Jones High School Students interested in ACT Prep. Chad Cargill will be at Jones High School on March 13 doing a workshop from 9am to noon. Cost for Jones students is $10. All others cost is $30. Sign up and pay in counselors office to attend this workshop.
Jones High School Juniors and Parents: Mark your Calendar!!!! Tuesday, March 12 is Parent-Teacher Conference night and Jones High School will be hosting a College Fair specifically for Juniors and their parents. We have over 20 different colleges confirmed to be in attendance including OU, OSU, UCO, ROSE, WICHITA STATE, plus many others. See attached flyer for more information.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/296156/COLLEGEFAIR.pdf
College students in Cook US Government: I just spoke with Rose. We will take US Government test tomorrow at 8:30am Report to counselor.
JHS students enrolled in concurrent classes: With school being closed tomorrow make sure you communicate with professors about options for assignments due, tests that need to be proctored, information covered in class.
JHS students interested in petroleum engineering: The University of Tulsa is hosting a petroleum engineering open house on Thursday, March 28 from 5-7pm. Snacks provided, Lab Tours available and UT alum will share their experiences about petroleum engineering as a career. If interested in attending you must RSVP by March25 to rhonda-collier@utulsa.edu
Jones Students looking for summer job: The City of MWC is looking for summer Lifeguard, Pool Cashier, Pool Manager or Summer Camp Worker this Summer, stop by City Hall (100 N Midwest Blvd, at the corner of Midwest Blvd and Reno Ave) or visit our website midwestcityok.org/jobs to fill out an application. Students 15 1/2 and older are eligible for all positions, while students age 15 are only eligible to be pool cashiers at this time.
JHS students in 8, 9, and 10 grade whose parents make 55000 per year or less. You need to apply for Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship. This scholarship will pay up to four Years tuition at Oklahoma colleges. Sophomores have to have application submitted by end of sophomore year. Apply today at https://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/
JHS Juniors that will be first generation college student: You need to apply for the Oklahoma City Community Foundation’s New Opportunities Scholarship. Deadline is Friday, March 1. Apply at www.occf.org/scholarships
Jones public schools will be closed tomorrow Thursday, February 28 due to inclement weather.
Black History Month Did You Know...
Ralph Waldo Ellison was an American Novelist from Oklahoma. He was also a literary ciritca nd scholar. Ellison is best know for his novel "The Invisible Man" which won the National Book Award in 1953.
Black History Month Did You Know..
Mae Carol Jemison is an American Engineer, Physician, and NASA Astronaut. She became the first African AMerican woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. After Medical School and a brief general practice, Jemison served in the Peace Corps and then was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps. She resigned from NASA in 1993 to found a company researching the application of technology to daily life. She has appeared on television several times including an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is a dancer and holds nine honorary doctorates. SHe is quoted, " Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live"
Congratulations to JHS Senior, Jordyn McDonald. She has been selected as recipient of a Weokie Foundation Scholarship.
JHS students: The Oklahoma State University Department of Management Science and Information Systems is hosting the 11th Annual Information Systems Technology Exploration Academy in June 2-7 at OSU campus in Stillwater. They will accept 25 on full scholarship. Apply by April 5. For more information and to apply go to www.cepd.okstate.edu\ISyTE
Track parent meeting for MS/HS Tuesday, March 5 in the HS commons @ 6pm.
JHS SENIORS planning to attend OCCC: The Deadline for the Freshman Tuition Waiver scholarship is March 1. Make sure you have your application for admission complete and submitted before March 1.
Jones High School had a Great Black History Month Assembly. Great message of power and change! Would like to thank Mr. Lee Roland, Lt. Wayland Cubit, and Mr. Justin King for a great, dynamic assembly. Would also like to thank Stephan and Scotia Moore and Shiloh Camps for helping to organize this assembly.
Reminder that today is last day to purchase a yearbook.
The Oklahoma City Zoo is excited to share details about this year’s Dr Pepper Vending Machine Art Contest. Oklahoma students in grades K-12 are eligible to win wild prizes and the chance to have their original art design on a Dr Pepper machine at the OKC Zoo for an entire year! This year’s theme, “A Future for Pollinators”, challenges students to share their creativity and love of nature to show a future safe for butterflies, bees and other species that perform the critical role of pollinating plants in nature.
Official entry forms are available online at www.okczoo.org/drpeppercontest.
All submissions must be postmarked by Monday, March 25, 2019
Congratulations to JHS Senior, Reilly Hunt. In addition to her Softball scholarship at Northeastern State University, she has been awarded a four year Baccalaureate Scholars Award in the amount of 12733.00 per year. Congratulations Reilly! It's A Great Day to Be A Longhorn!
Jones High School is in need of a Certified Special Education Teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. Send resumes to Mike Watkins at mwatkins@joneshs.k12.ok.us