Jones High School

JHS Students today is the last day to register for DECEMBER ACT with late fees, but you can still register for the February Test. Who should test now? Seniors: December and February are the last test dates to get scores back in time to impact scholarships and improve college applications. Juniors: Taking a first ACT now launches juniors on a clear and informed path to college. They’ll have the time to take full advantage of all the performance enhancing tools to get the scores that bring their college dreams home. Sophomores: Taking the ACT now can open doors to dual credit opportunities, saving them time and money in the future. https://www.act.org/content/act/en/register-for-the-act.html?utm_campaign=K12%20%7C%20ACT%20%7C%202024-12%20Test%20Registrations%20Counselor&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8iqdLs1r_lYftVLBMM8dwAoev4vjdm172wZtgOhT3O1xJyZas2HRwexNlS9jRrzNqSo8XHRKyjl0mKSFtQPPBRURZLgA&_hsmi=335216420&utm_content=335216420&utm_source=hs_email

JHS Seniors: The 205-2026 FAFSA Application is now open to everyone. It is now a graduation requirement in the State of Oklahoma to complete the FAFSA. If you and your family do not want to complete the FAFSA, see Mr. Moses for options to meet graduation requirement. Get online and complete as soon as possible. Thanksgiving Break is a great opportunity to complete this application. All students graduating in May of 2025 would be completing the 2025-2026 FAFSA. https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

🦃🍂Just a reminder: next week is Thanksgiving Break! 🍂🦃

Each year, the U.S. Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Foundation grants $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan to continue their education at an accredited post-secondary college or university. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited vocational or industrial school. The number of grants awarded annually is at the discretion of the Foundation and must be used for educational expenses in the first year of full-time study. Checks awarded will be made out in the name of the recipient and the educational institution of the recipient’s choice. Deadline to apply January 17 For more information go to https://www.usjcisenate.org/index.php/scholarship-program

Longhorn parents, families, friends, and community! You are now able to purchase a variety of merchandise with artwork from our very own Jones Art Students. Every student in art class has prepared a unique and striking design that is available to purchase on a variety of products. All you need is the student name to search their artwork with the link below. Proceeds go to the Jones Art Department. Thank you for supporting our students and the Arts! https://shop.square1art.com/Shop/artwork/Search

🎼Congratulations to JHS student Lucy Stanolis! 🎼

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JHS Seniors planning for a career in Education: Dr. Bob Mooneyham Memorial Scholarship for Future Teachers The Oklahoma State School Board Foundation will present the Dr. Bob Mooneyham Memorial Scholarship again this spring to a deserving Oklahoma high school senior. The application period for the one-year $5,000 scholarship will open on November 1. For more information and to apply Go to https://www.ossba.org/scholarship/

Our very own, Emma Gindhart has been nominated for the Oklahoman's Student of the Week. Go vote in their Poll. You can vote daily and multiple times. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/11/18/the-oklahoman-student-of-the-week-vote/76236196007/

🎶JHS presents the ultimate mother-daughter switch up! Don't miss this unforgettable musical experience! 🎶

Today JHS choir students Tyler Wright and Brittney Loyd went to UCO for 2nd Round All State auditions. Brittney Loyd was selected to participate in the OkMEA All State Treble Chorus in January! Bravo and way to represent Jones guys! 💚🎶

A perfect day for a fall field trip! Musical Theatre and Art Club visited Oklahoma State University today to see a performance of A Servant Of Two Masters.

Congrats to JHS Senior, Jazlyn Ross! Jazlyn has been awarded the University Academic Scholarship from Wichita State University. This award is $1500.00 per year for a total value of $6000.00. Way to go Jazlyn! #GOSHOCKERS #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

Seniors!! THIS Friday is the deadline for all baby pictures to be submitted to the yearbook! Please email them in .jpeg format to drowlen@jonesps.org.

JHS Seniors: FAFSA COMPLETION IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR GRADUATING CLASS. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is scheduled to open on December 1. The first step to completing a FAFSA is creating a StudentAid.gov account. WWW.STUDENTAID.GOV you can also create your FSAID which is your pin number for electronic signature.

The WEOKIE Foundation will award $50,000 in scholarships! The deadline is Friday, January 31, 2025. The WEOKIE Foundation will award 25 graduating high school seniors a $2,000 scholarship for college or vocational school. Eligibility: Anyone who lives or attends school in Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, or Pottawatomie county. These counties are eligible per WEOKIE Federal Credit Union's field of membership. Essay Topic: Share a personal story of when a belief or an idea was challenged. Explain how you navigated differing views, showing critical thinking, adaptability, and empathy. Apply at https://www.weokie.org/scholarships

JHS Seniors: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has one scholarship that closes on December 4. This scholarship is the Community Foundation Scholars Scholarship. A Jones High School Senior is guaranteed to receive if application submitted and meet qualifications. This is a $3000.00 award that can be used at any College, University or Technical school in the US. If your unweighted GPA is between 3.25 and 3.79 you need to get in their scholarship portal and apply for this scholarship. You need to create account, login, complete and submit universal application. This does not get you applied for CFS. Once this is done you need to click the home button inside the scholarship portal. It should pull up list of scholarships that match to you. You scroll down list find Community Foundation Scholars and click edit application then complete and submit supplemental questions. I have attached a screenshot to give you idea of what to look for. www.occf.org/scholarships At last check Jones High School only had one applicant who has submitted application completely.

JHS JUNIORS AND SENIORS planning to do concurrent enrollment in the spring semester! You need to get with Mr. Moses and complete your spring concurrent enrollment paperwork for Rose State. If you have completed and turned into Mr. Moses but have not received your spring schedule, you need to make sure fees are paid for fall semester. Rose State will not enroll you for the spring if fall fees are not paid. If you have questions, please get with Mr. Moses. You want to try and have all paperwork for spring concurrent enrollment completed by Thanksgiving Break.

JHS SENIORS PURSUING A DEGREE AND CAREER IN GOVERNMENT: The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the annual National Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship Awards for students completing twelfth grade (or final high school year) in 2025 who are planning careers in government service. Scholarship applicants must be citizens of the United States. The Trustees and Members of the Foundation, mindful of the significance of the important event in our nation’s history that occurred at Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, believe that if our country is to continue to progress, we must have thoroughly trained, dedicated young people to carry on our government’s work in future years. Each interested student is invited to write a one-page essay stating why he or she plans a career in government service including any inspiration to be derived from the leadership of George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware. This essay must be accompanied by a recommendation from the high school principal or guidance counselor evaluating the student’s achievements, along with transcripts, national testing scores, and other supporting information of the applicant’s choice as described in the Official Rules. We award a variety of scholarships every year. Each scholarship will be paid, as long as the student meets the requirements of the college chosen. Students planning to attend one of the Military Academies or who have been awarded full four-year tuition scholarships will be eligible for an award. In past years, winners attending will have their expenses paid for transportation, food and housing in Pennsylvania for the weekend, to attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. All winners are required to attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Saturday April 26, 2025, to win their scholarship. The Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Luncheon will begin at 11 am at the Washington Crossing Inn, right next to Washington Crossing Historic Park. We invite you to explore our website, which contains all of the information candidates should require to prepare and submit an application, including: The program’s Official Rules, requirements, and procedures A complete, downloadable version of the program information published on this site Thank you for your interest in our National Scholarship Competition. To be considered for this year’s program, applications must be POSTMARKED no later than January 15, 2025. We highly recommend all applicants send their applications Priority Mail, if at all possible. Last year a number of applications took many weeks to arrive. Awarding 31 $5000.00 scholarships Deadline: January 15,2025 For more information and to apply go to https://www.gwcf.org/scholarship

🤘Here's a look at events happening this week at JHS🤘