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5:30 pm
LSC Meeting
Dec. 5
6 pm Sports Booster Meeting
Dec. 7
7 pm
Dance Concert
Dec. 14
8 am FOJ Board Meeting
7 pm Choir Concert
Dec. 20
7 pm Instrumental Music Concert
Dec. 25 - Jan. 5
Winter Break
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Friends of Jones
Board of Directors
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Cairon Dietsch-Jones
Chair
Jane Goodrich
Vice Chair
Veronica Gomez
Secretary
Vicki Crockett
Treasurer
Michelle Mitchell
Assistant Treasurer
Linda Beck
Communications
Barbara Kizziah
Annual Fund
Brian Massengill
Corporate Development
Kathy Smith
Cory Gonzalez
Leslie Senn
Bonnie Schulgasser
Jenni Pencyla
Fall Event
Laura Brauer
Melvina Lloyd
Hospitality
Julie Weisman
Joneswear
Michelle Muscgrove
Academic Booster
Melvina Lloyd
Counseling Booster
Julie Bedore
Sports Boosters
KK Cleland
Manny Onate Jr.
Alumni Boosters
Raquel Don
Volunteers
Ann Ross
Library Volunteer Coordinator
Kristine Kinder
Class Liaison
Amy Carlozo
Linda Beck
FOJ Newsletter
Stacy Bruce
FOJ Website
Denise Eichorn
Social Media
Sarah Jones
5K Eagle Run
Doreen Lubeck
Donor System Management
Dan Sheffield
Database Management
click here for contact information
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Double Blue Ribbon Recipient!
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From Dr. Powers
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Dear Jones Families,
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill
This is the season of giving. It is gratifying how many people in our society reach out to support such a wide array of worthy causes, from local schools, to local food banks, to medical research, and many more. As we enjoy the holiday season and all it has to offer, let us remember that through our giving, we are able to truly appreciate and be thankful for our own good fortune.
Happy Holidays!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time at 773-534-8606 or
pjpowers@cps.edu
.
P. Joseph Powers, Ph.D.
Principal
Jones College Prep
700 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
773-534-8606
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Holiday Concerts
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Jones Performing Arts Upcoming Concerts
South Auditorium
Dance Concert
7 pm Dec. 7
Vocal Music Concert
7 pm Dec. 14
Instrumental Winter Concert
7 pm Dec 20
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Annual Fund
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Thank you for giving generously on
Giving Tuesday.
We've raised nearly $100,000!
Every contribution
is critical, no matter how small.
A meaningful gift from you is a meaningful gift to JCP.
Consider this:
If every parent made a $60 gift
we'd surpass our $250,000 goal!
Friends of Jones has funded more than 40 grants since the beginning of the school year! Click here to review the full list of grants FOJ has made over the past two school years.
Make your contribution to support our teachers, staff
and students by clicking
HERE !
If you've already made your gift
to the
annual fund, THANK YOU!
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Sports News
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Water Polo Coach to Serve with USA's Olympic Water Polo Development Team
Congratulations to Jones Girls Water Polo Coach
Mack Varilla, who's been selected to coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado with the USA Water Polo Team!
Click
here
to learn more about all Jones Aquatic Programs.
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More Sports News
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Jones Boys Basketball went 2-2 in the season- opening "Battle of the Bridge" Thanksgiving Tourney
The Eagles finished with wins over
Urban Prep Bronzeville and Taft HS after dropping the opening to Lane
and State-ranked Niles North.
Congrats to Sophomore
Josh Holmes for being selected
to all-tourney team!
First Home Game is Wed. Dec. 6!
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Computer Science Week
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Jones is hosting an exciting line up of events in honor of Hour of Code, a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries as part of Computer Science Week Dec 4 - 10.
Schedule of Events for
Computer Science Week
Monday Dec. 4 3:30 pm (Library)
MakerSpace Hour of Code using
FLASHFORGE Finder 3D printer and
Tuesday Dec 5 3:30 pm (Room 3011)
Scratch Hour of Code with
Girls Who Code Club
Wednesday Dec 6 3:30 pm (Room 3011)
Demonstration of the Science Olympiad's robotic arm with the
Robotics Club
Thursday Dec 7 3:30 pm (Room 3011)
Astronomy Hour of Code with the
Astronomy Club
Friday Dec 8 3:30 pm (room 3011)
Minecraft Hour of Code
For more information about events contact Computer Science Teacher,
Ms. Lilagan.
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Computer Science Career Opportunities
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Learn more about Computer Science Careers for your student...
Learn more about Coding in a TedxTalk by Ali Partovi,
"Last year there were more than 600,000 high-paying tech jobs across the United States that were unfilled--and by 2018, 51 percent of all STEM jobs are projected to be in computer science-related fields."
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Library News
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Come Check out the New Featured Books
in the Library!
New Fiction!! Find it
HERE
New Non-Fiction!! Find it
HERE
Express yourself this winter season by participating in the Chicago Public Library's
Submit your ART in a digital portfolio
of original pieces with an artist's statement.
Submissions will be judged by a panel of CPL staff and staff from various local artistic organizations.
Prizes include scholarships or gift cards--and the opportunity to see your work featured on the CPL website. Click
HERE for more information.
Always in the LIBRARY...
Students are invited to submit their media creations by using this simple
online form. Links to those student media creations will be available for others to explore
or stop by the library to join.
Keep up with current news and information about the library program by following the BLOG this link:
Or enter this feed code into your favorite RSS Reader:
jcplibrary.weebly.com/1/feed
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Amazon Smile
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Help Jones Earn Mon
ey through the
Don't Forget:
A few clicks and every purchase you make on Amazon could earn Jones money at no additional cost to you.
AmazonSmile is Amazon.com with the same products but with a big difference... The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products
to the charitable organization of your choice.
GO TO:
smile.amazon.com,
select Jones College Prep as your charitable organization.
Amazon will remember your selection and
every eligible purchase you make
at
smile.amazon.com
will result in a donation to Jones.
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Joneswear
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Great Gift Idea...new Joneswear for ALL!
Browse the latest and greatest Joneswear items
on our all new storefront page!
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New for the Holidays!
Put Joneswear
on your
gift list!
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Click
HERE to view the entire 2017/18 collection. Then,
make your purchases at the Joneswear store on the third floor of the south building during any of our convenient open hours.
Tuesdays during Lunch (11:10 - 1:45)
and "B" day ACLab (1:45 - 3:15)
Thursday during Lunch (11:10 - 1:45)
and "B" day ACLab (1:45 - 3:15)
Hours are subject to change.
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Spring Gala Meeting
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THE NEXT SPRING GALA VOLUNTEERS MEETING
Jan. 16,
2018, 6 pm in the Library.
We still have plenty of opportunities for volunteers to support this fun event. Become part of our team and join us for this planning session.
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JCP Alumni
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FOJ Alumni Yearbook Project
The Friends of Jones Alumni Committee is hard at work creating a complete archive of Jones yearbooks. Volunteers pictured here are carefully preserving Jones history.
Watch for more news and information
about the yearbook project and other Jones alumni initiatives.
Are you interested in contributing to the new FOJ alumni effort? Are you a Jones alum or have a Jones alum friend who has a yearbook or other valuable information or resources to share? If so, contact
kk.cleland@Friendsof Jones.com.
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This Week
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Monday 12/4
A Day
4:30 pm Boys Bowling vs. Amundsen HS
4:30 pm Girls Bowling vs. Lakeview HS
5:30 pm LSC Meeting
Tuesday 12/5
B Day
5 pm Girls Basketball at Payton HS
6 pm Sports Booster Meeting
Wednesday 12/6
A Day
5 pm Boys Basketball vs. Crane Medical
Thursday 12/7
B Day
5 pm Girls Basketball vs. Marshall HS
7 pm Dance Concert
Friday 12/8
A Day
5 pm
Boys Basketball at Perspective/MSA
Saturday 12/9
9 am Boys and Girls Bowling vs. Kenwood
click HERE for the JCP full calendar
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Friends of Jones
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Join us!
The next FOJ Board meeting, will be held at 8 am Thursday, Dec. 14,
south building library.
Friends of Jones is the parent-led non-profit that raises money, volunteers and generates enthusiasm for the school. We provide funds and support for JCP school expenses not covered by Chicago Public Schools. These include iPads, research subscriptions, sports teams, arts events,
student travel opportunities,
band transportation
and much more.
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FOJ 24/7
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LIKE us on Facebook!
Breaking news that falls between biweekly newsletters is posted on FOJ's Facebook page. Don't miss out!
P.S. Jones parents: If you or someone you know would like to receive the biweekly newsletter you're reading now, please email communications@friendsofjones.org with your name, email and student's name/grade.
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FOJ Access
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STAY CONNECTED WITH FOJ ACCESS
It's taken a while, but we now have all parents set up on FOJ Access, our new Friends of Jones database. Many of you have already logged in and created your password. If you haven't yet done so, we encourage you to log in so that you can manage your contact information, purchase tickets
and make your annual fund donation.
Have you set up your FOJ Access account?
LOG IN to our new Friends of Jones parent database, FOJ Access.
FIRST TIME CONNECTION?
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Every parent already has a separate account created.
Please DO NOT "Create a New Account."
Also DO NOT "Create a Joint Account."
- Simply go to www.FOJAccess.org and use your email address as your login name, then click on "Forgot Password?"
- Enter your email address again to be sent a link to create your own login name and password.
- Email address not found? As hard as we try, sometimes emails get lost in the shuffle.
- Contact us at info@fojaccess.org and we'll be sure your email address is in our database so you can set up your account.
Remember your user name
and password to access to your account.
Through FOJ Access, you can also change your contact information
and track your individual donation history and activities
throughout your time as a Jones Parent.
Learn more about FOJ Access.
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For information on how you can help enrich your student's experience at Jones, please contact Friends of Jones.
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