Jones High School

JHS Students: The Next National ACT is April 4. The Registration deadline is February 28. IF you are a sophomore or junior that is wanting to do Concurrent enrollment in college Classes your junior or senior year, you need to take this ACT so scores are back in time to determine concurrent enrollment eligibility. Register at actstudent.org

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DID YOU KNOW Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher A valedictorian who went on to graduate from the segregated Langston University, which had no law program, her lifelong ambition was to become a lawyer. She forced the University of Oklahoma Law School to admit black students by legally challenging state statutes that prohibited whites and blacks from attending classes together. She stuck to her guns when the Oklahoma Legislature tried to create a separate school for her to attend, and she started at OU in 1949. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017.

JHS Seniors who are lower your income or lower net worth farm families: The Farm Service Agency and the Oklahoma Rural Rehabilitation Corporation is announcing its annual scholarship. Deadline is April 8. Awards are tiered meaning the lower the income and financial position the higher the amount awarded. See Mr. Moses for more information and application

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DID YOU KNOW… J.C. Watts Born in Eufaula, Watts went on to play as starting quarterback for the University of Oklahoma in 1979. He became a Baptist minister and was elected in 1990 to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as the first African-American in Oklahoma to win statewide office. The state’s first and only black congressman, Watts served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DID YOU KNOW…. Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who lived a miserable life as a slave, serving several masters throughout New York before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth became a Christian and, at what she believed was God’s urging, preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all, highlighted in her stirring “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, delivered at a women’s convention in Ohio in 1851. She continued her crusade for the rest of her life, earning an audience with President Abraham Lincoln and becoming one of the world’s best-known human rights crusaders.

Jones Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, February 5th due to weather.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education assists in the administration of the Frances Koop Parsons/AT&T Pioneers Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship program was established through the AT&T Pioneers to assist Oklahoma students in obtaining their education goals. The recipients of this scholarship will receive a $1,000 cash award to be used at an eligible Oklahoma career technology center, two-year college, or four-year university. This scholarship is open to first-time freshmen with at least a 3.0 high school GPA whose family income does not exceed $75,000. The completed application must be postmarked on or before March 27, 2020. See Mr. Moses for application.

Basketball time changes for tonight's game vs. Bethel. No JV games tonight. Varsity girls will begin at 5:30 and boys to follow after.

JHS student-leaders can attend The Leadership Experience (TLX) 2020, hosted by the President’s Leadership Council at Oklahoma State University! TLX is a two-day leadership conference on March 7 - 8 open to all high school juniors and seniors! Formally known as Conclave, TLX is dedicated to redefining what it means to be a leader through student-organized small groups and team-building activities, leadership workshops and speaker presentations. It will be an unforgettable weekend of fun and community where we explore what it means to be a transformational leader and how one's identity ties in with the concept of leadership. Students can utilize this checklist to ensure that all necessary forms have been paid, completed, scanned and emailed to osuleadership@okstate.edu no later than March 1. • Signed OSU Release and Assumption of Risk Form • Signed Medical Release Form • Payment The registration fee for attending The Leadership Experience at OSU is $110.00 . This fee covers the participants lodging, meals, conference materials and T-shirt. In order to confirm your student’s place at the conference, we need to receive their nonrefundable registration fee, T-shirt size request, liability and medical release forms. Participants will be staying at a hotel and are responsible for their transportation from the OSU campus to the hotel. Students can register and pay online at https://orange.okstate.edu/register/?id=303e0e8c-0b53-4004-9acf-f39f7fc6ecf6

JHS Students: Oklahoma City University will be hosting an event to introduce students in the NE region of Oklahoma to our Esports Management degree program and our eSports team. It will be held on February 23 from 2-4PM at Boston Ave United Methodist Church For more information and how to register see attached flyer. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/578907/OCU_eSports_is_Coming_to_You_Invite.pdf

Due to potential scheduling conflicts we are moving Spring parent teacher conferences to March 24th & March 26th from 4-7:30 p.m.

JHS Students wanting to take APRIL ACT: Registration deadline is February 28. If you are a sophomore or Junior wanting to do concurrent college enrollment next school year, you really need to get registered for this ACT.

Juniors and seniors are invited to Health Careers Day at Rogers State University! This event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Rogers State University Campus in Claremore. Health Careers Day is a preview day for students interested in careers in Nursing, Pre-Med, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, or Occupational Therapy. They will talk with current students & faculty, learn about the university admission process, participate in hands-on nursing and allied health simulations and see campus! Degree Plan Info Admission Process Scholarships & Financial Aid Residential Life Registration Required and Space is limited. Register at: https://www.rsu.edu/admissions/admissions-events/health-careers-day/#reg

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DID YOU KNOW.. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. He was the driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which helped bring about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a U.S. federal holiday since 1986.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DID YOU KNOW…. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. 1. Tubman’s codename was “Moses,” and she was illiterate her entire life. “Come with me if you want to live.” Other Underground Railroad code names included “Canaan” for Canada and Spiritual Songs for directions along the Railroad. Since few slaves were literate, the route of the Underground Railroad had to be accessible to everyone. Tubman used the stars and mosses in the woods to guide her in aiding escapees. 2. She suffered from narcolepsy. When she was a teenage slave, an overseer threw a metal weight at another slave, but it hit Tubman instead. As a result of the head injury, she would often go into sleeping spells and was difficult to wake. She considered the dreams she had during these spells to be religious visions and her religiosity was a guiding reason to helping slaves escape. 3. Her work as “Moses” was serious business. She avoided cops, dogs, mobs, bounty hunters, and slave catchers. She and her escapees slept in swamps and moved only at night. Once with her on the Railroad, she threatened to kill anyone who lost their nerve to escape. She even once had to drug a baby. She once told a man”You go on or die.” Known as the “black ghost,” the bounty on her head was at least $12,000, equal to around $330,000 today. 4. She never lost a slave. She recommended slave escape on Saturdays, as owners used Sundays as a day of rest and would not notice slaves missing until Monday, giving the slave a two day head start. She also preferred to move during winter, when the days are shorter. Estimates of slaves she helped range as high as 3,000. 5. Tubman was a Union scout during the Civil War. She also served as a nurse, cook, and spy to Federal troops from 1862 to 1865. She received $200 for three years of combat service (roughly $5,400 adjusted for inflation). When she applied for veteran’s compensation, it took her 34 years to get it and only after the intervention of President Lincoln’s Secretary of State William Seward. She was 78 years old. 6. She cured dysentery. Her knowledge of the local flora in Maryland led her to find a cure for Union troops suffering from dysentery. She also helped relieve symptoms of Chicken Pox, Cholera, and Yellow Fever. 7. She was the first woman to lead a combat assault. While under the command of Colonel James Montgomery, Harriet Tubman led 150 black Union troops across the Combahee River in South Carolina in June 1863. Using information from escaped slaves, she led Union riverboats through Confederate torpedo traps, freeing 750 slaves and dropping off Union troops. the troops burned the estates of influential Southern secessionists who supplied Confederate forces. She didn’t lose a single troop. 8. She had brain surgery to fix her sleep problems. She refused anesthesia. She opted instead to chew on a bullet, just like Civil War soldiers did when they had a limb amputated.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other peoples of African descent. Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celeIn the decades that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the civil rights movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

JHS Students 18 years old and older looking for employment: You can apply to become a 2020 Census Taker. You can Text jobs to 313131 or apply online at 2020Census.gov/jobs

Congratulations to Jones High School Teacher and Coach, Ted Dorrell. Ted was selected by his fellow high school teachers as the 2019-2020 Jones High School Site Teacher of the Year.

University of Oklahoma Thunder Scholarship The OKC Thunder basketball team is excited to announce their scholarship for all Oklahoma residents who are interested in attending the University of Oklahoma. Students can apply by choosing their favorite OU postcard and sharing it on their social media site. Along with the postcard, students should also include a caption showcasing their love for the university. To apply, students must meet the following eligibility requirements: Must be a high school senior Must plan to attend OU in fall of 2020 Must be able to attend OKC Thunder home game on 04/01/2020 Award Amount: 5 awards, $1,000 Deadline: March 2, 2020

The Kristi Law Firm P.C. National Scholarship The Kristi Law Firm, P.C. has built its success on integrity and ethical work. The Houston lawyers are proud to announce their annual $10,000 scholarship. They want to provide financial resources to help students accomplish their educational and career aspirations. Students can apply by submitting an online application, a personal statement and an essay that answers the following questions: Have you ever faced a significant ethical dilemma? What was the situation and what did you do? Award Amount: $10,000 Deadline: March 31, 2020 https://www.houstoninjurylawyer.com/the-krist-law-firm-national-scholarship/