and then spray paint it to end the project with a personal poster entirely of their own creation! They turned out so well!

JHS Art students had a lot of fun last week during our Street Art unit. Students learned how to use spray paint, poster making, and other awesome mediums to participate in 100% legal street art! They learned about getting permission to do art in public spaces and how professional street artists can work on commission. Every student got to design and cut their own personal logo stencil and then spray paint it to end the project with a personal poster entirely of their own creation! They turned out so well!

JHS Seniors: Bancfirst is accepting applications for their Student Board. Meetings will be held at Jones High School during lunch and lunch will be provided. Limited to 10 seniors. Students will also receive free checking account, $25.00 per meeting and 50 for perfect attendance at board meetings. If interested see Mr. Moses for application. Completed applications must be returned to MR. Moses before December 17

JHS Students in 9th-11th 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 an in state school. You must fill out application at https://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/

So Proud of our Service Learning Class. JHS Service learning volunteered at the Regional Food Bank today in Oklahoma City. Their Service has helped to feed 2176 families! #SERVICE #RESPECT #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

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JHS SENIORS: The Foot Locker Scholar athlete scholarship application is open and the deadline is December 17. They are awarding 20 students 20 Thousand dollar scholarships. Apply now. For more information and to apply go to https://www.footlockerscholarathletes.com/

Congratulations to JHS Senior, Elliott Gilliam! Elliott has been awarded the State Regents Academic Scholars award to the University of Oklahoma in the amount of 32000.00! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

Congratulations to JHS Senior, Will Irvine! Will has been awarded an Academic Scholarship to the University of Tulsa in the amount of 64000.00(16000/yr over four years). #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

Tomorrow’s HS basketball games vs. Dale will be played at Jones.

Congratulations to our Longhorn Football Players selected for District Honors! #TTHL #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

Jones High Students participated in the 2021 OU Men’s Vocal Day - Heath Chapman, Jose Tadeo, Xander Tully #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

JHS Students and Parents: If you want your 9-12 grade student to participate in the Jones Virtual Academy for the Spring Semester, the following application needs to be completed and submitted. https://forms.gle/81hczbPaHMXpYHY69

JHS SENIORS SEE INFORMATION REGARDING LOOMING SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has two scholarships with deadlines of Monday, December 6. The Community Foundation Scholars is a $3000 scholarship and The Jones High School Scholarship is a 2000. One CFS is awarded to a qualified JHS applicant and two(2) JHS scholarships are awarded to qualified JHS applicants. Right now according to the community foundation we have a very small number of applicants. To apply they would go to www.occf.org/scholarships Click on apply then sign up and complete general application and then complete supplemental application for both of these scholarships. Student will need to write essays for these awards, provide resume, letter of recommendation, and transcript. If you have questions or need assistance reach out to Mr. Moses. Email is cmoses@jonesps.org I would really hate to leave 7000 in scholarship money just sitting on the table. Once you have completed general application and supplemental application for these two awards, you can complete supplemental application for any of their other scholarships including the OGE scholarship which is a 15000.00 award. The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has over a 150 scholarships and JHS seniors are eligible to apply for most because we are a member of the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network(COGN).