Dear Jones Family,

 

In just a few days we will start our nineteenth year as Jones College Prep.  Although we have had an illustrious career in other iterations, including the famous Jones Commercial, it is as JCP that we have really come into our own.  Jones consistently ranks in the top four high schools in the state of Illinois and continues to be recognized locally and nationally as among the best public high schools in the country. This is all thanks to the vision, dedication, and strength of our school family, our teachers, parents, and, of course, our terrific students.  

 

We are ready to welcome the largest enrollment in our school's history, just over 1800 students, as well as a highly talented faculty of 110. We have 18 new teachers joining us this year, and are very excited by the richness of their experience and commitment to our kids.  We are also looking forward to working with our new Local School Council as we continue building on our school's record of success.

 

In future issues of the newsletter, we will be sharing with you some of our priorities for the new school year, including the transition to the PSAT/SAT and our initiatives to support struggling students.  

 

Please mark your calendars for our Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 15. This is a great opportunity for you to meet your students' teachers and follow the kids' schedules. Please visit our website, jonescollegeprep.org for further details.  

 

As always, if your have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected] or on my direct office line, 773-534-8606. You can also follow me on Twitter @PJOSEPHPOWERS.

  

Sincerely,

 

 Come join the JCP community for the 2nd annual Eagle Run!

 

 

 

Why: 5K run/walk to build the JCP community and support JCP Athletics.

* All participants will receive a free 5k training program

* Register by Oct 1 to receive a JCP technical race t-shirt!

* Finishers will receive a medal

* Top male and female faculty, student and adult finishers will

receive trophies

* New official timing system this year

 

When: Sunday, October 23 rd - Race Starts 10:00 AM - Pre Race Packet pick-up 8-9:30am.

 

Where: Beautiful Washington Park near the University of Chicago campus

 

Signup: Online at www.eventbrite.com , key word Jones College Prep Eagle Run. $17.50 for all students and Jones faculty and staff, $35 for adults.

 

Sponsor: For donations starting at $250, you can sponsor the race. Sponsors will get the names of their businesses or families on the official race T-shirt. Interested in sponsoring? Contact race director Sarah Jones at [email protected]. Thank you!

 

 

Back to School Night

 Attention Freshman Parents

 

Prior to the 7pm start of the Back to School session, the counselors will hold a meeting in the auditorium to discuss their involvement with the students throughout their four years at Jones. Stay tuned for the start time, which will be announced once school resumes.

 Back to School Pop-Up !

 

The Jones Store will be holding a pop-up shop in the school lobby on Back to School Night,

Sept. 15, from 5:45pm -- 7 pm.

 

Stop by to pick up spirit wear for the whole family.

 

 

 

 

JCP Diverse Learners Support Group

  

The Diverse Learners Parent Support Group will have its first meeting of the school year on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 8. This meeting is particularly for new parents, because the topic is understanding the resources available at Jones. Please join us in the library from 6:00-7:00 pm. For additional information, contact Assistant Principal Therese Plunkett at [email protected] or parent Barb Cohen at [email protected].

 

 

Monday 9/5

Labor Day - no school

Tuesday 9/6

A Day

Wednesday 9/7

B Day

4:30pm Girls Frosh Volleyball v. Ag/Sci

5pm WTTW "Defying the Nazis" film screening

Thursday 9/8
A Day

8am FOJ meeting

4:40pm Boys Soccer v. Marine Military

4:30pm Girls Frosh Volleyball at Kennedy

4:30pm Girls Tennis at Morgan Park

4:30pm Girls Volleyball at Kennedy

6pm Diverse Learners Parent Support Group

 

Friday 6/10

B Day

WTTW Special Screening of

"Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War"

  

WTTW Channel 11 will present a special screening of its film, "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War" on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6pm, preceded by a book signing and followed by a panel discussion.

Co-directed by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky, "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War" is an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of Wold War II. It tells the previously untold story of Waitstill and Marsha Sharp, an American Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts who left their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped to save scores of imperiled Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi occupation across Europe.

A book signing with filmmaker Artemis Joukowsky will take place at 5pm. A panel discussion after the 6pm film screening will include Mr. Joukowsky as well as Peter Braunfeld, a Holocaust survivor; Dr. Mark Hicks, professor of religious education at Meadville Lombard Theological School; Maureen Loughnane, director of the Chicago Office of Facing History and Ourselves; and moderator Dan Andries, senior producer at WTTW.

The event is free. Please RSVP at Defyingnazis.eventbrite.com