JHS Students: Registration for October 28 ACT is open. Remember the higher your ACT score the more scholarship dollars you can earn. Register at www.actstudent.org Registration deadline is September 22.
If you need ACT Prep information, see Mr. Moses
JHS Seniors interested in Wichita State University: See information below regarding Wichita State's Distinguished Scholar Invitational.
The Wichita State DSI application is live and available for students to complete!
Top 3 students become GORE Scholars with $64,000 each! Last year over 40 Oklahoma Students competed and over 100 students won scholarships.
Qualifications are as follows:
Be a 2024 High School Graduate
Submit Wichita State Admission Application materials by Oct 15th, 2023
Meet ONE of the following:
Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.5, OR
Minimum ACT composite of 27, OR
Minimum SAT composite of 1280, OR
Rank in the top 10% of your class at the end of your junior year
Students may apply here: https://slate.wichita.edu/register/DSIapplication2023
Students do NOT need to be admitted, know their myWSU ID, or have their myWSU account created to start the DSI application. However, they will need to be admitted to participate in DSI on November 18th. Applying by Oct 15th will help ensure this happens.
Noteworthy DSI application information:
1) BEFORE you start to enter your information into the application, do your essay questions and activity chart. You CANNOT go back into the DSI app once you’ve started and it won’t save your work for you.
2) Once you have your essays and activity chart finished (and have had someone proofread them), you then come back to the application, complete info, upload and submit.
3) The essays and activity chart are HALF of their DSI score. Be sure to take your time on these!
4) Then you should also go ahead and create your profile in ScholarshipUniverse to ensure you are receiving consideration for as many Wichita State and external/national scholarships as possible.
JHS Students and Parents:
Jones High School is taking October 25 to complete a variety of ICAP activities and minimize the number of instructional days impacted by these various activities. The attached letter explains the various activities being undertaken by each grade level.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3492059/OCTOBER_25_PARENT_STUDENT_LETTER.pdf
JHS Seniors: The Oklahoma City Area Christian College Fair will be taking place on Thursday, Sept. 28th from 6 PM – 8 PM at Southwest Covenant School in Yukon, OK.
Representatives from over forty Christian colleges and universities will be at the fair. Each rep can help families understand why they shouldn't rule out an education at a Christian institution and what resources are available for them financially.
All students will also receive a free copy of THE Guide to Christian Colleges and Universities - a 200+page college search resource
Students are encouraged to register ahead of time. During registration, students will be asked to identify the attributes they are currently looking for in a college or university. Students will then receive a list (via email) of schools attending the fair with whom they match, giving them a starting point of schools to talk with.
Additional information and fair registration can be found at FindYourChristianCollege.com.
JHS Seniors: Edmond College Night. Tuesday, September 19th is the big night, and the event will take place from 6pm to 9pm in the Nigh University Center Ballroom (3rd floor). There will be 50+ colleges from all over the nation present. If you want more information, about it, you can fill out this form: https://connect.uco.edu/register/?id=42558b9a-c4c5-4db8-b091-2a6676ce6d0c
Attached to this post is a StriveScan Flyer that students can use to create their own QR code to be scanned by colleges at the fair (rather than students having to fill out an information card for every single college they want to get info from). Each institution pays for access to this service, so we need to get as many students signed up for this as possible.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3485588/Edmond_College_Night_Strive_Scan_Flyer.pdf
JHS Juniors and Seniors: As you are working on college scholarships and applications for admissions you may find that you need a letter of recommendation. I want to give some advice on letters of recommendation and tips on requesting a letter.
FIrst Letters of Recommendation can be written by any School personnel, community leader, church leader, or business person. THey just need to be able to speak to your abilities, character, service, leadership, etc.
Recommendation letters should not be written by someone in your family, especially immediate household.
a. When asking someone to write a letter of recommendation, my advice is to request it in person(face to face interaction) not phone or email.
b. Tell the individual that you are asking to write it what it is for, when it is due, and where they need to send it for you.
c. People are very busy just like you. Please give anyone you are asking to write a letter for you ample time to complete it. DO NOT ASK FOR A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION AND THEN TELL THE PERSON IT IS DUE TOMORROW! Proper planning will prevent this.
d. Provide the person who is writing the letter with information about you that will help them write the letter. I have attached a questionnaire that you can fill out and make copies of to give to anyone you are asking to write a letter.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3485070/recommendation_letter_questionairre.pdf
If you need more information or have questions about letters of recommendation please see Mr. Moses and he can give you more information.
JHS Students interested in the various Military Academies and the Appointment process. We have a couple of students at one of the military academies? One is working in admissions at the US Merchant Marine academy and has told me I can give out her contact information to any JHS Students that have questions regarding the admissions and appointment process. She wants to help you out in anyway possible.
Address Details for the NEW BUS ROUTES are posted below. If you have questions about which specific route your child will be joining on TUESDAY MORNING, please call tomorrow. **Morning routes will start 5-7 mins earlier to accommodate more stops.
Due to a driver shortage JPS will have to make the following transportation adjustment to bus routes for the forseeable future. The Bus Route adjustment will begin the Tuesday Morning after our Labor Day holiday. Detailed information will be posted & communicated over the next 2 days.
IMPORTANT SAFETY UPDATE regarding upcoming football games. Read more : https://5il.co/23m9a
JHS SENIORS: SEE FLYER REGARDING THE GATES SCHOLARSHIP
JHS Seniors: See attached flyers regarding opportunities with Wichita State University.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3459368/WSU_23-24_Info.pdf
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3459369/WSU_OKC_Discover_Flyer_23.pdf
JHS 9-12 students:
Greetings from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy! We wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity for your 9th-12th grade students. We will be hosting an event called PharmCORP on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on our campus in Weatherford, OK. Lunch will be provided. This program is designed to demonstrate the various aspects of pharmacy with hands-on workshops conducted by faculty and students at the College of Pharmacy. There will be a $25 non-refundable registration fee to help cover the costs associated with the program. There is a 75-student limit and it is first-come, first-served.
Students can find more information and register online at https://www.swosu.edu/about/pre-college-programs/pharmcorp/index.php. The registration deadline is September 11, 2023. Students will be notified of their acceptance for PharmCORP by e-mail, and an information packet will be sent to them by e-mail as well. Attached to this email is a flyer that can be used for publicity for this event. We would appreciate it if you would share this information with all of your students and encourage them to apply. Given the nationwide shortage of both pharmacists and pharmacy students, this is a great time to consider the profession. Our goal is to educate high school students about our program and the many exciting opportunities currently available to graduates with a pharmacy degree.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at kepharmcorp@gmail.com
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JHS Juniors and Seniors interested in the field of Criminal Justice: The University of Central Oklahoma is hosting its annual CJ Day on Friday, October 6th from 10:00 am- 2:30 pm. Criminal Justice agencies are invited to bring recruitment materials to hand out to prospective and current students of criminal justice. Of course, many of our partners will also bring their police cars, boats, helicopters, etc. to showcase. Lunch is provided to all participants. There will also be remarks from UCO administration faculty, and students. Register at https://connect.uco.edu/register/cj2023 by noon on September 6
JHS Seniors: Our Oklahoma City Community College Admissions rep is scheduled to present in college prep on September 28. If you are not in college prep and would like to visit with our OCCC Admissions rep, sign up with MR. Moses. Remember if you are interested in OCCC this is the person you need to establish a relationship.
As the school year gets in to full swing, please see this message about school attendance: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3451751/Attendance_Letter__District_.pdf
JHS 9-12 grade students: See attached information regarding Individual Career Academic Plans(ICAP) and the process you will undertake over your four years of high school.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/3451649/ICAP_INFORMATION.pdf
JHS Sophomores and Juniors: See information below about a phenomenal Leadership opportunity with the Rotary Youth Leadership Award:
We would like to invite sophomores or juniors to apply for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA). If selected, students will receive a full paid scholarship to attend RYLA's Leadership Development Retreat Oct. 2nd - Oct 8th. RYLA provides opportunities for students to develop "Power Skills" through interactive programming both virtual and in person that can transfer back into their lives in high school and beyond.
Please send this application out to any students that have shown leadership potential, or just need a little nudge to become a leader in their community.
RYLA Retreat Schedule:
October 1st - Meet virtually - 6pm to 9pm
October 2nd - Meet virtually - 5:30pm to 8pm
October 3rd - Meet virtually - 5:30pm to 8pm
October 4th - No meeting
October 5th - October 8th - In person overnight retreat at Center Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center
Applications Close September 1st, so please do not delay on recommending this opportunity to your students.
For more information, please go to students.leadernu.com or reach out to me at derrick@leadernu.com.
JHS Seniors: Bancfirst is taking applications for JHS Student Advisory Board. You can see Mr. Moses for application. If you want to be on student board, you need to complete application and get turned into Mr. Moses as soon as possible.