Jones High School

I am overjoyed to announce that after almost 2 years of not being able to perform or audition for any activities due to our COVID restrictions, the following JHS students were chosen for the 2021-2022 ECOCDA Area Honor Choirs: Heath Chapman, Kayleigh Patterson, Montanna Purvis, Jazlyn Ross and Norah Stephenson. These students have been working very hard to catch up to where they needed to be for these auditions. Now they get to participate in a two day rehearsal event, capped off with a fabulous evening concert on Tuesday, Nov. 2 @ 7:00 p.m. in Guthrie at the Scottish Rite Temple. Please try and plan to attend this occasion and let's celebrate the successes of these hard-working musicians.--

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

Good luck to the Jones FFA and 4H Show teams as they compete at the Tulsa State Fair!

Great Job JHS Students on Mental Health Week activities and information! Everyone has value and everyone is important! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEALONGHORN

JHS SENIORS: Olin E. Teague Memorial Scholarship To encourage talented young people to pursue careers in the aerospace industry, the National Space Club and Foundation offer resources and scholarships to students. This scholarship is open to all high school seniors. Students must submit an official transcript, one letter of recommendation from a STEM teacher and a five-page research paper discussing a personal aerospace research project the student has conducted. Award Amount: $4,000 Deadline: October 15, 2021 https://www.spaceclub.org/education/olin-teague.html

JHS SENIORS: ExtremeTerrain Scholarship ExtremeTerrain is offering two $2,500 scholarships, one for the fall semester and one for the spring Semester to eligible students pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth and Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems. Students should submit a 700 – 1500-word essay that describes who you are, why you feel it is important to maintain access to public lands for recreational use and how you plan to use your degree to advocate for the recreational use of public lands. Award Amount: $2,500 Deadline: October 15, 2021 https://www.extremeterrain.com/scholarships.html

JHS SENIORS: JUST A REMINDER THE FAFSA APPLICATION OPENED TODAY https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa AND THE SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPENED TODAY. WWW.OCCF.ORG/SCHOLARSHIPS

JHS SENIORS: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Award Amount: 150 awards; $20,000 Deadline: October 31, 2021 https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/

JHS Students in 8-10 grade: The attached document has great information for your use in prepping and planning for college and life after high school. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1590109/2021-pfc-8-10.pdf

Juniors and Seniors: The attached document is full of great information on planning and preparing for college and life after high school https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1590106/2021-pfc-11-12.pdf

Students interested in Acting and WIchita State University: Wichita State University's Bachelor of Applied Arts in Acting for Digital Arts I am writing to introduce you and your students to Wichita State University’s Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Acting for Digital Arts. This is a new degree concentration in WSU’s BAA Digital Arts program. The other degrees in the School of Digital Arts are: Audio Production, Collaborative Design, Animation, Video Game Design, and Filmmaking. Performance in the twenty-first century has been impacted by advances in what is termed the “digital arts.” Actors are needed for film work, providing motion capture performance for animation and video game design, voice work in audio productions, including audiobooks, podcasts, and voicing animated characters, as well as innovative technologies, such as virtual reality and augmented reality. The BAA in Acting for Digital Arts is a new degree program that focuses on performance and acting required for the digital arts. There are more opportunities available to actors than ever before and this new degree provides education, experience, and opportunities for students wishing to engage in performance of the twenty-first century. Classes range from acting in digital mediums, including film, audio, and animation, as well as basic stunt work and auditioning. Practical “hands on” projects such as short films, audio performance, and animated voice work are a part of the student’s experience in the Acting for Digital Arts program. Ultimately, the goal of the program is to prepare students to work in the entertainment industry as a performer – no matter the medium. At Wichita State University, our college experience combines tradition, innovation, and the benefits of our location in Kansas' largest city – with more opportunities, resources, and connections. We put it all together in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, Shocker Studios, which is designed to maximize collaboration and creative collisions between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Shocker Studios 35,000 square foot facilities houses two audio recording studios, a film studio, a surround-sound editing facility, and several state-of-the-art classrooms to facilitate the learning of knowledge, skills, and techniques that go along with these degrees. The foundation of our program is its integration of practical experiences and course work. The students engage in practical projects that will prepare them for work in their chosen field. Aside from our credentials, it is important to know that we offer a program that is exciting, challenging, and that will benefit our students. Please feel free to call us to schedule an interview and a tour of our facilities. https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/digital_arts/index.php

JHS Students: Oklahoma Christian University’s School of Business will be hosting a Business Pathways Expo on October 29, 2021! This is a new, unique event designed to give students an opportunity to learn more about careers in business straight from local business professionals. Any student who is interested in learning more about business and the path to pursue a business career is welcome to attend this free, half-day event. This event will provide students with the opportunity to - Gather information on the various career options in the area of business - Interact with local professionals from all business disciplines in a non-pressure environment - Learn more about the skills and knowledge necessary to set themselves up for a successful future business career Again, this is a free, no obligation event designed to provide resources to students to help them determine if business is an area they want to pursue beyond high school. A free, continental breakfast will be provided for all attendees along with chances to win various raffle items. If you teach business or accounting courses, plan a field trip and bring your whole class! See additional details, including the schedule, attached. If you’d like to have your students go ahead and register, please have them use the link below or the QR code on the attached flyer. If you have any questions or concerns about this unique event, please feel free to let us know. If you're not the best contact for this type of event but you know of someone else on your faculty that may be interested, please pass this information along! We look forward to hosting your students on October 29th! Business Pathways Expo Registration: https://admissions.oc.edu/register/businesspathways https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1590019/Business_Pathways_Expo_Student_Invite.pdf

JHS SENIORS INTERESTED IN UCO AND THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN: We are pleased to announce several upcoming FREE events for high school students hosted by the UCO College of Fine Arts and Design, including: UCO DANCE SHADOW DAY October 6, 2021 (Wednesday) Day includes participating in university dance classes alongside current UCO students, campus tour, lunch, dance company rehearsal. UCO PIANO DAY November 5, 2021 (Friday) noon - 7:30pm Day includes campus tour, piano ensemble session, masterclass with faculty, dinner, performance. UCO DRAMA DAY & AUDITIONS November 6, 2021 (Saturday) Day includes campus tour, workshops with faculty, dinner, tickets to theatre performance that evening. Workshops about University and program also available for parents. UCO VOICE DAY & AUDITIONS November 12, 2021 (Friday) Day includes workshops with faculty, campus tour, side-by-side singing with UCO Concert Chorale, lunch, tickets to evening's opera performance at UCO Jazz Lab. Seniors can also udition for program acceptance and scholarships. UCO STRINGS DAY November 18, 2021 (Thursday) Day includes campus tour, masterclass by instrument with faculty, side-by-side playing with the UCO Chamber Orchestra, lunch, and strings area recital attendance. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER FOR ANY EVENTS GO TO https://ocae.uco.edu/

JHS Students: Rose State College is hosting the Eastern Oklahoma County Area Wide Colleges Fair on Oct 6 from 9am to 11 am. This college fair is a Strive scan fair. This allows for quick transfer of demographic information from student to college admissions rep. Instructions for setting up your strive scan account are below. This college fair will have college reps from across the state of of Oklahoma and surrounding states. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589475/StriveScan_-_College_Confirmation.docx

JHS Students: Just a reminder Jones High School has partnered with Parchment through a contract with the Oklahoma State Department education. This partnership will allow you to create a free account to request and send your transcripts to any college in the United States. You can see Mr. Moses to pick up your unique code to create your free account.

JHS Students: Attached is a document with Tips on Completing scholarship applications and college admission applications. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589356/tips_for_completing_scholarship_applications.pdf

JHS Seniors: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation awards over 1.5 million dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors. Jones High School is a member of the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselors Network. This guarantees certain scholarships will be awarded to a Jones High School graduating Senior. We also have the Jones High School Scholarship that is awarded through the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Attached are two flyers that show scholarships guaranteed to be awarded to Jones High School Students and additional scholarships locally and statewide that Jones High School Seniors are eligible to receive. Their scholarship portal opens on OCT 1. I would encourage you to apply for as many as these scholarship as possible after their site opens. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589264/Jones_High_School.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589265/OCCF_Statewide_Scholarships.pdf http://www.occf.org/scholarships/

JHS Seniors that are in the Oklahoma Foster Care system or who will age out at Graduation: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has a scholarship for you. IT is the Oklahoma Youth with Promise Scholarship. Their scholarship portal opens tomorrow Oct 1. See Flyer for additional information and the link to their scholarship site is below. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589192/Scholarship-handout_OYWP.PDF http://www.occf.org/scholarships/

JHS Seniors: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation's scholarship portal will open tomorrow Oct 1. They have a scholarship for seniors that one JHS senior is guaranteed to be awarded. Jones High School is a member of their Central Oklahoma Guidance network which guarantees a JHS student receiving this award if they are qualified. Please see flyer attached below. Also below is the link to their scholarship site. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589196/Scholarship-handout_CFS__1_.PDF http://www.occf.org/scholarships/

JHS Juniors that will be first generation college students: The Oklahoma City Community Foundation's scholarship portal will open tomorrow Oct 1. They have a scholarship for juniors that will be first generation college students. Jones High School is a member of their Central Oklahoma Guidance network which guarantees a JHS student receiving this award if they are qualified. Please see flyer attached below. Also below is the link to their scholarship site. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1589185/Scholarship-handout_NOS.PDF http://www.occf.org/scholarships/