Parents, we are very much in need of more community involvement to make our school run properly. It takes more hands than we have. The PTSA is searching for more volunteers to attend monthly meetings, run small programs and fundraise. We have more ideas than people to run them. We need you.

We are still $3000 short of our goal of $13000 to fund currently slated programs for this school year. We need your help to reach this goal, otherwise we will have no choice but to cut some of the programs we have supported in the past.

Here is the list of the programs in danger of being cut:

-Shakespeare Play

-SAT/ACT prep

-Music grant

-Scholarship for students

-Classroom grants for teacher and staff needs, books, printers etc.

-Art support program

-Parent development classes

Please consider   joining and supporting PTSA, and encourage others to do the same. We are a very small group making decisions for this whole community. We value and appreciate your thoughts, attendance and support. Please contact me if you have questions.

Thank You,

Dr. Samsavar

Parents, report cards with final first semester grades will be mailed before mid winter break.
Students attending a 2 or 4 year school next year should be well along in the financial aid application process. 
2017-18 class scheduling will begin on February 23rd. 
Explore all of the educational opportunities available to JHS students.

MORE COUNSELING CENTER INFORMATION

Free Summer Opportunity for Girls

Inspiring Girls is a program designed to explore science, art and wilderness. Spend 12 days with a team of girls exploring and learning about glaciers in the North Cascades or kayaking in Alaska.

MORE CAREER RESOURCE CENTER INFORMATION

During the next month, we will be beginning student registration for the 2017-2018 school year, as we simultaneous get ready for the Class of 2021! You will be seeing course information and registration forms coming home with your son or daughter for you to review and sign.

This is a great opportunity for you to sit down with your son or daughter and discuss their academic plan for the next school year and in the years after high school. Registering for an Advanced Placement, Honors, or extra year of Math, Science, Art, Technology, or Language is a definite commitment of the additional time and effort necessary for success in these courses. It is also a good investment in the future and sets a foundation for advanced options and choices in the years ahead. We have a great tradition in our school of students setting sights on lofty goals, taking these commitments seriously and doing what it takes to extend themselves academically. These attributes are the very selfsame ones that both colleges and companies are looking for when they make their selections for candidates.

Please contact your student's counselor if you have questions regarding the choices your students would be able to make in the coming school year.

Registration is also an opportunity to discuss your student's extracurricular plans. Are they going to get involved with Athletics, Student Government, DECA, TSA, MUN, FBLA, Drama, Coding, Music, or one of our many other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities? As there is a high correlation between students' involvement in co/extra-curricular activities and their academic success, let's encourage them to get involved in at least one sport or activity during each school year.

Thanks as always for your continued support and partnership.

Best Regards,

We are offering 7 opportunities for student athletes, listed below.

Here is the Head Coach  contact list for each sport for questions SPECIFIC to that sport:

Baseball - Please welcome Brian Shannon

Softball - Traci Odegard  

Track -  Neil Kells   

Badminton Peter Cheng 

Girl's Golf  Steve Juzeler    

Boy's Soccer- Michael Duncan 

First day of Tryout / Practice is MONDAY- FEB 27TH. ALL STUDENT ATHLETES must be cleared and eligible to participate before stepping on to field/court or course. Please see the attached flyer for very important registration information, especially if this is your son or daughter's first sport this school year.

Next month our theme is: "All You Need is Love."
Sign ups coming soon. Contact Cassandra Sage to be included.

The Senior Celebration is trying to finalize the head count so please be sure to purchase tickets ASAP through the PTSA website.  A few chaperones are still needed.  Please contact Susie Shavey with any questions. It would be useful if a parent/s of a junior (class of 2018) would shadow the current Senior Celebration volunteers, to ensure a smooth event for next year's grads.