From Dr. Powers
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Dear Jones College Prep Family,
By now you will have heard that many CPS schools are facing budget reductions based on 10th day of school enrollment. Although Jones added 150 students over last year, we still fell 45 students short of our projected enrollment of 1865. This enrollment shortfall has translated into a reduction of $228,054 in our student-based budget. We will lose an additional $3,000 - $4,000 from our state supplemental funds after the 20th day of school.
We anticipated facing such a budget reduction since last spring, given the CPS budget crisis and the number of parents who have chosen to forego CPS schools in favor of non-public or suburban schools. Through careful planning and the generous support of Friends of Jones, we are able to manage this budget reduction without having to close any staff positions. Although our resources will be tight this year, your students' education and co-curricular programs will not be disrupted by teacher cuts.
Thank you to everyone for your on-going support for our kids. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time at
pjpowers@cps.edu or 773-534-8606.
P. Joseph Powers, Ph.D.
Principal
Jones College Prep
700 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
773-534-8606
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Girls Volleyball to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer
Research
Wed., 10/5, JCP vs Lane Tech Volleyball at JCP
4:30 pm
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Open House
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Seeking Volunteers!
Help out at the JCP Open House for prospective students on Saturday, October 15th, from 10am to 3pm. It's a fun-filled and exciting day where parent volunteers help Dr. Powers, staff and students show off our wonderful school. Volunteer shifts are from 9:30am-12:30pm or 12pm-3pm. Sign up
here!
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JCP 5K Eagle Run
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Lace
Up for the 2nd Annual JCP Eagle Run
REGISTER BEFORE TUESDAY, OCT. 4 TO GET A RACE T-SHIRT!
Why:
5K run/walk to build the JCP community and support JCP Athletics.
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All participants will receive a free 5k training program
* ALL f
inishers will receive a race medal
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Top male and female faculty, student and adult finishers will
receive trophies
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New official timing system this year
When:
Sunday, October 23
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- 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.
Train: Click
HERE to download the official 5K Run training guide to prepare for the event.
Sponsor: Donate $250 or more to be an official race sponsor and get your business or family name on race t-shirts. Sponsorship deadline is Oct. 4th. Contact race director Sarah Jones at sarah1455@gmail.com. Thank you!
Go Eagles!
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FOJ Friend-Raiser
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JUST WEEKS AWAY!
FOJ's annual Friend-Raiser -- a social event for parents and staff -- will be held November 2 at Buddy Guy's Legends, just a block from JCP.
WHERE: Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S. Wabash Ave.
WHEN: November 2, 5:30-9pm
WHO: Jones parents, faculty and staff
WHAT: adults-only event featuring the JCP band and Buddy Guy musicians, a southern buffet dinner and cash bar.
And, n
ew this year, Stan's Donuts for dessert!
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door.
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FOJ at Kasey's Tavern
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Tips on Tap
JCP parent and winning bidder of the Bartender-for-a-Night auction prize, Eric Berg, and Principal Powers are teaming up to "man" the taps at Kasey's Tavern on Tuesday, November 15, from 6pm to 8pm. Come out to test their skills -- pisco sour anyone? - while helping the school. All tips will be donated to Friends of Jones. Casey's is located right around the corner from Jones at 701 S. Dearborn.
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Soccer Service Initiative
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JCP Soccer Players and Urban Initiatives Partner with Students from National Teachers Academy
Jones girls soccer players recently spent an afternoon with elementary students from National Teachers Academy. The players talked about their soccer and high school experiences with the students and then participated in a soccer scrimmage. Following the event, the group cheered on the boys varsity team in their win against Westinghouse. Both boys and girls soccer teams will be partnering with Urban Initiatives throughout the year to provide tutoring, mentoring and soccer clinics for the students at NTA. Their next service day is Friday, 10/7.
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Joneswear
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JONES STORE HOURS
The Jones Store is located on the third floor of the South Building and is open during lunch periods every Thursday that school is in session. The current hours are:
Every Tuesday during Lunch (11:10 - 1:45) and "B" day ACLab (1:45 - 3:15)
Every Thursday during Lunch (11:10 - 1:45) and "B" day ACLab (1:45 - 3:15)
Hours are subject to change. Please check this page for updates.
NEXT POP UP SALE
10/17/15 Open House for 7th and 8th graders
11/10/15 Report Card Pick-up
Stop by to pick up spirit wear for the whole family.
Note: The Joneswear page is accessible but under construction as we add lots of new items this year. Plus, look for a catalog of items coming soon!
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Diverse Learners
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The Diverse Learners Parent Support Group will meet Thursday, October 6 from 5:30-7:00 in the library. We will explore the new diverse learners' resource collection in the library and plan programming for the 2016-17 school year. For further information, please contact Assistant Principal Therese Plunkett at teplunkett@cps.edu or parent Barb Cohen at barbcohen60615@yahoo.com.
The school library now features a collection of books with themes of diverse learners and social-emotional challenges called the Jones Diverse Learners Book List. The list of titles is accessible at this
link. Learn more about individual titles by searching the online public access catalog of the Jones School Library click
here. Please email Jones School Librarian
Fran Feeley to provide feedback or to suggest new titles for this growing collection.
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Small Change Goes A Long Way
Thanks to everyone who christened our new "Make Positive Change With Your Spare Change" box at Parent Night by making a contribution. The box will remain in the lobby and it would be great if everyone could make a donation of any size with every visit to JCP. Every penny counts!!
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JCP
Rising Star
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JCP Senior Earns a Spot in Illinois High School Theater Festival All-State Production
After an intense audition process, JCP Senior, Isabel Ebeid, has been selected to participate in the Illinois High School Theater Festival's production of Sweeney Todd in early January 2017. Isabel was one of only three CPS students cast in the show. The Illinois High School Theatre Festival presents one all-state production each year.
The festival takes place Jan 5-7, 2017 at the University of Illinois.
Click here for show details.
Congratulations, Isabel!
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JCP Choir
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We are very proud to announce the completion of the brand new Jones choir website!! Everything is on there about jcp choirs--- including a google calendar linking to events, course descriptions, philosophy, handbook (our syllabi) and great pics!
A big thank you to our wonderful choir president, Emily Adamson (senior, in her fourth year in choir), for her amazing work on completing this for the choir!
Enjoy!
www.weebly.jcpchoirs.com
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Win Tickets to Hamilton
The sophomore class is selling $10 chances to win a pair of dress circle tickets for the December 9th performance of the sold-out Chicago production of Hamilton.
The first wave of 200 raffle tickets sold out in just 90 minutes, but JCP students, family and staff still have plenty of shots to make a purchase.
Sophomores plan to sell the $10 Hamilton raffle chances up until Report Card Pickup Day November 10, when they will draw, announce and contact the winner. They will hold a series of "Ham4Ham Wednesdays," with sales during lunch and AcLab, and will also have a table to sell tickets during JCP Open House October 15 and at the Jones College Prep Eagle Run 5K on October 23.
All funds raised will go into the Class of 2019 account to help pay for and reduce student fees for their class graduation, proms, etc.
Please support the 10th grade class with a $10 raffle donation, and you could end up holding two of the hottest tickets in town!
Sophomore class reps raked in the Hamiltons at Back to School Night. The $10 ticket raffle continues through Report Card Pickup Day on November 10.
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Annual Fund
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Donate Today!
The 2016/17 Annual Fund is underway. Through the Annual Fund, Friends of Jones raises money to bridge the gap between what CPS budgets for the school, and what it really takes to run a top-level school like Jones. That means funding the purchase of computers, sponsoring Freshman Connection, paying for our athletes and musicians to travel and so much more.
FOJ is committed to ensuring that the Jones student experience inside and outside the classroom is exceptional and well supported.
A gift to Friends of Jones is a gift to our students.
The Annual Fund is one of three key fundraising initiatives sponsored by FOJ, which also includes our Spring Event and Spring Online Auction. Generous support comes not only from Jones families but also from faculty, staff, alumni, community partners and corporations. We ask every family to support our FOJ fundraising efforts as best they are able - each gift, no matter what size, makes a difference!
Please click the link below to make your donation today or to learn more about the Annual Fund:
Thank you!
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This Week
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Monday 10/3
B Day
Tuesday 10/4
A Day
5pm Girls Swimming at Lincoln Park
Wednesday 10/5
B Day
4:30 Girls Volleyball Dig Pink Night
JCP v Lane Tech
Thursday 10/6
A Day
Friday 10/7
B Day (Early Release)
11:20 Underclassmen and Staff Picture Retake Day
Saturday 10/8
9am Girls Cross Country at Rich Central HS
For next week's schedule please log onto the Jones College Prep
calendar.
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Friends of Jones
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Join us!
The next FOJ Board meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13, 8 am, south building library.
Friends of Jones is the parent-led non-profit that raises money, volunteers and enthusiasm for the school. Last year we raised over $500,000 to go toward JCP school expenses not funded by Chicago Public Schools. These include iPads, research subscriptions, sports teams and 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 the biweekly newsletter is posted on FOJ's Facebook page. Don't miss out!
PS. Jones parents, if you or someone you know would like to receive our bi-weekly newsletter (the very one you're reading now), please visit FriendsofJones.com and fill our our contact form, or email Elaine.Glusac@friendsofjones.com with your name, email, and student's name and grade.
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